Editor2(2022-05-07). Sycophants and Slaves: US Empire is Impervious to any Advice That Might Save it.orinocotribune.comThe US Empire pulls out all the stops to forestall its own demise: neo-Nazis, proxy wars, its fearsome agitprop — still, it can't escape the writing on the wall, according to an American political analyst and writer. | Daniel Patrick Welch made the remarks in an interview with Press TV on Thursday while commenting on a report which said two months after the warning that Beijing appeared poised to help Russia in its fight against Ukraine. | The Reuters report quoted US officials saying they have not detected overt Chinese military and economic support, a welcome development in the tense US-China relations…
Contributing Writers(2022-05-07). George Soros and Ukraine as "Torpedo" against Russia\Commentary by Prof Anderson.marktaliano.netTim Anderson Funder of 'color revolutions' and key U.S. foreign policy adviser George #Soros reportedly wanted #Ukraine used as a 'torpedo' against #Russia. He worked with #HillaryClinton the #NED and #USAID to that end, including orchestration of the #NeoNazi led #Maidan coup. READ MORE: Russia exposes Biden, George Soros and CDC involvement in Ukrainian Biolabs — Mark Taliano…
amarynth(2022-05-07). On Wars, Propaganda and outright Lies.thesaker.isBy Francis Lee for the Saker Blog. Here is a typical political offering from the British centre-left. As follows: "Putin's war on Ukraine has led to thousands of deaths, upended…
Staff(2022-05-07). Will Biden be trapped by Iran hawks?en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — In a blow to the Biden administration's stated goal of returning to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the US Senate approved two motions drafted by Republican senators who vehemently oppose diplomacy with Iran.
Anonymous587(2022-05-06). War In Ukraine Day 72: Russian Army assists LDPR's counterattack in Donbass (Photos, Videos).southfront.org Russian soldiers in Ukraine | On May 6, 2022, the Russian offensive in Ukraine continued. Some successes are obvious. | However, in the Belgorod region, the villages of Zhuravlevka and Nekhoteevka bordering Ukraine were shelled. A house and a garage were destroyed in Nekhoteevka. There were no civilian casualties. | Consequences of the shelling of Nekhoteevka |
Editor2(2022-05-06). The Aggressors Accuse Russia of 'Blackmail' for Defending its Currency, Energy Wealth, and Even Its Existential Security.orinocotribune.comBy Strategic Culture Foundation — Apr 29, 2022 | Our enemy is the Western system of U.S.-led imperialism, its capitalist elite, and their political flunkies like Joe Biden and Ursula von der Leyen. | The United States and its NATO and European Union allies have imposed unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia that amount to economic warfare. This warfare has been going on, discernibly, since the CIA-backed coup in Ukraine in 2014 on the back of allegations of Russian wrongdoing, for example, the alleged annexation of Crimea. It's the logic of a poacher posing as the gamekeeper. | For eight years, the U.S.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-05-06). NATO Summit in Spain and the Russian Iskander Missile System.libya360.wordpress.comYoselina Guevara There is no doubt that dates count in the Russia-Ukraine crisis, because of their symbolic and historical value or because of the time pressure as in any war conflict. While we are anxiously awaiting what will happen on May 9, Victory Day for the Russian Federation, another of the most eagerly awaited dates…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-05-06). Biden Sends Ukraine Billions of Dollars of Weaponry it Can't Use Properly.libya360.wordpress.comScott Ritter Kiev can't maintain and repair complex US and NATO arms — if they break, they're useless After hounding the US and other NATO members for weeks about his need for heavy weapons to defend against Russia's ongoing "special military operation", Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, appears to have been granted his wish. The US…
____(2022-05-06). Ukraine reveals split in ASEAN.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNikkei AsiaMay 6, 2022 ASEAN's Ukraine split shows desire for space between powers: envoy The divided response by members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to Russia's invasion of Ukraine shows they are seeking a "third space" in diplomacy as they strive to avoid taking sides in the competition among big powers…. Professor Chan …
____(2022-05-06). Tokyo: EU, Japan forge common front against Russia, China.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comKyodo NewsMay 6, 2022 Japan PM Kishida to welcome EU chiefs for summit amid Ukraine war Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet in Tokyo with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel next Thursday, with Russia's war against Ukraine and China's assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region expected to …
____(2022-05-06). United States seeks to provoke Russia into escalation in Ukraine.wsws.orgThe New York Times and NBC published reports, based on the statements of US officials, documenting both the extent of direct US involvement in the war in Ukraine and the deliberate effort to provoke a direct conflict with Russia.
