Daily Archives: October 14, 2024

2024-10-14: News Headlines

infobrics (2024-10-14). Poland expecting Kiev regime's total defeat, planning for war with Russia. infobrics.org The support that NATO provides to the Kiev regime, especially in terms of ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) would be severely disrupted (or even negated entirely) by the Russian military, meaning that the Polish military would be effectively blind in such a conflict. This would greatly increase casualties for NATO, which is precisely why its top-ranking military officers are planning for such an eventuality.

Jake Johnson (2024-10-14). US Deploys 100 Troops to Israel as Latter Prepares to Attack Iran. truthout.org The Pentagon confirmed Sunday that it has authorized the deployment of an advanced antimissile system and around 100 U.S. troops to Israel as the Netanyahu government prepares to attack Iran — a move that's expected to provoke an Iranian response. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, press secretary for the U.S. Defense Department, said in a statement that at President Joe Biden's direction… |

Andrew Korybko (2024-10-14). How Significant Is the US' THAAD Deployment to Israel? globalresearch.ca Something big is coming, and whatever it is, there's now a heightened chance that the US will become directly involved. | The Pentagon

newarab (2024-10-14). US to send anti-missile system and troops to Israel: Pentagon. newarab.com

Joy Metzler (2024-10-14). Deconstructing a Military Mindset. dissidentvoice.org The views expressed are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of Georgia Tech, the US Air Force, Department of Defense, or the US Government. Somewhere around the age of 20, I sat in a large auditorium at the United States Air Force Academy with a thousand other cadets and …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2024-10-14). The Biden Regime Has Just Issued a Very Suspicious Directive Permitting Military Intervention in US Domestic Affairs. Dr. Paul C. Roberts. globalresearch.ca The Department of Homeland Security has flagged individuals questioning COVID-19 origins, vaccine efficacy, and election integrity as potential domestic terrorism threats. | Is a coup being set in place? | A new Department of Defense directive 5240.01 issued September 27, 2024, just …

2d Lt. Joy Metzler (2024-10-14). Air Force Academy Grad Deconstructs a Military Mindset. counterpunch.org The views expressed are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of Georgia Tech, the US Air Force, Department of Defense, or the US Government. Somewhere around the age of 20, I sat in a large auditorium at the United States Air Force Academy with a thousand other cadets and

Dave DeCamp (2024-10-14). Haaretz: Israeli Government Done with Ceasefire Talks, Seeks Annexation of Gaza. globalresearch.ca Israeli defense officials The report came about a …

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-10-14). Cuba confirms willingness to strengthen ties with Bulgaria. plenglish.com "We confirm the willingness to strengthen relations of friendship and cooperation between our countries," says a publication of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in X. | The text was published on occasion of the 64th anniversary of official ties between both nations. | Cuba and Bulgaria formalized their diplomatic ties on October 14, 1960 and since then they have strengthened the friendship and collaboration between their governments and peoples, according to repeated messages from the Cuban Foreign Ministry. | The two States consider the exchange they have maintained for more than six decades to be important. | A…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-10-14). Panamanian government to evaluate social security reform proposals. plenglish.com Panama City, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) The Panamanian Government begins today the analysis of nine proposals from different sectors to face the current crisis of the state-owned Social Security Crisis (CSS).

The Exposé (2024-10-14). Shocking Government Reports: Are the C-19 Vaccinated at Risk of Developing AIDS?" expose-news.com UK PHE Vaccine Surveillance Report figures on Covid cases show that doubly vaccinated 40-70 year olds have lost 40% of their immune system capability compared to unvaccinated people. Their immune systems are deteriorating …

Evelyn Hecht-Galinski (2024-10-14). Our favorite rogue state. indybay.org Israel's government makes no secret of the fact that it deliberately allows civilians to be killed. This does not change the German establishment's loyalty.

