(2021-10-14). Pentagon's Warfare Center "exercises its missile defense" with NATO in Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com USAFE-AFAFRICA Warfare Center exercises its missile defense, European Test Bed 21-2 U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Steven G. Edwards), U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa chief of staff, discusses the European Test Bed [ETB] exercise specifics before participating with Maj. Robert Matthews , 603rd Air Operations Center Combat Operations Division, and Matthew Langley), ballistic …
(2021-10-14). Heroes or Parasites: Europe's Self-serving Politics on Refugees. counterpunch.org Language is politics and politics is power. This is why the misuse of language is particularly disturbing, especially when the innocent and vulnerable pay the price. The wars in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan and other Middle Eastern, Asian and African countries in recent years have resulted in one of the greatest humanitarian catastrophes, arguably unseen since
(2021-10-14). Turkey expands combat drone sales to Ethiopia and Morocco: report. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Which have been used to murder people in Iraq, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and the Ukraine to date. *** Turkey expands armed drone sales to Ethiopia and Morocco — sources Turkey has expanded its exports of armed drones by negotiating sales deals with Morocco and Ethiopia after their successful use in international conflicts, according to four …
(2021-10-14). Malian president accuses Paris of secretly arming terrorist groups to provoke war. wsws.org In a statement made last Friday to the Russian news service RIA Novosti, Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga accused the French government of secretly arming Islamist terrorists to maintain the conflict in the country and justify the French military occupation.
(2021-10-14). Hezbollah, Amal warn against sedition after Beirut shooting. en.mehrnews.com Following a shooting in Beirut at a protest against judicial probe into last year's explosion, Hezbollah and Amal Movement warned against a plot to drag Lebanon into a 'malicious sedition'.
(2021-10-14). Military Situation In Mali On October 14, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 12, a French soldier Andrian Kewelien was killed in Mali by accident while performing maintenance | MORE ON THE TOPIC: |
(2021-10-14). Mosque attack in western Niger leaves 10 dead. en.mehrnews.com At least 10 people were killed in an attack by suspected ISIL-affiliated terrorists against a mosque in western Niger, the country's defense minister said .
(2021-10-13). Ugandan President Takes In Afghan Refugees as the CIA's Enforcer. towardfreedom.org Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is providing room and board to about 2,000 Afghan refugees, at the request of the United States, until they can be transferred to Western countries in months or years to come. This is a diplomatic triumph for a "useful" tyrant, who has repeatedly acted as a CIA enforcer in the sensitive regions of Central Africa and the Horn of Africa.
(2021-10-13). Somalia Rejects African Union Proposal For Hybrid Forces. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Somali government rejected an African Union (AU) proposal for a joint stabilization mission with the United Nations (UN) to spearhead peacekeeping operations in the country. | RELATED: | It said that the Africa Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) did not consider Somalia's views, including that of a joint technical team created to assess the best option for the country. | Mogadishu said it strongl…
(2021-10-13). Afro-Indigenous People in Honduras Are Being Forcibly Displaced. Washington Is Complicit. libya360.wordpress.com Miriam Miranda Many would-be migrants, like the Garifuna, would love nothing more than to stay in their homes. It's Washington that's making it difficult. On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, I want to tell you about my people, the Garifuna. We're an Afro-Indigenous people, descended from Arawaks and Africans. Our ancestral territory spans the Caribbean border of…
(2021-10-13). Oakland's March for Reparations to African People – this Saturday, Oct. 16 at 11 am! indybay.org
(2021-10-13). For the Sake of Global Health: USA, Stop Lying About Cuba! orinocotribune.com By Cheryl LaBash — Oct 11, 2021 | Today a People's Peace Prize was awarded to Cuba's Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade — not the Nobel Peace Prize, although more than 100 organizations and 40,000 individuals from the U.S. alone supported the Henry Reeve Brigade's nomination. | As the global community stumbled under the coronavirus assault, Cuba's army of whitecoats rushed to hot spots when called, not shirking the danger. It's nothing new for them. In 2014, 10,000 Cuban medical professionals volunteered to go to Liberia and Sierra Leone to fight terrifyingly deadly ebola in West Africa. | In 20…
(2021-10-13). Mali Massacre: Police Marksmen Had British Backing via EU Scheme Despite Brexit. libya360.wordpress.com Phil Miller Mali's anti-terrorist "Forsat" unit received UK-funded training (Photo: Habibou Kouyate / AFP via Getty) After the Brexit vote, the British government bypassed parliament to support EU aid for an African police squad that massacred protesters and staged a jailbreak. Malian police unit is accused of killing 14 protesters three months after receiving EU…
(2021-10-13). Indigenous Peoples, Like Mine, Are Fighting for Their Homelands. counterpunch.org On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, I want to tell you about my people, the Garifuna. We're an Afro-Indigenous people, descended from Arawaks and Africans. Our ancestral territory spans the Caribbean border of Central America. Latin American and Caribbean communities like ours are rarely noticed in U.S. media — except when we migrate. In summer 2021,
(2021-10-13). Solidarity with the eKhenana (Canaan) land occupation in South Africa. peoplesdispatch.org The following is the text of the statement by prominent activists and intellectuals in solidarity with the South African shack dwellers' movement Abahlali baseMjondolo. | In the midst of a serious economic and social crisis in South Africa, including youth unemployment at just under 75% and endemic hunger, the State authorities have targeted the 109 families of the eKhenana (Canaan) land occupation and settlement. In 2018 two hectares of land were occupied and held in the face of regular armed attacks from the state. The occupation was developed into a working commune and a road, homes, water and electricity syst…
(2021-10-13). Pentagon trains proxy armies in Georgia, Latvia, Macedonia, Poland, Romania for "large-scale combat operations and strategic deterrence" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com 4th Security Forces Assistance Brigade Deployment to Europe The 4th Security Forces Assistance Brigade will deploy to Europe in support of U.S. Army Europe and Africa in fall 2021 to support and assist U.S. allied and partner nation militaries in the European theater. 4th SFAB will do this by establishing sustainable partnerships with the land …
(2021-10-13). Greater Idlib: Turkish Military Established Another Post, Two Militants Killed In Landmine Explosion. southfront.org 
Turkish forces are seen at Mount Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, January 28, 2018 / Khalil Ashawi / Reuterss | On October 13, the Turkish military completed the construction of yet another post in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said that the new post was built near the town of Benin in the southern Idlib countryside.
