Monthly Archives: August 2022

2022-08-07: News Headlines

____ (2022-08-07). Pelosi's visit to Taiwan a 'malicious provocation': Medvedev. ecns.cn Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday called U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan a "malicious provocation."

Manlio Dinucci (2022-08-07). Video: America Is Preparing for Confrontation with Russia and China. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on December 14, 2018, of relevance to unfolding events | At first glance, it reads like the script for a Hollywood catastrophe movie. And yet it's one of the scenarios that is actually being considered in …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-07). The Strategies of Global Warfare: War with China and Russia? Washington's Military Design in the Asia-Pacific. globalresearch.ca Pivot to Asia: China is threatened by the US military in the South and East China Sea. War with China is currently on the drawing board of the Pentagon as outlined in a Rand Report commissioned by the US Army…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-07). The US Keeps Reneging on Arms Control Agreements, So Why Should Russia Trust Biden's Latest Overtures? libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter >An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., August 2, 2017 Washington's track record on fulfilling treaty obligations is not exactly stellar. This week, in an address to the Tenth Review Conference for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons — which…

____ (2022-08-07). Chinese, Russian FMs meet in Cambodia. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the latter's request on the sidelines of meetings of foreign ministers on East Asia cooperation.

Staff (2022-08-07). Asesor de Lula tacha de error las sanciones antirrusas. cubadebate.cu El exministro de Exteriores de Brasil y actual asesor de política exterior del candidato presidencial Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Celso Amorim, quien también se desempeñó como ministro de Defensa, sostiene que las sanciones contra Rusia, promovidas por EE.UU., son un error político que aumenta el riesgo de una guerra nuclear.

_____ (2022-08-06). US is Actively Trying to Transform Kyrgyzstan into Anti-Russia. journal-neo.org The geopolitical confrontation between the collective West, led by the United States, and Russia has noticeably intensified and in recent months, after Moscow launched a special operation to denazify Ukraine, has perhaps reached its peak. This confrontation is especially clearly manifested in the political and trade and economic spheres. The United States, having recently made …

Jason Ditz (2022-08-06). EU: 'One Last Effort' Needed to Finalize Iran Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com The EU has brought the US and Iran to the table once again for nuclear talks in Vienna, and there is reason to be hopeful. EU officials say they believe one last serious effort is all This should come as no surprise. Since March, the last time negotiations moved measurably, indications have been that the talks were effectively over, the draft mostly finished and just waiting to be finalized. | Between then and now, nothing ba…

Shane Quinn (2022-08-06). World War II: US Military Destroyed 66 Japanese Cities Before Planning to Wipe Out the Same Number of Soviet Cities. globalresearch.ca The number of Japanese cities destroyed was the exact figure that the Pentagon compiled when finalizing plans, in mid-September 1945, to eviscerate the Soviet Union. Indeed, 66 Soviet cities were earmarked to be wiped out — with 204 atomic bombs — less than 2 weeks after Japan's surrender.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-06). Today the Threat of Nuclear War is Real: "Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map", 204 Atomic Bombs against 66 Major Cities, US Nuclear Attack against USSR Planned During World War II. globalresearch.ca According to a secret document dated September 15, 1945, "the Pentagon had envisaged blowing up the Soviet Union with a coordinated nuclear attack directed against 66 major urban areas.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-06). "The Doomsday Forum": Senior Military, Nuclear Weapons Officials Convene… America's "$1 Trillion Nuclear Weapons Plan". Take out Russia, Iran and North Korea? globalresearch.ca "Blowing up the Planet" through the use of "peace-making nuclear bombs" is a money making undertaking, a corporate bonanza for the "defense" contractors.

