Monthly Archives: November 2022

2022-11-26: News Headlines

En.mehrnews (2022-11-26). US deploys eight MQ-9 Reaper drones to Greece. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) — The US has deployed eight MQ-9 Reaper drones, to Larissa Air Base in central Greece for one year.

_____ (2022-11-25). Media Serve The Governors, Not The Governed. popularresistance.org In his 1971 opinion in the Pentagon Papers case, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black wrote: | "In the First Amendment the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government's power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to censure the Government." | That's what WikiLeaks and Julian Assange have been doing since 2006: censuring governments with governments' own words pried from secrecy by WikiLeaks' sources—whistleblowers. In other words…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-25). In Video: Russian Lancet Drones Target Ukrainian Military Equipment On Kherson Front. southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military continues to target the military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Kherson front with Lancet loitering munitions. | On November 25, Russian sources published a video documenting two recent Lancet strikes on the front. The first strike targeted what appears…

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2022-11-25: News Headlines

_____ (2022-11-23). Repression In The Courts Is Failing To Silence Palestine Campaigners. popularresistance.org Palestine campaigners have been dragged through the UK courts over the last few months because of their intense direct action campaign against Israeli arms company Elbit Systems. | Elbit is Israel's largest private drone manufacturer, and manufactures the majority of the drones that the Israeli military uses to attack Gaza. It also manufactures small-caliber ammunition for the Israeli army. Campaigners have been have been taking action against Elbit for more than a decade. However, the direct action campaign gathered momentum after the formation of Palestine Action in 2020. Campaigners have vowed to push Elbit ou…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-23). Military Situation In Syria On November 23, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On November 22, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | Turkish warplanes struck Saeeda and Zaraba Oil Stations in the east of Qamishli; | Turkish drones struck an oil site near the village of Ewda; | Turkish warplanes struck the SDF positions in the Tal Tamar area; | Turkey will clear northern Syria from militants, starting from Tal Rifaat, Manbij and Ain al-Arab, according to Turkis…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-23). Iran Vows To Continue Attacks On Kurdish Insurgents In Northern Iraq After Series Of Strikes (Videos). southfront.org Iran will continue strikes on the Iraqi Kurdistan Region until the threat to its national security is eliminated, Brigadier General…

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-23). Bipartisan Group of Senators Press Pentagon to Give Ukraine Advanced Drones. news.antiwar.com A group of bipartisan senators is urging the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with advanced MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones that would give Kyiv longer-range capability. The Biden administration has been hesitant to send the drones due to the risk of escalation with Russia and concerns that the sensitive technology in the drones could end up …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-23). US Announces $400 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon announced on Wednesday a new $400 million weapons package for Ukraine, marking the 26th drawdown of equipment from US military stockpiles for the Ukrainians. The package includes heavy machine guns meant to counter drones, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), and munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASMS), an air …

En.mehrnews (2022-11-23). Tehran, Kyiv discuss alleged use of Iranian drones in Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) — Experts from Iran and Ukraine have met to discuss the reports on the alleged delivery of Iranian drones to Russia to use in the Ukraine war.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-23). US senators urge White House to send armed drones to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) — A bipartisan group of 16 US senators has asked the President Joe Biden administration to consider giving Ukraine advanced drones to fight Russia.

Fvorinoco (2022-11-23). Petro Says Time to 'Put Pressure' on the US for Assange Case. orinocotribune.com On Monday, November 21, Colombian President Gustavo Petro welcomed spokesmen for WikiLeaks on Monday at the Casa de Nariño, with whom he discussed "the risks that exist for democracy and press freedom" if Julian Assange is extradited to the US. At the meeting, Petro promised to "put pressure" on the US government of Joe Biden in defense of Assange. The group Petro met with included the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, Kristinn Hrafnsson, and the organization's ambassador, Joseph Farrell. | "They [the Colombian government] have shown a clear commitment to support the fight for Julian Assange's freedom," Hrafnsson sai…

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