Monthly Archives: February 2022

2022-02-28: News Headlines

CODEPINK, Pivot to Peace (2022-02-28). Sunday 2/27: The Shanghai Communiqué: Key to Peace Webinar. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…

WSWS (2022-02-28). Conflict between US-NATO and Russia over Ukraine threatens nuclear war. wsws.org Sixty years after the Cuban Missile crisis, the war in Ukraine has brought the world to the point where the exchange of nuclear weapons is a real possibility.

Xiaolu Sun (2022-02-28). Republicans share their visions for the country at CPAC 2022. america.cgtn.com The biggest gathering of conservatives in the U.S. took place this weekend in Orlando, Florida. CGTN's Nitza Soledad Perez visited and got a sense of what voters and activists care about during this coming election cycle.

Staff (2022-02-28). BP dumps stake in Russian oil giant. rt.com The divestment will cost the UK-based firm $25 billion | Oil and gas supermajor BP (formerly British Petroleum) is divesting itself from Russian oil giant Rosneft amid sanctions over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, the company announced on Sunday. The move will reportedly cost the firm $25 billion. | "I have been deeply shocked and saddened by the situation unfolding in Ukraine and my heart goes out to everyone affected. It has caused us to fundamentally rethink BP's position with Rosneft," BP Chief Executive Bernard Looney said, as cited by Reuters. | Rosneft accounts for nearly a half of BP's oil and…

In Defense of Liberation! (2022-02-28). Down with US Empire! Long live Revolutionary Internationalism and Socialism! (w/Luna Oi!). anchor.fm In this episode the amazing Luna Oi joins us all the way from Vietnam to discuss her country's history and the struggles they've endured, but more broadly we also go into a discussion about what is stopping the "Left" from within the US Empire and the west, generally, from being able to build a movement capable of combatting these different stopping-blocks that seem to have us stagnant. We discuss misinformation about the virus and vaccines, we talk about organizing and how to help your community and comrades, we discuss isolation, US Imperialism, the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, and elsewhere, as well as Revolu…

David Swanson (2022-02-28). RAND Corporation Urged Creation of the Horrors You're Seeing in Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org In 2019, the RAND Corporation tentacle of the U.S. Military Industrial Congressional "Intelligence" Media Academic "Think" Tank Complex published a report claiming to have "conducted a qualitative assessment of 'cost-imposing options' that could unbalance and overextend Russia." Here was one of the "cost-imposing options," one that U.S. President Barack Obama had been refusing, but in …

Jason Ditz (2022-02-28). UN Security Council Set to Vote on Arms Embargo for Yemen's Houthis. news.antiwar.com On Monday, the UN Security Council It's not clear how the vote will shape up, with expected Western support but no clear position taken by Russia or China, either of whom could veto it. The UAE's narrative leans heavily on the idea that Iran is providing the arms to the…

rqorinoco (2022-02-28). Cuba and Guyana Commit to Strengthening Bilateral Ties. orinocotribune.com His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali reiterated Guyana's support and solidarity for Cuba, and spoke about strengthening cooperation in key areas during a telephone conversation Wednesday with the Spanish-speaking Caribbean island's president, Miguel Díaz-Canel. | President Ali also acknowledged the longstanding relationship between the two countries and their 50 years of diplomatic relations. | Guyana and Cuba established diplomatic relations on December 8, 1972. Given this milestone, he expressed optimism about a renewed sense of cooperation: "Guyana has benefited tremendously from the goodwill of Cuba and its people."

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-02-28). 33 Years After the People's Uprising: Venezuelan Renowned 'Frasso' Remembers the 'Caracazo' (+Maduro & Padrino). orinocotribune.com 33 years after the popular rebellion of the Caracazo, journalist and photographer Francisco "Frasso" Solórzano evoked moments that he lived as a Venezuelan, in the front lines of battle as a reporter covering the events of February 26-28, 1989. | Frasso spoke with journalist Ernesto Villegas in an interview that had the Caracazo as the central topic. There he recounted how during those hours he had to portray dozens of trucks full of the corpses of victims of the insurrection, that in those days rose up against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) package promoted by then president Carlos Andrés Pérez from the D…

David Swanson (2022-02-27). Solidarity Between U.S. and Russian Peace Activists. warisacrime.org By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, February 27, 2022 War is fairly well known for killing, injuring, traumatizing, destroying, and rendering homeless. It's somewhat well known for diverting massive resources from urgent needs, preventing global cooperation on pressing emergencies, damaging the environment, eroding civil liberties, justifying government secrecy, corroding culture, fueling bigotry, weakening the rule …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-27). US and NATO are threats to global peace. peoplesdispatch.org The world is already bearing witness to the grim reality of unrestrained military buildup and warmongering attitudes embodied by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In June, NATO will host its In the lead-up to this sum…