SKWAWKBOX (2024-10-14). Shocking footage reveals horror as Israel burns more families in tents in Gaza — Starmer, Lammy silent. skwawkbox.org Warning — footage is not for the faint-hearted, but the world must know Skwawkbox warns readers that what follows is horrific, but makes no apology for it. The world must be made aware and people in the UK will not be told by 'our' so-called mainstream media or government. Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David …

presstv.ir (2024-10-14). Iran intelligence forces arrest two terror teams in southeastern province. presstv.ir Iranian intelligence forces arrest two teams associated with a notorious terrorist group in the southeast of the country.

ecns.cn (2024-10-14). Volt Typhoon III report exposes U.S. cyber forces operations. ecns.cn Hackers from United States cyber forces and intelligence agencies disguise themselves like "chameleons" in cyberspace by posing as other countries to conduct global cyberattacks and espionage operations, while also pouring dirty water on non-U.S. allies like China, an investigative report published on Monday said.

Editor (2024-10-14). When Pompeo Spat on West Point. scheerpost.com

Germán Gorraiz López (2024-10-14). Is the Mossad Preparing a False Flag Attack for the US to Declare War on Iran? globalresearch.ca Following the foreseeable Israeli attack on Iranian oil and nuclear infrastructures and the Iranian counter-response, the CIA and the Israeli Mossad would prepare false flag attacks in the Persian Gulf similar to the 1848 battleship Maine. And after attributing its …

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2024-10-14). Exclusive: CIA Spy Ring Promoted LGBTQ Causes and Israel Normalization in Yemen. mintpressnews.com Exclusive MintPress access reveals the CIA's efforts to promote homosexuality and normalize relations with Israel in Yemen through a vast spy network involving blackmail and sectarian manipulation.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-10-14). Lebanon: CIA Ramp Up Intel Gathering to Support Israel's War. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle The CIA may have played a role in Israel's recent attempt to assassinate an official from Hezbollah's political wing in the center of Beirut. The CIA has sent additional agents to Lebanon and has increased its communications with Lebanese military, security, and political officials in an effort to obtain information about Hezbollah, and…

WSWS (2024-10-14). This week in history: October 14-20. wsws.org CIA role in bombing of Chinese embassy in Belgrade; Ford testifies on Nixon pardon; CPUSA leaders jailed under Smith Act; First Manifesto of Surrealism published.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-10-14). CIA Spy Network in Yemen Promoted Western Values, Normalization with Israel. libya360.wordpress.com Ahmed Abdulkareem While Yemen usually conjures images of conflicts with Israel and the Saudi-led coalition, a new dimension to the complex country and its people has emerged: Yemen's secret war of spies. MintPress News delves into the largest CIA spy cell ever uncovered in Yemen, revealing a major security operation that apprehended its members and…

Rebecca Nagle (2024-10-14). Indigenous Sovereignty Is Under Attack as Supreme Court Bends Rules for Settlers. truthout.org The Supreme Court has made headlines in recent years for a variety of controversial rulings — for gutting affirmative action, granting the president broad immunity and overturning the constitutional right to an abortion. As the Supreme Court has moved further to the right (and struggles with a legitimacy crisis thanks to compounding ethics scandals), a growing portion of the U.S. |

WSWS (2024-10-14). US Supreme Court term opens with the stench of a democracy in shambles. wsws.org The scandal-ridden US Supreme Court has begun its new term facing public hostility not seen since the pro-slavery Dred Scott decision of 1857.

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2024-10-14). Global South Denounces Genocide; Nicaragua Ends Relations With Israel. popularresistance.org More and more countries in the Global South are cutting relations with Israel, accusing it of committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. | United Nations experts have stated that there "are reasonable grounds to believe that the threshold indicating the commission of the crime of genocide … has been met", adding that "the genocide in Gaza is the most extreme stage of a long-standing settler colonial process of erasure of the native Palestinians". | Scientific experts have estimated that 186,000 Palestinians will die due to Israel's war of extermination on Gaza, representing roughly 8% of the po…

ICRC (2024-10-14). Nuclear weapons pose an existential threat to humanity. icrc.org Joint Statement of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on the occasion of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, New York.

A Guest Author (2024-10-14). It's not over! Fight back against the Uhuru 3 'conspiracy' verdict! workers.org The message below is excerpted from an Oct. 9 statement posted on handsoffuhuru.org. The Uhuru 3 — African People's Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela and supporters Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel — were acquitted on Sept. 13 of bogus federal charges accusing them of being Russian agents. However, they were . . . |

presstv.ir (2024-10-14). Inter-Parliamentary Union must condemn Israeli genocide in Gaza, Lebanon: Qalibaf. presstv.ir The Iranian parliament speaker says the IPU member states should condemn the Israeli regime's genocidal and criminal acts in Gaza and Lebanon.

