(2021-10-15). Macedonian Ramble: the Ghost Train to Tirana. counterpunch.org This is the second part in a series about a journey across what used to be called Macedonia, which is now divided among Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, and Turkey. When not reading my fireside books, I was plotting my train journey for the next day by consulting an old Cook's Continental Timetable (if the trains
(2021-10-15). With Nod to Military Action Against Iran, US Gives In to Israeli Pressure. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Tony Blinken "All options" was a catch-all term for the US in threatening anyone, but Israeli officials felt the US wasn't saying it nearly enough against Iran, presenting this as a split between Israel and the Democrats, a rift they no…
(2021-10-15). Peace activists say 'No' to nuclear-powered submarines. greenleft.org.au Activists challenge the federal government's embrace of nuclear-submarine technology and the new AUKUS agreement. Bevan Ramsden reports.
(2021-10-14). Iranian-Backed Forces Threatens 'Harsh Response' To Recent Israeli Airstrikes On Syria's Palmyra. southfront.org 
Iranian-backed forces massing around Deir Ezzor city | The Allies of Syria Operations Room, which commands Iranian-backed forces in Syria, has vowed to response "very harshly" to the In a statement released on October 14, the operations room revealed that the Israeli airstrikes had destroyed several barracks and a s…
(2021-10-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Danish nurses' one-hour wildcat strikes over pay and understaffing win support from dockers and scaffolders; public transport workers strike across France over pay, conditions and safety; Scottish railworkers continue Sunday stoppages over overtime rates while balloting over pay; South African metalworkers' indefinite national strike impacts auto manufacturing, while union prepares betrayal; Iranian sugar plant workers' strike at Haft Tappeh over pay arrears and privatisation enters week three…
(2021-10-14). Climate Change versus the Dangers of Nuclear War. "Three Minutes to Midnight" globalresearch.ca While a World War III scenario implying the preemptive use of nuclear weapons has been on the drawing board of the Pentagon for more than ten years, military planners are now involved in the formulation of concrete attack plans directed against Russia.
(2021-10-14). French Finance Minister Issues Declaration Of Independence. popularresistance.org "Clear Differences Remain Between France and the U.S, French Minister Says," is the headline to a remarkable piece appearing in the New York Times. The Minister, Bruno Le Maire, is brutally frank on the nature of the differences as the quotations below Illustrate. (Emphases in the quotations are jvw's.) In fact, they amount to a Declaration of Independence of France and EU from the U.S. | It is not surprising that the differences relate to China after the brouhaha over the sale of U.S. nuclear submarines to Australia and the surprising (to the French) cancellation of contracts with France for submarines. Mr. LeMa…