(2021-09-03). NATO's 20-year military hardware show: Sweden mulled bombing Afghanistan to promote Gripen warplanes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Which were used in NATO's war against Libya in 2011. Sweden Allegedly Sought to Bomb Afghanistan as Advertisement for Its Fighter Jets, WikiLeaks Reveals A sensational WikiLeaks disclosure has revealed that Sweden's Armed Forces wanted to use the Afghanistan war to advertise its Saab Gripen fighter jets across the world thanks to combat experience. In …
(2021-09-03). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Third national rail strike over pay at Deutsche Bahn in Germany to last a week; UK rail strikes continue at ScotRail, East Midlands Rail, and Rail Gourmet over pay and conditions; Nigerian resident doctors' pay strike to demand pay arrears up to 19 months enters fifth week…
(2021-09-03). Expert Alert: 3 reasons why more organ donors from diverse backgrounds are needed. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Of the 106,000 people in the U.S. who are awaiting a lifesaving organ transplant, roughly 60% are minorities. As part of National Minority Donor Awareness Month, Mayo Clinic experts provide three reasons why getting more people from diverse backgrounds to be organ donors is vital to help save lives: 1. Some racial and ethnic populations are more likely to need a transplant. African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans and Native Americans have an…
(2021-09-03). Pax NATOiana/Turkiana: fresh fighting erupts in Libyan capital. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Concerns grow in Libya as armed clashes break out in Tripoli As concerns grow about the possibility of holding elections in December as planned, fighting broke out in Tripoli early on Friday between rival armed forces, witnesses said, the heaviest clashes in the Libyan capital since the conflict between eastern and western factions paused a …
(2021-09-03). Malice in Nulandland: Volodymyr Zelensky, dragon slayer. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com –°ivil society so strong no "dragon" can emerge there — Zelensky An authoritarian regime would be impossible in Ukraine…President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said while speaking with the faculty and experts at Stanford University. Asked whether he is afraid to become a "dragon" after killing one, the head of state said: "As for 'killing a dragon,' I've …
(2021-09-03). A Plea for Help from New Orleans: Curfew & Cops Are Not Aid for the Poor After Ida, Says Malik Rahim. democracynow.org 
As the death toll from the remnants of Hurricane Ida in the northeastern United States climbs to 46, President Biden is visiting New Orleans, which is under curfew enforced by police and the National Guard as most of the city remains in the dark amid sweltering temperatures. "This is truly déjà vu," says Malik Rahim, who joins us by phone from the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, where he co-founded the mutual aid group Common Ground Collective after Hurricane Katrina. "This hurricane happened when it was the worst time in America to be poor."
(2021-09-02). U.S. leads NATO allies, partners in land forces exercise in Turkey. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Dynamic Front 21 Phase 2 to take place in Turkey U.S. Army Europe and Africa will conduct the second and final phase of Dynamic Front 21 with approximately 600 participants from 3 nations, Sept. 5 — 20, 2021 at Polatli Training Area, Turkey. The live-fire portion of the exercise will take place Sept. 14 — …
(2021-09-02). NATO eyes world's sixth-largest nation: Brazil, U.S. in first joint Gulf of Guinea exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hershel "Woody" Williams Joins Brazilian Navy for Inaugural Operation Guinex The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) participated in the first iteration of the Brazilian-led, Gulf of Guinea exercise called Operation Guinex with the Brazilian Frigate Independencia, Aug. 23, 2021. Guinex is the first exercise off of Africa's Atlantic coast to have …
(2021-09-02). David Smolansky and Delsa Solórzano Reject Electoral Route Chosen by G4. orinocotribune.com 
David Smolansky issued a call from Washington—where he lives—through his Twitter account, asking his followers not to participate in the 21N regional elections. The opposition's divisions are so intense in every field that they do not even make an attempt to hide them. This fugitive from Venezuelan justice continues his political operations from the United States. | Not only Smolansky called for abstention: the political operator Carla Angola—a Venezuelan extreme-right journalist based in Miami—also attacked Guaidó and other opponents. They expressed their frustration that Guaidó and the G…
(2021-09-02). How Eritrea Elevates the Horn. libya360.wordpress.com Obi Egbuna Jr. It appears the Ethiopian Government is being punished for signing a historic peace agreement with Eritrea three years ago, while Eritrea is paying the price because they are in existence. For Colonialist and Imperialist culture, the blowing of the bugle represents a signal that symbolizes their commitment to military warfare and global…
(2021-09-02). Workers bear the brunt of Hurricane Ida. liberationnews.org 
Hurricane Ida has ravaged states from Louisiana through New England this week, leaving horrific damage and death in its wake.
(2021-09-02). Chinese Not Welcome: Canada's Political Elite Rekindles Long History of China-Hating. libya360.wordpress.com Steve Lalla Photo: Fred Dufour/The Canadian Press/AP, Pool Photo In the runup to its federal election on September 20, Canada's leading parties have leaned heavily on anti-China rhetoric, as they have done since the creation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867. Sadly, these unscrupulous attempts to appeal to Canadian voters' basest motives may find…
(2021-09-02). The Long Shadow of Hunger in India. libya360.wordpress.com Newsclick From tribal communities in the forests to daily wage workers in the metros, hunger afflicted millions of Indians throughout the last year. Meanwhile, the central government had massive stocks of grain The COVID-19 pandemic and the government's ill-conceived and heartless response have left the people of India devastated. The unprecedented loss of jobs and…
(2021-09-02). Liberation Theology: What Western Asian Christians Can Learn From Latin America. libya360.wordpress.com Myriam Charabaty The struggle of entities has been overcome, and a unifying factor emerged. This resulted in reframing the struggle from a local entity-based struggle for power to a full-blown war against a hundred years of imperialism. When we look at the current state of world politics, it is clear that we are witnessing changes…
(2021-09-02). 20 Years of US 'War on Terror' Have Caused Nearly a Million Deaths. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Photo: Wikimedia Commons The overall estimate of the monetary cost of the war goes beyond USD 8 trillion by the US alone. Its allies, including the UK, Australia, and Germany, would have spent a greater amount collectively The US-led war on terror has killed almost a million people and cost USD 8 trillion…
(2021-09-02). Hakainde Hichilema, Zambia's Neoliberalism, More Inequalities, And No Revolutionary Change. orinocotribune.com By Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza — Aug 30, 2021 | Avenues to appeal electoral outcomes through the Constitutional Court are available. | The swearing-in of Hakainde Hichilema, leader of the United Party for National Development (UPND), as Zambia's new president has ushered an unstoppable wave of renewed hope not only in Zambia but throughout the rest of the continent as the country is being hailed for a smooth 'democratic' transition of power. And this new hope has exculpated any iota of political and socio-economic inertia that may have been perceived to be prevalent among Zambians during the calamitous neolibe…