TeleSUR (2022-08-06). Tàºrkiye and Russia Agree to Trade in Rubles. telesurenglish.net On August 5, the presidents of Russia and Tàºrkiye signed a memorandum on the development of their trade and discussed the use of Russian Mir cards. | RELATED: | "Of course, this visit to Sochi had one good thing: we agreed on the ruble with [Vladimir] Putin. As we are going to make these exchanges in rubles, this will of course bring money to Russia and Tàºrkiye as a separate source between Tàºrki…

Staff (2022-08-06). Russia destroys two more Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Russia's Aerospace Forces destroyed two Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft during the past day, according to Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman.

____ (2022-08-06). Grossi reacts to shelling Zaporizhzhya power plant in Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expresses concern over shelling of Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine, calling on parties to show restraint and abstain from resorting to military force.

Russiancouncil.ru (2022-08-06). RIAC and Oxford Process Second Expert Round Table. russiancouncil.ru On August 4, 2022, RIAC together with Oxford Process, a British expert think tank, held the second joint expert round table on the challenges of settling the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. Russian and British experts discussed the analytical materials prepared by Oxford Process on issues of territorial integrity…

Staff (2022-08-06). Mora rejects '72-hour deadline' for Iran nuclear talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — European Union's coordinator in Iran nuclear talks Enrique Mora has rejected a report that claimed there is a "72-hour deadline" in the negotiations.

Staff (2022-08-06). US attempt to shift responsibility for food crisis to Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov slammed as absurd Washington's attempts to shift responsibility for the global food crisis to Russia.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-06). Secret Meeting on the Privatization of Nuclear War Held on Hiroshima Day 2003. globalresearch.ca At no point since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, has humanity been closer to the unthinkable. All the safeguards of the Cold War era have been scrapped. "Offensive" military actions using nuclear warheads are now described as acts of "self-defense"

WSWS (2022-08-06). New Zealand government nervous about US-China confrontation. wsws.org Notwithstanding the evident concern in ruling circles about the US-China confrontation, New Zealand is integrated into the US alliance, its war against Russia, and war plans against China.

____ (2022-08-06). Russian, Chinese FMs discuss Iran in ASEAN summit. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — Russian and Chinese foreign ministers discussed Iran's nuclear deal and countering US bullying on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Cambodia.

Mike Walter (2022-08-06). The Heat: Iran nuclear deal. america.cgtn.com Progress is made in the latest round of negotiations to revive the Iran nuclear deal. But can it be saved?

____ (2022-08-06). Facility construction begins for Japan's Fukushima nuclear wastewater release amid opposition. ecns.cn The construction of facilities to release radioactive wastewater into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan began Thursday despite opposition from the local community and neighboring countries.

Manlio Dinucci (2022-08-06). The B61-12 Mini-nukes "Made in America" to be Used in "A Nuclear First Strike". Coming Soon to Italy, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands. globalresearch.ca

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-08-06). Rusia respalda a Irán sobre reactivación de acuerdo nuclear. telesurtv.net El canciller Serguéi Lavrov aseguró que la posición de Irán sobre el acuerdo nuclear "es totalmente legítima".

Kyle Anzalone (2022-08-05). The White House Will Approve New $1 Billion Weapons Transfer to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Reuters reports unnamed officials in the Biden administration say a new $1 billion weapons package is waiting for the president's signature. The next arms transfer will be the 18th since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. President Joe Biden will use the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) to fund the security assistance package. In May, Congress placed …

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2022-08-06: News Headlines

Staff (2022-08-06). Mora rejects '72-hour deadline' for Iran nuclear talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — European Union's coordinator in Iran nuclear talks Enrique Mora has rejected a report that claimed there is a "72-hour deadline" in the negotiations.

