Daily Archives: 7. September 2023


07.09.2023 - 22:19 [ RT.com ]

US considering assassination of Niger coup leaders – Moscow

The US government is considering whether to assassinate the leaders of the new military administration in Niger, who seized power in late July, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has said.

While the White House is “not satisfied” with events in the former French colony, it does not want to rely on military intervention by Niger’s regional neighbors, the assessment released by the SVR on Thursday claimed. Washington considers that a ‘wetwork’ solution by a proxy would be preferable to military action by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Russian agency said.

07.09.2023 - 22:02 [ Reuters ]

Exclusive: US military repositions some troops in Niger, pulls non-essential personnel

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, declined to say how many personnel would be departing and how many were repositioning within Niger from Air Base 101 in Niamey, the capital, to Air Base 201 in the city of Agadez.

Before this movement, there were 1,100 troops in the West African country.

07.09.2023 - 21:55 [ RT.com ]

Ukraine ‘has never been closer’ to NATO membership – Stoltenberg

“And these three things, the interoperability, the NATO-Ukraine Council and removal of the requirement for Membership Action Plan for Ukraine, demonstrate that Ukraine has never been closer to a membership in NATO than now,” Stoltenberg declared.

US President Joe Biden said ahead of the July summit that Ukraine would have to meet certain conditions before its bid was accepted. NATO member states have also ruled out Ukraine joining before the conflict with Russia is resolved.

07.09.2023 - 21:47 [ BusinessInsider.com ]

Ukraine‘s front-line forces aren‘t advancing as much as ‚hoped‘ in the face of tough Russian defenses, but they‘re gaining ground, about 300 feet per day, NATO chief says

Since the much-anticipated counteroffensive began in early June, Ukraine has faced waves of criticism — including from officials and experts in Western countries that have provided it with military support — that its forces are not moving fast enough. Kyiv has grown increasingly frustrated with such pessimistic commentary, and Dmytro Kuleba, the country‘s top diplomat, even told critics recently to „shut up“ and try liberating territory themselves.

07.09.2023 - 21:13 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Krieg ohne Krieger – oder: Das phantomhafte Töten und Sterben an der Front

Nicht nur die USA, auch die manifest kriegfĂŒhrenden Akteure in der Ukraine haben aus dem seinerzeitigen ‚Informationsdesaster‘ der US-Army und ihrer GIs im Vietnamkrieg gelernt: Damals lieferten mutige Kriegsberichterstatter noch weitestgehend unzensierte Bilder vom Morden, vom Töten und vom Sterben direkt von der Front frei Haus, die weltweit ĂŒber die Bildschirme flimmerten und auf den Titelseiten der tonangebenden Zeitungen erschienen – und vor allem die junge Generation in den LĂ€ndern des Westens zu Protest- und Verweigerungsaktionen auf die Straße trieben. SpĂ€testens seit dem Golfkrieg 1991 werden wir, wenn ĂŒberhaupt, nur noch mit – den MilitĂ€rs und Machthabern genehmen – klinisch-reinen Bildern und Filmen von „Embedded Journalists“ beliefert.

07.09.2023 - 20:42 [ Tass.com ]

US’ decision to supply depleted uranium munitions to Kiev inhumane — Russian embassy

„The US Administration‘s decision to send depleted uranium rounds to Kiev is a clear sign of inhumanity. Obviously, Washington, obsessed with the idea of inflicting a ‘strategic defeat’ on Russia, is ready to fight not only to the last Ukrainian but to put a cross on the future generations,“ the embassy wrote on its Telegram channel.

07.09.2023 - 20:29 [ RT.com ]

Pentagon erwartet von der Ukraine einen „verantwortungsvollen“ Umgang mit Uranmunition

Kritiker des Einsatzes von Uranmunition wiesen auf einen drastischen Anstieg von Krebserkrankungen und GeburtsschÀden in LÀndern wie Irak und Serbien hingewiesen, in denen diese Munition eingesetzt worden ist. Die Gefahr besteht vor allem in Staubpartikeln, die freigesetzt werden, wenn die Munition zerfÀllt. Diese sind hochgiftig, wenn sie eingeatmet oder angefasst werden.

07.09.2023 - 20:15 [ Cambridge.org/ ]

Radiation Warfare: A Review of the Legality of Depleted Uranium Weaponry

Although the subject of media frenzy in the immediate aftermath of the 1999 Kosovo conflict, the use of depleted uranium ammunition in Iraq 2003 raised little media attention. How could the use of such a controversial weapon in 1991 go largely unnoticed just four years later? Does this lack of global condemnation necessarily lead to the conclusion that the “dictates of the public conscience” have evolved in regard to the use of this previously controversial weapon of war? This article seeks to analyze the legality of the use of depleted uranium ammunition — the main question being whether the existing laws of armed conflict are already sufficient to address any human and environmental concerns.

07.09.2023 - 20:09 [ associated press ]

A look at the uranium-based ammunition the US is sending to Ukraine

Depleted uranium is a byproduct of the uranium enrichment process needed to create nuclear weapons. The rounds retain some radioactive properties, but they can’t generate a nuclear reaction like a nuclear weapon would, RAND nuclear expert and policy researcher Edward Geist said.