(2022-02-11). Forget Diplomacy… Russia Should Shun UK's Toxic Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. strategic-culture.org Russia should not give such people an opportunity to insult with their provocative agenda. | Britain's Foreign Minister Liz Truss was given a cool reception in Moscow this week. The guarded attitude is understandable for Truss has shown no respect to Russia or any attempt at genuine diplomacy. Her boorish warmongering and arrogant conduct should have been dealt with by denying her entry to Russia. | Granted, in the world of diplomacy there are supposed to be always open doors and it is recommended that uttering the word "no" is forbidden. So, one could argue that the Russian government was obliged to receive Brit…
(2022-02-11). COVID-19: Calls grow to release people from prison. greenleft.org.au Prisons in New South Wales are rife with COVID-19. Michael Hatrick reports activists are demanding the government follow its own laws and release prisoners to keep them safe.
(2022-02-11). How & Why are Thai-Saudi Relations Improving? newatlas.report February 11, 2022 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — For three decades Thai-Saudi relations had suffered over a diplomatic row involving stolen Saudi jewelry and the unsolved murders of several Saudi diplomats in Thailand. Al Jazeera in its article, "Saudi Arabia restores ties with Thailand after gem theft dispute," would explain: In 1989, Thailand-born janitor Kriangkrai …
(2022-02-11). Wet'suwet'en Approach UN Over Militarization And Rights Violations. popularresistance.org As the movement against the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline project in Canada continues, indigenous Wet'suwet'en activists have approached the United Nations to raise their concerns about indigenous rights violations. In a submission filed to the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, February 7, activists of the Gidimt'en clan of Wet'suwet'en raised the issues of forced industrialization, police militarization and violation of the rights of indigenous peoples. | The eight-page document points out that Canada has overlooked its international obligations under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UND…
(2022-02-11). Organize our way out of this crisis! cpusa.org 
Never in my entire life have I seen and heard so many good solid people, unionists, progressives of various stripes, activists, and fighters verbalizing feelings of extreme frustration, inadequacy, and complete powerlessness. Between COVID, complete legislative gridlock, a Supreme Court packed with conservatives, and Trump's continuing influence over large sections of white people influenced …
(2022-02-11). Progressive prosecutors: How pupils of leftwing activists come to power as attorneys. rt.com 
Kids of leftist extremists were raised in a reformist spirit. They now decide how to punish the criminals | According to San Francisco police, Troy Ramon McAlister, a habitual criminal, sped down a city street on New Year's Eve in a stolen car, ran a red light, struck another vehicle, and plowed into two pedestrians — killing them both. | McAlister, 45, who was intoxicated, got out of the car and fled into a nearby building, where officers found him within minutes and arrested him. Inside the vehicle, they allegedly found a handgun with an extended magazine and suspected drugs. | It was, said city Police…
(2022-02-11). "American Reckoning": 55 Years After KKK Murder of Mississippi NAACP Leader, Case Remains Unsolved. democracynow.org 
This month marks 55 years since the assassination of an NAACP leader. The new documentary "American Reckoning" seeks justice in the cold case of murdered civil rights activist and local NAACP leader Wharlest Jackson Sr. in Natchez, Mississippi. No one was ever charged with his 1967 murder, despite evidence pointing to the involvement of the inner circle of the local Ku Klux Klan. It's one of many unsolved crimes targeting civil rights activists. "The fact that no one has been indicted for Wharlest's case or for these other cases shows the limits of the justice system," says co-…
(2022-02-11). No, Biden Is Not Handing Out Crack Pipes. Here's Why Activists Do. truthout.org 
Over the past week, conservatives spread the No, the Biden administration is not giving out "free crack pipes," as Tucker Carlson
(2022-02-11). Texas anti-BDS measure ruled unconstitutional — again. electronicintifada.net Lawmakers in Georgia and Virginia attempt to crush free speech rights in service to Israel.
(2022-02-11). Civilian casualties nearly doubled in Yemen since end of UN-mandated international monitoring. peoplesdispatch.org The Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen was first formed in 2017 to monitor the human rights violations and war crimes being committed by the parties in the war in Yemen. The UN Human Rights Council failed to renew its mandate in October 2021…
(2022-02-11). 40 Saudi-led coalition elements killed in Yemen Hajjah prov. en.mehrnews.com Yemeni army and popular committees killed 40 elements affiliated with Saudi aggressor coalition during an operation on "Harz" battlefield in Hajjah province.
