(2022-02-21). Headlines for February 21, 2022. democracynow.org Possible Biden-Putin Summit Announced Amid High Tensions, Unrest in Eastern Ukraine, California to Start Treating COVID-19 as Endemic Disease, Queen Elizabeth Tests Positive for Coronavirus; Canadian Police Clear Ottawa of "Freedom Convoy", 6 African Countries to Receive mRNA Technology as Part of WHO Program to Expand Vaccine Production, Al-Shabab Claims Bomb Blast That Killed at Least 13 in Somalian City of Beledweyne, Clashes on Malian Border Kill Dozens as France Announces Gradual Withdrawal, Iran Nuclear Deal Could Be Revived as Talks Enter Final Stretch, Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor Is Most De…
(2022-02-21). UK: Warmonger Johnson lies that Russia has already initiated plan to subjugate Ukraine. wsws.org Johnson told the BBC that "something that could be the biggest war in Europe since 1945… has already in some senses begun."
(2022-02-21). Iran nuclear deal overshadows Russia worries on oil market radar. rt.com 
Oil prices have made their first weekly drop since the beginning of the year before recovering on Monday | Global crude prices dropped for the week ending Sunday for the first time this year. The slide came amid reports of a US-Russia summit on Ukraine and hopes of reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran. Both Russia and Iran are major global energy suppliers. | However, the price drop was short-lived as global benchmark Brent crude gained on Monday to trade above $93 per barrel by 10: 00 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was trading around $91 per barrel. | Both benchmarks reached multiple-year highs las…
(2022-02-21). Oakland ILWU. OEA, Students & Community Rally To Stop Privatization & Union Busting. indybay.org Hundreds of ILWU Longshoreman, OEA teachers, students, labor and community activists rallied against the privatization of the Port Of Oakland Howard Terminal to the GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher for a stadium and 3,000 condos and also against the closure of public schools in Oakland.
(2022-02-21). What is Marxism-Leninism? Introducing a new series on The Science of Revolution. fightbacknews.org This is the beginning of a new series on Marxist-Leninist theory. Fight Back! News is publishing this series of short articles in the interest of furthering the critical task of fusing Marxism with the workers' movement. Marx stressed that the purpose of theory is to understand the world so as to change the world, and this series hopes to help give activists in the people's struggles a better grasp of these theoretical tools. But let's begin with an overview: when we say we are Marxist-Leninists, what does that mean? What is Marxism-Leninism, and why is it important? | In the essay Three Sources and Three Compone…
(2022-02-21). Stanford Stands for Choice on Valentine's Day. indybay.org Activists in Palo Alto shut down a major downtown intersection during rush hour to call attention to an impending crisis. The US Supreme Court is poised to dismantle Roe v. Wade if immediate and mass action doesn't stop it.
(2022-02-21). Several killed, wounded in Saudi airstrike in Yemen's Hajjah. en.mehrnews.com At least one civilian was killed and ten others were injured in Saudi-led coalition warplanes airstrike on Hajjah province, northwest of Yemen, a security official said.
(2022-02-21). Washington's Indisputable Guilt in Worsening Relations with Iran. journal-neo.org 
Iran and the United States used to be the closest allies before the 1979 Iranian revolution, but now they are uncompromising enemies. Quite a peculiar political metamorphosis. Makes one wonder how former close friends turned into such enemies in just over forty years? And why it is the US who is still full of such violent …
(2022-02-21). Iran, Venezuela stress development of bilateral cooperation. en.mehrnews.com Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia in a meeting in Doha stressed the continuation of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in all fields.
