(2021-11-03). Canadian warplanes ready to clash with Russia over Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Canadian Fighters Protect Romanian Airspace The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has been flying their CF-188s out of Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania since early September supporting NATO's enhanced Air Policing. The Canadian detachment consists of 170 personnel and six RCAF CF-188s over the past two months. Canadian and Romanian personnel have worked closely together …
(2021-11-03). Russia Is Establishing New Base In SDF-Held Eastern Aleppo: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: Russian Military Police service members are in Syria | Russian forces are establishing a new base near the town of Manbij in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on November 2. | Manbij and its surroundings are held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) established a network of positions around the town a few years ago in order to protect it from the Turkish military and its proxies who occupy nearby area…
(2021-11-03). Lies, Lies and Nuclear Submarines. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | It looked like something of an ambush, but a coterie of Australian journalists had their man where they wanted him. Between sessions at the G20 Summit in Rome, and French President Emmanuel Macron found himself blunter than usual. The sundering of the relationship between Australia and France over the new trilateral security relationship between Canberra, Washington and London, and, more importantly, the rescinding of the submarine contract with Australia, was pl…
(2021-11-02). Documents Show How the US Government Used Social Media to Intervene in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
BY Tim Gill and Christian Lewelling — Oct 30, 2021 | Outrage over alleged Russian intervention in US elections has been widespread. But documents obtained by Jacobin reveal that the US has intervened in Venezuelan elections by training opposition forces to use Facebook against President Nicolás Maduro's party. | In recent months, US lawmakers have condemned Facebook for harming children's health, amplifying violence from Washington to India, and disseminating misinformation surrounding COVID-19 and its vaccine. The criticisms follow a leak of thousands of internal company documents known as the Facebook Pape…
(2021-11-02). Russia's Coal Export to India and its Connection to Eurasian Integration. journal-neo.org 
When the mass withdrawal of coal use in countries following green policies began, many experts predicted that this fuel would soon be forgotten entirely. Its extraction and exports would cease to be profitable for the countries implementing them. Even then, it seemed unlikely because "developed" countries such as all Western countries, which stopped burning coal …
(2021-11-02). Military Situation In Syria On November 2, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 2, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 6 times: 1 — in Idlib province, 1 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Aleppo province, 1 — in Hama province | On November 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Sarmaniyah village | On November 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ankawi village | On November 2, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled S…
(2021-11-02). Russia Needs To Reinforce Its Defenses In View Of NATO's Moves: Russian President Vladimir Putin. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 1st, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia needs to beef up its defenses in the face of NATO's moves. | Speaking during a meeting with military officials and arms makers in the southern Russian city of Sochi, Putin specificially noted the deployment of NATO's U.S.-led missile defense components in Eastern Europe and increasingly frequent missions by NATO ships near Russian waters in the Baltic and Black Seas."Even now, a U.S. warship has entered the…
(2021-11-02). China And India To Likely Become Russia's First S-500 Missile Defense System Buyers. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | India and China may become the first buyers of the latest Russian S-500 Prometheus missile defense system, said Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation."When this system is delivered to the Armed Forces in the required volume, it will also be possible to supply it for export. We consider India, as well as China, and all those states with whom we have long-standing, partner and predictable relationships, as future owners of this newest system," he said.
(2021-11-02). Blinken's Indo-Abraham Accords quickly come undone. asiatimes.com 
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is a man in a hurry. His president expects him to produce foreign policy success stories. Success stories are desperately needed as post-Afghanistan, the superpower has become a laughing stock universally. The trans-Atlantic alliance is seriously disoriented and Russia is on the prowl in the heart of Europe with …
(2021-11-02). Following Austin visit, Pentagon "monitors Russian military activity near Ukraine" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Pentagon monitors Russian military activity near Ukraine, — Kirby Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said that Pentagon is monitoring Russian military activity near Ukraine. The representative of the United States Department of Defense stated this during a briefing on Monday, November 1, as the Pentagon press service reported. *** "What I can tell you is …
(2021-11-02). Russia Accelerates Weapon Deliveries To Kazakhstan And Uzbekistan, Eyeing Improved Security. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russia has accelerated military supplies to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan amid the conflict in Afghanistan. | The contracts planned for 2022 have already been executed, the head of the Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation said. Warplanes, helicopters and air defense systems left ahead of schedule for these countries. | In 2021, Russia delivered to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Su-30SM aircraft, Mi-35M helicopters, Buk-M2E anti-aircraft missile systems, BTR-80 and BTR-82A armored…
(2021-11-02). Crusader Victoria Nuland Visited the Camp of the Heretics Leaving With a Clean Sword. strategic-culture.org 
The United States consciously sent someone who is a living embodiment of Russophobic Soft Power to Moscow to somehow "improve" relations, Tim Kirby writes. | "This time, it's going to happen, they've amassed their forces like never before, if Biden wins they're going to launch the big attack." These apocalyptic words were uttered to me (in Russian) on the eve of the last presidential elections in the United States. The Russian Media both mainstream and alternative were sure that with the rise of Biden "it would finally happen". "It" being a major offensive by Kiev's forces backed either covertly or overtly by NAT…
(2021-11-02). The Rise of Iran Poses Both Opportunities and Dangers. dissidentvoice.org In 2015 the Obama administration signed what is popularly referred to is the Iranian nuclear deal, under which Iran pledged not to acquire nuclear weapons. In exchange, the punitive sanctions on Iran were to be lifted. The Trump administration cancelled United States participation in the deal, which in any case had not resulted in the …
(2021-11-02). Nuclear weapons monitors demand environmental review of new bomb production plans. peoplesworld.org 
Four public interest groups monitoring the nation's nuclear weapons development sites are demanding the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Agency conduct a thorough environmental review of their plans to produce large quantities of a new type of nuclear bomb core, or plutonium pit, at sites in New Mexico and South Carolina. The …
(2021-11-02). US Nuclear Sub Collision Demonstrates South China Sea's True Menace. newatlas.report November 3, 2021 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — Amid growing tensions in the South China Sea between the United States and China, and especially because Wasington accuses Beijing of acting irresponsibly in these waters thousands of miles from America's own shores, an incident involving a US nuclear-powered submarine there could pose as a potential turning …
(2021-11-02). US flies B-1 bomber over Persian Gulf: "All options on the table" against Iran. wsws.org The Biden administration has stepped up war threats against Iran in the run-up to the scheduled resumption of nuclear talks at the end of this month.
(2021-11-02). US Nuclear-Powered Sub Collision & the Real Threat to the South China Sea. newatlas.report November 2, 2021 (The New Atlas) — The USS Connecticut — a Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine — was involved in a collision in the South China Sea. While the US claims it was merely an accident amid its ongoing efforts to underwrite peace and stability in the region, it is just another example of …
(2021-11-02). Arctic: U.S., NATO practice "interoperability, integration" of 5th-generation fighters, nuclear-capable bombers. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Allied 5th Generation Fighters Join U.S. B1 Bombers Over the Arctic Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35s joined two US B-1B Lancers over the Arctic region, on November 1…. The bombers and fighters executed a joint targeting mission controlled by Norwegian Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs). The cooperation between air and land forces to execute a …
(2021-11-02). Welcome to the American Century. scheerpost.com 
By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch On February 17, 1941, less than 10 months before the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor and the U.S. found itself in a global war, Henry Luce, in an editorial in Life magazine (which he founded along with Time and Fortune), declared the years to come "the American Century." He then urged this country's leaders to "exert upon the …