United World International (2024-10-14). Araghchi's message to Gulf States: An olive Branch in one hand, a weapon in the other. uwidata.com By Masoud Sadrmohammadi As Israel escalates its attacks on Lebanon and conducts limited ground operations along the border, extending the flames of war from Gaza to the wider Middle East, Iran's Foreign Minister has undertaken a series of diplomatic trips across the region over the past week, which can all be seen as part of …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-10-14). Araghchi's Message to Gulf States: An Olive Branch in One Hand, a Weapon in the Other. libya360.wordpress.com Masoud Sadrmohammadi On the Iranian Foreign Minister's recent travels in West Asia As Israel escalates its attacks on Lebanon and conducts limited ground operations along the border, extending the flames of war from Gaza to the wider Middle East, Iran's Foreign Minister has undertaken a series of diplomatic trips across the region over the past…

SAM (2024-10-14). In Lebanon, The U.S. Blob Is Eyeing A Tired, Failed Strategy. progressivehub.net JENNIFER KAVANAGH | RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT…

ICRC (2024-10-14). Statement of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement on Lebanon: "Health-care workers and facilities must be respected and protected" icrc.org

United World International (2024-10-14). Araghchi's message to Gulf States: An olive Branch in one hand, a weapon in the other. unitedworldint.com On the Iranian Foreign Minister's recent travels in West Asia. By Masoud Sadrmohammadi As Israel escalates its attacks on Lebanon and conducts limited ground operations along the border, extending the flames of war from Gaza to the wider Middle East, Iran's Foreign Minister has undertaken a series of diplomatic trips across the region over the …

Staff (2024-10-14). IDF soldier killed in Gaza; Three rockets fired from Lebanon at central Israel, Tel Aviv. haaretz.com Protesters target NYSE, calling for weapons embargo on Israel, cease-fire in Gaza ‚ñ U.S. State Department urges U.S. citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately ‚ñ Israeli army investigating Gaza hospital strike that sparked fire, killing four ‚ñ IDF says it killed commander of Hezbollah's elite force anti-tank unit…

IMEMC News (2024-10-14). Day 374: Israel Kills, Injures, Dozens Across The Gaza Strip. imemc.org On Monday, Day 374 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli missiles and shells struck various parts of the starved, devastated and besieged Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians. The army targeted with a missile a group of civilians at a supply center in Jabalia refugee camp, in northern Gaza, resulting in the deaths of …

Mike Whitney (2024-10-14). If Israel Attacks Iran, Russia Is Not Going to Stay on the Sideline. Mike Whitney. globalresearch.ca I don't think there is an implicit obligation for the United States to follow like a stupid mule whatever the Israelis do. If they decide to start a war, simply on the assumption that we'll automatically be drawn into it, …

IMEMC News (2024-10-14). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Two Photojournalists in Jerusalem. imemc.org On Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted two Palestinian photojournalists in the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. In a brief statement, the Jerusalem Governorate said that the soldiers abducted Amir Abed-Rabbo and Mohammad Sharif. It added that the soldiers stopped the two photojournalists in Jerusalem's Old City, abducted them, and took them …

editor (2024-10-14). The questionable merit of Australia's official support for a two-state solution to the Palestine conflict. onlineopinion.com.au In Israel, more than twice as many people now do not support the two-state solution as support it (64% vs. 27%, respectively). In the West Bank and East Jerusalem, enthusiasm for the two-state solution was equally as low.

Owen Schalk (2024-10-14). As French embassy closes in Niger, West Africa charts a new course. mronline.org Over the past few years, numerous West African states have taken steps toward greater economic and security sovereignty, often in opposition to Western (specifically French) designs on the region.

UMMID (2024-10-14). Gaza bleeding like Hiroshima, Nagasaki: 2024 Nobel Peace winner. ummid.com In a passionate appeal to end war, Toshiyuki Mimaki, co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese group which won the 2024 Nobel Peace, said Gaza today resembles Hiroshima and Nagasaki that were bombed by the United States in 1945.

