Daily Archives: September 18, 2021

2021-09-18: News Headlines

sputniknews (2021-09-18). China May Direct Its Nuclear Missiles Towards Australia as AUKUS 'Serves US' Demands' – Report. sputniknews.com Earlier in this week, China criticized the recently-announced military alliance between Australia, the US and the UK (AUKUS), expected to provide Canberra with technologies to facilitate the construction of nuclear-powered attack submarines.

Pip Hinman (2021-09-18). Oppose Morrison's new anti-China alliance. greenleft.org.au The new war alliance — AUKUS — formalises Australia's hostile positioning toward China. It also hands the pro-nuclear lobby a new angle, writes Pip Hinman.

WSWS (2021-09-18). US military basing to expand in Australia, directed against China. wsws.org The Washington communiqué commits Australia to hosting US troops, bombers, fighter aircraft and warships and acting as a logistics base for a military conflagration between nuclear-armed powers.

_____ (2021-09-18). Biden's Nuclear Weapons Commitments: Dangerous Continuities. commondreams.org The primary cause of the worsening situation is not the combustion of fossil fuels, but the massive political dereliction that has allowed the bonfire to go on after we knew that it posed a potentially lethal threat to humankind.

sputniknews (2021-09-18). The Last Time the US Gave an Ally Nuclear Technology, France Tried to Quit NATO. sputniknews.com On Friday, France cried foul after being left out of a new trilateral defense pact between the US, UK and Australia, resulting in Canberra cancelling a deal to buy French submarines in favor of nuclear-powered subs sold by Washington. But this isn't the first showdown between France and its allies over nuclear weapons.

Staff (2021-09-18). Syrian Plan to Unite the Country Worked out in Moscow. orinocotribune.com By Steven Sahiounie — Sep 16, 2021 | Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on September 13 in a rare face-to-face meeting. Assad brought a high-level delegation with him for talks on all aspects of the Syrian crisis which has dragged on for 10 years. Publicly released details of the private meetings are scarce, but experts expect they included how to clear Idlib from Al Qaeda terrorists, and how to deal with Turkey and the US who both are illegally occupying sections of Syria, contrary to UN rules and international law. | Where are the hot spots in Syria, and wh…

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-18). U.S. B-2 strategic bombers return home after latest threat display to Russia, Belarus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. B-2 Spirit Bombers Return Home After Bomber Task Force Mission U.S. B-2 Spirit bomber aircraft from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri successfully completed their mission with NATO Allies from late August to mid-September. This was the first time the B-2s forward deployed to Keflavik Air Base, Iceland marking a significant event for capabilities between …

_____ (2021-09-18). Hush, Hush (Venezuela Is Winning!). popularresistance.org By now it is obvious that the mainstream media does not cover any good news whatsoever about Venezuela. Even non-political issues are always accompanied by a poisoned cliché sentence or two about "dictator", "authoritarian regime", "collapsed economy" "humanitarian crisis", etc. etc. | So, the game-changing news that there are peace talks being held in México City between the Venezuelan government and opposition parties is ignored. México is acting as host and facilitator with the kingdoms of Norway and Netherlands, and the Russian Federation as mediators. This seminal event has been scarcely reported by the Nort…

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-18). PM: NATO partners Poland, Baltics must close ranks against "neo-imperial" Belarus, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Poland, Baltics must 'close ranks' against Russia, Belarus: PM Poland's prime minister [Mateusz Morawiecki] on Friday said his country must close ranks with its Baltic allies against Russia's "neo-imperial urges" and "a wave of disinformation, propaganda and cyberattacks" from Moscow and Minsk. **** Afterwards, at a joint news conference with ≈ imonytƒó, Morawiecki noted the meeting …

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-18). Baltics: Italian commander issues NATO Article 5 war warning to Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Italian Air Force Deploys Eurofighter in Support of Enhanced Air Policing Italy's enduring commitment to NATO's Air Policing mission is demonstrated by the deployment of the Eurofighters to take over the mission from the F-35s. "…the presence of the Task Force Air-Estonia "Baltic Eagle II" is sending an unmistakable signal about the unwavering resolve of …

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-18). Russian companies offered blood money in conquered Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Russian construction companies will be able to apply their solutions in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan "The main purpose of organizing this event is to attract new technologies and innovations related to the construction of smart cities (Smart City) to Azerbaijan. I note that we will apply Russian solutions in the construction of new modern …

Anonymous669 (2021-09-18). More Than 20 Russian Airstrikes Hit Greater Idlib As Militants Continue To Launch Attacks (Videos, Photos). southfront.org An Su-24 taking off from Hmeimim air base in 2015. IMAGE: Russian Ministry of Defense | On September 18, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out more than 23 airstrikes on militants' positions in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the airstrikes took place as follows: | Ten airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the towns of Baluon and Mashoun in the southern countryside of Idlib. | Four airstrikes targeted the town of al-Bara…

