Monthly Archives: November 2021

2021-11-16: News Headlines

_____ (2021-11-16). U.S. Coverup of Syria Massacre Shows the Danger of the Assange Precedent. strategic-culture.org By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | investigative report on a US military coverup of a 2019 massacre in Baghuz, Syria which killed scores of civilians. This would be The report contains many significant revelations, including that the US military has been grossly

Anonymous765 (2021-11-16). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — November 16, 2021. southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier ai…

Anonymous103 (2021-11-16). Military Situation In Afghanistan On November 16, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 15, the Taliban conducted a security operation against the ISIS slipper cells in the city of Kandahar. Eight ISIS suspects reportedly were arrested; | On November 15, ISIS attacked a Taliban vehicle with a sticky bomb in the Kuta Sangi area of Kabul city. Two people reportedly were wounded; | On November 15, ISIS claimed responsibility for the assassination of an alleged Taliban intelligence agent in District 4 of Jalalabad city; | On November 15,…

_____ (2021-11-16). Will the Military Industrial Complex Permit Good Relations Between the U.S. and China? strategic-culture.org The world would benefit enormously if Joe Biden terminated its ascent by coming to terms with China and Russia, Brian Cloughley writes. | At the recent semi-successful United Nations COP26 conference on climate change there was an unexpected revelation that the U.S. and China had

WSWS (2021-11-15). Whistleblowers expose US mass murder of women, children in Syria. wsws.org For nearly three years, the US government has covered up calls by military officials for war crimes investigations of a US bombing that killed at least 80 people in 2019.

Anonymous103 (2021-11-15). Footage: Taliban's Counterterrorism Operation Against ISIS In Kandaghar. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On early hours on November 15th, Security forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan launched a large-scale counterterrorism operation in the city of Kandahar. | The operation was aimed against ISIS fighters in the region. Four hideouts were reportedly destroyed. | According to local officials, the operation resulted in killing of four ISIS fighters and arresting of eight of them."The security and intelligence forces of the Islamic Emirate launched an operation on Daesh hideouts early on Mond…

_____ (2021-11-15). The Glory of the American Experiment. strategic-culture.org The problem is the U.S. does not want other peoples to decide how they want to live. It wants America àúber Alles. | "Ignorance is bliss" my grandmother used to say when I was a child. That is the "American Way" I came to learn especially when the governments and military-intelligence agencies conduct all sorts of crimes against their own people and to other peoples and governments. | My grandmother had a point, because most "common" people accept this daily reality. They have learned to do so by watching what "their" governments do against those who seek information that the powerful wish to hide from us.

Chris Walker (2021-11-15). Homer Plessy, of Plessy v. Ferguson, Receives Posthumous Pardon From State Board. truthout.org On Friday, the Louisiana Board of Pardons voted to clear the record of Homer Plessy, a Black man who defied a segregationist state law in the 1890s that resulted in the "separate but equal" Supreme Court ruling. | In June 1892, Plessy, who was a member of

Staff (2021-11-15). US Supreme Court rejects Volkswagen's appeal. rt.com The US Supreme Court refused to hear two appeals from Volkswagen over the emissions cheating scandal on Monday, leaving previous rulings in place and the company vulnerable to "staggering liability," according to a lower court. | Volkswagen had sought to

_____ (2021-11-15). Ex-CIA Analyst On Hidden Realities Of Syria War. popularresistance.org As a CIA analyst, David McCloskey covered Syria from 2008 to 2014. He draws on his experience for his new spy thriller, "Damascus Station," set during the early years of the Syrian war. | David McCloskey joins Aaron Maté to discuss "Damascus Station"; the early years of the Syrian war; the role of foreign powers including the US; the US decision to support the insurgency despite knowing that Al Qaeda and other Salafi jihadist groups were its "primary engine"; allegations of chemical weapons attacks in Syria; and the direction of US policy in post-war Syria. | Guest: David McCloskey. Former CIA analyst who covered…

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2021-11-15: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-11-15). Whistleblowers expose US mass murder of women, children in Syria. wsws.org For nearly three years, the US government has covered up calls by military officials for war crimes investigations of a US bombing that killed at least 80 people in 2019.

_____ (2021-11-15). The Glory of the American Experiment. strategic-culture.org The problem is the U.S. does not want other peoples to decide how they want to live. It wants America àúber Alles. | "Ignorance is bliss" my grandmother used to say when I was a child. That is the "American Way" I came to learn especially when the governments and military-intelligence agencies conduct all sorts of crimes against their own people and to other peoples and governments. | My grandmother had a point, because most "common" people accept this daily reality. They have learned to do so by watching what "their" governments do against those who seek information that the powerful wish to hide from us.

WSWS (2021-11-14). Germany's PEN Centre nominates Julian Assange as honorary member. wsws.org The action by the German branch of the international writers group PEN was accompanied by a call for the unconditional release of the WikiLeaks founder from prison.

Ana Perdigón (2021-11-14). Terrorist Plot Targeting 21N Elections Uncovered. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Minister for Interior Relations, Justice and Peace, Remigio Ceballos, announced on Saturday, November 13 that intelligence services dismantled a terrorist plan that sought to sabotage the regional and municipal elections to be held on November 21. | Ceballos reported that intelligence and citizen security organizations managed to neutralize a terrorist group that was attempting to commit sabotage at the facilities of the National Electoral Council (CNE), at its main warehouse in Mariche, Miranda state. All voting machines are kept in this warehouse, and are currently being distributed all over Venezue…

Lubna Masarwa (2021-11-14). Israel can monitor every telephone call in West Bank and Gaza, says intelligence source. middleeasteye.net Israel can monitor every telephone call in West Bank and Gaza, says intelligence source | 'Harsh invasion of privacy' provides Israeli Security Agency a system of control over the Palestinians | Sun, 11/14/2021 – 16: 02 | A woman uses her phone in a courtroom in Nablus, occupied West Bank in February 2021 (AFP) |

_____ (2021-11-14). Nov 15 Nationwide Actions To Demand Let Cuba Live! NO To CIA Plots! popularresistance.org The State Department, the CIA, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and other U.S. agencies are working to organize anti-government protests in Cuba on Monday, November 15. The organizers of the November 15 demonstrators are the same players who led violent attacks on people and public facilities on July 11. One such person, Yunior García Aguilera, has been exposed in recent weeks as having direct links with notorious Miami-based terrorist Ramón Saúl Sánchez, and CIA plots to try to create conflict within Cuba. The ANSWER Coalition is calling on people to show their support for the right of Cuba to retain i…

_____ (2021-11-14). Is Biden Looking To Reignite A Dirty War In Ukraine? popularresistance.org On October 18, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to affirm U.S. support for Ukraine's war against its eastern provinces. | Since the beginning of the conflict in 2014, the United States has provided more than $2.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, including $275 million in military aid that has been announced in the last ten months under President Joe Biden, a staunch champion of the war from its inception. | In early November, President Biden dispatched CIA Director William F. Burns to Moscow to warn the Kremlin about its troop buildup on the Ukra…

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