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Sunday, April 10, 2022
Moscow Patriarch Kirill: Church is restraining the antichrist
Moscow Patriarch Kirill: Church is restraining the antichrist: Without referring to the ongoing war in Ukraine, primate hints at a battle on a higher level.
This Geopolitical War is a ‘Geopolitical Crime’ | Global Justice in the 21st Century
This Geopolitical War is a ‘Geopolitical Crime’ | Global Justice in the 21st Century: [Prefatory Note: This post was earlier published on April 9, 2022 in a somewhat modified form in CounterPunch with the title “Why Ukraine?” Please read the last paragraph to make sense …
China makes semi-secret delivery of missiles to Serbia | AP News
China makes semi-secret delivery of missiles to Serbia | AP News: BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Russian ally Serbia took the delivery of a sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system in a veiled operation this weekend, amid Western concerns that an arms buildup in the Balkans at the time of the war in Ukraine could threaten the fragile peace in the region.
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Why Ukraine? - CounterPunch.org
Why Ukraine? - CounterPunch.org: There is no doubt that atrocities have been committed in Ukraine, seemingly by Russian attacking forces, and in a perfect world those who so acted would be held responsible. But the world is highly imperfect when it comes to accountability for international crimes. When the International Criminal Court in 2020 found it had authority to investigate alleged crimes committed by Israel in Occupied Palestine, the decision was called ‘pure anti-Semitism’ by the Israeli prime minister.
Friday, April 8, 2022
NATO Members Agree to Provide 'New and Heavier' Weapons to Ukraine - News From Antiwar.com
NATO Members Agree to Provide 'New and Heavier' Weapons to Ukraine - News From Antiwar.com: The decision came after Ukraine appealed to NATO for more arms
Bill Clinton: I Tried to Put Russia on Another Path - The Atlantic
Bill Clinton: I Tried to Put Russia on Another Path - The Atlantic: My policy was to work for the best, while expanding NATO to prepare for the worst.
Still at War: The United States in the Sahel
Still at War: The United States in the Sahel
Comment by Todd Pierce
I am not always in agreement with Just Security as too often they take an aggressive interventionist position for US foreign policy. But this is exactly on point in identifying the “cascade dynamic” which the US has used so often as “foreign policy,” such as when Marines were brought to Vietnam, then they needed an airbase, then Marine patrols to protect the airbase . . . We’re like the camel who gets its head into the tent, then . . .
BLUF:
"In the context of my Crisis Group research, former U.S. officials characterized the airbase at Agadez as a direct action facility in search of a mission. (“Direct action” is a term that encompasses lethal action, such as through drone strikes, and capture operations.) Another former official explained that basing for strike aircraft is the “untold story of U.S. direct action” in the war on terror. This official described a cascade dynamic in which first U.S. forces are deployed on an “advise, assist, and accompany” mission, which then increases the perceived threat to those U.S. forces as their numbers grow, creating a perceived need for air assets to protect the U.S. troops, an airbase is built, and then inevitably the newly available aircraft are used for strikes, often under the rubric of “self-defense” or “collective self-defense” of partner forces. Indeed, “collective self-defense” strikes against alShabaab in Somalia, beginning in 2015, were only possible because of the availability of such air assets.
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"Yet, the testimony of executive branch witnesses at a recent hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee suggests that the administration is not yet prepared to seriously engage with Congress on durably curtailing the war by revising and carefully tailoring the expansive and outdated text of the 2001 AUMF.
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> "That is a mistake. To forestall another twenty years of the war on terror, the administration should be more transparent about how it currently interprets the 2001 AUMF and more earnestly devote itself to working with Congress on concrete measures to rein in this antiquated war authorization. For its part, Congress should reclaim its war powers so that it, rather than the executive branch, determines against whom and where the United States is at war and imposes a sunset on any future use of force authorization.
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> "Without such legislative reform, the White House will bequeath to another administration the loaded weapon of the 2001 AUMF. If the history of the war on terror is any guide, the Sahel may be its next battlefield."
Jerks – Consortium News
Jerks – Consortium News: Michael Brenner explains why he will abstain from any further writing on the subjects of Ukraine and U.S. relations with Russia, China or the Solomon Islands.
By Michael Brenner
There will be no more from me on the subject of Ukraine; nor on our relations with Russia, China or the Solomon
The State Department Failed to Prevent the War. Will It Now Prevent the Peace? - The American Conservative
The State Department Failed to Prevent the War. Will It Now Prevent the Peace? - The American Conservative: Perhaps the bird we should strive to be is neither hawk nor dove, but the American Eagle depicted on our great seal.
US Officials Admit They're Literally Just Lying To The Public About Russia
US Officials Admit They're Literally Just Lying To The Public About Russia: Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ NBC News has a new report out citing multiple anonymous US officials, humorously titled "In a break with the past, U.S. is using intel to fight an info war with Russia, even when the intel isn't rock solid". The officials say the Biden administration has been rapidly pushing out "intelligence" about Russia's plans in Ukraine that is "low-confidence" or "based more on analysis than hard evidence", or even just plain false, in order to fight an information war against Putin.
Collecting Bodies in Bucha, Ukraine | The New Yorker
Collecting Bodies in Bucha, Ukraine | The New Yorker: A team of Ukrainian volunteers say that, since the Russian retreat, they have picked up three hundred corpses.
What China Reads
What China Reads: Sudden loss of power while driving! Tesla recalls nearly 130,000 vehicles and announces price hikes
What Lessons Does Putin's War in Ukraine Teach China?
What Lessons Does Putin's War in Ukraine Teach China?: A month into the invasion, Beijing is still backing Russia.
Is Today’s Energy Shortage Worse Than The 1970s Oil Crisis? | naked capitalism
Is Today’s Energy Shortage Worse Than The 1970s Oil Crisis? | naked capitalism: The energy outlook, particularly for Europe, is not very cheery.
As Bilateral Trade Between Mexico and US Hits Record High, Diplomatic Relations Sink to Lowest Point in Decades | naked capitalism
As Bilateral Trade Between Mexico and US Hits Record High, Diplomatic Relations Sink to Lowest Point in Decades | naked capitalism: All eyes are now on Mexico's electricity reform, which threatens the interests of some of the world’s biggest energy companies, many of them in the U.S.
Attorney Gains More Proof The Federal Government is Covering Up Death Shots
Attorney Gains More Proof The Federal Government is Covering Up Death Shots: The establishment is fighting to keep the lid on the truth
AP1000 remains attractive option for US market, says MIT : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
AP1000 remains attractive option for US market, says MIT : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: An overnight capital cost of USD2900 per kilowatt for the next AP1000 series in the USA is achievable, according to an independent assessment by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. The report considers the cost in the context of the experience realised at the Vogtle site in Georgia, where two AP1000 units are under construction.
Canadian waste organisation completes borehole programme : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News
Canadian waste organisation completes borehole programme : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News: Canada's Nuclear Waste Management Organization has completed its deep borehole drilling programme to understand the subsurface geology in the two areas that will potentially host a deep geological repository for the nation's used nuclear fuel. The programme will help inform the final selection of a site.
Samsung, Seaborg partnership on floating nuclear reactors : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Samsung, Seaborg partnership on floating nuclear reactors : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The Memorandum of Understanding is to manufacture and sell turnkey power plants combining Samsung Heavy Industry’s ship-building expertise and the Danish company’s Compact Molten Salt Reactor. It also covers development of hydrogen production plants and ammonia plants.
Testing Positive - Tablet Magazine
Testing Positive - Tablet Magazine: After two years of being careful and getting vaccinated, I finally got COVID-19
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