amarynth(2022-05-06). Russian Sanctions on Europe: Gonzalo Lira II.thesaker.isGonzalo Lira : commentary on the decree that Vladimir Putin signed as follows: Executive Order on retaliatory special economic measures in connection with unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and…
amarynth(2022-05-06). Sitrep: Russia is too slow, and other canards.thesaker.isFor the Saker Blog by Saker Staff Looking back at the bigger picture, i.e., Russia is too slow, and other canards: February 21 president of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-05-06). France Shifting Blame on Russia in Mali as Paris is Losing Influence & Control in Africa.libya360.wordpress.comEkaterina Blinova A mass grave discovered by Malian soldiers near a vacated French base prompted Paris to accuse a private Russian paramilitary organisation, Wagner Group, of planting corpses there to smear the French Armed Forces. However, Bamako renounced its military cooperation agreement with France on 2 May following the gruesome discovery. "France is desperate to…
Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem(2022-05-06). EU needs 15 years to replace Russian gas.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) — Energy experts say that European Union will need 10 to15 years to replace Russian gas with African hydrocarbons.
Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem(2022-05-06). Russia says next Astana meeting on Syria to be held late May.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) — Special Russian Presidential Representative for the Middle East and African Countries said that next international meeting on Syria in the Astana format is planned for the end of May in Nur-Sultan, capital of Kazakhstan.
____(2022-05-06). NATO pulls South Korea into bloc to confront Russia, China in Northeast Asia.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comGlobal TimesMay 5, 2022 NATO pulling Seoul closer shadows stability in NE Asia, even Indo-Pacific South Korea's state intelligence agency, the National Intelligence Service, said on Thursday that it has joined the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence as the first Asian member…. Cyber defense has been part of the military alliance's core task …
Harald Neuber & Natylie Baldwin(2022-05-06). Open letter and Breaking the logic of war.indybay.orgThe delivery of large quantities of heavy weapons, however, could make Germany itself a party to the war. A Russian counterattack could then trigger the mutual assistance clause under the NATO treaty and thus the immediate danger of a world war. Natylie Baldwin emphasizes how Zelensky's outlawing of parties and dissenting media are dictatorial.
____(2022-05-06). U.S. deploys A-10s for war games in Eastern Europe.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comStars and StripesMay 6, 2022 'Warthogs' return to Europe for large military drills Ten Maryland Air National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt II jets arrived in Iceland on Thursday, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa said in a statement Friday. Designed to destroy Soviet tanks during the Cold War, the iconic attack plane nicknamed …
____(2022-05-06). United States seeks to provoke Russia into escalation in Ukraine.wsws.orgThe New York Times and NBC published reports, based on the statements of US officials, documenting both the extent of direct US involvement in the war in Ukraine and the deliberate effort to provoke a direct conflict with Russia.
Editor2(2022-05-06). The Aggressors Accuse Russia of 'Blackmail' for Defending its Currency, Energy Wealth, and Even Its Existential Security.orinocotribune.comBy Strategic Culture Foundation — Apr 29, 2022 | Our enemy is the Western system of U.S.-led imperialism, its capitalist elite, and their political flunkies like Joe Biden and Ursula von der Leyen. | The United States and its NATO and European Union allies have imposed unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia that amount to economic warfare. This warfare has been going on, discernibly, since the CIA-backed coup in Ukraine in 2014 on the back of allegations of Russian wrongdoing, for example, the alleged annexation of Crimea. It's the logic of a poacher posing as the gamekeeper. | For eight years, the U.S.
