Daily Archives: February 1, 2023

2023-02-01: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-01). Ukraine Says It Will Receive 120-140 Western Tanks in 'First Wave' of Deliveries. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Tuesday that Ukraine expects to receive between 120 and 140 Western-made tanks in the "first wave" of deliveries. "The tank coalition now has 12 members. I can note that in the first wave of contributions, the Ukrainian armed forces will receive between 120 and 140 Western-model tanks," Kuleba said. …

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-01). US Drone Supports Assault on ISIS Affiliate in Lake Chad Basin. news.antiwar.com A US drone gave support to an assault against jihadists in the Lake Chad basin region of Africa that involved the governments of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, AFP reported on Monday. The report said that the militaries of the four nations announced the bombardment on Monday. They said it was an operation targeting a …

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-01). US Prepares to Send Ukraine Longer-Range Rockets in Next Arms Package. news.antiwar.com The US is preparing another major escalation of military aid to Ukraine as Reuters reports the next arms package will include rockets that have a range of 94 miles, almost double the range of the munitions Ukraine was provided for the HIMARS rocket systems. Citing two unnamed US officials, Reuters said that the US will …

Fight Back (2023-02-01). Milwaukee shows solidarity with Tyre Nichols. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Despite the Milwaukee snowstorm, 150 people showed up to march in solidarity with Tyre Nichols and all victims of police crimes. The Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) put the call to action for Sunday, January 29, and was quickly joined by the Justice for Brieon Green Coalition, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Students for Democratic Society, Reproductive Justice Action – Milwaukee (RJA-M), the Milwaukee Anti-war Committee, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). | The crowd gathered at Dontre Hamilton (Red Arrow) Park, which over the years has become an…




WSWS (2023-02-01). Peace activist sentenced for criticizing German war policy in Ukraine. wsws.org The Berlin-Tiergarten District Court has sentenced peace activist Heinrich Bàºcker for a speech he gave on the anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion on the Soviet Union.

_____ (2023-02-01). Georgia's Involvement in Foreign Wars and Conflicts Comes Home to Roost. journal-neo.org Mass shootings are mostly a Western thing, and most commonly American, where with distressing frequency a new shooter brings about carnage and raises calls to ban assault weapons. But the same is now happening in places such as Georgia, which is paying the price for trying to improve its lot by being uncritical US ally, …

_____ (2023-02-01). NATO and Turkey: an expulsion or a warning?.. journal-neo.org All international political alliances (particularly military-political ones) are formed on the basis of shared interests and threats to two or more international relations subjects. In other words, there is something that unites and something against which the alliance is formed. NATO's formation in 1949, led by the United States, signaled the beginning of a new …

ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Xi encourages young people to forge ties. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping, in a recent letter to students of a Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Budapest, Hungary, encouraged teenagers in the Central European country to understand China better and become envoys to carry forward and enhance the friendship between the two nations.




ecns.cn (2023-02-01). Nation plays crucial role in global fight against COVID-19. ecns.cn For Li Jun, vice-president of the Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, fighting COVID-19 was a war on two fronts.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-02-01). China Appears Poised to Achieve through Cooperation in the 21st Century what Japan Sought to Achieve through Coercion in the 20th. covertactionmagazine.com U.S. elites have predictably reacted with hysteria to China's rise and could go so far as to provoke a world war to try to salvage their Southeast Asia empire—as the Roosevelt administration did with Japan on the eve of Pearl Harbor. From 1991 to 2021 China achieved ten-fold growth in incomes and labor productivity, and …

John Catalinotto (2023-02-01). U.S., German imperialism send tanks to attack Russia. workers.org Jan. 30 — By sending tanks to the Kiev regime in Ukraine, Washington and its NATO cronies have once again escalated the war they have been waging against Russia for the past nine years. Some of the 250 people who rallied Jan. 30, before the German embassy in Vienna, Austria . . . |

The Green Arcade (2023-02-01). Saturday 3/4: The Poetry Center At SF State Presents A Special Reading With Renowned Poet Ed Roberson. indybay.org 3rd Floor Edward McRoskey Loft | 1687 Market Street | SF, CA 94103…




WSWS (2023-02-01). Millions of workers in France march against pension cuts, Macron and war. wsws.org Rail and transit workers, energy and refinery workers and public servants went on strike and protested in France on Tuesday, as strikes spread to Britain, Belgium, Finland, Spain and across Europe.

