(2021-11-22). Reader's comment on Belarus' warning of war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From Alex re "If we start a war here in Belarus, NATO and Russia will get involved. It will be a nuclear war." With the recent failure of US-NATO-allied bloc regime change efforts (targeting Belarus) through colour revolution techniques, a kinetic stage of operations is approaching. Importantly, recent joint Russia-Belarus displays of military cooperation (involving …
(2021-11-22). Remembering Greenham Common. zcomm.org Review of Mothers of the Revolution, a new documentary that tells the story of the women who helped to end the Cold War…
(2021-11-22). The Middle East: Who is Setting Fire to the Entire Region? journal-neo.org 
Representatives of Iran and the G4+1 (Britain, France, Germany, China, and Russia) are expected to hold the seventh round of discussions on lifting US sanctions against the Islamic Republic in Vienna on November 29. Negotiations were suspended in June when the Islamic Republic held presidential elections. Since then, the new Iranian administration has reviewed the details …
(2021-11-22). Russian Foreign Ministry warns once again of NATO threats on its border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO ignores Russia's warnings and continues to fan tension at its borders — diplomat NATO is ignoring Moscow's warnings and continues to fan tension at the Russian borders, with the joint US-Estonian drills being another example of such actions, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday. "Russia warns NATO against fanning tension near …
(2021-11-21). "If we start a war here in Belarus, NATO and Russia will get involved. It will be a nuclear war." antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Lukashenko cautions against attempts to start war in Belarus Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko cautions against attempts to start a war in Belarus' territory. He made the relevant statement in an interview with the BBC on 19 November, BelTA has learned. "You have to understand that if we start a war here in Belarus, NATO and …
(2021-11-21). Guinness Confirms Venezuela's El Sistema Record as Largest Orchestra in the World. orinocotribune.com With a gala held this Saturday, November 20, at the headquarters of El Sistema, the official announcement of the results of the record attempt was made, as Venezuela's National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras and Choirs of Venezuela (El Sistema) obtained the Guinness World Record for "The Largest Orchestra in the World." | This record was held until Saturday by Russia, where in 2019, 8,097 musicians performed the Russian national anthem. Now the record belongs to Venezuela, where 12,096 musicians from El Sistema, in a new feat, performed various pieces at the Military University of Venezuela. The piece…
(2021-11-21). General explains why US lags behind China & Russia in hypersonic missiles. rt.com 
The US is behind China and Russia when it comes to hypersonic weapons, a top Space Force general has said, citing bureaucracy and concerns over spending as some of the reasons for the lag. | "We're not as advanced as the Chinese or the Russians in terms of hypersonic programs," General David Thompson, the vice chief of space operations, told an audience at the Halifax International Security Forum on Saturday. "We have catching up to do very quickly." | Read more | | Thompson mentioned bureaucrac…
(2021-11-21). The Costs of War (to You). tomdispatch.com As a Navy spouse of 10 years and counting, my life offers an up-close view of our country's priorities when it comes to infrastructure and government spending. Recently, my husband, a naval officer currently serving with the Department of Energy, spent a week with colleagues touring a former nuclear testing site about 65 miles north of Las Vegas. Between 1951 and 1957, the U.S. conducted more than 1,000 nuclear tests in those 680 square miles of desert and only stopped when scientists began urging that the tests be halted because of soaring cancer rates among the downwind residents of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. M…
(2021-11-21). Digging for Peace — Resisting Nuclear Weapons. zcomm.org We greeted old and new friends, sang, prayed, shared food and distributed pink shovels and conspired to dig our way into the base, onto the runway and disrupt the practice…
(2021-11-21). Digging for Peace: Resisting Nuclear Weapons. dissidentvoice.org 
On Wednesday, October 20, I joined "Vrede Scheppen," "Create Peace," about 25 peace activists from the Netherlands, Germany and Austria at the airbase at Volkel, Netherlands, making a plea for an end to nuclear weapons. This base is home to two Dutch F16 fighter wings and the United States Air Force 703rd Munitions Support Squadron. …