Daily Archives: October 18, 2022

2022-10-18: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-18). Russia Says It Launched More Attacks on Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure. news.antiwar.com

Staff (2022-10-18). Russia reacts to to possible European sanctions against Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman reacted to the possible European sanctions against Iran, describing it as an attempt to divert public opinion from the issue of sabotage in the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Peter Maiden (2022-10-18). Fresno Protest Against the Threat of Nuclear War. indybay.org On Friday, October 14, Fresno pacifists joined protesters in cities across the country calling for an end to the threat of nuclear war.

DLI (2022-10-18). UCS(Union of Concerned Scientists) article highlights Big Lie on N. Korea's nuclear aims. indybay.org The Summer 2022 issue of UCS Catalyst Quarterly highlighted a Big Lie on the dangers of North Korea's Nuclear Capabilities.

Infobrics (2022-10-18). BRICS to Play Key Role in Transition to Sustainable Energy – African Energy Chamber. infobrics.org Western sanctions against Russia are counterproductive in achieving a just transition to sustainable energy, while the financial resources of the BRICS countries can effectively be pooled together to accomplish such goals, the Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber, NJ Ayuk, told…

Staff (2022-10-18). Death toll from Yeysk fighter jet crash rises to 13. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) — The number of dead in a fire caused by a fighter jet crash in the courtyard of a residential building in the town of Yeysk in southern Russia has risen to 13 people.

Infobrics (2022-10-18). Chinese-Russian Energy Cooperation 'Integral Part' of Economic Partnership. infobrics.org Energy cooperation between China and Russia is an integral part of the bilateral economic partnership and has "great potential," Jian Jiao, Deputy General Director for Foreign Economic Cooperation at Chinese company Xuan Yuan Industrial Development, said…

Jason Ditz (2022-10-18). Russia, Syria Kill 20 in Anti-ISIS Operation. news.antiwar.com

WSWS (2022-10-17). US rehearses dropping nuclear bombs in Europe. wsws.org Just 10 days after President Biden warned of a nuclear "apocalypse," this week's Steadfast Noon NATO exercise will simulate nuclear war.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-17). Belarus Says Will Host Nearly 9,000 Russian Troops. news.antiwar.com The Belarusian Defense Ministry announced Sunday that nearly 9,000 Russian troops will be stationed in Belarus as part of a "regional grouping" to help protect the country's borders. "The first troop trains with Russian servicemen who are part of the [regional grouping] began to arrive in Belarus," said Belarusian Defense Ministry official Valeriy Revenko, according …

Staff (2022-10-17). Radioactive waste found at American school playground. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — Radioactive contamination was discovered at an American elementary school located near a site where uranium for America's first nuclear bombs was processed.

____ (2022-10-17). US Rejection of Moscow's Offer for Peace Talks Is Utterly Inexcusable. transcend.org 12 Oct 2022 – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday that Moscow was open to talks with the US or with Turkey on ending the war in Ukraine, claiming that US officials are lying when they say Russia has been refusing peace talks. Lavrov's claim was given more weight when US State Department spokesman Ned Price dismissed the offer for peace talks shortly after it was extended.

Staff (2022-10-17). US selling its gas to European countries at high price. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — Russian representative in Vienna-based International Organizations says the US supplies liquefied natural gas to Europe at a price 4 times higher than on the US home market.

Staff (2022-10-17). 100 terrorists killed in Russian Aerospace Forces attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — Russian Aerospace Forces struck a training camp and a command post of militants in the northwest of Syria, killing up to 100 terrorists.

Pepe Escobar (2022-10-17). The Thin Red Line: NATO Can't Afford To Lose Kabul and Kiev. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar Oct 12, 2022 | Russia will not allow the Empire to control Ukraine, whatever it takes. That's intrinsically linked to the future of the Greater Eurasia Partnership. | Let's start with Pipelineistan. Nearly seven years ago, I showed how Syria was Damascus had rejected the — American — plan for a Qatar-Turkey gas pipeline, to the benefit of Iran-Iraq-Syria (for which a memorandum of understanding was signed). | What followed was a vicious, concert…

Infobrics (2022-10-17). EU trying to play the arbiter of alleged Russian 'war crimes' in Ukraine. infobrics.org EU judicial institutions never showed interest in investigating the nearly decade-long mass murder of civilians in Donbass.