WSWS (2023-02-01). Workers, youth denounce war at protest in southern France against pension cuts. wsws.org Opposition among the millions who marched yesterday was not limited to pension cuts but extended as well to the Macron government and the NATO war on Russia in Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-02-01). Top US general predicts war with China by 2025. wsws.org While his internal memo starkly sets out Washington's agenda for war, Air Force General Michael Minihan is not an isolated maverick within the US military.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-02-01). øQué debes saber sobre la Serie del Caribe 2023?>. telesurtv.net En esta ocasión participarán los equipos representantes de Venezuela, Colombia, México, Panamá, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana, Cuba y Curazao.




teleSUR, MER, SH (2023-02-01). Venezuela recuerda el legado del general Ezequiel Zamora. telesurtv.net El ideal y pensamiento de Ezequiel Zamora fue una de las banderas del líder de la Revolución Bolivariana, Hugo Chávez al llegar a la presidencia de Venezuela.

teleSUR, MER (2023-02-01). Arriba a Venezuela primera dama de Colombia para afianzar lazos. telesurtv.net La primera dama de Colombia sostuvo un encuentro con la primera combatiente de Venezuela en el Palacio de Miraflores, sede del Gobierno.

teleSUR, MER (2023-02-01). Presidente Maduro llama a profundizar la revolución judicial. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado llamó a profundizar la revolución judicial para que la justicia llegue al pueblo venezolano.

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-31). More Airstrikes Reported in Syria Near Iraq Border. news.antiwar.com Unverified reports have said that two more airstrikes were launched in eastern Syria on Monday near the Iraqi border following a strike in the area that was reported on Sunday night. Israel is suspected of being behind the attacks since it has previously launched similar airstrikes in the region. According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory …




Dave DeCamp (2023-01-31). New RAND Report Says a Long War in Ukraine Is Against US Interests. news.antiwar.com The RAND Corporation issued a new report that warns against a "protracted conflict" in Ukraine and says a prolonged war is against US interests, breaking from the view of many hawks in Washington that the US should support the fight against Russia for the long term. RAND is funded directly by the US military and …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-31). AFRICOM Says Four Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Somalia Airstrike. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command (AFRICOM) on Monday said it conducted an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab in support of the Mogadishu-based government on January 25. AFRICOM said the strike was launched at the request of the government, which has been engaged in heavy fighting against al-Shabaab on the ground after launching an offensive a few months …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-31). Egyptian FM in Russia Passes Message to Lavrov From Blinken. news.antiwar.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that his Egyptian counterpart delivered a message from Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on Russia to "stop" its war in Ukraine. Lavrov met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Moscow and told reporters that Shoukry "conveyed a message" from Blinken, who was in Cairo on …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-31). NATO Chief Calls for Stronger Partnership With Japan on Tokyo Visit. news.antiwar.com The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization visited Tokyo on Tuesday and called for NATO to forge a stronger partnership with Japan as the alliance has its eyes on the region after labeling China a "systemic challenge." NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and hailed his plans to double …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-31). New RAND Report Says a Long War in Ukraine Is Against US Interests. news.antiwar.com The RAND Corporation issued a new report that warns against a "protracted conflict" in Ukraine and says a prolonged war is against US interests, breaking from the view of many hawks in Washington that the US should support the fight against Russia for the long term. RAND is funded directly by the US military and …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-31). AFRICOM Says Four Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Somalia Airstrike. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command (AFRICOM) on Monday said it conducted an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab in support of the Mogadishu-based government on January 25. AFRICOM said the strike was launched at the request of the government, which has been engaged in heavy fighting against al-Shabaab on the ground after launching an offensive a few months …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-31). Egyptian FM in Russia Passes Message to Lavrov From Blinken. news.antiwar.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that his Egyptian counterpart delivered a message from Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on Russia to "stop" its war in Ukraine. Lavrov met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Moscow and told reporters that Shoukry "conveyed a message" from Blinken, who was in Cairo on …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-31). NATO Chief Calls for Stronger Partnership With Japan on Tokyo Visit. news.antiwar.com The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization visited Tokyo on Tuesday and called for NATO to forge a stronger partnership with Japan as the alliance has its eyes on the region after labeling China a "systemic challenge." NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and hailed his plans to double …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-31). Suspected US Drone Strike Kills Three Alleged al-Qaeda Members in Yemen. news.antiwar.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-31). US to Ramp Up Military Drills With South Korea, Deploy More Bombers. news.antiwar.com The US and South Korea on Tuesday agreed to ramp up joint military exercises, a step that will raise tensions on the Korean Peninsula and likely provoke more North Korean weapons tests. The agreement was reached while Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was in Seoul and met with his South Korean counterpart, Lee Jong-sup. "The …

