Daily Archives: October 8, 2022

2022-10-08: News Headlines

Kyle Anzalone (2022-10-08). White House Says Biden's 'Armageddon' Comment Not Based on New Intelligence. news.antiwar.com White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said there is no new intelligence suggesting Russia was deploying nuclear weapons. She was speaking with reporters about President Joe Biden's statement that the US and Russia are approaching armageddon. The comment raised alarms of a potential nuclear war between NATO and Russia.Biden warned that the world is closer …

WSWS (2022-10-08). Half of Ukrainian 2023 budget dedicated to NATO proxy war against Russia. wsws.org The proposed budget underlines the reactionary nature of the Zelensky government, which is dedicated to the NATO proxy war with Russia and austerity and poverty for the working class.

WSWS (2022-10-08). Sri Lankan workers and youth support October 16 SEP meeting on nuclear war danger. wsws.org "The war in Ukraine affects every aspect of the lives of people in the world—from children to the elderly. But I also believe that this war can be stopped by uniting the working people of the world against it."

Cynthia Papermaster (2022-10-08). Friday 10/14: "Defuse Nuclear War!" Say "NO" to Nukes! indybay.org 12 Noon: Senator Feinstein's Office, One Post St., SF | 1 PM: Senator Padilla's Office, 333 Bush St., SF…

WSWS (2022-10-08). European Political Community summit pledges to escalate war on Russia. wsws.org Even as US President Biden admitted that the NATO war with Russia threatens to unleash nuclear Armageddon, 44 European countries met and pledged to escalate the war.

SouthFront5 (2022-10-08). Russian Army General Surovikin Appointed Commander Of Special Military Operation. southfront.org Army General S. Surovikin | Cadre changes continue in the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry. Sources close to the Russian Defense Ministry reported that according to available information, Army General Surovikin has been appointed commander of a special military operation that Russia is conducting in the former Ukrainian territories. | Earlier, on September 24, 2022, the Defense Ministry announced that Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev was appointed to…

Staff (2022-10-08). Putin, Zelensky reportedly agree to attend G20 summit in Bali. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — A media report indicates that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are likely to attend the upcoming G20 summit to be held in Indonesia.

Staff (2022-10-08). Key bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — The Kerch bridge from Russia to Crimea has been hit by a massive explosion on the span that carries railway traffic.

____ (2022-10-08). Volker Tschapke: China is the only country that has a good idea for the next five or ten years. ecns.cn Volker Tschapke, president of the Prussian Society, praised China's significant achievements in man…

____ (2022-10-08). (Red Star over China in the New Era) Alexey Beloshitskiy: China has demonstrated great leadership both at home and abroad. ecns.cn Alexey Beloshitskiy, executive director of the Big Data Storage and Analysis Center of Moscow State University said China has truly become internationalized and demonstrated great leadership both at home and abroad. He said, "China has some great prospects."

____ (2022-10-08). Alexey Beloshitskiy: China has demonstrated great leadership both at home and abroad. ecns.cn Alexey Beloshitskiy, executive director of Big Data Storage and Analysis Center of Moscow State University said China has truly become…

TeleSUR- hvh, DRL (2022-10-08). Rusia acoge reunión informal de jefes de Estado de la CEI. telesurtv.net Putin señaló que en 2021 "el intercambio comercial entre Rusia y los países de la CEI aumentó en un 30 por ciento".

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Is a Nuclear War Between Russia and NATO Possible? libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad The return to the moments of greatest tension during the Cold War is a fact, and the constant allusions to the use of nuclear weapons imply a catastrophic escalation of the international situation (Photo: Ronald Gutridge / U.S. Navy) The escalation of the conflict in Ukraine after the incorporation of the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhie…

IPPNW (2022-10-07). The Imminent Danger of Nuclear War. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). The US is Pushing the World Towards a Clash of Major Nuclear Powers. libya360.wordpress.com Valery Kulikov With its actions in recent months, the United States is blatantly pushing the international situation towards a clash of major nuclear powers. This is true of Washington's blatantly provocative moves against both Russia and China. US officials continue to inflame the situation, intimidating their own and the world public with "imaginary nuclear threats"…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-07). Biden: Nuclear 'Armageddon' Risk Highest Since Cuban Missile Crisis. news.antiwar.com President Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear "armageddon" is at its highest point since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, a rare admission of the danger his policy of supporting Ukraine in a war on Russia's border poses. Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "not joking when he talks about the use …

Anonymous765 (2022-10-07). Unable To Defend His Country, Zelensky Asks To Launch Nuclear War. southfront.org |

_____ (2022-10-07). The US is pushing the situation towards a clash of major nuclear powers. journal-neo.org With its actions in recent months, the United States is blatantly pushing the international situation towards a clash of major nuclear powers. This is true of Washington's blatantly provocative moves against both Russia and China. US officials continue to inflame the situation, intimidating their own and the world public with "imaginary nuclear threats" from Russia …

WSWS (2022-10-07). Canada leads calls for Ukraine's NATO membership, joins US in recklessly downplaying nuclear war threat. wsws.org Underscoring that the imperialist powers are actively preparing for a nuclear conflict with Russia, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said Ottawa is preparing for all eventualities.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Biden warns: Prepare for nuclear Armageddon. wsws.org The New York Times reports that President Biden told a group of billionaires at a fundraising event last night: "We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis."