Anonymous007 (2021-09-18). Military Situation In Syria On September 18, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On September 17, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 29 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 8 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On September 17, the second batch of tankers carrying Iranian fuel on behalf of Hezbollah crossed the Syrian-Lebanese border | On September 17, a car explosion was reported in the city of al-Bab | On September 17, two civilians reportedly we…

Anonymous669 (2021-09-18). Avenging Lt. Col Schneider: Six ISIS Terrorists Killed In Russian Airstrikes On Central Syria. southfront.org Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | On September 17, six terrorists of ISIS were killed in central Syria as a result of airstrikes carried out by Russian warplanes, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The London-based monitoring group said that the Russian airstrikes targeted hideouts and vehicles of ISIS in the following areas: | The Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle. | The outskirts of the town of Resafa in the southern country…

Anonymous669 (2021-09-18). Was A Russian Warplane Targeted Over Northeastern Syria? (Photos). southfront.org File image. | A new evidence suggests that what was reported on September 17 as a Russian airstrike on the town of Abu Khashab in northeastern Syria was in fact a defensive maneuver by a warplane of the Russian Aerospace Forces. | The munition dropped during the alleged airstrike has been finally identified by experts as a Russian-made SAB-250T illumination bomb. | The cluster bomb carries seven flares each equipped with a parachute. The bomb is usually used for illumination. However, it can be also used as counter-…

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-18). Zelensky signs Strategic Defense Bulletin of Ukraine to "rebuff armed aggression" from Russia, seize Donbass, Crimea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Zelensky approves Ukraine's Strategic Defense Bulletin According to the document, the military policy of Ukraine is implemented in several main areas, including "ensuring the rebuff and deterrence of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the restoration of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our country within the state border…. **** "The Strategic …

Anonymous669 (2021-09-18). Syrian Army, Russian Military Police Enter Tafas In Western Daraa (Videos, Photos). southfront.org FILE IMAGE: Russian Military Police service members are in Syria | On September 18, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) entered the town of Tafas in the western Daraa countryside under a Army units were accompanied by a force from the Russian Military Police, which will oversee the implementation of the reconciliation agreement. | Under…

Anonymous103 (2021-09-17). 'AUKUS' is Anglo-Imperialism Resurrected. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe new trilateral alliance cements US and UK resolve to counter China and revives western hegemony… | Written by Johanna Ross, journalist based in Edinburgh | For many, it came as a complete surprise. 'AUKUS' as it is to be known, announced somewhat out of the blue last night, is a security pact between the UK, US and Australia, focused on countering China in the Indo-Pacific. Britain and the US will aid their partner in building nuclear-powered submarines, which will be faster and harder to detect than the conventional submarines Australia currently possesses. In addition the three allies wi…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-17). Activists, anti-war groups slam trilateral security alliance AUKUS as anti-China move and a return to Cold War. peoplesdispatch.org China too slammed the move calling it an "extremely irresponsible" act which may lead to an arms race. It also said that the move reflects "Cold war mentality and ideological biases"

Staff (2021-09-17). China Accuses Australia, US, and UK of Undermining Peace (Nuclear Proliferation). orinocotribune.com On Thursday, September 16, China accused the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia of "undermining regional stability and peace" after signing the AUKUS pact. According to international media reports, the pact seeks to strengthen trilateral cooperation in advanced defense technologies, such as artificial intelligence, underwater systems, and long-distance surveillance. | Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian explained at a press conference, "This type of cooperation seriously undermines regional peace and stability as well as international efforts for nuclear non-proliferation." Lijian refe…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-17). Activists denounce AUKUS alliance as a possible new Cold War and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the military pact signed between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States; the sanctions against the leaders of Guinea's military junta announced by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); the fines imposed against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline in the US state of Minnesota for violating environmental laws; and the growing agribusiness sector in Brazil as deforestation in the Amazon reaches record levels.

Joe Sims (2021-09-17). Stopping the new Cold War with China, before it's too late. peoplesworld.org The Biden administration has been described as potentially transformative, equaling Lyndon B. Johnson's years and possibly even rivaling Franklin D. Roosevelt's tenure. While it's still early, such comparisons may not be far off, considering the possible impact of pending environmental, infrastructure, voting, and labor rights legislation. If they become law (and at this stage that's …

Anonymous007 (2021-09-17). Australia To Host More U.S. Troops, Jointly Develop Missiles. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Australia announced plans to rotate more US troops on its soil and that it would cooperate with Washington on developing missiles. | Australia earlier announced a three-way alliance with the United States and Britain in which Canberra will acquire nuclear-powered submarines, enraging France whose own key contract for conventional submarines was scrapped. | Furthermore, Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said he would visit the US and Australia will be "significantly enhancing" coo…

C.J. Atkins (2021-09-17). U.S. and U.K.'s nuclear submarine pact with Australia targets China. peoplesworld.org A new military alliance that will see the United States and Britain provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines to patrol the Pacific and Indian Oceans is being denounced as a threat to "regional peace and stability" by China. The country sees itself as the obvious target of a U.S.- and British-supplied Australian atomic fleet. Zhao Lijian, …