Canadians for Justice, Peace in the Middle East (2023-01-31). Collective Punishment Against Palestinians Is a War Crime. globalresearch.ca

Fight Back (2023-01-31). Denver demands justice for Tyre Nichols, Jordan Waddy and all victims of police crimes. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – A small but strong crowd gathered in the freezing snow on January 29 to protest the brutal murder of Tyre Nichols by Memphis, Tennessee police. Activists and community members at the Colorado State Capitol building chanted "Black lives matter" and "No justice, no peace!" as snow fell steadily throughout the early afternoon and wind chill felt well below zero. This did not deter folks from standing in solidarity with the people of Memphis, the family of Tyre Nichols, and other victims of police brutality. | "We still have a fire burning within us," remarked Jonce Palmer, chair of the Denver-Aurora Co…

Juan Cole (2023-01-31). Sec. of State Blinken's Happy Talk Middle East Tour meets Meat Grinder of Rising Israeli Fascism. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The actually existing Middle East is not cooperating with the Washington representation of it. To hear Secretary of State Antony Blinken speak, you would think that a two-state solution to the Israeli Occupation of the Palestinians is still possible. It is not. You would think there was a "peace process." …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-01-31). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

Staff (2023-01-31). "Elite" Police Units Face More Scrutiny as Memphis SCORPION Unit Disbanded over Tyre Nichols Death. democracynow.org Memphis police have revealed a sixth and a seventh officer have been placed on administrative leave in addition to the five fired officers over the death of Tyre Nichols, after Nichols was brutally beaten at a traffic stop. On Saturday, Memphis disbanded the police unit responsible for the killing, known as SCORPION, which stood for "Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhood." We look more closely at these so-called special police units in cities nationwide that operate with little oversight with investigative reporter Radley Balko, author of "Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Mili…

_____ (2023-01-31). The United States expects to exit the crisis by destroying its competitors. journal-neo.org After the end of World War II, the United States not only managed to preserve its army and economy, but it also significantly enriched itself in the war. This is not surprising given that the war occurred far from the United States' borders and could not have had the same impact on the United States …

