Daily Archives: September 1, 2022

2022-09-01: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-01). Moscow Says US, Russia Discussing Possible New START Commission Talks. news.antiwar.com Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Wednesday that the US and Russia were discussing the possibility of resuming talks on New START, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two powers. | "The topic has been repeatedly discussed through working channels of late. We are hopefully at a stage where debates on the prospects for holding another meeting of our Bilateral Consultative Commission as part of this (New START) treaty may begin," Ryabkov said, The Bilateral Consultative Commission is a compl…

WSWS (2022-09-01). New Zealand media, politicians ramp up war propaganda after soldier killed in Ukraine. wsws.org Corporal Dominic Abelen, who was killed while fighting in eastern Ukraine, is being glorified as a national hero in order to build support for greater NZ involvement in the US-NATO imperialist war against Russia over Ukraine.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-01). US Tells Iran Not to Link IAEA Inquiry on Uranium Traces to Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com The US told Iran not to link the revival of the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, with an inquiry into uranium traces at undeclared Iranian nuclear sites, The US and Iran have been engaged in EU-mediated JCPOA negotiations, and Tehran is currently reviewing Washington's response to a proposal on reviving the deal. According to the Axios report, under the draft deal, the JCPOA will be restored through stages. | One stage will be after 120 days after the US and…

Infobrics (2022-09-01). India-Russia Working on New Payment System for Defence Deals. infobrics.org Hit by more Western sanctions on Russian banking channels, Moscow and New Delhi are now working out a new payment system for defence equipment already ordered…

Infobrics (2022-09-01). Russian Diamonds Are Back with Deals Being Done in Indian Rupees Instead of US Dollars. infobrics.org After being hit with US sanctions, Russian mining giant Alrosa is back selling more than $2 million per month in diamonds…

____ (2022-09-01). Germany says Russian gas deliveries halted via Nord Stream 1. ecns.cn Russian gas supplies to Germany via the important Nord Stream 1 pipeline were reduced to zero again on Wednesday, Germany's Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has confirmed.

Renfrey Clarke (2022-09-01). Understanding Mikhail Gorbachev and his legacy. greenleft.org.au Green Left's Alex Bainbridge speaks to Renfrey Clarke about former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and his legacy.

____ (2022-09-01). China opposes U.S. restrictions on shipping of AI chips. ecns.cn China firmly opposed the U.S. government's latest restrictions on shipping high-end artificial intelligence chips used in high-performance computing to the nation, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

WSWS (2022-09-01). The death of Mikhail Gorbachev and the legacy of Stalinist counterrevolution. wsws.org Gorbachev, who is being hailed in the Western press as a statesman, was responsible for the final act of betrayal carried out by the parasites who raised themselves up above and fed off the Soviet working class—the full-scale restoration of capitalism in the USSR and the dissolution of that country into more than a dozen states.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-09-01). Misión de seguridad nuclear llega a Zaporiyia, Ucrania. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con reportes de prensa, los expertos siguieron camino hacia la central nuclear homónima.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-09-01). Putin expresa sus condolencias por muerte de Mijaíl Gorbachov. telesurtv.net El presidente Putin consideró al expresidente soviético Mijaíl Gorbachov como un político y estadista con enorme impacto en la historia mundial.

Staff (2022-09-01). Capturan a grupo de ucranianos que planeaban atentar contra la planta nuclear de Zaporozhie. cubadebate.cu "Tenían grandes cantidades de explosivos, armas pequeñas, lanzagranadas. Estaban muy bien preparados. […] Gracias al trabajo de investigación realizado, no solo se frustró el intento de atentado, sino que se detuvo al grupo, sin disparar ni un solo tiro", resumió el funcionario a la agencia TASS.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-09-01). Misión del OIEA parte hacia planta nuclear de Zaporiyia. telesurtv.net El jefe de la OIEA anunció que el organismo tiene la intención de establecer una representación permanente en la central de Zaporiyia.

____ (2022-08-31). Former Soviet leader Gorbachev dies at 91. ecns.cn Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91, Russian media reported Tuesday.

