(2022-01-12). Hey, Hey, USA! How Many Bombs Did You Drop Today? scheerpost.com 
Above photo: August 2020 U.S. drone strike in Kabul killed 10 Afghan civilians. Getty Images. | By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies / The Pentagon has finally published its first
(2022-01-12). Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on January 12. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) — Mehr News Agency takes a look at the headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Wednesday, January 12.
(2022-01-12). Iran never shies away from defending its borders: Cmdr. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) — Emphasizing that Iran never shies from defending its borders, Deputy Commander of Iran Army Air Defense Force said that any attack on country's airspace will be harshly responded.
(2022-01-12). Afghanistan embassy's activities continuing in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) — Caretaker ambassador of Afghanistan Embassy to Iran said that ambassadorial activities of the embassy continue in Tehran.
(2022-01-12). Briefing on Iran's daily developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) — The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran's latest developments in the last 24 hours.
(2022-01-12). Recitales en vivo con medidas antiCovid-19 marcarán nueva edición del Festival Jazz Plaza (+ Video). cubadebate.cu
(2022-01-12). Declaración y pago de tributos en el 2022: Elementos que debes conocer (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Para conocer sobre las peculiaridades de este proceso, las adecuaciones en los tributos, las facilidades de pago, la inscripción de los nuevos actores económicos en el registro del contribuyente, el uso social de los tributos aportados y otros elementos de interés, comparecieron este martes en la Mesa Redonda la jefa y los vicejefes de la Oficina Nacional de la Administración Tributaria (ONAT).
(2022-01-12). Piedad Córdoba to Sue Ecuadorian Politician—DEA Offered Her $10 Million to Testify Against Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Former Colombian senator Piedad Córdoba announced that she will sue Ecuadorian politician Fernando Villavicencio, who accused Córdoba of having links with criminal elements. Villavicencio made similar accusations against Venezuelan diploma Alex Saab, as part of the media circus surrounding the ongoing lawfare case and Saab's pending trial in the US. | Córdoba warned the extreme-right Ecuadorean spokesperson that she would bring him before the corresponding legal authorities to answer for the unfounded statements against her. "Mr. Villavicencio, you've made me angry now," Córdoba said. "If you were looking for me,…
(2022-01-12). Piedad Córdoba to Sue Ecuadorian Politician—DEA Offered Her $10 Million to Testify Against Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Former Colombian senator Piedad Córdoba announced that she will sue Ecuadorian politician Fernando Villavicencio, who accused Córdoba of having links with criminal elements. Villavicencio made similar accusations against Venezuelan diploma Alex Saab, as part of the media circus surrounding the ongoing lawfare case and Saab's pending trial in the US. | Córdoba warned the extreme-right Ecuadorean spokesperson that she would bring him before the corresponding legal authorities to answer for the unfounded statements against her. "Mr. Villavicencio, you've made me angry now," Córdoba said. "If you were looking for me,…
(2022-01-12). La hiperinflación venezolana. globalizacion.ca Venezuela es un desastre. El gobierno da palos de ciego y daña sin freno a la población. El problema peor manejado es la hiperinflación galopante fuera de control. Especialmente la prensa financiera, pero no solamente, ha descrito a Venezuela como…
(2022-01-12). La hiperinflación venezolana. globalizacion.ca Venezuela es un desastre. El gobierno da palos de ciego y daña sin freno a la población. El problema peor manejado es la hiperinflación galopante fuera de control. Especialmente la prensa financiera, pero no solamente, ha descrito a Venezuela como…
(2022-01-12). Venezuela: Gasoline Pipeline Exploded Due to Illegal Drilling. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday night, Anzoategui Governor Jose Marcano informed that a gasoline pipe exploded in Naricua town in the Simon Bolivar municipality, leaving three people injured. | RELATED: | This accident, which was caused by a perforation of the pipeline by people who wanted to extract fuel illegally, occurred at approximately 6: 30 in the afternoon in the sector known as Puente Grande, where firefighters and rescuers we…