Editor2 (2022-02-27). Barack Obama's Father Identified as CIA Asset in US Drive to 'Recolonize' Africa During Early Days of the Cold War. orinocotribune.com By Gerald Horne — Feb 10, 2022 | Over the last decade, the U.S. has been quietly expanding its covert intelligence empire in Africa as part of a growing geopolitical rivalry with China. | A new book published by Susan Williams, entitled

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-27). US sanctions on Russia over Ukraine also target Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba. multipolarista.com President Joe Biden's top Latin America advisor, Juan S. Gonzalez, admitted that US sanctions against Russia aim to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba as well. The three socialist governments condemned NATO aggression for creating the crisis in Ukraine.

Staff (2022-02-27). Activists accuse Ukrainian authorities of abusing black people. rt.com Unconfirmed video footage shows guards pushing black people off trains, holding them at gunpoint | Unverified videos show crowds of black people physically blocked from boarding trains and held at gunpoint by guards in Ukraine. NAACP chief Bishop Talbert Swan and other activists have accused Ukrainian authorities of preventing the escape of black people stuck in the conflict-riven country. | "White folks in Ukraine are: blocking Black people from getting on trains, dragging Black people off buses, denying shelter to Black people in freezing temperatures, and holding Black students at gunpoint," Swan, a promine…

Anonymous669 (2022-02-27). Four Killed Or Wounded In Syrian Artillery Strikes On Turkish-Occupied Town In Greater Idlib. southfront.org © Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev | On February 27, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) artillery pounded the Turkish-occupied town of Afes in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The shelling killed two men and wounded two others. Syrian opposition activists claimed that the men were civilians. However, Afes is located right on the frontline with the SAA in the southeastern Idlib countryside which suggests that the casualties were in fact militants. | Afes is one of few towns in Greater Idlib that are directly occupied…

Anonymous669 (2022-02-27). Al-Qaeda-Linked Syrian Drug Dealer Al-Jasim To Funnel Militants From Syria To Ukraine. southfront.org Tariq al-Jasim in the middle of his armed as seen in a video he released on February 26. | Syrian pro-opposition activists have revealed disturbing facts about a Ukraine-based Syrian businessman who vowed to fight Russian forces currently conducting a special military operation in the country. | The businessman, Tariq al-Jasim, appeared in a video announcing the formation of an armed group to fight Russian forces on February 26. | According to a reputable Syrian pro-opposition Telegram news channel, a…

_____ (2022-02-27). On Contact: Race And America's Long War. popularresistance.org The internal violence in the United States, militarized police, and the largest prison system in the world, along with America's endemic racism, are mirrored in the foreign wars that have been fought almost continuously by the United States since the end of the 19th century. These inner and outer wars, argues historian Nikhil Pal Singh, are intimately connected. The gunning down of unarmed black people in American cities is expressed outside our borders in the gunning down of unarmed Muslims in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Libya, and Somalia, often by militarized drones. The prison-industrial-complex at home…

Staff (2022-02-27). Saudis target Yemen's intl. airport, residential areas. en.mehrnews.com The Saudi coalition on Sunday bombed Sanaa International Airport located in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, as well as Yemeni residential areas in Sa'dah and Dhamr.

sputniknews (2022-02-27). As West Slaps Another Package of Sanctions on Russia, Analyst Mulls Over Their Effectiveness. sputniknews.com Although Western sanctions did harm the Iranian economy, they failed to curb Tehran's nuclear drive. They also failed to result in the overthrow of the current Iranian leadership. Will the same scenario unfold in Russia?

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-27). Las sanciones de EEUU a Rusia por Ucrania apuntan a Venezuela, Nicaragua y Cuba. multipolarista.com El principal asesor para América Latina del presidente Joe Biden, Juan S. González, admitió que las sanciones de Estados Unidos contra Rusia también tienen como objetivo dañar a Venezuela, Nicaragua y Cuba. Los tres gobiernos socialistas condenaron la agresión de la OTAN por crear la crisis en Ucrania.

teleSUR, hvh, JL (2022-02-27). Cuba insta a una solución en Ucrania por la seguridad y la paz. telesurtv.net En su declaración oficial, el Gobierno cubano lamentó la pérdida de vidas de civiles en Ucrania.