Staff (2021-09-17). Headlines for September 17, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Resumes Deportation Flights to Haiti as 10,000 Haitian Asylum Seekers Cross Rio Grande, Haitian Prime Minister, Accused of Aiding President's Murder, Sacks Justice Minister, Federal Judge Bars Biden Administration's Use of Trump-Era Rule to Fast-Track Deportations, U.N. Warns Time Is Rapidly Running Out to Limit Global Heating to 1.5 Degrees Celsius, U.S. Reports 3,400 COVID Deaths in One Day; One-Quarter of ICU Beds Are At or Near Capacity, France, China Blast U.S.-U.K.-Australia Nuclear Partnership, Biden Calls for Corporations and Super Wealthy to Pay Fair Share of Taxes, Police Put Fence Around Capitol A…

Dave DeCamp (2021-09-17). 'A Stab in the Back': France Furious Over US-Australia Nuclear Submarine Deal. news.antiwar.com France is outraged over being left out of a military pact between the US, UK, and Australia that is meant to counter China. The military technology-sharing deal will give Canberra a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, causing Australia to scrap a submarine-building deal with France worth about $65 billion "It's really a stab in the back. We had established a relationship of trust with Australia, this trust has been betrayed," French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves…

Brian Cloughley (2021-09-17). Railways and Pipelines are Preferable to Nuclear Submarines. counterpunch.org On September 16 the media carried the news that the US, Britain and Australia are banding together to increase pressure on China by arranging for Australia to buy and operate nuclear-powered submarines. Strategically, this is of little significance, and it will take years for the vessels to enter service, but the video conference involving President Biden and Prime

_____ (2021-09-17). Children Around the World Are Suffering From Climate Anxiety. commondreams.org Tragically, despite widespread high hopes for change, in the existential realm of potentially omnicidal nuclear war preparations, the Biden administration has signaled more continuity than change.

Georgi Gotev (2021-09-17). European Parliament to Cut Ties with Russia's Parliament, Describes Russia as a "Stagnating Authoritarian Kleptocracy" globalresearch.ca

_____ (2021-09-17). Europe's U.S. Lackey Parliament in Unhinged Attack on Russia. strategic-culture.org No wonder when so many MEPs serve a foreign power against the interests of its own citizens, including putting their security and peace in jeopardy. | Just as the Russian Federation goes to the polls in legislative elections this weekend, the European parliament launched an unprecedented attack on Russia's sovereignty. | Some 74 percent of Europe's 669 members of parliament (MEPs) voted on Thursday to approve a

Ramzy Baroud (2021-09-17). From the 'Iron Wall' to the 'Villa in the Jungle': Palestinians Demolish Israel's Security Myths. counterpunch.org 25 years before Israel was established on the ruins of historic Palestine, a Russian Jewish Zionist leader, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, argued that a Jewish state in Palestine could only survive if it exists "behind an iron wall" of defense. Jabotinsky was speaking figuratively. However, future Zionist leaders, who embraced Jabotinsky's teachings, eventually turned the principle of

_____ (2021-09-17). A Dash of Disorder: How Controlled Uncertainty Can Help Russia's Defence. strategic-culture.org The Russian insistence on predictability is a signal, a banner of peace and friendship. At the same time, predictability is easy to handle by the bureaucratic apparatus since it doesn't require tight coordination of various components and levels. | What is the aim of warfare? Ostensibly, it has always been the same — inflict defeat on an enemy. Defeat in turn means the lack of ability to assert one's will either through death, injury, incarceration or expulsion. A tacit addition to this rule is to minimise one's own losses through subterfuge, power differential and/or skilful application of the military art…

Anonymous669 (2021-09-17). Russian Warplanes Hammer Greater Idlib In Response To Deadly Attack On Syrian Troops (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | On September 17, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out at least ten airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted Sheikh Barakat Mount in the outskirts of the town of Darat Izza in the western Aleppo countryside. Several positions and fortifications of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al…

Anonymous007 (2021-09-17). Russia Launches New Anti-Missile Defense System (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) launched a new anti-missile missile defense system, the Defense Ministry told reporters. | The tests took place at the Sary-Shagan test site in Kazakhstan. | Major General Sergei Grabchuk, commander of the VKS missile defense formation, said that "after a series of tests, the new missile defense missile system has reliably confirmed the inherent characteristics, and the combat crews have…

Anonymous669 (2021-09-17). Suspected Russian Airstrike Hit Northeastern Syria (Photos). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On September 17, an unidentified warplane carried out an airstrike on an empty field near the town of Abu Khashab in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, which is held by the US-Backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The remains of what appears to be a Soviet-made cluster bomb were found at the scene of the strike. No casualties or material losses were reported. | An unidentified war…

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