Shane Quinn (2022-08-06). World War II: US Military Destroyed 66 Japanese Cities Before Planning to Wipe Out the Same Number of Soviet Cities. globalresearch.ca The number of Japanese cities destroyed was the exact figure that the Pentagon compiled when finalizing plans, in mid-September 1945, to eviscerate the Soviet Union. Indeed, 66 Soviet cities were earmarked to be wiped out — with 204 atomic bombs — less than 2 weeks after Japan's surrender.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-06). Secret Meeting on the Privatization of Nuclear War Held on Hiroshima Day 2003. globalresearch.ca At no point since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, has humanity been closer to the unthinkable. All the safeguards of the Cold War era have been scrapped. "Offensive" military actions using nuclear warheads are now described as acts of "self-defense"

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-06). Today the Threat of Nuclear War is Real: "Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map", 204 Atomic Bombs against 66 Major Cities, US Nuclear Attack against USSR Planned During World War II. globalresearch.ca According to a secret document dated September 15, 1945, "the Pentagon had envisaged blowing up the Soviet Union with a coordinated nuclear attack directed against 66 major urban areas.

WSWS (2022-08-06). New Zealand government nervous about US-China confrontation. wsws.org Notwithstanding the evident concern in ruling circles about the US-China confrontation, New Zealand is integrated into the US alliance, its war against Russia, and war plans against China.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-06). "The Doomsday Forum": Senior Military, Nuclear Weapons Officials Convene… America's "$1 Trillion Nuclear Weapons Plan". Take out Russia, Iran and North Korea? globalresearch.ca "Blowing up the Planet" through the use of "peace-making nuclear bombs" is a money making undertaking, a corporate bonanza for the "defense" contractors.

Infobrics (2022-08-05). Here's Why More Countries Are Knocking on BRICS' Door. infobrics.org The growing charm of strength between Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) coupled with the loss of attraction in the West has led to more countries, including Iran and Argentina, applying for BRICS membership…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-05). The Russian Foreign Ministry Comprehensively Explained the Global Systemic Transition. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko What follows is a summary of everything that the Director of the Foreign Policy Planning Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared, after which some concluding thoughts will wrap up the analysis. Alexey Drobinin, Director of the Foreign Policy Planning Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, comprehensively explained the global…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-05). Russia Sends Data To UN Proving Kiev Attacked Detention Center. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageIt remains to be seen whether the UN will implement appropriate measures against Kiev. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Science sat the Rural Federal University of Rio Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | The Russian government is sending data to the UN proving that it was not involved in the attack on the Elenovka detention center, in the Donetsk People's Republic. Moscow alleges that it was the Ukrainian forces themselves that operated the attack in order to prevent confiden…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2022-08-05). Africa Remains at the Center of a 21st Century Cold War. orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe -Jul 27, 2022 | Leaders and officials from Russia, France and the United States are vying for influence over the 1.3 billion people living within the African Union's 55 member-states | Several geopolitical powers are seeking to enhance their influence and cooperation with the continent of Africa. | United States President Joe Biden announced during July that he would host a summit with African leaders at the White House in December. | This announcement by Biden comes in the aftermath of several important political developments which have exposed the ineffective foreign policy orientation of the…

_____ (2022-08-05). FBI Attack on the Uhuru Movement is a Warning. popularresistance.org On July 29, 2022, the FBI raided the Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, Florida and the Uhuru Solidarity Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The raids were connected with the indictment of a Russian national who is accused of attempting to "cause turmoil in the United States" by engaging with "Unindicted Co-Conspirators" to act as agents of the Russian Federation. | The African People's Socialist Party (APSP) is the organization targeted by the FBI for a very simple reason. It is a Black organization which has dared to confront and oppose U.S. imperialism. The alleged connection with the Russian government kills two birds…

_____ (2022-08-05). The People in Hiroshima Didn't Expect it Either. popularresistance.org When New York City recently released a grotesque "public service announcement" video explaining that you should stay indoors during a nuclear war, the corporate media reaction was principally not outrage at the acceptance of such a fate or the stupidity of telling people "You've got this!" as if they could survive the apocalypse by cocooning with Netflix, but rather mockery of the very idea that a nuclear war might happen. U.S. polling on people's top concerns find 1% of people most concerned about the climate and 0% most concerned about nuclear war. | Yet, the U.S. just illegally put nukes into a 6th nation (and…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-05). Russian Warplanes Destroyed Hideouts Of US Proxies In Syria's Al-Tanf (Video). southfront.org FILE IMAGE: RIA Novosty | Russian warplanes had neutralized a unit of the US-backed al-Qaryatayn Martyrs Brigade near the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf where the US-led coalition maintains a large garrison, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on August 5. | In a statement, the ministry said that the warplanes were counducting a routine patrol over a desert area near al-Tanf on August 4 when they located the unit. The warplanes then targeted several caves where the unit's members were hiding."This terrorist…