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-27). White House: Venezuela Will Feel the Pressure of Sanctions Against Russia (+Missile Crisis). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 26, 2022 ( "The sanctions on Russia are so robust that they will have an impact on those governments with economic links with Russia," stated González. "And that is by design, so Venez…

teleSUR, PGV, JGN (2022-02-27). øPor qué Venezuela recuerda el Día por el Respeto a los DD.HH?>. telesurtv.net A 33 años del "Caracazo", la sublevación popular ante las políticas neoliberales de Carlos Andrés Pérez, te contamos por qué Venezuela recuerda hoy el Día Nacional por el Respeto a los Derechos Humanos.

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2022-02-27: News Headlines

Editor2 (2022-02-27). Barack Obama's Father Identified as CIA Asset in US Drive to 'Recolonize' Africa During Early Days of the Cold War. orinocotribune.com By Gerald Horne — Feb 10, 2022 | Over the last decade, the U.S. has been quietly expanding its covert intelligence empire in Africa as part of a growing geopolitical rivalry with China. | A new book published by Susan Williams, entitled

Staff (2022-02-27). Saudis target Yemen's intl. airport, residential areas. en.mehrnews.com The Saudi coalition on Sunday bombed Sanaa International Airport located in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, as well as Yemeni residential areas in Sa'dah and Dhamr.

sputniknews (2022-02-27). As West Slaps Another Package of Sanctions on Russia, Analyst Mulls Over Their Effectiveness. sputniknews.com Although Western sanctions did harm the Iranian economy, they failed to curb Tehran's nuclear drive. They also failed to result in the overthrow of the current Iranian leadership. Will the same scenario unfold in Russia?

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-27). White House: Venezuela Will Feel the Pressure of Sanctions Against Russia (+Missile Crisis). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 26, 2022 ( "The sanctions on Russia are so robust that they will have an impact on those governments with economic links with Russia," stated González. "And that is by design, so Venez…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-26). Vijay Prashad: "War itself is a crime" peoplesdispatch.org A day after the escalation of violence in Ukraine, Vijay Prashad addressed the Belmarsh Tribunal in New York City to shine light on the crimes of war globally from the imperialist led wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Syria, to the ongoing scourge of hunger affecting millions across the world. | Vijay emphasized that peace is an urgent necessity and highlighted "War is never good for the poor. War is never good for workers. War itself is a crime, war produces crimes."

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-26). Venezuela Criticizes NATO Attitude towards Ukraine Situation (Communiqué). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 25, 2022 (

teleSUR (2022-02-26). NATO's Encirclement of Russia Threatens Peace, Warns Venezuela. telesurenglish.net We reject NATO's determination to persecute, encircle, encircle and threaten the tranquillity and peace of the entire region," the minister said. | NATO, he stressed, has sought a conflict with Moscow with a dynamic "similar to the Cold War-era." | DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION | Far from providing solutions for peace, Plasencia said, NATO has become a "warlike forum". | RELATED: | Given this, the Venezuelan minister stressed that h…

JANET (2022-02-26). Berlin antiwar rally exposes Washington's lies. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto February 25, 2022 Despite gale warnings, the Berlin Peace Coordination drew a thousand people to a Feb. 18 antiwar rally on the Platz des 18. Mà§rz at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, under the slogans "Stop the media warmongering and NATO aggression policy" and "Disarmament and peace with Russia." Among the participants were members of the Left Party, the German Communist Party and the Friends of Nature. Left Party representative in Bundestag, Sevim Dagdelen, at Feb. 18 antiwar rally. Friko (Peace Coordination) Left Party member of the Bundestag, Sevim Dagdelen, to the cheers of the crowd…

sputniknews (2022-02-26). DeSantis Trashes 'Brandon Administration' at CPAC Conference, Bolstering Speculation of 2024 Run. sputniknews.com The annual convention, which is taking place from Thursday through Sunday, is bringing together conservative activists and prominent politicians from across the country ahead of this year's midterm elections.

Pivot to Peace (2022-02-26). The Shanghai Communiqué: Key to Peace — Pivot to Peace/CODEPINK Webinar. peacepivot.org Join Pivot to Peace and CODEPINK's China Is Not Our Enemy campaign this Sunday for a conversation with Xiangyu, Col. Ann Wright, Lauren Gonitzke and Pivot to Peace's K.J. Noh to better understand the Taiwan issue and how the U.S. can avoid war with China over Taiwan. When: February 27, 2022 at 6: 00pm — 7: 30pm …

CODEPINK, more (2022-02-26). Saturday 2/26: No War in Ukraine! International Emergency Online Rally. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

_____ (2022-02-26). Twelve Thoughts On Ukraine. popularresistance.org Putin has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the goal of which he claims is not to occupy the country but to "demilitarize" and "de-Nazify" it. We've no reason to put blind faith in any of those claims. Only time will tell. | As of this writing dozens have reportedly been killed so far. All war is horrific. We can only hope that this one winds up being the least horrific a war can be. | Some thoughts: | 1. This whole thing could very easily have been avoided with a little bit of diplomacy. The only reason that didn't happen was it would have meant the US empire taking a teensy, weensy step back from its a…

WSWS (2022-02-26). "The US has been at war the entirety of our lives"—Students in the US denounce warmongering against Russia. wsws.org A high school student said: "It's pretty horrifying. The Cold War was called the Cold War because we didn't actually physically fight Russia. Now we're back to the threat of nuclear war; it seems almost unprecedented, the way that we're aggravating Russia."

