(2021-11-04). As the planet wants to go green, France has a nuclear habit it just cannot kick. peoplesdispatch.org With one of every three lightbulbs in France being lit by the yellow-cake uranium from Niger, its armies have garrisoned the Sahel, from Mauritania at one end to Chad at the other, as part of Operation Barkhane. War is what turns on the lights in France…
(2021-11-04). Man Eaten by Piranhas After Drowning in Lake to Escape From Bees. sputniknews.com A man has reportedly died after jumping into a lake in Brazil to escape a swarm of bees that attacked him and his friends — only to drown and be eaten by piranhas.
(2021-11-04). US Embassy Takeover symbol of resistance against arrogance. en.mehrnews.com The Iranian Defense Ministry said in a statement that Aban 13 (Day of US Embassy Takeover), is a symbol of resistance against oppression and the arrogant powers in the world.
(2021-11-04). Irán celebra Día Nacional de Lucha contra la Arrogancia Global. telesurtv.net Esta fecha es propicia para ratificar la posición antimperialista del pueblo iraní.
(2021-11-04). US Navy punishes sub that hit mountain in South China Sea. rt.com 
The US Navy has relieved the captain, executive officer and chief sonar technician of USS Connecticut, the nuclear-powered attack submarine that struck an undersea mountain in the South China Sea last month. | Commander Cameron Aljilani, Lieutenant Commander Patrick Cashin and Master Chief Sonar Technician Cory Rodgers were relieved of command "due to loss of confidence," the Navy Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, commander of the 7th Fleet, has dete…
(2021-11-04). Cover-up of U.S. Nuclear Sub Collision in South China Sea: a Wake-up Call for East Asia — and the World. strategic-culture.org By John V. WALSH | "When elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled." | So warned Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in his Fast forward to October 2, 2021, about one year later, and the first patch of grass has been stomped on by the…
(2021-11-04). Fold, call or raise? China's potential AUKUS reactions. asiatimes.com 
Over a month has passed since the announcement of the defense cooperation agreement among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS). While the deal includes cooperation in a variety of areas, the most eye-catching aspect of the cooperation is the sale of nuclear-powered submarines, a crown jewel of US military technology, to Australia. …
(2021-11-03). Iran Thwarts US Attempt To Seize Iranian Oil In Sea Of Oman. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Iranian outlets reported that the naval force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have thwarted a U.S. attempt to take over the Iranian oil in the Sea of Oman. | RELATED: | "The U.S. forces confiscated a tanker carrying Iranian exported oil in the waters of the Sea of Oman and transferred the shipment to another tanker trying to lead it to an unknown destination," said the report without specifying the date of the…
(2021-11-03). Iran claims to have thwarted US attempt to steal oil from its ship in Sea of Oman. peoplesdispatch.org According to the Tasnim News Agency, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel landed on a tanker which the US was trying to confiscate and later steered it into Iranian waters…
(2021-11-03). Iran: JCPOA Talks' Outcome "Clear" Unless US Issues Guarantees. telesurenglish.net The head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, warned on Wednesday that the negotiations on a possible restoration of the JCPOA deal will fail unless U.S. President Joe Biden gives some guarantees. "The U.S. President, lacking authority, is not ready to give guarantees. If the current status quo continues, the result of negotiations is clear", Shamkhani tweeted. | RELATED: | His remarks come shor…
(2021-11-03). IRGC Shares Footage Of Its Personnel Boarding Oil Tanker Meters Always From US Warships. southfront.org 
Speedboats of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) are seen during major drills in the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf code-named the Great Prophet 9 on February 25, 2015. | The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has shared footage showing its personnel boarding an oil tanker in the Sea of Oman a few hundred meters away from US Navy warships. | In a
(2021-11-03). The "Free Market" Will Not Save us rom Climate Crisis: 5 Lessons from the Pandemic. orinocotribune.com By Sarah Lazare — Nov 1, 2021 | If there's one thing the past 18 months have taught us, it's that a capitalist deus ex machina will not reveal itself anytime soon. | When attempting to convey the stakes of curbing climate change, it is tempting to reach for metaphors. What if an asteroid with the power to destroy our entire planet were headed for Earth, and we had the power to change its course, but only through international cooperation? Or what if we had advance knowledge of a massive nuclear explosion that will wipe out human civilization unless we stop it? Would we be giving so much air time to the "let…
(2021-11-03). Lies, Lies and Nuclear Submarines. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | It looked like something of an ambush, but a coterie of Australian journalists had their man where they wanted him. Between sessions at the G20 Summit in Rome, and French President Emmanuel Macron found himself blunter than usual. The sundering of the relationship between Australia and France over the new trilateral security relationship between Canberra, Washington and London, and, more importantly, the rescinding of the submarine contract with Australia, was pl…