Daily Archives: January 28, 2021

2021-01-28: News Headlines

Yanis Iqbal (2021-01-28). The Biden Administration: Hardening of US Stance on Venezuela. dissidentvoice.org Joe Biden has been sworn in as the President of USA. For Venezuela, nothing has changed. The same belligerence, the same sanctions, and the same imperialism — the American empire continues to be cruelly hostile to the UN-recognized government of Nicolas Maduro. Inviting an Anti-Chavista Criminal Auguries of an ever-intensifying imperialist attack against Venezuela have …

Dove of Peace (2021-01-28). End of Anti-Russian Electioneering; Palestinian Funding Restored. indybay.org One week after the Inauguration, Pres. Biden called Pres. Putin to extend the START nuclear arms control treaty, due to expire 2/5/21. Pres. Biden's administration also announced restoration of relations with Palestine and aid to Palestinians.

Ricardo Vaz (2021-01-28). Venezuela: Oil Corporations Lobby Biden Administration for Sanctions Reversal. venezuelanalysis.com A removal of the ban on swap deals could boost Venezuela's oil production and ease fuel shortages.

Staff (2021-01-28). Ilhan Omar: Arms Sale Freeze Is "First Step" to End US Support for War on Yemen. truthout.org Peace-loving people around the world and anti-war Democrats in Congress hailed reports Wednesday that the Biden administration is imposing a temporary freeze on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates pending a review of billions of dollars worth of weapons deals with the repressive regimes approved during the presidency of Donald Trump. | The Wall Street Journal

teleSUR (2021-01-28). Gender Activists Protest Against Rape of a Teenager in Argentina. telesurenglish.net Over 300 women mobilized in Buenos Aires (Argentina) to demand the arrest of Humberto Garzon, who is accused of raping an 18-year-old Venezuelan girl. | RELATED: | Chanting "Garzon rapist, to jail aggressor", the demonstrators gathered peacefully in the Balvanera neighborhood to show solidarity with the victim identified as L.A.R. | The girl responded to a job offer at the "Garzon Uniformes" store specialized in clothing fo…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-01-28). US suspends arms deals with Saudi Arabia and UAE pending review. peoplesdispatch.org The announcement by US secretary of state Antony Blinken of the suspension of the arms deals pending a review was welcomed by peace organizations which called for them to be scrapped…

Staff (2021-01-27). For Peace With North Korea, Biden Must End the US-South Korea Military Exercises. truthout.org One of the thorniest foreign policy challenges the Biden administration will need to face is a nuclear-armed North Korea. Talks between the U.S. and North Korea have been stalled since 2019, and North Korea has continued to develop its weapons arsenal, recently As a retired U.S. Army Colonel and U.S. diplomat with 40 years…

MEE correspondent (2021-01-27). Snipers, landmines, death: Life on Yemen's frontline. middleeasteye.net Snipers, landmines, death: Life on Yemen's frontline | Yemenis in Taiz tell MEE of the daily danger they face as conflict rages around their homes | Wed, 01/27/2021 – 14: 03 | "I lost happiness and a peaceful life," says Saleh al-Hajj, pictured with his son Rayan (MEE/Khalid al-Banna) | Almost every building is damaged. Dogs bark at anyone walking down the empty streets, and in the dist…

Manuela Solé (2021-01-27). Diplomatic Tensions Rise After Venezuela Detains Guyanese Vessels. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas and Georgetown have an ongoing territorial dispute over the Essequibo region.

_____ (2021-01-27). Can You Steal a Presidency That Doesn't Exist? strategic-culture.org America's Collapse of Government and Crisis of Legitimacy hasn't gone away. Denial and repression never work. The Worst is Yet to Come. | The presidential inauguration of Joe Biden passed over peacefully: But then it wasn't a presidential inauguration at all. | The dark genius vision of Philip K. Dick, America's Kafka, greatest and therefore most widely feared and ignored of US writers proved unerringly true again. The Reality of Things is far too difficult, far too disturbing to even attempt any more. Just hang a handwritten tiny note on any piece of junk and 330 million Americans will happily believe that it…

Mehr News Agency (2021-01-27). Lavrov suggests Mideast ministerial peace conference. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has backed a Palestinian proposal for a Middle East peace conference which can be held in the upcoming months.

