(2022-01-12). Afghanistan embassy's activities continuing in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) — Caretaker ambassador of Afghanistan Embassy to Iran said that ambassadorial activities of the embassy continue in Tehran.
(2022-01-12). U.S. NATO envoy, Blinken protégée: Russia has threatened Europe for past 20 years. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Smith's official website hasn't posted her comments; what follows is borrowed from Air Force Magazine and TASS. Her own site states that until coming to her post as U.S. permanent representative (ambassador) to NATO recently, she was Senior Advisor to Secretary Blinken at the Department of State. ==== Ahead of the meeting [January 10th meeting …
(2022-01-11). With its aggression in Balkans, Mideast, Africa, Asia, Latin America, U.S. has no right to lecture CSTO on Kazakhstan — envoy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US has no grounds to counsel CSTO on what to do in Kazakhstan — Russian embassyUnlike the US troops, occupying territories of Syria and Kosovo in Serbia, the peacekeeping forces of the CSTO carry out the mission to ensure security of the critical infrastructure in upon the request of its authorities, the embassy said The …
(2022-01-11). Thousands of jihadists involved in Kazakhstan protests, Russian diplomat claims. peoplesworld.org 
Thousands of jihadists were involved in the recent violence in Kazakhstan, Russia claimed on Sunday. At least two security officials are believed to have been beheaded. Russian ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that Kazakhstan was being subjected to another attempted "color revolution." Russian President Vladimir Putin, who sent troops into Kazakhstan to …
(2022-01-11). Hey, Hey, USA! How Many Bombs Did You Drop Today? popularresistance.org The Pentagon has finally published its first Airpower Summary since President Biden took office nearly a year ago. These monthly reports have been published since 2007 to document the number of bombs and missiles dropped by U.S.-led air forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria since 2004. But President Trump stopped publishing them after February 2020, shrouding continued U.S. bombing in secrecy. | Over the past 20 years, as documented in the table below, U.S. and allied air forces have dropped over 337,000 bombs and missiles on other countries. That is an average of 46 strikes per day for 20 years. This endless bom…
(2022-01-11). As Israel Plots Endgame in Occupied Golan, Bennett Must Remember Lessons of the Past. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Jan 5, 2022 | With Syria still embroiled in its own war, Israel has been actively rewriting the rule book regarding its conduct in this Arab country. Gone are the days of a potential return of the illegally occupied Golan Heights to Syrian sovereignty in exchange for peace, per the language of yesteryears. Now, Israel is set to double its illegal Jewish settler population in the Golan, while Israeli bombs continue to drop with a much higher frequency on various Syrian targets. | Indeed, a one-sided war is underway, casually reported as if a routine, everyday event. In the last decade, many…
(2022-01-11). Covid's Lesson: When Anxious, Isolated and Hopeless, We're Less Ready to Think Critically. dissidentvoice.org When I criticize meddling in Syria by Britain and America, or their backing of groups there that elsewhere are considered terrorists, it does not follow that I am, therefore, a cheerleader for the dictatorship of Bashar Assad or that I think that Syrians should be denied a better political system. Similarly, when I criticize Joe …
(2022-01-11). Pope weighs in on morality of Covid vaccination. rt.com 
The head of the Catholic Church reiterated his support for the Covid jab during an annual speech to ambassadors at the Vatican | The Pope has given his strongest backing yet to the Covid vaccine, siding with the Vatican's coronavirus advisory board and calling it a "moral obligation," urging people to show "respect for the health" of others. | Speaking on Monday, Pope Francis used his yearly speech to representatives from 183 countries accredited to the Holy See to address what he sees as important international issues and outline the Vatican's stance. | The 85-year-old head of the Catholic Church has previous…
(2022-01-11). US Envoy: NATO Won't Discuss Its Open Door Policy With Russia. telesurenglish.net On Monday, U.S. and Russian officials held talks for almost eight hours during the Geneva meeting to discuss the Russian security proposals, which Moscow considers would release tensions between Russia and the Western alliance. | Julianne Smith, U.S. ambassador to NATO, indicates the Bloc is not willing to discuss their open door policy with Russia. Jan. 11, 2022.