_____ (2023-01-31). Ukraine: The War That Went Wrong. strategic-culture.org NATO support for the war in Ukraine, designed to degrade the Russian military and drive Vladimir Putin from power, is not going according to plan. The new sophisticated military hardware won't help. | By Chris HEDGES | Empires in terminal decline leap from one military fiasco to the next. The war in Ukraine, another bungled attempt to reassert U.S. global hegemony, fits this pattern. The danger is that the more dire things look, the more the U.S. will escalate the conflict, potentially provoking open confrontation with Russia. If Russia carries out retaliatory attacks on supply and training bases in neighboring N…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-31). More Than 90 People Killed In Suicide Attack In Pakistani Mosque. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On the morning of January 30, an explosion thundered in a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. So far, the number of casualties has reached 92 people. More than 200 people were injured in the explosion. | It was reported that the bomb was triggered by a suicide bomber. Siddique Khan, a police official, said the attacker blew himself up while among the worshippers. Al Jazeera reported, citing a policeman who survived the attack, that the explosion took place seconds after the prayers star…

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2023-01-31). Hardly anyone is thinking logically about the risk of nuclear war. mronline.org The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved its symbolic Doomsday Clock to ninety seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been set since its founding after the second world war. Chief among their reasons for doing so is the increasingly dangerous war in Ukraine.

Dennis Broe (2023-01-31). Dispatch from war-torn Europe: A pared-down Vienna Christmas-New Year. peoplesworld.org VIENNA — It's hardly the ruined, devastated postwar rubble that was the backdrop of the most famous film shot in Vienna, The Third Man. But in more subtle ways Europe in general, and Austria's capital city in particular, is showing signs of deterioration. After two years of a COVID lockdown, and now with the price …

ecns.cn (2023-01-31). At least 17 killed, 70 wounded in mosque blast in Pakistan's Peshawar. ecns.cn At least 17 people were killed and 70 others wounded after a powerful blast hit a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city on Monday, police and hospital officials said.

ecns.cn (2023-01-31). UN chief condemns suicide bombing at Peshawar mosque in Pakistan. ecns.cn UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned Monday's suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, that left dozens of people dead, said his spokesman.

ecns.cn (2023-01-31). China's services activity warms up in January. ecns.cn China's services activity logged a strong recovery in January thanks to a robust consumer market during the week-long Spring Festival holiday.

ecns.cn (2023-01-31). China condemns mosque attack in Pakistan. ecns.cn China is deeply shocked by and strongly condemns a deadly attack at a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-01-31). First electric-poweredlight rail line in West Africa undertaken by Chinese enterprise opens. ecns.cn The opening ceremony of the first phase of the Lagos light rail blue line, undertaken by Chinese enterprise, was held in Nigeria, marking the first electrification light rail built in West Africa and one more project benefiting people's livelihood since the Belt and Road Initiative put forward 10 years ago.

ecns.cn (2023-01-31). 63 killed, over 157 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan's Peshawar. ecns.cn The death toll from the suicide blast that ripped through a mosque on Monday afternoon in Pakistan's northwest provincial capital of Peshawar rose to 63, an official said.

Editor (2023-01-31). U.S. public opinion shifting sides about Ukraine. mronline.org The U.S./NATO war on Russia via its proxy Ukraine has awakened significant opposition here in the U.S.

Fight Back (2023-01-31). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine condemns planned visit of US Secretary of State Blinken. fightbacknews.org In a January 29 statement, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) warned that the January 30 visit of U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will be detrimental to Palestinian interests. Blinken is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. | The PFLP states that the visit will be used to promote an anti-Palestinian "two state solution" and that the U.S. government bears responsibility for the massacres being carried out by the Israeli occupation.

infobrics (2023-01-31). Plan to blockade Russian shipping in Baltic Sea breaks international law and could provoke war. infobrics.org Estonia's plan to install St. Petersburg-targeting missiles will spectacularly backfire.

infobrics (2023-01-31). Pentagon's prediction of 'inevitable' conflict with China in 2025 shows war is America's primary 'export commodity'. infobrics.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-31). US Threatens Missiles, Jets, and Now Crimea, Sees (Seeks) War with China by 2025. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for February 1, 2023 + US and its potential war with China by 2025. Western media begins preparing public for the fall of Bakhmut; Recent Ukrainian losses is being used to call for more weapon shipments to Ukraine including calls for missiles and jets; Arms shipments…