(2022-02-21). Cuba's Díaz-Canel: 'We All Have a Moral Obligation to Provide Haiti Substantial and Unconditional Cooperation'. orinocotribune.com Statement by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, and President of the Republic of Cuba, during the International Conference for the Financing of the Reconstruction of the Southern Peninsula of Haiti, February 16, 2022, Year 64 of the Revolution. | (Transcript: Presidency of the Republic) | His Excellency Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti; | Her Excellency Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; distinguished guests: Once again, what brings us together here is the human drama Haiti is facing, the poorest nation in…
(2022-02-21). Representante de Amazon amenaza a los empleados si se sindicalizan. cubadebate.cu Según un audio filtrado obtenido por Vice, una representante de Amazon supuestamente amenazó a los empleados del almacén JFK8, el más grande de la empresa en Nueva York, con que si organizaban un sindicato podrían ver sus salarios reducidos al mínimo. La grabación fue registrada durante una reunión antisindical obligatoria que tuvo lugar este miércoles.
(2022-02-21). Un matrimonio que moldea la cerámica y la vida en El Condado. cubadebate.cu Mercedes y Michel están casados desde hace ocho años y tienen una niña que les roba buena parte de su tiempo. Ella tiene 27 años; él ya cumplió 35. Hace una década ni siquiera pensaban en matrimonio, menos en fundar la pequeña empresa que hoy sacan adelante a fuerza de empuje, estudio y consagración. Para ellos, Cerámicas El HAI es su otra creación.
(2022-02-21). Desalojan a un escritor cubano de un apartamento en Miami. cubadebate.cu Tres gatos, 16 libros publicados, un colchón en el piso y una computadora sin monitor podrían parecer el resumen de los 76 años de vida del escritor cubano Ismael Lorenzo, 42 de ellos en Estados Unidos.Eso es todo lo que tiene ahora Lorenzo en un pequeño cuarto de Hialeah por el que paga $1,100, después de ser desalojado de su anterior vivienda hace una semana.
(2022-02-21). Eco-Justice, People Power, Documentary Premiere- "We Still Here" indybay.org CubaCaribe announces a special community screening of We Still Here / Nos Tenemos, the latest documentary by award winning filmmaker by Eli Jacobs-Fatauzzi in collaboration with Defend Puerto Rico, FistUpTV and Clenched Fist Productions. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Bay Area filmmakers Eli and Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi along with a dynamic live music and dance performance by Aguacero.
(2022-02-21). Leopoldo López and Guaidó Party in Crisis: 100 Party Members Quit. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, February 20, 2022 (OrinocoTribune.com)—This Saturday, February 19, a group of approximately 100 members of the Voluntad Popular party announced their decision in a public event to abandon the political party. Voluntad Popular was funded by Venezuelan fugitive Leopoldo López, and is also the party that former deputy Juan Guaidó belonged to when he was elected for the 2016-2021 parliamentary term with only 97,000 votes. | The speaker for the event, Javier González, announced the decision alleging a lack of institutionality and internal democracy, and a deviation from party principles. Without abandon…
(2022-02-20). DC Area Peace Activists Discuss Ukraine Tensions. popularresistance.org Washington DC—Local Peace Activists spoke about the growing crisis in East Europe, characterized the crisis as avoidable, and recommended solutions to avoid conflict. As tensions between world powers reached a climax not seen since the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, and diplomatic efforts between stakeholders seemed all but doomed to fail, the activists drew on years of experience and understanding of global issues to draw their recommendations. Despite ominous developments they still held out hope that war could be averted. | Their recommendations came as President Joe Biden spoke to the nation on Friday af…
(2022-02-20). San Diego activists rally to demand "No War with Russia!" liberationnews.org 
Why is U.S.-NATO aggression towards Russia is so dangerous for working class people all over the world?