WSWS (2022-10-07). Warmongering on the anniversary of German reunification. wsws.org For three decades, the anniversaries of German unification have been used to drum up support for military rearmament and to spread German great power fantasies. Today, the ruling class is pushing ahead with its proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, accepting the danger of a global nuclear catastrophe.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Biden warns of nuclear "Armageddon" as Zelensky calls for "preventive strikes" on Russia. wsws.org President Joe Biden said Thursday that the world is at risk of nuclear "Armageddon," implying that the rapid escalation of the war in Ukraine could lead to nuclear war between the United States and Russia.

Kyle Anzalone (2022-10-07). Ukraine Passes 2023 Budget in Secret, Expects US To Cover Deficit. news.antiwar.com Ukraine's Rada approved a draft budget for 2023 in a closed session. The spending plan has a $30 billion deficit which Kiev largely expects to be covered by Washington. The White House has sent Ukraine tens of billions in aid since Russia invaded in February. Yaroslav Zheleznyak, the first deputy chairman of parliament's finance, tax …

WSWS (2022-10-07). French refinery strikes defy Macron's policy of inflation and war. wsws.org The strike of Total and Exxon refinery workers in France is part of an international wave of strikes against the global surge of inflation amid the NATO war on Russia in Ukraine.

Staff (2022-10-07). No weapons sent to Russia for Ukraine war: Iran FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told his Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto that Iran has not sent and nor will it send any weapons to Russia to use in the Ukraine war.

SouthFront5 (2022-10-07). The Billionaire-Funded 'The Intercept' Reports That U.S. Intelligence Failed Because It Didn't Recognize How Corrupt Russia's Military Is. southfront.org By Eric Zuesse Though the U.S. Government spends about $1.5 trillion annually for the military — around half of that being…

Infobrics (2022-10-07). African energy projects face Western pressure whilst Russia, China offer cooperation. infobrics.org While Europe's own energy crisis has served US interests, the US-led West also has interests in maintaining Africa energy-starved.

SouthFront5 (2022-10-07). Moscow And New Delhi Circumvent Sanctions To Modernize Su-30MKI Jets. southfront.org Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst. | In recent times, India has been working hard to develop a plethora of domestic defense industry capabilities. In this regard, Russia's help has been of prime importance and this has not gone unnoticed in New Delhi. Despite tremendous pressure from the political West to cut ties with Moscow, India has been adamant it will do no such thing. Although this sovereigntist stance is causing frustration in the US, UK and EU, New Delhi seems unconc…

Mac Slavo (2022-10-07). Russia Warns of a "Direct Military Clash" with the U.S. globalresearch.ca

Andrew Korybko (2022-10-07). Zelensky's Demand for the West to Nuke Russia Was Irresponsible but Not Credible. globalresearch.ca

Ahmed Adel (2022-10-07). OPEC+ Decision to Cut Oil Counteracts Europe's Idea of Price Cap on Russian Energy. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-07). Zelensky Calls for NATO to Launch Preemptive Strike on Russia. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-10-07). Iran-Russia-Azerbaijan coop. doc. important in expanding ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Iran's first vice president says that the trilateral Iran-Russia-Azerbaijan cooperation document plays an important role in the expansion of relations.

Staff (2022-10-07). Russia negotiating oil, gas swaps with Iran: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Russia and Iran continue working out an option of oil and gas swaps, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak told reporters.

Dave LIndorff (2022-10-06). Americans Need a Say in How Far the US is Going to Go in Backing Ukraine! thiscantbehappening.net Russian president Vladimir Putin is playing a dangerous game by making threats to use 'small' so-called theater nuclear weapons with explosive power just a fraction of the power of the city-busting bombs the US used on Japan in August 1945. But so is the White House and the Pentagon playing a dangerous game … |

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-06). Report: US Special Operations Forces are on the Ground in Ukraine. news.antiwar.com US special operations forces are on the ground in Ukraine as part of a broad covert operation that includes CIA personnel, The Intercept reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed US intelligence and military officials. The report said that the US withdrew its CIA and special operations assets from Ukraine shortly before Russia's invasion, although one US …

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