Infobrics (2022-08-31). Indian, Russian Banks in Talks to Conduct Bilateral Business in Local Currencies. infobrics.org Indian Banks' Association (IBA) is reportedly working to facilitate talks between over 15 Russian banks with Indian lenders so as to clear the way for bilateral business in their respective local currencies…

Infobrics (2022-08-31). Emerging Markets Rush to Join BRICS Alliance as High Energy Prices Persist. infobrics.org As emerging markets recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and face financial headwinds due to interest rate hikes in the US, the BRICS group — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — is looking to expand its membership to tackle shared challenges…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-31). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On August 31, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the AFU and Russian-led forces continue in the Pisky area. Russian forces captured the M-04 ring road; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian-led forces continue in the Dolyna area; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian-led forces continue near Bakhmut; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian-led forces continue in the Kodema area; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian-led forces continue in the Ivano-Dar'ivka area. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |

Anonymous103 (2022-08-31). M777 Howitzers Are One Of The Favorite Targets Of Russian Forces. southfront.org Destroyed armored truck M1083A1P2 and 155-mm howitzer M777 of the Ukrainian army | In recent days, the Russian military sources published several videos showing the destruction of the western M777 howitzers on the front lines. According to the official statements by the Russian Ministry of Defense and the DPR People's Militia, at least eight howitzers were recently destroyed in the Donbass and other regions in Eastern Ukraine. | On August 21, in the area of the Knyazevka settlement of the Kherson region, two American M777…

_____ (2022-08-31). Europe's Energy Armageddon From Berlin and Brussels, Not Moscow. journal-neo.org On August 22 the exchange-traded market price for natural gas in the German THE (Trading Hub Europe) gas hub was trading more than 1000% higher than a year ago. Most citizens are told by the Scholz regime that the reason is Putin and Russia's war in Ukraine. The truth is quite otherwise. EU politicians and …

Anonymous103 (2022-08-31). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 31, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU near Sukhoi Stavok with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU near Druzhkovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the AFU near Karlovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Lozovoye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Zelenodolsk with…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-31). Ukrainian Nazi Claims His Dream To Hang His Friends In Novaya Kakhovka … If He Comes There Alive. southfront.org MORE ON THE TOPIC: In Video: Ukrainians Hide In CIvilian Houses But Russian Missiles Still Find Them Testimonies Of…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-31). Report: Russia, Ukraine Tentatively Agreed on Peace Deal in April. news.antiwar.com Russian and Ukrainian officials tentatively agreed on a potential peace deal during negotiations back in April 2022, The article reads: "According to multiple former senior US officials we spoke with, in April 2022, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators appeared to have tentatively agreed on the outlines of a negotiated interim settlement." | The terms of that settlement would have been for…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). SADC Rejects Anti-Russian Bill in United States Congress. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe 16-member regional organization in Southern Africa exerts in independence from Pentagon war in Ukraine Geopolitical Analysis A recent gathering of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has expressed its displeasure with recent legislation making its way through the United States Congress which is aimed at punishing the continent for its diplomatic and trade…

Oneworld.press (2022-08-31). Suspected Pakistani Arms Sales To Kiev Don't Automatically Imply Proxy War Intentions. oneworld.press Casual observers of bilateral ties or even just International Relations more broadly might be misled into automatically believing that these reports imply that Pakistan's US-backed post-modern coup regime has proxy war intentions against Russia. The reality is much more complex since the sale of arms to the Ukrainian side of that conflict doesn't automatically imply such motivations, nor does the sale to any side in a given dispute that's still frozen for the time being like the Kashmir Conflict.

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). International Monitors Arrive at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, a mission from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant to inspect the situation on the ground. | RELATED: | Previously, the IAEA Director Rafael Grossi stated that the mission of scientists and technicians plans to spend several days at the plant as his organization aspires to create a permanent representation in Zaporizhzhya. | "We must protect the safety and security of Ukraine's and Eu…

Marcy Winograd (2022-08-31). The Missing 'Peace' in $13.5 Billion of Military Aid to Ukraine. commondreams.org We cannot call for peace in Ukraine while simultaneously supplying that country with advanced rocket systems and missiles that could lead to a direct war between the US and Russia, the world's most heavily armed nuclear nations.

Staff (2022-08-31). Estonia: NATO Military Committee to meet near Russian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAugust 26, 2022 NATO Military Chiefs of Defence conference to be held in Estonia NATO's highest Military Authority, the Military Committee, will meet from 16-18 September 2022, in Tallinn, Estonia. Lieutenant General Martin Herem, Chief of the Estonian Defence Forces will host the Conference. During the NATO Military Committee Conference the Chiefs of Defence will …

Staff (2022-08-31). Doing business with the Taliban govt. peoplesdispatch.org The best part of the UN Security Council discussion last Thursday regarding the situation in Afghanistan was the candid remarks by the Russian and Chinese ambassadors on the accountability of the Taliban government in Kabul for the crisis gripping that country today, just a year after the vacation of the NATO occupation. (here and here) There is …