Jake Johnson (2023-01-31). 'War Is Clearly Back on the Agenda': US Says Israel Was Behind the Drone Attack on Iran. globalresearch.ca

Keanu Sai (2023-01-31). Royal Commission of Inquiry: Investigating War Crimes in the Hawaiian Islands. covertactionmagazine.com The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) was established by Proclamation of the Hawaiian Kingdom Council of Regency on June 17, 2019, yet there has been no coverage in either the mainstream media or the alternative media. Most people are simply not aware that the Hawaiian Islands have been under a prolonged and illegal occupation by …

Martin Edwin Andersen (2023-01-31). "Secret Wars" & vice ADM Ann E. Rondeau now before US Court of Appeals / 4th Circuit. indybay.org Guilty of more than just dishonorable common crimes & false federal statements, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency & National Defense University trivialized, justified and even participated in neo-Nazi crimes, diluted the moral awfulness of clandestine death camps, & engaged in other barbarousness & corruption, incl. the reprehensible promoting of palpable traitors & narcotics traffickers.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-31). Consumer Health: What happens if your thyroid is too active or not active enough? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is Thyroid Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more how important it is that your thyroid functions properly. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck. It produces hormones that regulate your heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and weight. When your thyroid isn't functioning properly, whether it's too active or not active enough, all these functions are affected. Hyperthyroidism Hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid, occurs when your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-31). Consumer Health: Cervical cancer and HPV — what's the connection? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the connection between HPV and cervical cancer. Approximately 13,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed each year in the U.S., and 4,000 women die of the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hispanic women have the highest rates of developing cervical cancer, while African American women are at greatest risk of dying from this cancer. Early-stage cervical cancer generally produces…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Role for opioids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Drug overdoses from opioids have been linked to a decreased life span, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ongoing opioid crisis has been a complicated one for more than a decade. Death rates continue to rise, despite national medical guidelines for prescribing the pain medication. Dr. Holly Geyer leads the opioid stewardship program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. She says there is an important role for opioids in patient…

noreply (2023-01-31). I Warned About It Since 2014. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Colonel Macgregor, with the exception of his statement on Solzhenitsyn, basically confirms what I was preaching for many years. No, not that Washington is incompetent–this has been a fait accompli for decades now–but that the US is incapable to take on Russia militarily. But even the title by Judge Napolitano is somewhat misleading: U.S. Not Prepared to take on Russia. The US is not just "not prepared", it cannot physically fight Russia without sustaining catastrophic defeat even if it spends next 30 years preparing for that fight. For starters, the US de-industrialization and societal ills permanently remove…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-01-31). 20,000 Docs Obtained by Russia Expose US Biowarfare Program in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2023-01-31). Why Does Humanity Still Tolerate the Tragedy of Wars in the 21st Century? The Big Picture. globalresearch.ca

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-31). NATO recruits South Korea for war against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yonhap News AgencyJanuary 30, 2023 Yoon meets with NATO chief, promises to help Ukrainian people President Yoon Suk Yeol met with the chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Monday and promised to provide continued support for the Ukrainian people in their war against Russia, his office said. Yoon met with NATO Secretary …

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-31). 324 Tanks, Now NATO Readies Warplanes and Entire Domestic Economies for Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com 324 Tanks, Now NATO Readies Warplanes and Entire Domestic Economies for Ukraine Andy Corbley FULL ARTICLE MILAN, Italy. January 30th, 2023. High-ranking officials of both NATO and the Russian Federation have now admitted the two entities are at war, the former saying it outright, the latter saying NATO countries with supply lines of weapons to …

Sandipan Talukdar (2023-01-31). Carbon Dioxide removal behind Paris Agreement target. peoplesdispatch.org Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), also known as negative carbon dioxide emission, removes the gas from the atmosphere. CDR According to a report, more than 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere annually. However, this is not enough to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement of limiting global warming below 2 degrees Celsius than pre-industrial levels. This is even…