____ (2022-10-17). Biden's Broken Promise to Avoid War with Russia May Kill Us All. transcend.org 11 Oct 2022 – The US and NATO's escalating war with Russia in Ukraine has raised the danger of nuclear war to a level that even President Biden has compared to the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. How Biden and his allies have taken fateful decisions to keep escalating this war.

____ (2022-10-17). Iran says U.S. 'contradictory behavior' main obstacle to nuclear agreement. ecns.cn Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Monday that the contradiction in the U.S. officials' words and actions is the main obstacle to an agreement on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, according to the official news agency IRNA.

WSWS (2022-10-17). The crisis in education and the case for rank-and-file committees. wsws.org The Northeast Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee is fighting to mobilize educators in the US northeast against austerity in public education, the continued spread of COVID-19 in schools and the threat of nuclear war.

San Mateo Peace Action (2022-10-17). Sunday 10/16: Street Protest: Defuse Nuclear War. indybay.org 300 S. El Camino Real (in front of the Bank of America building) | San Mateo, CA 94402…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-17). Military Situation In Ukraine On October 17, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian Geranium-2 suicide drones struck energy infrastructure facilities in Kiev; | Russian Geranium-2 suicide drones struck an energy facility in Odessa; | Russian Geranium-2 suicide drones and missiles struck a storage of fuel for AFU military equipment near the city of Nikolayev and a facility used for military equipment repair works near Bereznegovatoye; | Russia struck the 92nd mechanized brigade of AFU near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-17). Russian Gains in Bakhmut, Ukraine Overextended, & US Lectures India. libya360.wordpress.com Update for Russian Ops vs. Ukraine for October 17, 2022 Russian forces are closing in on Bakhmut city with even the Western media noting the inevitability of Russia's victory there; Ukrainian offensives are grinding to a halt whatever additional gains they make will be temporary and inevitably reversed as Russia prepares…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-10-17). The Other Russia-West War: Why Some African Countries are Abandoning Paris, Joining Moscow. mintpressnews.com Though many African countries remain neutral in the case of the Russia-Ukraine war, a massive geopolitical shift is underway, especially in militarily fragile, impoverished and politically unstable countries that are eager to seek alternatives to French and other western powers.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-17). EU Warns Iran of More Sanctions Over Alleged Arms Supplies for Russia. news.antiwar.com EU ministers on Monday agreed to sanction Iranian officials over their alleged roles in cracking down on protesters inside Iran and warned of more potential sanctions if they can prove Tehran has provided Russia with drones for its war effort. Ukraine's capital and other areas in the country were struck by Russian kamikaze drones known …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-17). Russian Defence Ministry Report on the Progress of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine (October 17, 2022). libya360.wordpress.com

John Helmer (2022-10-17). The Ukrainian m.o. for the Crimean Bridge attack-this is how the operation worked to the point of detonation. mronline.org Two detailed reports appeared in Moscow describing precisely how the attack on the Crimean Bridge on October 8 was organised and carried out.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-17). Russian S-300V4 Broke World Record For The Longest Ranged Surface To Air Kills Military Watch. southfront.org On October 16, the AFU shelled the Russian city of Belgorod. After massive shelling on the morning, Ukrainian forces resumed…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-17). Overview Of Russian Strikes Throughout Ukraine On October 17. southfront.org

Staff (2022-10-17). Ukraine calls for sanctioning Iran as part of West scenario. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — A senior Ukrainian official has called for sanctioning Iran over alleged giving drones to Russia as part of a scenario recently designed by the Western countries to put more sanctions on Iran.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-17). BREAKING: Military Aircraft Crashed Near Apartment Building In Russian City Of Yeysk. southfront.org On October 17, a military aircraft crashed near an apartment building in the Russian city of Yeysk. Russian Ministry of Defence reported that the Su-34 multipurpose fighter jet crashed soon after taking off from a local airfield for a training flight. According to the report from the ejected pilots, the crash was caused by a combustion of one of the engines at take-off. | A multi-story apartment building engulfed in flames as a result of the incident. The fire area is about 2000 square mete…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-17). Demonstrations in Support of Recent Coup in Burkina Faso Highlighted Solidarity with Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Protesters Hold Pro-Russian Rally in Burkina Faso After Military Takeover Lessons for the Peace and Antiwar Groupings within the Imperialist States West African state witnessed youth-led attacks on French embassy and installations amid security challenges There have been two military coups in the West African state of Burkina Faso since January as attacks…