(2022-01-11). American Exception: Empire and the Deep State with Aaron Good and David Talbot. projectcensored.org Mickey presents a discussion between political scientist Aaron Good and author David Talbot on the subject of the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy. This conversation is excerpted from a…
(2022-01-11). President Daniel Ortega Inauguration: International Delegations Arrive in Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com 
Delegations from at least 21 countries, including heads of state and foreign ministers, attended today's inauguration of Daniel Ortega as president of Nicaragua. | President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, was the first of world leaders and high-level personalities to arrive in Managua to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Daniel Ortega as president, after he was re-elected on November 7 with more than 76% of the vote. | Upon his arrival at the Augusto C. Sandino international airport, the Cuban president affirmed that this victory has enormous significance for the forces of the left and progressive governments in La…
(2022-01-11). Opposition Recognizes Legitimacy of Venezuelan Democracy with Ironic Statements. orinocotribune.com Once the results of the elections in the state of Barinas were released to the public, spokespeople representing the Venezuelan opposition declared, via social media, their endorsement of the democratic institutions of Venezuela and celebrated the National Electoral Council's (CNE) announcement of the victory of the opposition candidate. | With the victory of MUD candidate Sergio Garrido, Barinas became the fourth state where a opposition figure will occupy the governorship. In the November 21 elections, the opposition was also victorious in the states of Zulia, Cojedes, and Nueva Esparta. On the other hand, the…
(2022-01-11). Meet the Muslim Army Chaplain Who Condemned Torture of Guantánamo Prisoners & Then Was Jailed Himself. democracynow.org 
Twenty years ago today, the U.S. military began imprisoning Muslim men at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. We speak with the prison's former Muslim chaplain, James Yee, who was jailed and held in solitary confinement for 76 days after being falsely accused of espionage. All charges were eventually dropped, and he received an honorable discharge. Yee describes how boys as young as 12 to 15 years old were treated as enemy combatants on the prison complex and the widespread Islamophobia that put even Muslim Americans under heavy surveillance. "During my time I was there, it was clear that these individuals were not in any wa…
(2022-01-11). A Force for Peace? The U.S. Drops an Average of 46 Bombs a Day! libya360.wordpress.com MEDEA BENJAMIN — NICOLAS J.S. DAVIES Afghan residents and family members of the victims gather next to a damaged vehicle inside a house, day after a US drone airstrike in Kabul on August 30, 2021. (WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images) The U.S. has dropped at least 337,000 bombs and missiles in 20 years — and now clutches its…
(2022-01-11). Activists To Delaware Legislators: Sign Green New Year's Resolutions. popularresistance.org Dover, DE – A coalition of progressives and environmental groups are challenging lawmakers to sign on to a set of green New Year's resolutions to kick off the 2022 session. Says participant Phillip Bannowsky, "this is a way to separate the committed from the compromised." | The activists claim in their text that confronting the climate crisis "has been impeded by the short-sighted interests of powerful economic players." Specifically, they call for a Green Amendment to the Delaware Constitution and support current legislation in the pipeline, including HB 259, requiring an emergency alert system to inform citizen…
(2022-01-11). CounterSpin Interview With Craig Aaron On Local Journalism. popularresistance.org More than one in five local papers in the US have closed in just the last 15 years or so. And, yes, people are moving away from print as a form. But who is filling the void of regular, relevant, local reporting, informing people at the level at which most people engage? | Activists are tired of lamenting rampant consolidation, and the exclusion of new and diverse voices in news media. They're working around the country on projects that both demand accountability from existing institutions and envision new systems, new processes, new ways of doing journalism that more accurately reflect and support communities.
