2021-11-09: News Headlines

Steve Sweeney (2021-11-09). U.S. bans Communist journalist from traveling to Nicaragua for elections. peoplesworld.org MEXICO CITY—"Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?" U.S. authorities infamously asked those entering the country during the Cold War. Nowadays, the questions may have changed, but the intention is the same—to keep out undesirables. It seems that I am one of those undesirables—as well as a Communist—finding myself …

Staff (2021-11-09). Headlines for November 9, 2021. democracynow.org Climate Activists Blast COP26 Draft Statement for Failing to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Police Raid Glasgow Squat Housing Climate Activists Protesting COP26, Coronavirus Cases Surge to Record Highs Across Some European Nations, As U.S. Opens Borders to Vaccinated Travelers, Asylum Seekers Remain Trapped in Mexico, Poland Mobilizes Thousands of Troops to Belarus Border to Bar Entry to Refugees, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Wins Fourth Term After Arresting Opponents, Crushing Dissent, Israeli Spyware Found on Phones of Six Palestinian Human Rights Activists, Justice Department Brings New Charges Against Ransomwa…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-09). Stoltenberg: NATO stands in solidarity with Poland and all our Allies in the region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO chief voices solidarity with Poland amid border standoff The NATO chief on Tuesday voiced solidarity with Poland amid a migrant crisis at the country's border with Belarus. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made the statement after discussing the border standoff with Polish President Andrzej Duda…. He added: "NATO stands in solidarity with Poland and all …

Anonymous765 (2021-11-09). The Migrant Tug Of War At The Belarus-Poland Border. southfront.org | DEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK : | MONERO (XMR): 49HqitRzdnhYjgTEAhgGpCfsjdTeMbUTU6cyR4JV1R7k2Eej9rGT8JpFiYDa4tZM6RZiFrHmMzgSrhHEqpDYK…

Anonymous007 (2021-11-09). Lithuania Mulls State Of Emergency In Anticipation Of Migrant Wave From Belarus. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Lithuania's government has asked the parliament to declare a state of emergency on the country's border with Belarus. | After thousands of migrants are organizing a sit-in with tents and attempting to push into Poland, Vilnius expects that the same fate awaits its border with Belarus."In view of this really serious situation, the Interior Ministry proposes to introduce an emergency situation. The government will have to consider the proposal and make the decision," Interior M…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-09). U.S., EU join NATO in condemning Belarus, backing neighboring NATO states. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US condemns Belarus for 'orchestrating' migrant flows to Europe The US State Department on Monday called on the Belarusian authorities to immediately halt their "campaign of orchestrating and coercing irregular migration flows" across the country's borders. "The United States strongly condemns the Lukashenka regime's political exploitation and coercion of vulnerable people, and the regime's callous …

Editor (2021-11-08). Sandinistas poised to win election in Nicaragua despite U.S. sabotage and smears. mronline.org Media repeats big lie that Nicaraguan migrants to the U.S. are escaping Ortega's repression.

TASS (2021-11-08). Russia to keep supporting Venezuela in settling internal political differences — Lavrov. tass.com Russian foreign minister said Moscow took note of the "active and open position of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and his government" as part of the consultations that started in Mexico City with assistance from Norway and some other countries including Russia…

Staff (2021-11-08). New emergency strikes Baldwin's 'Rust' movie set. rt.com A crew member working to wind down production of Alec Baldwin's movie 'Rust' — after the cinematographer was accidentally shot dead on set — was bitten by a venomous spider and may end up losing his arm. | The incident involving lamp operator and pipe rigger Jason Miller occurred some time ago, with Sky News learning about it through a 'Just Giving' page set up raise money for the man's treatment. | Miller was working at the production site in New Mexico when he was bitten in the arm by a brown recluse spider, which injects necrotic venom into its prey. | The crew member was hospitalized several da…