WSWS (2024-10-14). Democrats forced out of Tempe, Arizona campaign office after being targeted by gunfire three times in less than a month. wsws.org The Democratic National Committee office served as a major campaign hub in the pivotal "battleground" state.

presstv.ir (2024-10-14). Pezeshkian: No need for outsiders, regional states can ensure own security. presstv.ir The Iranian president underscored the significance of observing territorial integrity of all states.

presstv.ir (2024-10-14). 'Rohingya in pain'- Refugees on hunger strike at India detention center. presstv.ir More than 100 Rohingya refugees living at Goalpara detention center in the Indian state of Assam began hunger strike.

Elena Jackson Albarrán (2024-10-14). Columbus Who? Decolonizing the Calendar. counterpunch.org Latin America's ambivalence toward holidays to commemorate the colonizers has taken a turn since 1992. The 500-year anniversary of Columbus' arrival corresponded with yet another form of colonialism, in many Latin Americans' eyes, as a new wave of multinational corporations colluded with heads of state to tap the continent's oil, lithium, water and avocados.

2d Lt. Joy Metzler (2024-10-14). Air Force Academy Grad Deconstructs a Military Mindset. counterpunch.org Somewhere around the age of 20, I sat in a large auditorium at the United States Air Force Academy with a thousand other cadets and cheered at footage of real drone strikes on real people, laughing along with everyone else as we watched little, pixelated figures run for cover that we all knew was futile. When I look back on that event, I wonder what part of me I had to sacrifice to find humor in the loss of life. |

Nnimmo Bassey (2024-10-14). The 'Blue Economy' Myth: We Have to Stop Thinking the Ocean Can Be Run Like a Business. counterpunch.org Many maritime crimes negatively impact oceanic health, such as illegal fishing or harvesting, ocean dumping, and polluting. In addition to overfishing, where necessary species are removed from the food chain, and accelerating biodiversity loss, unsustainable industrial development along coastlines has also contributed to ocean pollution. "All of these threats erode the capacity of the ocean to provide nutritious food, jobs, medicines, and pharmaceuticals as well as regulate the climate," stated a 2020 article in the journal Nature. "Women, poor people, Indigenous communities, and young people are most affected."

aljazeera (2024-10-14). Why hasn't US President Biden made any state visits to Africa? aljazeera.com The outgoing US leader has not prioritised Africa enough, some say, as Russia and China make inroads into the continent.

Basit Mahmood (2024-10-14). Reform UK breaks Commons rules by offering £300 tours of parliament to supporters. leftfootforward.org Reform UK has once more made the headlines for all the wrong reasons, after it was revealed that that the party was offering supporters paid tours of parliament with an MP, in what amounts to a breach of Commons rules. | Reform, which has been reliant on former leader and now MP Richard Tice for 80% of funding since 2021, sent an email to some activists offering the tours for up to £300 as part of a drive to raise money, the Times reported. | The rules state that members of the Commons "must ensure that the use of facilities … is in support of their parliamentary activities, and is in ≠accordance wi…

Global Research News (2024-10-14). Selected Articles: "Theater Iran Near Term" (TIRANNT). The Ongoing Planning of War against Iran. globalresearch.ca By In recent developments, there have been numerous statements to the effect that Israel is at war with Iran. Israel is …

Philip Giraldi (2024-10-14). Is the Gaza-Israel Fighting "A False Flag"? They Let It Happen? Their Objective Is "to Wipe Gaza Off the Map"? globalresearch.ca "Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas. This is part of our strategy". Benjamin Netanyahu…

Elizabeth Weibel (2024-10-14). DOJ Sues Virginia Over Enforcement of 2006 Law Removing Noncitizens From Voter Lists. globalresearch.ca The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it was filing a lawsuit against the "State of Virginia, Virginia State Board of Elections and Virginia Commissioner of Elections" over the state's enforcement of a 2006 law, removing non-citizens from voter lists….