(2021-10-13). María Corina Machado Targets EU High Representative Borrell for His 'Deception' (Electoral Observation Mission). orinocotribune.com Far-right politician, Vente Venezuela leader María Corina Machado criticized European Union High Representative Josep Borrell for his deception and lies about the role of the European Union (EU) in the upcoming regional elections in Venezuela. | Through a post on her social media accounts, Machado questioned Borrell's altercation with the National Electoral Council (CNE) and Venezuelan political leaders. On Friday, October 8, Borrell had commented that the EU electoral observation mission's report will "legitimize or delegitimize" the November 21 elections, and the CNE asked Borrell for an explanation regarding h…
(2021-10-13). Military Situation In The Lake Chad Area On October 13, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 11, Armed men abducted several students of St. Albert, a Catholic-run major seminary situated in Fayit community in Kagoma Chiefdom in the Jama'a of Local Government Area of Kaduna state | On October 12, a group of 15 Nigerian women and children have managed to escape to the town of Damboa from ISWAP militants who had kidnapped them from churches in the Borno State | On October 12, ISWAP militants attacked a Nigerian Army camp near Ngamdu town in Borno State…
(2021-10-13). Ethiopian Army And Amhara Reinforcement Launch Wide-scale Offensive On Country's Afar Region. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Fighting has escalated between Ethiopia's national army and rebels from Tigray, days after Addis Ababa launched a new major offensive in the restive northern region. | Getachew Reda, a spokesman for the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), said that new clashes between the Tigrayan rebels and government troops are taking place in the town of Awra, in the country's northern region of Afar."Enemy forces are crumbling and in disarray in parts of Afar," the spokesman said, adding "We…
(2021-10-13). Better late than never, but act now. mronline.org 
The world should now be more aware of likely COVID-19 devastation unless urgently checked. Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced an US$8 billion plan to quickly vaccinate many more people to expedite ending the pandemic.
(2021-10-13). US Writes Belarus into Its Familiar Regime-Change Script. libya360.wordpress.com Alan MacleodQuietly, the U.S. national security state is turning up the heat on Belarus, hoping that the ex-Soviet country of 9 million will be the next casualty of its regime-change agenda. This sentiment was made clear in President Joe Biden's recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Biden announced that the U.S. would pursue…
(2021-10-13). QR Codification of the World. libya360.wordpress.com Peter Koenig Imagine humanity would one day — very soon — decide to stop wearing masks. In unison. Not in the streets, not in restaurants, not in shops, not in sports events — simply nowhere. Against all orders of a good portion of the 193 UN member governments, or at least the western governments. And,…
(2021-10-13). Homeless in Colombia Under Attack. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch The fire consumed the shacks and belongings of over 300 poor displaced people, recyclers and immigrants, who had been living in temporary camps since last year. Photo: El Espectador Colombian police allegedly set fire to temporary camps during an eviction operation in Bogotá. The fire consumed the huts and belongings of over 300…
(2021-10-13). United States: Vaccines, public safety and workers' rights. greenleft.org.au How should the working class respond to a pandemic and protect workers' interests at the same time? Malik Miah reports on the situation in the United States.
(2021-10-13). Tuesday 10/12: SF Soldiarity Action With Namibian MUN Rossing Mine Fired Union Leadership & Their Lawyer. indybay.org San Francisco Chinese Consulate 1450 Laguna St, San Francisco, CA 94115…
(2021-10-13). Venezuela's Plasencia Participates in Second Meeting of Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, October 12, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia informed that the second meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations has taken place, in which the newest member of the group, Zimbabwe, participated. | Plasencia announced this via Twitter: "We have just had the second meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations, with the news that Zimbabwe has now joined the 18 member countries in raising our voice in defense of international law and the principles of the UN." | Acabamos de instalar la Segunda Reunión del Grupo de A…