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). China Rejects NATO Claims on Beijing-Moscow Cooperation. telesurenglish.net Zhao Lijian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said Wednesday during a news briefing that comments made by NATO regarding the cooperation between China and Russia in the Arctic, saying that it represents a "challenge," is clear proof that the bloc is still dwelling in the Cold War. | RELATED: | "NATO falsely claimed that China-Russia cooperation poses a challenge to NATO's values and interests, which once again exposed NATO'

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). European Union Suspends Visa Facilitation Agreement With Russia. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borell announced that the EU foreign affairs ministers suspended the 2007 visa facilitation agreement that allowed Russian citizens to obtain Schengen visas. | RELATED: | "We agree today with EU foreign ministers on full suspension of the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement," Borrell said at a press conference a…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2022-08-31). Washington's "Modern Cold War" against Africa. SADC Summit Rejects Anti-Russian Bill in U.S. Congress. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2022-08-31). Military Situation In Syria On August 31, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 31, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 31, Russian warplanes struck positions of Turkish-backed forces near Ariha town; | On August 31, Russian warplanes struck positions of Turkish-backed forces near Idlib city; | On August 31, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Majdaliya area; | On August 31, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turk…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-31). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

Infobrics (2022-08-31). Latvian president Levits takes aim at Russian minority. infobrics.org Latvia's othering of Russian minority resembles policies of Nazi Germany.

_____ (2022-08-31). Washington's and Kyiv's Failed Attempt to Drive a "Fake News" Wedge between Kazakhstan and Russia. journal-neo.org The well-informed reader need not be reminded of the United States' "eagerness" to regain the positions it has lost in Central Asia in recent years. And of Washington's incessant attempts to separate the former CIS republics and now independent Central Asian states from Russia for this reason. It is enough to recall the speech given …

Editor (2022-08-31). We're Being Trained to Worry About 'Russian Propaganda' While Drowning in US Propaganda. scheerpost.com People with a TV instead of a head controlled by the hands of a puppeteer. the concept of the influence of the media and propaganda on a person's worldview. ( By Caitlin Johnstone / One of the weirdest, most insane things happening today is the way the entire western world is being trained to freak out about "Russian propaganda" — which barely exists in the west — while i…

Infobrics (2022-08-31). Xi Jinping's Foreign Policy Thinking and Sino-Russian Cooperation in the Changins of the International Order. infobrics.org The close bilateral relationship between China and Russia is one of the most important features of the evolution of international relations in the early 21st century. At the same time, the changing international order has also created new areas for Sino-Russian cooperation…

Infobrics (2022-08-31). France's neocolonial attempt to exploit Algerian gas likely to fail. infobrics.org Analysts believe Algeria is not able to replace Russian gas.

Norman Stockwell (2022-08-31). Mikhail Gobachev Dies at 91. progressive.org Mikhail Gorbachev (March 2, 1931 — August 30, 2022), the last leader of the Soviet Union, died Tuesday at the age of ninety-one at a hospital in Moscow, Russia. Gorbachev also wrote for The Progressive.

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). 60% Increase in Gazprom's Gas Supplies to China Jan-Aug. telesurenglish.net The Russian energy giant's CEO Alexey Miller said, "Our gas supplies to the Chinese market in eight months of 2022 compared to 2021 grew by 60%," noting that the record daily gas supplies above contractual obligations have been brought up to date on several occasions this year. | RELATED: | Miller said gas from the Kovykta field will start flowing through the Power of Siberia pipeline before the end of the year, helpi…

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Iran Demands Stronger US Guarantees to Reach Nuke Deal. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian demanded "a stronger text" from the United States over its guarantees of lifting sanctions in order to reach an agreement to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. | RELATED: | "Regarding lifting sanctions, we recently received the latest text from the American side, and my colleagues are carefully reviewing the text," Amir-Abdollahian said during his joint press conference with Russian Foreign…

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Russia, Iran Finalize Agreement on Bilateral Cooperation. telesurenglish.net Russia and Iran are finalizing a comprehensive document on cooperation between the two countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. | RELATED: | "We are satisfied with the way our bilateral relations are developing. They are reaching a new qualitative level, which will be fixed in a large agreement between the countries," Lavrov said at a joint briefing following his meeting with Iranian Foreign…

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Russian FM Says Russia Can Only Rely on Itself. telesurenglish.net Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday at the educational marathon Znaniye (Knowledge) that the Russian Federation is living in a scenario where it can only rely on itself. | RELATED: | "As we can see, the West's reaction to the implementation of the special military operation's goals clearly shows that from the very outset, the tasks of the West were global and aimed at weakening, and, as some political scienti…

Anonymous669 (2022-08-31). Casualties Reported After New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes On Syria's Greater Idlib (Photos). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On August 31, fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is occupied by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several other terrorist groups. | The airstrikes hit the outskirts of the town of Sarjah in the southern countryside of Idlib, where HTS maintain a number of posit…

Staff (2022-08-31). Iran, Russia review latest developments of Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — The special representatives of Iran and Russia on Afghanistan held meetings in Moscow and discussed the latest developments in this country.