_____ (2021-01-27). Venezuela Neutralizes Operation Red October, Terrorist Plot Led By Guaidó. popularresistance.org At a press conference, Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) deputy, Freddy Bernal, reported on the results of an investigation by the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM) in Caracas, on the so-called Operation Red October. | This operation aimed to assassinate several civilians and soldiers and damage military infrastructure and was allegedly led by former anti-Chavista deputy Juan Guaidó. | Bernal stressed that the operations were organized by a subject born in Colombia, but who has North American nationality, named Ben Smith Benson.

_____ (2021-01-27). Farmers' Parade Takes Center Stage On India's Republic Day. popularresistance.org New Delhi, India – January 26, the day India became a Republic, is traditionally celebrated at Rajpath — the road from the India Gate to the President's residence — in New Delhi. The ceremony includes a parade that is a display of the might of India's military and showcases the cultural diversity of India. | This year, however, the center stage was taken not by the ceremonial parade, but the farmers' parade that was being held in the capital city. The peaceful rally of farmers on tractors was supposed to commence from three different points in the city and follow pre-approved routes for all three. Whi…

yenisafak (2021-01-27). A decade into Arab uprising: Tunisians keep on protesting. yenisafak.com A decade after the Jasmine Revolution, which ousted longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from power, anger and frustration among young Tunisians continues to brew. Protests [1] have been held in various cities across the country over the last few days, defying restrictions in place following a surge in coronavirus cases.While the daytime demonstrations are overwhelmingly peaceful, clashes occur with security forces take place during the night. More than 600 people were arrested [2], and the army was deployed to quell the tensions.Protestors' grievances are the same as they were a decade ago: unemployment, s…

Online News Editor (2021-01-27). More than 300 policemen injured during New Delhi farmer march. laprensalatina.com New Delhi, Jan 27 (efe-epa).- More than 300 policemen were injured in clashes with protesters during the massive farmers' march against agrarian reform in New Delhi, police said Wednesday. The Tuesday march, which was mostly peaceful along the route marked by authorities in the outskirts of the capital, turned violent when groups of protesters changed …

sputniknews (2021-01-27). #PeacefulProtestsContinue: Farmers Blame Miscreants for Maligning Their Image on Republic Day. sputniknews.com As part of their Tractor Protest Rally, thousands of farmers entered Delhi on Tuesday morning riding SUVs, cars, and wheeled farm equipment. A faction of the rally soon invaded Delhi's iconic Red Fort, leading to violent clashes with police as the farmers seek the repeal of several farm laws recently decreed by the central government.

Rick Sterling (2021-01-27). What Happened to JFK and a Foreign Policy of Peace? dissidentvoice.org Sixty years ago, John F Kennedy (JFK) was inaugurated as president of the USA. In less than three years, before he was assassinated in November 1963, he initiated major changes in foreign policy. These foreign policy changes are documented in books such as JFK and the Unspeakable (2008) and Betting on the Africans (2012). One …

teleSUR (2021-01-26). Evo Morales Praises Cuba and Venezuela's Fight Against COVID-19. telesurenglish.net On his Twitter account, Morales noted that "the Cuban Revolution will produce 100 (million) doses of its vaccine against COVID-19 and the Bolivarian Revolution of Venezuela produces Carvativir, which neutralizes the symptoms of the disease." | He added that neither of the revolutions seeks profits but rather to fight for human life against the pandemic. | RELATED: | In his tweet, the former Bolivian president referred to the Cuban Governmen…

A Guest Author (2021-01-26). Elliott Abrams, fire your own president; you couldn't fire mine in Venezuela. workers.org By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein The writer was the director of international relations in Venezuela's presidential office and the country's ambassador to Nicaragua. Currently, he is a guest professor at Shanghai University in China. Translation: Angel Alvarez. Nicolás Maduro In an appearance before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Aug. . . . |

news.un (2021-01-26). Guterres calls for 'renewed approach to multilateralism', through new peacebuilding appeal. news.un.org Against the backdrop of a COVID-19 crisis that has exacerbated pre-pandemic challenges and a global ceasefire appeal to combat it, the UN chief called for new peacebuilding funds on Tuesday, promising a "renewed approach to multilateralism and international cooperation".