amarynth(2022-05-06). Russian Sanctions on Europe: Gonzalo Lira II.thesaker.isGonzalo Lira : commentary on the decree that Vladimir Putin signed as follows: Executive Order on retaliatory special economic measures in connection with unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and…
Harald Neuber & Natylie Baldwin(2022-05-06). Open letter and Breaking the logic of war.indybay.orgThe delivery of large quantities of heavy weapons, however, could make Germany itself a party to the war. A Russian counterattack could then trigger the mutual assistance clause under the NATO treaty and thus the immediate danger of a world war. Natylie Baldwin emphasizes how Zelensky's outlawing of parties and dissenting media are dictatorial.
Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem(2022-05-06). Russia says next Astana meeting on Syria to be held late May.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) — Special Russian Presidential Representative for the Middle East and African Countries said that next international meeting on Syria in the Astana format is planned for the end of May in Nur-Sultan, capital of Kazakhstan.
____(2022-05-06). NATO pulls South Korea into bloc to confront Russia, China in Northeast Asia.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comGlobal TimesMay 5, 2022 NATO pulling Seoul closer shadows stability in NE Asia, even Indo-Pacific South Korea's state intelligence agency, the National Intelligence Service, said on Thursday that it has joined the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence as the first Asian member…. Cyber defense has been part of the military alliance's core task …
_____(2022-05-05). A Statement On Ukraine From The Black Liberation Movement.popularresistance.orgThe ongoing crisis and war in Ukraine threatens to pull the world into a disastrous nuclear confrontation. Disinformation, lies, and propaganda from the US and other western media are aimed at confusing millions of people inside the US and around the world to view Russia as the aggressor, while hiding the US role in the evolution of this conflict. One major example of this manipulation is that western media has not been honest about the massive role that the US played in facilitating a 2014 coup in Ukraine that overthrew the country's democratically elected president, and funneled support to neo-Nazi forces who w…
_____(2022-05-05). There Are Many American Soldiers Already In Ukraine.popularresistance.orgWilly Joseph Cancel, a native of Orange County, New York, became the first U.S. casualty of the Ukraine War last week. | The U.S. Marine veteran was killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces while working for a private U.S. military contractor. He was ambushed by Russian forces during a night-time patrol—though his body has not yet been recovered. | Cancel served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2017 to 2021; he received a bad conduct discharge in November after serving time in the brig for an undisclosed criminal offense. | His mother, Rebecca Cabrera, said that her son went over to fight in Ukraine because…
_____(2022-05-05). Former CIA Contract Pilot Tosh Plumlee: "There Are Many More American Soldiers Like Willy Joseph Cancel Already In Ukraine"popularresistance.orgWilly Joseph Cancel, a native of Orange County, New York, became the first U.S. casualty of the Ukraine War last week. The U.S. Marine veteran was killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces while working for a private U.S. military contractor. He was ambushed by Russian forces during a night-time patrol—though his body has not yet been recovered. William "Tosh" Plumlee, a CIA contract pilot who participated in arms and drug smuggling missions into Nicaragua during the 1980s, said that "there are many more American soldiers like Willy Joseph Cancel already in Ukraine."
