(2022-02-09). Memo to Congress: Diplomacy for Ukraine Is Spelled M-i-n-s-k. dissidentvoice.org 
Peace protest at the White House — Photo credit: iacenter.org While the Biden administration is sending more troops and weapons to inflame the Ukraine conflict and Congress is pouring more fuel on the fire, the American people are on a totally different track. A December 2021 poll found that a plurality of Americans in both …
(2022-02-09). Violent clashes and displacement of people continue in Myanmar. peoplesdispatch.org In the latest cycle of violence, the junta forces torched over 100 buildings in the Chin State town of Thantlang. Activists and lawyers have also raised concerns that the measures taken by the military to cement its authoritarian control of online spaces will deepen surveillance in the country…
(2022-02-09). Samidoun Hungary rallies in Budapest to #FreePalestinianStudents. samidoun.net 
On Sunday, 30 January, activists with the new Samidoun Hungary chapter organized a vigil in central Budapest to call for the freedom of imprisoned Palestinian students. Participants carried signs and pictures of Palestinian students locked behind bars in Israeli jails, calling for their immediate liberation. Students in Hungary set up their display of information on …
(2022-02-09). United protest in New Orleans against US, NATO war on Russia. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA — Anti-war protesters gathered on February 5 in New Orleans at Lafayette Square Park to demand an end to NATO aggression against Russia. Activists carried signs and chanted slogans calling for peace and the disbandment of NATO. | The protest was organized by a coalition including the Communist Party USA, the Democratic Socialists of America, Freedom Road Socialist Organization and the Party for Socialism and Liberation. | Speakers decried the latest U.S. attempt to escalate the situation in Ukraine, which they said threatens us with a nuclear conflict with Russia. The protest also highlight…
(2022-02-09). Dallas rally protests US, NATO aggression against Russia. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX – On February 5, a crowd gathered at the Grassy Knoll in downtown Dallas to protest threats of war by the United States and NATO against Russia. The protest was organized by the Dallas Anti-War Committee, CODEPINK Greater Dallas, Dallas Peace and Justice Center, Party for Socialism and Liberation Dallas-Fort Worth, and Veterans for Peace North Texas. The rally was a part of a national day of action in which over 50 cities participated. | The protest called for total withdrawal of U.S. troops from Europe, an end to weapons sales to the reactionary government of Ukraine, and for the disbandment of NATO.
(2022-02-09). U.S. to deploy warship, fighter squadron to assist UAE's war in Yemen. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The United Arab Emirates, a founding member of NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative military partnership, supplied NATO with troops for its war in Afghanistan and combat aircraft for its war against Libya, and leading NATO nations — the U.S., France, Turkey among them — return the favor. The war in Yemen is one of several military …
(2022-02-09). Saudi-led coalition heavily bombs Yemen's capital. en.mehrnews.com The Saudi-led coalition heavily bombarded various areas in the capital of Yemen on Wednesday morning.
(2022-02-09). Yemen war: Turkey joins NATO ally France in shoring up UAE military. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Daily SabahFebruary 8, 2022 Turkey, UAE discuss improving defense, military cooperation Also see: French military provides United Arab Emirates assistance for genocidal war in Yemen Officials from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday discussed the prospects of developing their bilateral defense and military cooperation. The UAE's minister of state for defense …
(2022-02-09). Cuba alcanza el tercer lugar del mundo en vacunación anti-Covid-19. telesurtv.net Cuba apostó por la producción de vacunas nacionales, las cuales alcanzan un elevado por ciento de efectividad.
(2022-02-09). øOfensiva o "contraofensiva" de Estados Unidos contra Cuba? cubadebate.cu Sería útil detenerse en una pequeña pregunta al valorar los hechos recientes: øes una ofensiva contra nuestro país, o una "contraofensiva"? Y muchos lectores dirán, °qué más da, hace el mismo daño! Esa aseveración también es atinada, pero desde el punto político tendría cierta utilidad analizar cuál de los dos conceptos caracteriza mejor lo sucedido, porque la respuesta puede tener implicaciones futuras.
(2022-02-09). Trinidad & Tobago Coast Guard Kills Venezuelan Child, Maduro Gov't Demands Answers. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas rejected the fatal shooting against a boat with Venezuelan migrants, urging Trinidadian authorities to open a probe.