Infobrics (2022-08-05). Russia, China to Break Ground on Gas Pipeline Via Mongolia in 2024. infobrics.org The Power of Siberia-2 pipeline, which will deliver Europe-bound gas from western Siberian fields to China for the first time, is expected to go online in 2030…

Infobrics (2022-08-05). Why Russian Exporters Should Be Looking to the India Consumer Market for Diversifying Trade. infobrics.org Indian Imports of Russian Goods Grew 272% in April-May 2022…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-05). French Volunteer Suggests Bucha Tragedy Was A False Flag. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageEvidence points that there was no Russian participation in the Bucha incident. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | Since footage of the Bucha tragedy emerged, Russian officials have repeatedly claimed that Moscow forces had no part in the alleged massacre. Reports by journalists and analysis by experts on several occasions showed that the evidence pointed to the existence of a false flag operati…

TeleSUR (2022-08-05). Russia Supports Iran at Nuclear Negotiation Talks. telesurenglish.net Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, said that the Russian Federation supports the position adopted by the Iranian side regarding the restart of the nuclear agreement negotiations. | RELATED: | "This plan should be renewed only as approved by the United Nations Security Council, without additions, without any exemptions," said the Russian official during a press conference in Cambodia. | The Russian side recognized that Tehran's position on…

Staff (2022-08-05). Russia MoD links USAID to emergence of COVID-19. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) — Russian Defense Ministry assumes a connection between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) program on bat control and the emergence of Covid.

____ (2022-08-05). Pelosi's visit to Taiwan a 'malicious provocation': Medvedev. ecns.cn Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday called U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan a "malicious provocation."

Infobrics (2022-08-05). Schrà∂der tries to save the struggling German economy by negotiating with Moscow. infobrics.org Germany faces a bleak winter if it does not resolve energy crisis soon.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-05). Atomic bomb has no place in Iran's defense doctrine: AEOI. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) — The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said Iran abides by the NPT and has never felt the need for a nuclear military program.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-08-05). Reinician en Viena negociaciones para reactivar acuerdo nuclear. telesurtv.net Irán instó a EE.UU. actuar con responsabilidad y llegar a un acuerdo final que tome en cuenta sus intereses nacionales.

____ (2022-08-05). Facility construction begins for Japan's Fukushima nuclear wastewater release amid opposition. ecns.cn The construction of facilities to release radioactive wastewater into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan began Thursday despite opposition from the local community and neighboring countries.

Staff (2022-08-05). Tehran, Baghdad discuss latest developments in Vienna talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein discussed some bilateral, regional, and international issues and the latest developments in the ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna.

Jenny Pierson (2022-08-04). Russia and the European Union Continue Transition to Wartime Economies. independentmediainstitute.org Having declared victory over the "economic blitzkrieg" of Western sanctions in March, Russian President Vladimir Putin must contend with continued Western financial support to Ukraine as it combats Russian forces. In addition, the Kremlin will be forced to finance the reconstruction and integration of conquered Ukrainian territory. With costs mounting, Putin has increasingly promoted the …

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-04). US Risks Provoking North Korea's Kim By Holding Drills Simulating His Assassination. news.antiwar.com The US and South Korea are planning new war games where they will simulate taking out North Korea's military leadership, including the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, The drills will simulate targeting Pyongyang's missile and nuclear sites plus bases needed to supply them. Sources familiar told The Daily Beast that the war games will end with a "decapitation" exercise where they attack North Korea's command structure and take out Kim. | According to the report, the US will not publicly acknowledge that they are practicing killing Ki…

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