(2022-01-11). Elbit Forced To Sell Factory After Sustained Direct Action Campaign. popularresistance.org After 18 months of sustained direct action taken at the Elbit Ferranti site in Oldham, Greater Manchester, with 36 people arrested, Elbit have now sold Ferranti technologies, with its continued operation in Oldham appearing unfeasible. Activists have occupied, blockaded, smashed, disrupted, and protested regularly at the site, ultimately succeeding in ending the factory's production of specialist military technologies for Israel's fleet of combat drones. | In November 2021, anonymous sources revealed to Palestine Action that mass redundancy notices had been issued to staff working at the factory, and that premise…
(2022-01-11). COVID, capitalism, and collapse: A roundtable discussion with NYC nurses and teachers. mronline.org 
Labor journalist and NewsGuild organizer Chris Brooks sat down with a group of New York City nurses and teachers to talk about how the institutions they work for are collapsing and what labor activists can do about it.
(2022-01-11). Why Russia Is Ready to Check-Mate the U.S. and Its Western Empire. strategic-culture.org 
The Western empire-builders are weakened and exposed in the eyes of their own populations and thus are disarmed politically to pursue confrontation. | Author and commentator Alex Krainer explains in the following interview why Russia is now strong enough to take a definitive stand against the United States and its Western empire-builders. This is the wider historical context for high-level negotiations being conducted this week between Russia and the U.S. and NATO in which Moscow has asserted red lines for its national security. | Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S.-led Western powers be…
(2022-01-11). The US Drops an Average of 46 Bombs a Day While Grandstanding for Peace. truthout.org 
The Pentagon has finally published its first Over…
(2022-01-11). 20 years of Gitmo an affront to 'all humanity,' never-charged ex-prisoner tells RT. rt.com 
Yemeni man who was thrown into notorious US prison in his late teens and spent over 14 years there pleads for its belated shutdown | The abuses and injustices committed at Guantanamo Bay military prison hurt not only people locked up there, but the world in general, former prisoner Mansoor Adayfi believes. He spoke to RT as the jail turned 20. | Adayfi was one of hundreds of Muslim men sent to the infamous US offshore detention facility under the George W. Bush administration only to be held for years without trial and subjected to torture and other forms of degrading treatment. | "As prisoners, we lost years…
(2022-01-11). UAE-affiliated forces camp targeted by missile in S Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — The UAE-affiliated forces camp was targeted by a ballistic missile in the Nokhan district on the eastern outskirts of Ataq in Shabwah province in Yemen.
(2022-01-11). Saudi-led coalition preparing for an attack on Al Hudaydah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — Foreign Minister of Yemen's National Salvation Government on Tuesday announced that Saudi-led, while raising baseless claims regarding arms smuggling from Al Hudaydah Port, is preparing an attack on the Yemeni port.
(2022-01-11). Assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists not to go unpunished. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — Referring to the 10th anniversary of martyrdom of Dr. Ahmadi Roshan Iran's nuclear scientist, Deputy Judiciary Chief for International Affairs said that assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists will not go unpunished.
(2022-01-11). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on January 11. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Tuesday, January 11.
(2022-01-11). Briefing on Iran's daily developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran's latest developments in the last 24 hours.
(2022-01-11). Iran lifts travel bans at shared borders with neighbors. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — The Iranian interior minister said on Tuesday that travel bans at shared borders with neighboring countries have been lifted.
(2022-01-11). Iran, Cuba stress strengthening ties to counter US sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — In a meeting with the Cuban president, the Iranian Vice-President for Economic Affairs Mohsen Rezaei stressed the need to strengthen bilateral relations to counter Washington's sanctions.
(2022-01-11). Regional trips take place to strengthen neighborhood policy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that his two-day regional trip to Oman and Qatar is to strengthen the neighborhood policy of the Iranian administration.
(2022-01-11). Neighbors can enjoy Iran's peaceful nuclear achievements. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — Stating that regional problems should not be resolved through force and hegemony, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said peaceful achievements of Iran's nuclear program can be made available to all neighbors.