Shane Quinn (2024-10-14). Britain's Struggle Against Nazi Germany. globalresearch.ca The author discusses the challenges and strategies of Nazi Germany's planned invasion of Britain in 1940, highlighting the logistical difficulties, military preparations, and the potential impact of the campaign amid Britain's defensive efforts. | * | Britain's future as a state was …

Agence France-Presse (2024-10-14). Biden to visit Germany to make up for trip cancelled due to hurricane. scmp.com US President Joe Biden to make his first bilateral visit to Germany in his four-year term of office.

infobrics (2024-10-14). In Germany thousands of protesters show their opposition to Ukraine aid program. infobrics.org It seems already impossible to avoid a crisis of legitimacy from starting in Europe, considering local people's high level of discontentment with their states' international policies.

United World International (2024-10-14). "The loss of neutrality harms us" uwidata.com This October, the smallest state in the Black Sea region, Moldova, holds presidential elections. We invited the most popular independent blogger of this country, Veaceslav Valko, to discuss the elections and the prospects for Turkish-Moldovan relations. Veaceslav, tell us about the political configuration that has developed in your country on the eve of the elections? …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-10-14). Could the Sahel Alliance Divide Africa? An Answer from Burkina Faso. libya360.wordpress.com Lorenzo Maria Pacini Africa continues to rise up and delivers surprises. In recent days, several African leaders have made diplomatic trips that are reshaping the geometries of the international chessboard. The SAHEL Alliance states are charting a watershed that could divide Africa in two and determine a new historical course for the entire continent. The…

ICRC (2024-10-14). Investigating and prosecuting serious violations: an important tool against impunity. icrc.org

ICRC (2024-10-14). Statement at the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Sixth Committee Plenary Meeting on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism. icrc.org

ecns.cn (2024-10-14). Mainland punishes 'Taiwan independence' separatists advocating violence. ecns.cn Chen Binhua, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said the "academy" openly engaged in separatist activities and served as a clear base for separatists.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-10-14). Intercommunity clashes in South Sudan leave 20 dead. plenglish.com Juba, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) New inter-community clashes in South Sudan left some 20 deaths and about 40 wounded in the county of Tonj North, in Warrap state, local media highlight here today.

newarab (2024-10-14). Egypt unveils new $14m plan to protect the Red Sea's coral reefs. newarab.com Egypt has recently In collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Fund for Coral Reefs, and the United States Agenc…

newarab (2024-10-14). Iran says 'no grounds' for indirect talks with US. newarab.com Iran said Monday it currently sees "no grounds" for its indirect talks with the United States via intermediary Oman, citing the crisis in the Middle East. | In June, Tehran said it had engaged in indirect talks with Washington via Muscat, despite the two countries having no diplomatic relations. | US news website Axios reported at the time that officials from Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman "on how to avoid escalating regional attacks". | On Monday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visited the Gulf sultanate as part of a regional tour in which he met allies and Middle East powers a…

newarab (2024-10-14). Leader of planned Albanian Muslim mini-state supports Israel. newarab.com A spiritual and religious leader of the Bektashi Muslim sect, Baba Mondi, who is set to become the head of a new sovereign ministate planned by Last month, Albania's prime minister Edi Rama told the UN general assembly that his government intends to create a new state within the Albanian capital, which will consist of around 0.1 square kilometres, and be a "Vatican" for the syncretic Bektashi Sufi order. | The order…

newarab (2024-10-14). UK sanctions Iranian military figures following attack on Israel. newarab.com Britain has imposed sanctions against Iranian individuals and organisations after The sanctions target senior figures in Iran's army, air force and organisations linked to Iran's ballistic and cruise missile development. | "Despite repeated warnings, the dangerous actions of Iran and its proxies are driving further escalation in the Middle East," British Foreign Minister David Lammy said in a statement. | "Following its ballistic missile att…

newarab (2024-10-14). UN experts alarmed by treatment of migrants in Tunisia. newarab.com Migrants, refugees and human trafficking victims face alarming treatment in Tunisia, United Nations experts warned Monday. | They said human rights violations were taking place during rescue operations at sea, as people try to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, and in transfers to border areas with neighbouring Algeria and Libya. | "We have received shocking reports detailing dangerous manoeuvres when intercepting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at sea; physical violence, including beatings, threats of use of firearms; removal of engines and fuel; and capsizing of boats," the experts said in a statement.

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