Anonymous103(2022-05-05). Media Battle For Azovstal And First Casualties.southfront.org Ukrainian servicemen demand evacuation of civilians, wounded and dead militants | So far, about a hundred of civilians have been evacuated from the facilities of Azovstal in the city of Mariupol. As soon as they are in security, the warring sides launched informational campaigns on the issue. Civilians were filmed by the Azov militants when leaving their basements as well as by Russian media when they reached the village of Bezimennoe where they were treated by Russian forces, representatives of the UN and the Red Cr…
Tyler Walicek(2022-05-05). Antiwar Groups Protest Defense Industry Profiteering in Ukraine.truthout.orgThe war of aggression that Russia has perpetrated in Ukraine has rightly generated widespread condemnation, both among Russia's Western critics and the world at large. On the war's obvious heinousness, almost all of the U.S. political spectrum is in agreement. However, opinions as to the appropriate Western response proceed from vastly different premises. | The predominant
Anonymous669(2022-05-05). Ukrainian POW Reveals Problems With US-Made Javelin & British-Made NLAW Anti-Tank Missiles.southfront.org Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US-made Javelin missiles during military exercises in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on December 23, 2021. Photo: Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service | The US-made FGM-148 Javelin and the British-made NLAW anti-tank missiles supplied by the West to Kiev forces had performed poorly on the battlefield, a captured Ukrainian service member said in a video released by Russia's Defense Ministry on May 5."US military aid, to my mind, has been overhyped becaus…
Staff(2022-05-05). Brazil's Lula: Zelensky Behaves as Show Participant, Highlights US & European Responsibility for Ukrainian Conflict.orinocotribune.comFormer president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, considers that the Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, "wanted war" with Russia, and that "hatred is being fueled" against Russian President Vladimir Putin. | "He [Zelensky] wanted the war," said Lula in an interview for a Time magazine cover story. "If he did not want the war, he would have negotiated a little more. It is like that. I criticized Putin when I was in Mexico City and said that the invasion was a mistake." The headline of the story is "Lula's Second Act." | Regarding the Ukrainian president, Lula commented: "I see the President of Ukraine, spe…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-05-05). Ukraine: Touring an Aidar Dungeon.libya360.wordpress.comFergie Chambers Inside the walls of the small-town sausage plant which became a Neo-nazi prison The horrors of a meat plant-turned Ukrainian Neo-Nazi base and prison POLOVYNKYNO, LUGANSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC, 4.5.2022-Shortly after the U.S.-backed Maidan coup in the winter of 2014, in conjunction with Crimea's secession from Ukraine and union with Russia in March of that year, protests began…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-05-05). The Geopolitics of NATO's Expansion.libya360.wordpress.comSalman Rafi Sheikh What was, until a year ago, a "brain dead" organisation according to the French President has suddenly found not only a working brain but also a conflict to revive itself. The Russia-Ukraine conflict, while originally pushed by the US/Western insistence on expanding NATO to include Ukraine to encircle Russia, has become a…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2022-05-05). Ukraine: What can the Imprisoned Canadian General Tell?libya360.wordpress.comVladimir Platov The arrest of Canadian general Trevor John Cadieu on May 1 by Russian troops while trying to escape from Azovstal in Mariupol can serve as a piece of evidence that official evidence of the "collective West" has unleashed a war against Russia in Ukraine. Seven months ago he was considered a prime candidate for…
_____(2022-05-05). What can the Imprisoned Canadian General Tell?journal-neo.org The arrest of Canadian general Trevor John Cadieu on May 1 by Russian troops while trying to escape from Azovstal in Mariupol can serve as a piece of evidence that official evidence of the "collective West" has unleashed a war against Russia in Ukraine. Seven months ago he was considered a prime candidate for the position of …
____(2022-05-05). Ukraine and Georgia: war, information war and hybrid war.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comCivil GeorgiaMay 5, 2022 Ukraine's Presidential Advisor, Georgian Officials Trade Accusations In a new round of bitter exchanges between Kyiv and Tbilisi, Georgian Dream officials have lambasted Ukraine's Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, who previously slammed the Georgian Government's position over Russia's war in Ukraine as ambiguous. In an interview with Voice of America's Georgian bureau, …
____(2022-05-05). U.S. unit that was withdrawn from Ukraine back to Europe to train troops.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comDefense OneMay 4, 2022 Task Force Gator Back to Training Ukrainians as Battle Rages For the Donbas Members of the Florida National Guard unit that was training Ukrainians in the days before Russia invaded are back at it, getting Ukrainian soldiers spun up on the new hardware the U.S. has sent…. The American soldiers are …
Dave DeCamp(2022-05-05). US Officials Say US Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals.news.antiwar.comAccording to a report from The New York Times citing unnamed senior US officials, intelligence provided by the US on Russian military units Ukraine has claimed to have killed 12 Russian generals, but the number is not confirmed, and Kyiv has an interest in exaggerating its success on the battlefield, and the officials wouldn't specify how many Russian officers were killed as a result of the assistance. But either way, the claim by US officials that they are helping kill Russian generals is a major provocation toward…