(2022-01-11). Expertos de ONU condenan abusos en ilegal base de Guantánamo. peoplesworld.org 
NACIONES UNIDAS, 10 ene (Prensa Latina) Un grupo de expertos en derechos humanos de la ONU condenó hoy los abusos cometidos en la cárcel de la Base Naval de Guantánamo, territorio que ocupa de forma ilegal Estados Unidos en Cuba. Por medio de un comunicado, los relatores independientes del organismo multilateral señalaron que en la …
(2022-01-11). Expertos de ONU condenan abusos en ilegal base de Guantánamo. peoplesworld.org NACIONES UNIDAS, 10 ene (Prensa Latina) Un grupo de expertos en derechos humanos de la ONU condenó hoy los abusos cometidos en la cárcel de la Base Naval de Guantánamo, territorio que ocupa de forma ilegal Estados Unidos en Cuba. Por medio de un comunicado, los relatores independientes del organismo multilateral señalaron que en la …
(2022-01-11). Las 3 del día: øQué particularidades ha tenido la conformación de equipos para la 61 SNB? (+Podcast). cubadebate.cu La serie nacional de béisbol número 61 se iniciará el 23 de enero en todo el país con la misma estructura de la anterior campaña. Desde la semana pasada se han ido conformando las nóminas. Para conocer más detalles tenemos en línea— vía WhatsApp— al comisionado nacional Juan Reinaldo Pérez. Acompáñenos en este swing informativo.
(2022-01-11). Las maravillosas repercusiones de Abdala en México. cubadebate.cu Hoy, Cuba es uno de los pocos países de Latinoamérica y el mundo en vacunar al total de su población. Con dos excepciones: la isla también vacunó a sus infancias y lo hizo con vacunas propias. A finales de diciembre, la Comisión Federal para la Prevención contra Riesgos Sanitarios de la Secretaría de Salud mexicana aprobó el uso de Abdala.
(2022-01-11). Boric anuncia que su gabinete será intergeneracional y de diversidad social. cubadebate.cu El presidente electo de Chile, Gabiel Boric, declaró este lunes que el gabinete que presentará antes de concluir enero será paritario, con representantes de varias generaciones "que están bregando por construir un país mejor" y con diversidad social. Boric asumirá su cargo el próximo 11 de marzo en sustitución de Sebastián Piñera.
(2022-01-11). Un campechano que dirige desde el Partido. cubadebate.cu Julio Bismar Hernández Vázquez, máximo dirigente político de La Sierpe, basa sus métodos de dirección en el vínculo abierto con el pueblo. Cuenta con simpatía cualquier historia. Tiene 47 años y es graduado de Medicina Veterinaria, una especialidad que no cambiaría por nada en el mundo y a la que aspira a regresar cuando deje su actual responsabilidad.
(2022-01-11). Las 3 del día: øQué particularidades ha tenido la conformación de equipos para la 61 SNB? (+Podcast). cubadebate.cu La serie nacional de béisbol número 61 se iniciará el 23 de enero en todo el país con la misma estructura de la anterior campaña. Desde la semana pasada se han ido conformando las nóminas. Para conocer más detalles tenemos en línea— vía WhatsApp— al comisionado nacional Juan Reinaldo Pérez. Acompáñenos en este swing informativo.
(2022-01-11). Vicepresidente de Bolivia y seis ministros dieron positivo a la covid-19. cubadebate.cu El vicepresidente de Bolivia, David Choquehuanca, ha dado positivo a la covid-19, informó este martes el Ministerio de la Presidencia del país suramericano. Además de Choquehuanca, también tuvieron diagnósticos positivos por coronavirus seis ministros, entre ellos el de Relaciones Exteriores, de Gobierno, de Defensa.