RT (2021-01-26). Biden will support two-state solution where Israel lives 'peacefully' alongside Palestine, US envoy tells UN. rt.com New US President Joe Biden supports a two-state solution in an attempt to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the acting US Ambassador to the UN, Richard Mills, told the Security Council on Tuesday. | "Under the new administration, the policy of the US will be to support a mutually agreed two-state solution in which Israel lives in peace and security alongside a viable Palestinian state," Mills said. | The acting UN envoy added that US policy remains the "best way" to ensure Israel's future as a democratic and Jewish state, while guaranteeing peace and security for Palestine, although success is dependen…

Staff (2021-01-26). One of the Democrats' Biggest Hawks Is Now Senate Foreign Relations Chair. truthout.org Now with a working majority, the Democrats have named Sen. Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) to chair the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. This has rung alarm bells for advocates of peace, human rights and international law, given that Menendez has opposed the Iran nuclear agreement, repeatedly attacked the United Nations and the International Court of Justice, supported unconditional military aid to governments that have used the weapons in the commission of war crimes, and taken other positions…

_____ (2021-01-26). Despite What You Heard, There Was No Peaceful Transition. strategic-culture.org A critical look at Biden's first Executive Orders set against the backdrop of Operation Peaceful Transition in Washington, DC. | By Eleanor GOLDFIELD | Anyone trying to find the edges of the U.S. Overton Window right now must feel like they're tracing an amateur rendition of an early Picasso. After a summer spent chanting "defund the police," self-identifying progressives applaud the pouring of some 25,000 troops and

Mehr News Agency (2021-01-26). Playing role by all groups makes Afghanistan peace possible. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that peace in Afghanistan is possible through playing role by all groups.

yenisafak (2021-01-26). Ethiopia asks Sudan to pull troops out for border talks. yenisafak.com Ethiopia on Tuesday reiterated its call for Sudan to pull back from disputed territories its troops have been in since late last year.In late December, Sudanese soldiers reportedly moved up to 40 kilometers (25 miles) into Ethiopian-held territories, including the contested fertile agricultural region of Al-Fashaga, which Ethiopia called an act of blackmail by its western neighbor.Ethiopia then launched a diplomatic effort to get Sudanese forces out of the territories to promote a return to the normal mechanisms of dialogue to resolve the century-long border dispute."Ethiopia is committed to a peaceful resolution…

Black Alliance for Peace (2021-01-26). Biden's First 48 Hours Affirm U.S. 'Greatest Purveyor of Violence'. globalresearch.ca Every year, we fight a battle on the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | On one side is the U.S. state. Forced to offer a concession to the middle-class elements of the Black civil-rights movement in the …

Marlee Kokotovic (2021-01-26). US police more likely to use force against left-wing protesters. nationofchange.org "Police are not just engaging more because [leftwing protesters] are more violent. They're engaging more even with peaceful protesters."

teleSUR (2021-01-26). China's President Calls for Multilateralism To Overcome Crisis. telesurenglish.net Addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Monday, China's President Xi Jinping called on the world to abandon ideological prejudice and jointly follow a path of peaceful coexistence, mutual benefit, and cooperation. | RELATED: | "Difference in itself is no cause for alarm. What does ring the alarm is arrogance, prejudice and hatred," Xi said, adding that no global problem can be solved by any one country alone. | Noting that the problem…

teleSUR (2021-01-26). Hitmen Kill An Urban Artist and Youth Leader in Cali, Colombia. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) Monday confirmed the murder of urban artist Julian Muñoz by an armed group in the Valle del Cauca Department. | RELATED: | On Saturday, a group of hooded men shot the young man, 25, outside a barbershop in Comuna 18, in Cali city. His body was identified hours later by relatives and friends. | "Muñoz was a youth leader who belonged to the Prisoners of Hope Group, a movement that…