(2022-02-20). US unleashed propagandistic hysteria around Russia – Cuban foreign minister. tass.com "We firmly oppose NATO's expansion towards the Russian borders", Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said…
(2022-02-20). Houthis Release Intense Combat Footage From Harad Battle (18+). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via the Houthis' Military Media. | On February 20, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) released footage showing recent clashes with Saudi-led coalition proxies in the district of Harad in the northwestern Yemen province of Hajjah. | Saudi-backed forces, led by the Yemen Armed Forces' 5th Military District, have been attempting to push the Houthis out of Harad since the beginning of February. | The footage shows Houthi fighters defending their positions in Harad district center in the face of a large-sca…
(2022-02-20). Military Situation In Yemen On February 20, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Yemen | — The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 169 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours | — On February 19, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 6 airstrikes on the Haradh district | — On February 19, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 6 airstrikes on the Jubah district | — On February 19, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 2 airstrikes on the Sawadiyah district | — On F…
(2022-02-20). US-Saudi war on Yemen has killed 377,000 people — UN estimate. multipolarista.com 
An estimated 377,000 Yemenis have died in the US-Saudi war on their country, and roughly 70% of deaths were children under age 5, according to a comprehensive United Nations report.
(2022-02-20). Iran determined to expand relations with Central Asian states. en.mehrnews.com Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said that Islamic Republic of Iran is seriously determined to expand all-out relations with the Central Asian countries including Uzbekistan.
(2022-02-20). National Lawyers Guild Calls for the Immediate Release of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab (Statement). orinocotribune.com By National Lawyers Guild International Committee — Feb 16, 2022 | The National Lawyers Guild International calls for the immediate release of Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Saab, imprisoned in a Miami federal prison by the United States in a violation of diplomatic norms and protections. The arrest, extradition and continued imprisonment of Saab is a reflection of the extent to which the US government will go in order to enforce its unilateral coercive measures and economic sanctions against Venezuela, Iran and other targeted nations. | Illegal Detention and Extradition (Kidnapping) of Alex Saab | The US gov…
(2022-02-20). Cuba rechaza campaña mediática contra Rusia por tema Ucrania. telesurtv.net "Rechazamos enérgicamente la histeria propagandística y comunicacional que desata el Gobierno de EE.UU. contra Rusia", indicó Rodríguez.
(2022-02-20). Yasbell Rodríguez: "Para soñar hay que ponerse alas, respirar profundo y lanzarse al vuelo" (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Norma, de la telenovela "Tú", fue un regalo de cumpleaños para Yasbell Rodríguez. Así, soñadora y apasionada como es, anhelaba un personaje al que le pudiera impregnar su esencia, sus matices y su pasión por la vida. "Después que Lester Hamlet me propuso ese personaje, incluso sin leerlo, iba a luchar por desempeñarlo lo mejor posible". Yasbell es distinta a Norma. Pocos son los puntos en común, más allá de ese juego por intentar siempre sonreír a pesar de los problemas.
(2022-02-20). Pregunta de Cubadebate: øAsí se promueven las producciones cubanas? cubadebate.cu Un aluvión de comentarios ha recibido las imágenes difundidas de un pequeño desfile de moda en el que se exhiben productos nacionales. El evento tuvo lugar como parte de la inauguración del Encuentro de Técnicas Comerciales 2022, con sede en La Habana. Ante las opiniones desatadas por dicha presentación, nos preguntamos, øcreen que esta es la mejor forma de promover las producciones cubanas?
(2022-02-20). SNB 61: Cocodrilos de Matanzas mandan otra vez. cubadebate.cu En una jornada donde los bates bajaron la temperatura en la mayoría de los estadios, los Cocodrilos matanceros se volvieron a apoyar en sus lanzadores para escalar otra vez a la cima de esta Serie Nacional, aprovechando el resbalón de las Avispas en patio ajeno. Altas presiones se ubicaron esta tarde-noche encima del estadio Latinoamericano, para que los Huracanes de Mayabeque soplaran con fuerza y arrastraran por la arcilla a los Industriales de la capital, hasta rendirlos 6-4.
(2022-02-20). Documentos confirman que la OTAN prometió a la URSS no expandirse hacia el este. cubadebate.cu La revista alemana Der Spiegel publicó un artículo informando que se ha encontrado documentos de archivo que confirman la promesa de los países occidentales a la Unión Soviética en 1991 de no expandir la OTAN hacia el este. Los materiales fueron descubiertos por el politólogo y profesor de la Universidad de Boston, Joshua Shifrinson.