_____ (2022-08-31). Iran Considers IAEA Demands 'Excessive'. popularresistance.org "We consider the IAEA's demands excessive because their implementation is impossible due to the sanctions," Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) spokesman Behruz Kamalvandi said Tuesday. | The spokesman explained that the "Strategic Action to Lift Sanctions" law, approved in November 2020 by the Iranian Parliament, implies that the UN nuclear agency will have minimal oversight within the framework of safeguards mechanisms. | However, he said that if Westerners lift anti-Iranian sanctions and accomplish their commitments, Iran will also return to the original promises made under the 2015 nuclear deal, officia…

Oneworld.press (2022-08-31). Interpreting Putin & Kosachev's Condolences Over Gorbachev's Death. oneworld.press It's not contradictory nor surprising for someone like President Putin to simultaneously acknowledge the urgent necessity of reforms during the late Soviet era, lament the ultra-disastrous geopolitical and humanitarian consequences of Gorbachev's related implementation, and defend his resultant Great Power's interests in line with international law, all while without ever pining for the restoration of that former communist superpower.

Richard Becker (2022-08-31). Gorbachev: Darling of the West, despised at home & worldwide. liberationnews.org Gorbachev's reign, which lasted from 1985-91, ended with the restoration of capitalism in the USSR, the withdrawal of vital aid to and trade with countries and movements fighting imperialism worldwide, the breakup of the Soviet state into 15 separate countries, and the opening of them to unprecedented exploitation and corruption.

Staff (2022-08-31). No understanding concluded with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — The US Department of State announced that no understanding has been concluded with Iran regarding the revival of the nuclear deal.

____ (2022-08-31). IAEA releases report on Iran's enrichment activity in Natanz. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its latest report has raised new claims about Iran's enrichment activity at Natanz Nuclear Facility.

____ (2022-08-31). Israeli PM Lapid, US' Biden discuss Iran nuclear deal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid discussed about Iran's nuclear deal, JCPOA.

Brenda Norrell (2022-08-31). Legacies in Film 'Trespassing' Exposed U.S. Nuclear Industry Targeting Native Americans. indybay.org "Trespassing," censored in more film festivals worldwide than it has been shown, reveals how the Colorado River Indian Tribes, Mojave, Western Shoshone, Navajo and Pueblo were targeted by the nuclear industry. Censored News Legacies in Film series.

____ (2022-08-31). Borrell hopes about reaching agreement in Vienna in few days. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Referring to the ongoing nuclear negotiations in Vienna, the EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell expressed hope about the possibility of reaching an agreement in the negotiations on the removal of sanctions in next few days.

Joseph Gerson (2022-08-31). Failure of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference Leaves Humanity Increasingly Vulnerable. commondreams.org The failure of the NPT Review Conference reflects that the TPNW states need to acquire more international support.

Staff (2022-08-31). Mikhail Gorbachev died at age 91. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Mikhail Gorbachev, the first president of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 91, the Central Clinical Hospital said on Tuesday.

TeleSUR, JL (2022-08-31). Fallece Mijaíl Gorbachov, expresidente de la Unión Soviética. telesurtv.net El exdirigente de la Unión Soviética se habría internado para recibir un tratamiento por una enfermedad.

TeleSUR- hvh, DRL (2022-08-31). Llega a Ucrania misión del OIEA a central atómica de Zaporiyia. telesurtv.net El examen de la planta nuclear por los 14 expertos que integran la delegación se extenderá hasta este sábado.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-08-31). Reportan otro ataque ucraniano a la planta nuclear de Zaporiyia. telesurtv.net Desde inicios de agosto las autoridades locales y rusas han denunciado los ataques contra la central de Zaporiyia por parte de Kiev.