Staff (2023-01-31). Headlines for January 31, 2023. democracynow.org Antony Blinken Meets Palestinian Leaders After Reiterating "Ironclad" U.S. Support for Israel, Taliban Offshoot Claims Responsibility for Bombing of Pakistani Police Compound, Amnesty: Iranian Protesters Were Denied Fair Trials and Tortured Before Their Executions, White House Will End COVID-19 Emergency Declarations in May, Memphis Fire Department Terminates 3 Who Responded to Tyre Nichols' Violent Arrest, Family Calls for Federal Civil Rights Probe into Newark Police Killing of Carl Dorsey, New Zealand Prime Minister Blames Climate Change for Record Flooding, Missing Mexican Environmentalists&…

Staff (2023-01-31). 11 February, Brussels: From the River to the Sea Visions of Palestinian Liberation. samidoun.net Saturday, 11 February 7 pm DK Rue de Danemark 70B Brussels, Belgium Info: www.instagram.com/p/CoDgSCHjUgU/?hl=en Please join Samidoun Brussels for an evening of discussion and strategy toward the liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea. The total liberation of all of Palestine is a central unifying point to rally around, from the uprooting of …

Thierry Meyssan (2023-01-31). Two perceptions of the war in Ukraine. thealtworld.com The military intervention in Ukraine is not at all interpreted in the same way in the West and in Russia. It is a school case. This difference of representation does not come from antagonistic material interests, but from different conceptions of what makes Man and what is Life. For some, the enemy is trying to restore the grandeur of the Tsarist Empire or the Soviet Union, while for others, he imagines himself to be the embodiment of Good. | The conflict between the advocates of "a world based on rules" and those who advocate a return to "a world based on international law" continues. It began with the Russian m…

WSWS (2023-01-31). After propping up Canada's Liberal government for years, the NDP's Singh accuses Trudeau of "waging war" against workers. wsws.org Singh neglected to mention a "trifle"—His NDP, with the full-throated backing of the trade unions, has been propping up the minority Liberal government for years and since March 2022 has been in a formal governmental alliance with them.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Auschwitz commemoration dominated by war propaganda, right-wing historical falsification. wsws.org The unprecedented promotion of war propaganda and the deliberate minimization of the crimes of Nazism at the Auschwitz commemoration are inseparable from the renewed explosion of imperialist militarism now underway in Europe.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Blinken in Israel: Planning for war with an ally in crisis. wsws.org Washington is concerned that mounting political instability, both in the occupied territories and within Israel itself, is weakening the main US military bastion in the Middle East.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Unprecedented flooding in Auckland, New Zealand. wsws.org Four people have died in the ongoing floods and there is widespread anger over the failure of the Auckland Council to provide sufficient early warnings and other assistance to residents.

kwjorinoco (2023-01-31). From The Count to María Corina: How Many Candidates Does Opposition Have? orinocotribune.com While the parallel government of Venezuela succeeded in enriching a few of its participants, the Venezuelan opposition finds itself more fragmented than ever. Many of its members even consider that "it is at its worst moment," according to the opposition leader Felipe Mujica. | The greatest trouble for these factions, from the liberals to the most extremist, is that the presidential elections are very close on the horizon, and the selection of a candidate presents a daunting task. According to a simple poll, the opposition seems mired in a swap of at least 40 competing pre-candidates. | The list is long | These…

Staff (2023-01-31). El fin del interinato de Guaidó, un episodio "nefasto y tragicómico" (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Sobre los recientes acontecimientos en Venezuela, donde la oposición decidió poner fin al interinato del autoproclamado "presidente" Juan Guaidó, la postura de EE.UU. y la Unión Europea ante ese hecho, y el papel de las ONGs en los planes de desestabilización orquestados en contra del Gobierno Bolivariano de Nicolás Maduro, conversó con Cubadebate el investigador del Centro de Investigaciones de la Política Internacional (CIPI), Elio Emilio Perera Pena.