(2022-02-09). President Maduro Condemns Indolence of Some Officials Toward Workers. orinocotribune.com 
With a tenacious call to end the indolence of some state institutions and private entities, President Nicolás Maduro asked for the support of Venezuela's working class through the functions carried out by the Productive Councils of Workers (CPT). | The statements were issued this Monday, February 7, during a meeting with workers of state-owned PDVSA subsidiary Pequiven. At the same time, President Maduro noted that Venezuela currently has sufficient funds to finance small and medium industries, including through the bank's credit portfolio. | "The assets are there, what is not there is a connection with the grass…
(2022-02-08). Iran nuclear deal: The role of the Israel lobby & pressure groups in derailing an agreement. rt.com 
Different impact groups try to prevent a new deal between the West and Tehran. How are some of them connected to Israel? | On January 24, it was revealed in a
(2022-02-08). Ukraine and Russia: History Matters. strategic-culture.org By Karsten RIISE | What is Ukraine? This is a difficult question. Russia was born in Kiev. The first historic Russian empire was Kievan-Rus, which was founded by the Vikings and the King Rurik, who sailed from the Baltic Sea through the rivers Daugava and Dnepr down to the Black Sea and Constantinople. In 882 CE they made Kyiv the capital of the first Russian kingdom. The Mongols put a final end to Kievan-Rus in the 13th century, but the Rurik dynasty then ruled from further north, in what was in the 15th century still just a small principality around another river city called Moscow. Only in 1598 did the ruling…
(2022-02-08). Cover-Up in Minneapolis? Police "Executed" Amir Locke in "No-Knock" Raid, Say His Parents, Activists. democracynow.org 
Protests are continuing in Minneapolis after police fatally shot 22-year-old Amir Locke during an early-morning "no-knock" raid on February 2. Bodycam video shows that Locke appeared to be asleep on the couch and wrapped in a blanket when a SWAT team entered the apartment. Locke held a gun he was legally licensed to carry, and was not named in the warrant. Minneapolis interim city Police Chief Amelia Huffman claimed Locke pointed his weapon in the direction of the officers, and suggested he could have been connected to crime, despite not being a suspect in their investigation. "It was very jarri…
(2022-02-08). New Yorkers say 'No war with Russia'. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – Dozens upon dozens of organizers and anti-war activists gathered at two different rallies to protest the U.S. military threats against Russia. | | The first event began at 2 p.m. in Columbus Circle and was organized by Struggle-La Lucha. Organizers gathered near the USS Maine National Monument — the Maine warship exploded due to an accident and became a pretext for the 1898 Spanish-American War. Bill Doares of Struggle-La Lucha explained the important symbolism of the moment and likened it to a false flag operation, similarly to what's happening in Ukraine now. | Speakers denounced spendi…
(2022-02-08). Hunger-Striking Teachers Say Oakland Plan to Close Schools Will Hurt Black & Brown Communities. democracynow.org 
We go to Oakland, where a group of teachers are on a hunger strike to protest a plan to close and merge over a dozen schools due to under-enrollment. This comes ahead of a critical school board vote Tuesday that will decide whether to proceed with the plan. Activists argue the move threatens to divert resources to charter schools and displace hundreds of Black and Brown children from their neighborhood schools. The hunger strike across multiple different schools has empowered many to speak up against longtime systemic racism, says Moses Omolade, one of the striking workers and a community schools manager at Westl…
(2022-02-08). Hunger-Striking Teachers Say School Closures Will Hurt Black and Brown Kids. truthout.org 
Image Credit: Instagram: @westlakewarrioreagles | We go to Oakland, where a group of teachers are on a hunger strike to protest a plan to close and merge over a dozen schools due to under-enrollment. This comes ahead of a critical school board vote Tuesday that will decide whether to proceed with the plan. Activists argue the move threatens to divert resources to charter schools and displace hundreds of Black and Brown children from their neighborhood schools. The hunger strike across multiple di…
(2022-02-08). Boston Demands 'Free Leonard Peltier'. popularresistance.org Jericho Movement Boston, United American Indians of New England (UAINE), and Boston BDS called for a standout in front of the JFK Federal Building in Boston on Monday, February 7, 2022 at 4: 00 pm to call attention to international calls to free Native American prisoner Leonard Peltier, now 77 and ill with COVID-19. | Known internationally as the most famous and longest-serving Native American political prisoner in the US, Peltier has been imprisoned since 1976 on charges that he shot two FBI agents on Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975. Peltier was framed up for a crime he did not commit. Witnesses perjured themselve…
(2022-02-08). Yemeni army takes control of strategic area in Hajjah prov. en.mehrnews.com Following the widespread operation launched by Yemeni forces and popular committee, they managed to take control of strategic area of "Al-Muhasan" on Tuesday.