Benjamin Norton (2022-08-30). US sends Ukraine $228 million per day in military aid to wage proxy war on Russia. multipolarista.com The Joe Biden administration pledged Ukraine $39.87 billion in military aid between February and August 2022, for an average of $228 million per day, fueling a brutal proxy war causing tens of thousands of deaths.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). 'Bitter Street' in Lugansk: A Battle Line Drawn with Nazi Elements after 2014. libya360.wordpress.com John Parker From left: Alexey Albu of Borotba; John Parker of Socialist Unity Party; and Evgeniy Miroshnichenko, member of the Youth Parliament, State Duma of Russia. SLL photo From May 1 to May 12, I traveled to both Russia and the Lugansk People's Republic, an independent republic in the Donbass region, formerly part of eastern…

_____ (2022-08-30). US Citizens and the Media's Take on Ukraine's Zelenskyy. journal-neo.org Taking into account comments on the article "US Citizens and Media on Russia's Actions in Ukraine," published by the New Eastern Outlook, and readers' inquiries about what Americans themselves and the American media are saying about the Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, the following selection of materials on this issue is proposed. As Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder …

_____ (2022-08-30). Game Of Nuclear Chicken In Zaporozhye. popularresistance.org The Zaporozhye (also spelt Zaporizhzhia) Nuclear Power Plant has become a focal point in the Ukraine war, as any major nuclear incident risks radioactivity release over a vast area. In such an accident, not only Ukraine but large parts of Europe could face radioactive contamination and much higher cancer rates and other diseases. Russia has claimed the Ukrainian side shelled the Zaporozhye plant in July and August and, on August 23, submitted photographic and other documentary evidence to the UN Security Council. Ukraine contends Russia has been shelling the plant even though it is under Russia's occupation. | Th…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). French Energy Firm Seek Deal to Increase Algerian Natural Gas Supply. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune Holds Talks With French Counterpart Emmanuel Macron President Emmanuel Macron spends three days in the North African state in efforts to mend relations strained over colonial legacy Geostrategic Analysis Since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in neighboring Ukraine, the United States and the European Union (EU)…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). Ukraine: "Now We're Playing the Long Game" libya360.wordpress.com Vladislav Shurygin The special operation in Ukraine entered the phase of a war of attrition August 24, 2022 is a landmark day. August 24 not only marked Ukraine's Day of Independence ("from common sense and humanity," as many add), but also marked six months since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in the Ukrainian theatre…

Thierry Meyssan (2022-08-30). The conflict in Ukraine is precipitating the end of Western domination. thealtworld.com The Ukrainian conflict, presented as a Russian aggression, is only the implementation of the Security Council resolution 2202 of February 17, 2015. If France and Germany did not keep their commitments during the Minsk II Agreement, Russia prepared itself for seven years for the current confrontation. It had foreseen the Western sanctions well in advance and needed only two months to circumvent them. These sanctions disrupt US globalization, disrupt Western economies by breaking supply chains, causing dollars to flow back to Washington and causing general inflation, and creating energetics in the West. The United…

Anand Naidoo (2022-08-30). The Heat: What impact have sanctions had on Russia's economy? america.cgtn.com Six months into the Ukraine conflict — what impact have Western sanctions had on Russia's economy?

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). Russia: A Strategic Challenge for NATO in the Arctic. libya360.wordpress.com NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday warned of the "strategic challenge" posed to the Atlantic Alliance by Russia's increased presence in the Arctic. Stoltenberg concluded a three-day visit to Canada at Cold Lake Air Base in northwestern Canada where North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) fighter jets tasked with patrolling the Arctic are based….

Paul Craig Roberts (2022-08-30). The Biotech Plan To Destroy Us. thealtworld.com Dear Readers, This article by Lew Rockwell reporting on Jeffrey Sachs' investigation for the medical journal, The Lancet, of the origin of the Covid virus is of the utmost importance. The virus is man made and is only the tip of the iceberg of the ongoing creation of dangerous pathogens in biotech laboratories. This work, a form of criminal insanity, is kept secret. Legislative bodies are unaware, and there is no accountability of what is being done or of how the pathogens will be used. The situation for all of us is dangerous beyond belief. The risks are great and totally needless. Unlike nuclear weapons, there…

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-08-30). Two Imperial academics awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships. imperial.ac.uk Researchers working on water-splitting catalysts for hydrogen fuels and magnetic computing for more efficient AI have received fellowship funding.

Ahmed Adel (2022-08-30). Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan Deepen Cooperation to Bypass Western Sanctions. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2022-08-30). Robert Scheer: Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev, the Greatest Modern Champion of World Peace. scheerpost.com Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev sign the INF Treaty in the east room of the White House. [White House Photographic Office, Public domain, via Editor's Note: In 1987, Robert Scheer, then a LA Times staff writer, had been in Moscow for a month when he received an early copy of Mikhail Gorbachev's "Perestroika: New Thinking for Our Country and the World." For the LA Times, he provided a detailed and insightful review regarding a pivotal moment in American as well as world history. Today, following the n…

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