Anonymous103 (2022-02-26). Military Situation In Yemen On February 26, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 147 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On February 25, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 8 airstrikes on the Haradh district; | On February 25, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 7 airstrikes on the Jubah district; | On February 25, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 3 airstrikes on the Hazm district; | On February 25, Ansar…

Hands off Yemen (2022-02-26). Saturday 3/5: National Day of Action: Protest U.S.-Enabled Blockade of Yemen. indybay.org LAKE MERRITT AMPHITHEATER, | Between 12th Street and 1st Ave., Lake Merritt Blvd, Oakland, CA 94612…

Editor2 (2022-02-26). Territorial Snatch-Back: Will the Yemen War Migrate to Saudi Arabia? orinocotribune.com By Karim Shami — Feb 22, 2022 | Yemen's resistance shocked the region when it launched retaliatory strikes on UAE cities. Ansarallah's next external move could be no less than recapturing Yemen's northern provinces from Saudi Arabia. | In the past month, Yemen's resistance movement, Ansarallah, has launched three rounds of retaliatory strikes on Abu Dhabi and Dubai, as part of a new deterrence strategy against UAE attacks on Yemen. | The escalation follows a UAE breach of the tacit agreement with Ansarallah to desist from targeting each other's interests in Yemen. | In the current Yemeni military theater, th…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-02-26). Russian embassy in Tehran tweets to support op. in Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com The Russian embassy in Tehran has condemned the Western countries' dark past in invading other countries and has supported the ongoing Russian military operation in Ukraine.

In Defense of Liberation! (2022-02-26). Morning Commute 2-26-2022: Global Imperialism, Revolutionary Defeatism, and Capitalist Domination. anchor.fm In this episode I go through the statement given by Kenyan you an ambassador about the Ukrainian crisis, I also speak about Israel's recent bombing of Syria and their ongoing genocidal campaign within the region, and I also speak to the issues facing do you many people as the Saudi Arabian and UAE forces continue to bomb, kill, and pillage using US made or US sent arms ammunition and weaponry.

_____ (2022-02-26). The Belmarsh Tribunal Is Demanding Justice For Victims Of War On Terror. popularresistance.org It has been ten years since WikiLeaks began publishing the "Guantanamo Files," documenting the detention and torture of prisoners by the United States government at its prison on Cuba's occupied east coast. But the architects and administrators of the Guantanamo Bay torture camp today walk free. Instead, the journalists, whistleblowers, and publishers have been sent to prison. Assange has now spent over a thousand days in solitary confinement at Belmarsh as the UK courts debate his extradition to face a 175-year prison sentence in the United States. | The Belmarsh Tribunal — which sits today for its third s…

Staff (2022-02-26). Cuba aboga por una solución diplomática y realista de la actual crisis en Europa que garantice la seguridad y soberanía de todos. cubadebate.cu El empeño estadounidense en continuar la progresiva expansión de la OTAN hacia las fronteras de la Federación de Rusia, ha conducido a un escenario, con implicaciones de alcance impredecible, que se pudo evitar. Abogamos por una solución diplomática seria, constructiva y realista de la actual crisis en Europa, por medios pacíficos, que garantice la seguridad y soberanía de todos.

teleSUR, hvh, JL (2022-02-26). Cuba insta a una solución en Ucrania por la seguridad y la paz. telesurtv.net En su declaración oficial, el Gobierno cubano lamentó la pérdida de vidas de civiles en Ucrania.

Staff (2022-02-26). øQué número ves? El reto de ilusión óptica que desafía a usuarios de las redes sociales. cubadebate.cu En Twitter esta imagen de ilusión óptica se ha vuelto viral. El desafío consiste en averiguar qué número es el que se esconde entre varios trazos en blanco y negro. En una primera vista es probable que veamos una cifra numérica. Sin embargo, si damos otro vistazo es probable que veamos un número extra. øQué número ves tú?

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-26). Cuba presenta proyecto de ley de soberanía alimentaria. telesurtv.net Cuba se dispone a aprobar una ley de soberanía alimentaria que sitúa a los sistemas agroalimentarios locales como protagonistas de la producción.

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