(2022-02-08). 5 civilians killed, wounded in Saudi attack on Yemen's Saada. en.mehrnews.com Yemeni sources reported that a civilian was martyred and four others were wounded when Saudi military forces opened fire on Saada province in northern Yemen on Tuesday.
(2022-02-08). 'State Of Explosion': Leaked IRGC Document Warns Of Rising Discontent In Iran. juancole.com ( RFE/RL ) — A "highly confidential" state document leaked to RFE/RL's Radio Farda warns that discontent is rising in Iran, with society in a "state of explosion." The document highlights the clerical establishment's concerns over potential social unrest due to the deteriorating economy, which has been crushed by crippling U.S. sanctions and years of …
(2022-02-08). Iran's IRGC to Unveil New Domestically Developed Strategic Missile. sputniknews.com The Islamic Republic has been actively upgrading and developing its defence industry in light of international sanctions that have long prevented the country from buying weapons abroad. The nation's missile programme has sparked numerous protests in the West, with Tehran, however, refusing to slash it, and insisting on its right to defend itself.
(2022-02-08). Irán y Occidente reanudan diálogo para rescatar pacto nuclear. telesurtv.net El Gobierno iraní califica de insuficiente el paso dado por Washington de permitir a países y compañías extranjeras trabajar en proyectos civiles en reactores nucleares.
(2022-02-08). Bullying won't help US succeed in talks with Iran, security chief says. tass.com "Continuing maximum pressure against Iran, current US administration has so far tried to meet the goals that Trump failed to achieve through bullying, by making unsupported promises," Ali Shamkhani pointed out…
(2022-02-08). US Republicans send threatening letter to Biden over JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com A group of 33 Republican senators has warned US President Joe Biden they will work to thwart the implementation of any new Iran nuclear agreement if his government does not allow Congress to review and vote on its terms.
(2022-02-08). Anticomunismo prolonga bloqueo de EE.UU. a Cuba. peoplesworld.org Cuba's answer to 60 years of the U.S. economic blockade | > >
(2022-02-08). Battle of ideas: Anti-communism prolongs already long U.S. blockade of Cuba. peoplesworld.org 
Remarkably, the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba is 60 years old. It began with President John F. Kennedy's executive order signed on Feb. 3, 1962, that broadened existing restrictions on U.S.-Cuba trade. When the blockade reached its 35-year milestone, it was already "the longest embargo in modern history," according to one observer. Equally remarkable is …
(2022-02-08). Hemispheric gangsterism: The US embargo against Cuba turns 60. greenleft.org.au It all seems very outdated, but when it comes to Cuba, Binoy Kampmark argues United States President Joe Biden is keen to ensure that old, and lingering mistakes, retain their flavour…
(2022-02-08). Valora Díaz-Canel necesidad de revitalizar programas sociales impulsados por Fidel (+ Video). cubadebate.cu En consonancia con una labor humanista que entraña continuidad, tuvo lugar en la tarde de este lunes, desde el Palacio de la Revolución y encabezada por el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, una reunión que versó sobre los programas sociales que el Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz impulsara con particular empeño a inicios del siglo XXI.
(2022-02-08). The Heat: Cuba under U.S. embargo for 60 years. america.cgtn.com 
Cubans have been living under a U.S. economic embargo for 60 years. It was imposed in February 1962 and there is no indication that it will be lifted anytime soon. The blockade has been denounced by Cubans who say it has severely hurt the island …
(2022-02-08). Venezuela's Minister of Interior Rates Operation Guaicaipuro 2 as Success. orinocotribune.com On Monday, February 7, Venezuelan Minister of Interior Relations, Justice and Peace Remigio Ceballos qualified operation Guaicaipuro 2, carried out in Las Tejerías, as a success. The operation effectively dismantled the criminal organization it set out to confront, and made the region a safer place. | During an interview on Estado Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), "We were able to dismantle a danger…
(2022-02-08). Inflation in Venezuela Continues to Cool Down (+Tax on Transactions in US Dollars). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 7, 2022 ( The graphic below, prepared by Orinoco Tribune's editorial team, demonstrates how the inflation rate has behaved in Venezuela since 2020, based on official figures repo…
(2022-02-08). Venezuela Asks Trinidad & Tobago to Clarify Migrant Child Death. telesurenglish.net President Nicolas Maduro's administration rejected the incident in which a Venezuelan baby died while traveling on a boat that was intercepted by the Trinidad and Tobago coast guard on the night of February 5. | RELATED: | "The Venezuelan government extends its most sincere condolences to the infant's relatives and urges the Trinidad & Tobago authorities to carry out an exhaustive investigation to clarify the fact…