(2022-02-11). Headlines for February 11, 2022. democracynow.org WaPo: Trump Took "Top Secret" Documents to Mar-a-Lago Resort, Anti-Vaccine Truckers Block Three Ports of Entry Along U.S.-Canada Border, Biden Urges U.S. Citizens to Leave Ukraine as Russia and NATO Continue Troop Buildup, Biden to Split $7B in Frozen Afghan Assets Between 9/11 Families and Humanitarian Relief, Pace of Civilian Killings in Yemen Has Doubled Since U.N. Disbanded Monitoring Group, Biden Admin Approves Billions in New Arms Deals to Middle East and Indonesia, At Least Six Killed in Mogadishu Blast, Heber López Becomes 5th Journalist to Be Killed in Mexico in 2022 , Historic Rights Trial B…
(2022-02-11). Mapping Faultlines: Deal or no deal? peoplesdispatch.org NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha analyzes the Iran nuclear deal which seems to be in the final stages of discussions. He talks about the positions taken by the various sides and the risks and possibilities…
(2022-02-11). Iran pursues balanced, neighbor-focused foreign policy. en.mehrnews.com Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said Iran still abides by the Islamic Revolution ideals, adding that his administration is still following "Neither West Nor East" foreign policy as designed by the revolution.
(2022-02-11). Tehran, Moscow developing mechanism against sanctions. en.mehrnews.com The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that Tehran and Moscow are creating a mechanism to protect the two countries trade and financial exchanges from the threat of sanctions.
(2022-02-11). Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua: The US-Russia Conflict Enters a New Phase. dissidentvoice.org 
As soon as Moscow received an American response to its security demands in Ukraine, it answered indirectly by announcing greater military integration between it and three South American countries, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Cuba. Washington's response, on January 26, to Russia's demands of withdrawing NATO forces from Eastern Europe and ending talks about a possible Kyiv …
(2022-02-11). Cuban Music Duo Buena Fe Postpones Concert in Canada in Defense of Cuban Vaccines. libya360.wordpress.com With the government of Canada üá®üᶠrefusing to recognize Cuba's vaccines, Cuban music duo Buena Fe was asked to be vaccinated with shots recognized by Canada in order to play their concerts. Here was their response. Revolutionary Medicine: Cuba's Vaccine Journey Why are Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela Managing So Well in the Fight Against Covid-19?…
(2022-02-11). Cuba Battles COVID, Defying 60-Year U.S. Blockade. libya360.wordpress.com Struggle — La Lucha Presentation by Sharon Black, writer for Struggle-La Lucha and national spokesperson of the Socialist Unity Party, at the Europe for Cuba online forum Feb. 9, 2022. End the U.S. blockade of Cuba It has been 60 years this month since U.S. President John Kennedy first proclaimed Executive Order 3447, prohibiting "the importation into…
(2022-02-11). Second Declaration of Havana, 60th Anniversary. orinocotribune.com 
By Charles McKelvey — Feb 8, 2022 | Fidel speaks of the crisis of imperialism and the interest of humanity in socialism | It has been said of Fidel that he gave pedagogical discourses. This was illustrated on February 4, 1962, when Fidel offered a history lesson in a speech that came to be known as the Second Declaration of Havana, delivered to more than one million people in the Plaza of the Revolution, an event that was commemorated this past week in Cuba. In the historic discourse, Fidel presented an overview of world history that is a synthesis of Marxism-Leninism, written from the perspective of the rev…
(2022-02-11). Minister for Interior: Colombia Continues Attempting to Destabilize Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister for Internal Relations, Justice and Peace, General Remigio Ceballos, has reiterated his complaints regarding the involvement of the Colombian government in plans which seek to destabilize Venezuela. | His statement was made via Twitter in the wake of a number of operations which have been carried out in recent days by law enforcement agencies and the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to neutralize criminal gangs, eradicate laboratories and drug crops in Venezuelan border territories, and expel what are known as the Armed Drug Trafficking Colombian Terrorist Groups (TANCOL) from Venezuela…
(2022-02-11). Public Ministry Opens Probe After Partiers Damage Famous Tepui in Canaima National Park. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, February 10, Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab instructed the 87th National Environmental Defense Office to investigate damages caused in the Canaima National Park, after a private party was held at Kusari Tepui. | The location is home to natural wonders including tepuis, the famous flat-topped or "table-top" mountains, and Angel Falls, the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world. The tepuis are considered as sacred grounds of the Pemon Indigenous people. | The information regarding the probe was released by the Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, on his Twitter ac…
(2022-02-11). Venezuela has Arrested 62 Colombian Terrorists in 5 Months. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has announced the arrest of 62 members of terrorist groups of Colombian origin since September 2021. | "We are pleased to reveal that since September 2021, 62 members of TANCOL [an acronym used by the Venezuelan government to refer to armed drug-trafficking Colombian terrorists] have been arrested in 16 operations," the Venezuelan Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, announced this Thursday, February 10. | Accordi…
(2022-02-11). Colombia and Venezuela border a breeding ground for armed groups. america.cgtn.com 
The border between Colombia and Venezuela is dangerous place. Turf wars have brought a resurgence of violence and death. Community leaders are appealing for help. Find out more.
(2022-02-11). United States: Using COVID-19 powers, Biden begins expelling Venezuelan migrants to Colombia. greenleft.org.au Despite promises by the Biden administration to respect the right to seek asylum, Washington has been denying migrants that right by invoking a provision that allows it to limit travel under the pretext of mitigating COVID-19, writes José Luis Granados Ceja.