(2022-01-11). AMLO contagiado nuevamente de covid-19, reporta "síntomas leves" cubadebate.cu El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, confirmó este lunes que ha contraído la covid-19 por segunda ocasión. "Informo a ustedes que estoy contagiado de #COVID19 y aunque los síntomas son leves, permaneceré en aislamiento y solo realizaré trabajo de oficina y me comunicaré de manera virtual hasta salir adelante", publicó en Twitter.
(2022-01-11). AMLO contagiado nuevamente de covid-19, reporta "síntomas leves" cubadebate.cu El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, confirmó este lunes que ha contraído la covid-19 por segunda ocasión. "Informo a ustedes que estoy contagiado de #COVID19 y aunque los síntomas son leves, permaneceré en aislamiento y solo realizaré trabajo de oficina y me comunicaré de manera virtual hasta salir adelante", publicó en Twitter.
(2022-01-11). Boric anuncia que su gabinete será intergeneracional y de diversidad social. cubadebate.cu El presidente electo de Chile, Gabiel Boric, declaró este lunes que el gabinete que presentará antes de concluir enero será paritario, con representantes de varias generaciones "que están bregando por construir un país mejor" y con diversidad social. Boric asumirá su cargo el próximo 11 de marzo en sustitución de Sebastián Piñera.
(2022-01-11). Demandan justicia y reforma de agencias del orden en funeral de niña chilena muerta en operativo policial en EEUU. cubadebate.cu Familiares, amigos y defensores de los derechos civiles asistieron este lunes en Los àÅngeles al funeral de Valentina Orellana Peralta, quien murió por un disparo de un policía de la ciudad el pasado 23 de diciembre. El reverendo Al Sharpton pidió justicia para la adolescente chilena de 14 años y una reforma de las agencias policiales en EE.UU.
(2022-01-11). 2021, un año en el que Cuba reportó una alta actividad sísmica. cubadebate.cu Durante el año 2021, la actividad sísmica fue alta en Cuba, con 20 temblores perceptibles ocurridos principalmente en oriente, pero con reportes también en el centro y occidente del país, según los datos de la red de estaciones del Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Sismológicas (Cenais). La zona de Santiago-Baconao fue la más activa.
(2022-01-11). Israel Rojas: Una pelea cubana por la inteligencia y el razonamiento (+ PDF). cubadebate.cu "Se está llegando a un punto en el que ya no es por lo que dices, sino por no decir nada. Por eso he alertado en mis redes sociales: 'Artista, creador, no creas que con no meterte estarás ileso; no, te va a llegar tu momento'", afirma el integrante de Buena Fe. "Que intenten matarte mediática y temporalmente no significa que puedan matarte (…) Te matan cuando te callas, cuando te logran transformar, cuando te logran confundir, cuando aprendes el discurso que quieren escuchar de ti".
(2022-01-11). Former Army Chaplain at Guantánamo Was Jailed There Himself. truthout.org 
Twenty years ago today, the U.S. military began imprisoning Muslim men at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. We speak with the prison's former Muslim chaplain, James Yee, who was jailed and held in solitary confinement for 76 days after being falsely accused of espionage. All charges were eventually dropped, and he received an honorable discharge. Yee describes how boys as young as 12 to 15 years old were treated as enemy combatants on the prison complex and the widespread Islamophobia that put even Muslim Americans under…
(2022-01-11). More Financing Approved for Cuba's COVID-19 Vaccines. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the first financing for Cuba's COVID-19 vaccines was approved by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), for 46.7 million euros for Cuba to produce 200 million doses of its home-grown vaccines. | The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) granted the first financing for Cuba's vaccines to fight COVID-19. Jan. 11, 2022.
(2022-01-11). Cuba Urges The US To Close Guantanamo Bay Prison. telesurenglish.net On the 20th anniversary of the first detainees' arrival to the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay on Tuesday, the Cuban government called for the closure of this atrocious prison, which is illegally located in its national territory. | RELATED: | "Of the 780 prisoners who have ever passed through the base, 429 detainees committed no hostile action against the United States or its allies and only 12 of them have been charged with crimes,…