Staff (2023-01-31). Agricultores llega a Venezuela para disputar la Serie del Caribe. cubadebate.cu El equipo de Agricultores, que representará a Cuba en la edición 65 de la Serie del Caribe, arribó en la tarde de este martes al aeropuerto internacional de Maiquetía, en el estado de La Guaira, una de las sedes del evento que se celebrará desde el 2 hasta el 10 de febrero. Los dirigidos por Carlos Martí fueron recibidos por el embajador cubano en Venezuela.

Staff (2023-01-31). Human Rights Expert Aldred de Zayas Demands End to Sanctions Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, January 28, Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, a lawyer specializing in international law and United Nations (UN) Human Rights expert, demanded through a post on Twitter the lifting of illegal sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the United States. | Ina tweet, de Zayas wrote: | "Unilateral coercive measures are not a legitimate tool of foreign policy — but a grave violation of the UN Charter by the US, UK, Canada and EU — and a crime against humanity." | "The US and EU have no right to call their unilateral coercive measures 'sanctions.' They are arbitrary geopolitical measures. The US has zero mor…

Staff (2023-01-31). Human Rights Expert Aldref de Zayas Demands End to Sanctions Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, January 28, Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, a lawyer specializing in international law and United Nations (UN) Human Rights expert, demanded through a post on Twitter the lifting of illegal sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the United States. | Ina tweet, de Zayas wrote: | "Unilateral coercive measures are not a legitimate tool of foreign policy — but a grave violation of the UN Charter by the US, UK, Canada and EU — and a crime against humanity." | "The US and EU have no right to call their unilateral coercive measures 'sanctions.' They are arbitrary geopolitical measures. The US has zero mor…

Staff (2023-01-31). Human Rights Expert Alfred de Zayas Demands End to Sanctions Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, January 28, Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, a lawyer specializing in international law and United Nations (UN) Human Rights expert, demanded through a post on Twitter the lifting of illegal sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the United States. | Ina tweet, de Zayas wrote: | "Unilateral coercive measures are not a legitimate tool of foreign policy — but a grave violation of the UN Charter by the US, UK, Canada and EU — and a crime against humanity." | "The US and EU have no right to call their unilateral coercive measures 'sanctions.' They are arbitrary geopolitical measures. The US has zero mor…

Staff (2023-01-31). Over 30 Spanish Organizations Express Solidarity with Diplomat Alex Saab (+Statement). orinocotribune.com In a statement released on Monday, January 30, over 30 organizations that make up the Movement of Solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution in Madrid raised their voices to demand the release of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab and all the political prisoners of imperialism. | Here is the full unofficial translation of the statement: | The organizations of the Movement of Solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution strongly condemn the double kidnapping suffered by the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, detained in Cape Verde and also illegally deported to the United States following instructions from the US government. <...

Staff (2023-01-31). Free Alex Saab, political prisoner of capitalism and imperialism. samidoun.net In a statement released on Monday, January 30, over 30 organizations that make up the Movement of Solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution in Madrid raised their voices to demand the release of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab and all the political prisoners of imperialism. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is a signatory of this statement. This …

Stephen Gibbs (2023-01-31). Check out Venezuela's flying restaurant. america.cgtn.com After years of recession, some parts of the Venezuelan economy are witnessing a mini-boom with entrepreneurs seeing new opportunities. For example, in the capital Caracas, new restaurants are using some unusual marketing tactics. CGTN's Stephen Gibbs reports.

teleSUR, SH (2023-01-31). Leones del Caracas ganan campeonato del béisbol venezolano. telesurtv.net Los Leones de Caracas se ganó el derecho de representar a Venezuela en la Serie del Caribe 2023, en la cual serán los anfitriones entre el 2 y el 10 de febrero.

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