Staff (2021-11-08). Unable to breach Belarus-Poland border, migrants set up camp (VIDEO). rt.com Hundreds of migrants attempting to seek asylum in the EU have set up tents and campfires in the no-man's-land along the border between Belarus and Poland, with Warsaw deploying guards to stop them from crossing. | Aerial footage from the frontier showed smoke rising from dozens of campfires and tents popping up in the forest, as lines of Polish police and what looked like the military gathered on the other side. | Polish Defense Minister Mariusz B≈Çaszczak said more than 12,000 soldiers had been deployed to the border. | After Brussels imposed sanctions on Belarus in June, citing "human rights" vi…

Staff (2021-11-08). Washington blasts Belarus over migrant crisis on Polish border. rt.com The US Department of State has condemned Minsk over the tensions on the Polish border, sparked by a new wave of migrants seeking to reach the EU. Washington vowed to continue putting pressure on Belarus authorities. | State Department spokesman Ned Price urged Belarus to stop the alleged encouragement and facilitation of illegal migration. | "As long as the regime and Belarus refuses to respect its international obligations and commitments, undermines the peace and security of Europe and continues to repress and abuse people seeking nothing more than to live in freedom, we will continue to pressure Lukashenko…

Staff (2021-11-08). Americans disapprove of Biden's plan to pay compensation to migrant families – polls. rt.com Two new polls show that a plan by the Department of Justice to pay millions in lawsuit settlements to separated migrant families does not have much public support, despite an endorsement from Joe Biden. | A new Rasmussen poll found that 57% of respondents believe the government should not be paying settlements to thousands of suing migrant families. Last week, The Washington Post reported that the DOJ was considering payments of $450,000 to each member of families separated at the border. | Thousands of migrants have filed lawsuits against the Department of Justice over former President Donald Trump's 'zero-to…

TASS (2021-11-08). Belarusian Red Cross is ready to help migrants on Belarusian-Polish border. tass.com The organization added that the representatives of the Belarusian Red Cross were in constant contact with state bodies, public organizations, as well as international partners…

TASS (2021-11-08). Russian diplomat points to Warsaw's role in invasion of Iraq amid crisis with its migrants. tass.com "It is time that the Polish politicians, cursing Lukashenko and accusing Minsk of problems with Iraqi migrants, recalled how Iraq was destroyed with the most active participation of Warsaw," Maria Zakharova stressed…

TASS (2021-11-08). Most refugees at Belarus-Poland border want to go to Germany — agency. tass.com Since the beginning of 2021, more than 30,000 migrants have sought to cross the Polish-Belarusian border…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-08). NATO echoes U.S. in condemning Belarus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hybrid tactics by Belarus on border with Poland "unacceptable" — Nato Nato has condemned as "unacceptable" the use of migrants as a hybrid tactic by the Belarusian state. …"We urge Belarus to respect international law….Nato continues to closely monitor the situation that is putting pressure on our allies, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland." It [NATO statement] …

Anonymous103 (2021-11-08). In Video: Chaos On The Polish Border. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Large crowds of migrants are Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki set up an anti-crisis center due to the situation on the border, where 12 000 soldiers, including Polish special forces were deployed. | The chaos that the Poles are facing today is the result of years-long…

Ragip Soylu (2021-11-08). Turkey's Soylu hands Greece four demands as he sets up new dialogue channel. middleeasteye.net Turkey's Soylu hands Greece four demands as he sets up new dialogue channel | Greek and Turkish sources say interior minister told Greece's Mitarachi that pushbacks in the Aegean must end | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 09: 23 | Police officers patrol the delta of Evros river, near Alexandroupoli, along the Greek-Turkish border. Soylu has sought an end to Greece's pushbacks of refugees and migrants (AFP) | In an att…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-08). Analyst: NATO threatens Belarus over refugees that fled NATO bombing. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Opinion: West does not care about human rights, ready to use tanks against migrants "We have seen attempts to aggravate the situation, attempts to commit acts of aggression by Poland against Belarus. This is happening through militarization, through the deployment of various kinds of armed units literally 40km from Belarus, which we are concerned about. …

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