Dave DeCamp(2022-05-05). US Officials Say US Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals.news.antiwar.comAccording to a report from The New York Times citing unnamed senior US officials, intelligence provided by the US on Russian military units Ukraine has claimed to have killed 12 Russian generals, but the number is not confirmed, and Kyiv has an interest in exaggerating its success on the battlefield, and the officials wouldn't specify how many Russian officers were killed as a result of the assistance. But either way, the claim by US officials that they are helping kill Russian generals is a major provocation toward…
_____(2022-05-05). Yoon Suk-yeol's Government: the First Scandals.journal-neo.org So, the elected president of Republic of Korea has formed a government, but its confirmation has to go through the parliament, which is controlled by the democrats. And, of course, there were "questions" about the nominees. And while in some cases they were relevant, in others they resemble the Russian proverb that you can get …
Staff(2022-05-05). Moscow expels seven Danish diplomats.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Russia has declared seven diplomats from the Embassy of Denmark in Moscow as 'persona non grata' citing reciprocal measures, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Staff(2022-05-05). Russia simulates nuclear strikes near EU.en.mehrnews.comTEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Russian news sources on Wednesday quoted the country's Defense Ministry as saying that its forces had carried out simulated nuclear missile strikes in the western enclave of Kaliningrad on the border with the European Union.
____(2022-05-05). State Department threatens Russia over Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAgenda.geMay 5, 2022 US State Department Spokesperson: US committed to sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity of Georgia, Moldova The United States is committed to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of its "important partners" Georgia and Moldova, Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price told a press briefing on Wednesday. "Both Georgia and Moldova are important partners …
____(2022-05-05). European Union calls for embargo on Russian oil.wsws.orgThis planned embargo, driving a surge in oil prices and slashing jobs and buying power, shows that NATO's war on Russia is also a war on the working class at home.
____(2022-05-04). Putin steps up actions against unfriendly states.ecns.cnRussian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Tuesday that bans economic relations with sanctioned individuals from "unfriendly countries" on a soon-to-be-published list.
_____(2022-05-05). Joint Health Statement For First Meeting Of States Parties.popularresistance.orgRepresenting physicians, nurses, public health professionals, and medical students worldwide, we speak with a united voice on the urgent need to eliminate nuclear weapons as a matter of global health and survival. Updated evidence on the catastrophic consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, the acute and growing danger of their use, and the impossibility of any effective humanitarian and health response following nuclear explosions on populations, should underpin the work of the upcoming 1st Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). | The TPNW is based upon a…
Ramzy Baroud(2022-05-05). By Redefining UNRWA, Washington Destroys the Foundation for a Just Peace in Palestine.dissidentvoice.org Palestinians are justifiably worried that the mandate granted to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, might be coming to an end. UNRWA's mission, which has been in effect since 1949, has done more than provide urgent aid and support to millions of refugees. It was also a political platform that protected and preserved …
Ramzy Baroud(2022-05-05). By Redefining UNRWA, Washington Destroys the Foundation for a Just Peace in Palestine.dissidentvoice.org Palestinians are justifiably worried that the mandate granted to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, might be coming to an end. UNRWA's mission, which has been in effect since 1949, has done more than provide urgent aid and support to millions of refugees. It was also a political platform that protected and preserved …
Russian soldiers in Ukraine | On May 6, 2022, the Russian offensive in Ukraine continued. Some successes are obvious. | However, in the Belgorod region, the villages of Zhuravlevka and Nekhoteevka bordering Ukraine were shelled. A house and a garage were destroyed in Nekhoteevka. There were no civilian casualties. | Consequences of the shelling of Nekhoteevka | 