(2022-02-20). Peter Pan y el poder de las ficciones políticas. cubadebate.cu Veciana en sus memorias reconoció que, según el agente de la CIA que lo había reclutado en La Habana, "las guerras modernas son, sobre todo, guerras psicológicas; el objetivo es torcer la opinión pública". Las estrategias, claro, son más específicas: nunca se debe dejar huellas de nuestras acciones….
(2022-02-20). La imagen del día: Fuerza policial a caballo arremete contra manifestantes en Canadá. cubadebate.cu El presentador Benny Johnson compartió la fotografía con el siguiente texto en Twitter: "Esta es la imagen definitoria: un líder occidental ordenó a las autoridades aplastar el cráneo de una abuela. No hay dos lados aquí. O estás con fascistas o estás en contra. Pregúntele a su representante por qué no se han pronunciado y condenado esto. Ahora es el momento de elegir".
(2022-02-20). Tormenta Eunice deja al menos 14 muertos y miles de apagones en Europa. cubadebate.cu La tormenta Eunice, que azotó el noroeste de Europa, dejó un saldo de 14 muertos, así como importantes daños materiales y cortes masivos de electricidad. La tormenta se formó en Irlanda y pasó por partes del Reino Unido el viernes, luego por el norte de Francia y los países del Benelux (Bélgica, Países Bajos y Luxemburgo) antes de continuar hacia Dinamarca y Alemania.
(2022-02-20). Díaz-Canel felicita a Cristina Fernández en su cumpleaños. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, felicitó este sábado a la vicemandataria de Argentina, Cristina Fernández, a propósito de su cumpleaños. Con una etiqueta convertida en tendencia en Twitter, personalidades políticas, militantes y admiradores de la vicepresidenta le enviaron hoy felicitaciones por su cumpleaños 69. Desde la madrugada comenzaron a sucederse los mensajes de cientos de seguidores que recuerdan a la exmandataria, le expresan su admiración y agradecimiento por sus convicciones y entrega a la patria.
(2022-02-20). 📨 Modo Avión: Dice "la academia" que escribamos serio. cubadebate.cu Le informamos que, complaciendo peticiones, notarán esta newsletter algo rara (bueno, quizás no toda, hay cosas que no podemos evitar ni aunque querramos). Puede que a algunos les guste más.
(2022-02-20). Venezuela Pulls Plug on Lie that Alex Saab is DEA "Informer" orinocotribune.com Venezuela has pulled the plug on a false claim which circulated Wednesday that diplomat Alex Saab is working as an "informer" or "collaborator" of the United States and specifically of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). | President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodríguez When asked by a reporter following a press conference, Rodríguez called it strange that the United S…
(2022-02-20). Informe sobre el estado del caso Alex Saab. peoplesworld.org 
CARACAS, 16 febrero 2022 / Alex Saab, diplomático venezolano secuestrado por el gobierno estadounidense, enfrenta a un nuevo juicio ante las instancias de justicia del país norte americano; otra sorpresiva acusación es lanzada por el Departamento de Justicia, a quien fuera enviado especial de Venezuela para la negociación y adquisición de insumos alimenticios y de …
(2022-02-20). Venezuela Offers Brazil Assistance for Petrópolis Disaster. orinocotribune.com 
On Friday, February 18, the government of Venezuela expressed solidarity with Brazil for the catastrophe caused by torrential rains in the city of Petrópolis (southeast), in which 138 people have been reported dead so far. | The Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that the Venezuelan government is ready to collaborate with the Brazilian authorities in whatever way possible in order to help the people affected by the disaster. | El Presidente Nicolás Maduro Moros, en nombre del Gobierno de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela manifiesta su absoluta solidaridad con el hermano pueblo del Brasil (1/4)…