Infobrics (2022-10-17). Orbán on Trump: "…hope for peace goes by the name of Donald Trump" infobrics.org Democrats fear a Trump presidency will find peace with Russia.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-17). Massive Demonstrations Taking Place in the Main European Capitals. libya360.wordpress.com This weekend anti-government rallies toured the capitals of several countries of the European Union simultaneously. The most massive demonstrations gathered in Berlin, opposite the Bundestag building, as well as in the center of Prague. German protesters came out with banners " Russian oil and gas " and " Scholz Government = Biden Administration ". In…

Infobrics (2022-10-17). Russian Ambassador to Brazil Predicts Strengthening of BRICS Status. infobrics.org In the current political and economic situation, the BRICS bloc will continue to be one of the key instruments in the global economy, as stated by Russian Ambassador to Brazil Alexey Labetsky…

Editor (2022-10-17). Joe Biden's Broken Promise To Avoid War With Russia Could Lead To Armageddon. scheerpost.com

Staff (2022-10-17). Plane crashes into residential building in south Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — A plane reportedly crashes into a residential building in Russia's Krasnodar region, Russian media said on Monday.

SP Editor (2022-10-17). How to Go from a Win-Win to a Lose-Lose World. scheerpost.com While the United States may be in a new Cold War in Eurasia, we, like the rest of humanity, are also in an increasingly hot war right here at home — and if you doubt that, just check out the megadrought-ridden American West.

_____ (2022-10-16). Trump Calls For Peace In Ukraine. popularresistance.org Since the U.S. sponsored coup in Ukraine in 2014, taking a stand against the plan by the U.S. to use Ukraine as a weapon of war against Russia was a perilous stance for pro-peace and anti-imperialist forces. What made opposition especially difficult was that the plan was being executed by the administration of Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama with the full support of the right-wing neoliberal establishment that controlled and still controls the U.S. state. | But, while it was a challenge to oppose the many criminal adventures of the Obama administration, the return of that administration to power under Joe B…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-16). Attacks on Russia's Belgorod Region Intensify. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian shelling targeted Russia's Belgorod region on Sunday, wounding three people, local authorities said. "Three members of the same family suffered wounds in the shelling in Belgorod. Two men with shrapnel wounds were taken to the hospital and a woman received outpatient treatment," Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram. Belgorod borders Ukraine's Kharkiv region, …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-16). Europe at the Gates of Deindustrialization and Ruin. libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad Europe descends on the scale of industrial avant-garde (Photo: Le Monde) After the outbreak of war in Ukraine, caused by the United States and NATO, most countries in western Europe chose to follow in the footsteps of the US government and imposed unprecedented coercive measures against Russia. This has caused the worsening of…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-16). BREAKING: Terrorist Group of Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars Claimed Responsibility For Attack At Training Camp In Belgorod. southfront.org On the evening of October 15, a terrorist attack took place at the training ground of the Russia's Western military…

Staff (2022-10-16). VIDEO: Moment when Belgorod airport targeted by Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) — Footage shows the moment when Ukraine targeted Russia's Belgorod airport.

Anonymous767 (2022-10-16). Military Situation In Syria On October 16, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On October 16, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours | On October 16, Russian warplanes struck positions of Turkish-backed forces near Azaz city | On October 16, clashes between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Third Corps continue in the north of Afrin | On October 16, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Banin village | On October 16, the Turkish Army shelle…

Staff (2022-10-16). All Nord Stream gas volumes can be redirected via Turkish hub. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) — "It will be possible to redirect gas volumes ordinarily delivered by Nord Stream via the hub in Turkey," Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller has said, according to Russian media…

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