(2022-02-14). Oppose the US-NATO drive to war with Russia in Ukraine! wsws.org The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) and the World Socialist Web Site unequivocally oppose the reckless drive of Washington and its NATO allies to instigate a war with Russia, using the fraudulent claim of an imminent invasion of Ukraine as a pretext.
(2022-02-14). Ukraine: US frustrates hopes for peace, arms fascist forces. greenleft.org.au The United States and its backing of far-right forces in Ukraine, is the biggest impediment to peace, reports Barry Sheppard.
(2022-02-14). Zelensky again rejects US claims of imminent Russian invasion even as Kiev continues war preparations. wsws.org Despite its repeated rejection of US claims of a supposedly imminent invasion, Zelensky's government has continued its belligerent stance towards Moscow.
(2022-02-14). The Black Alliance for Peace condemns the "America COMPETES Act" passed in House of Representatives. mronline.org 
On Friday evening, February 4th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act of 2022 (H.R. 4521). The stated intent of the legislation is to strengthen "America's national and economic security and the financial security of families, and advance our leadership in the world."
(2022-02-14). Threat of War between Syria and Israel is getting More Real. journal-neo.org 
On February 9, Israel launched yet another series of strikes on targets near Damascus, which resulted in one Syrian killed and five injured, which has aggravated the threat of war between Syria and Israel. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), on February 9, four Israeli F-16s, without crossing the state border of Syria, …
(2022-02-14). Brooklyn community honors lifelong activist in street-naming ceremony. liberationnews.org 
"Even when he was tired, he was out here marching. Even when he was in pain, he was out here marching, demanding justice."
(2022-02-14). Spain's pseudo-left covers for Podemos as it threatens Russia with war. wsws.org Mobilizing the working class against the danger of all-out war in Europe requires conscious political opposition to groups like the Morenoite Izquierda Diario web site.
(2022-02-13). Three NATO aircraft carrier strike groups, 13 U.S. anti-missile ships in Mediterranean. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On February 10 the U.S. Naval Institute website published a report that four more Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers had been sent to the Mediterranean Sea. The deployment, in addition to four (and soon to be six) of the warships permanently rotated out of the Naval Station Rota in Spain, was described by a Navy …
(2022-02-13). The United States, war on two fronts and loss of empire. greenleft.org.au The propaganda war against China and Russia got a whole lot worse in the past week. The very real danger of war either in our region, or in Europe, was made abundantly clear, argues William Briggs.
(2022-02-13). Core US embassy staff to remain in Ukraine, US State Secretary says. tass.com Earlier, the US Department of State ordered most embassy staff to leave Ukraine immediately due to the threat of an invasion by Russia, saying it appeared increasingly likely that the situation headed towards "some kind of active conflict"
(2022-02-13). German State Plans Hundreds of Artificial Energy Islands to Deploy North Sea Wind. juancole.com By Jessica Bateman | — The northernmost German state of Schleswig-Holstein has announced it wants to help push forward the energy transition by building artificial power islands in the North Sea, newspaper Die Zeit reported. Tobias Goldschmidt, the state's energy secretary, said the energy produced on "hundreds" of offshore plants could be bundled and then …
(2022-02-13). Diplomatic efforts underway to defuse Russia-Ukraine tensions. ecns.cn As uncertainty on the Russia-Ukraine border keeps growing, intensive diplomatic efforts are underway, aiming to resolve the tensions through peaceful settlement.
(2022-02-13). US submarine detected by anti-sub aircraft, Pacific fleet submarine – source. tass.com According to the source, the submarine's coordinates were transmitted to the group of warships led by the Pacific Fleet's frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, with the Russian multi-purpose ship undertaking all the necessary actions on the protection of Russia's state border…
(2022-02-13). 'Do You Want a War Between Russia and NATO?'. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — Feb 9, 2022 | Emmanuel Macron is no Talleyrand. Self-promoted as "Jupiterian," he may have finally got down to earth for a proper realpolitik insight while ruminating one of the former French Minister of Foreign Affairs key bon mots: "A diplomat who says 'yes' means 'maybe,' a diplomat who says 'maybe' means 'no,' and a diplomat who says 'no' is no diplomat." | 1.- Mr. Macron went to Moscow to see Mr. Putin with a simple 4-stage plan in mind: | 2.- Clinch a wide-ranging deal with Putin on Ukraine, thus stopping "Russian aggression." | 3.- Bask in the glow as the West's Peacemaker. | 4.- Rai…
(2022-02-13). America's Real Adversaries Are Its European And Other Allies. popularresistance.org The Iron Curtain of the 1940s and '50s was ostensibly designed to isolate Russia from Western Europe — to keep out Communist ideology and military penetration. Today's sanctions regime is aimed inward, to prevent America's NATO and other Western allies from opening up more trade and investment with Russia and China. The aim is not so much to isolate Russia and China as to hold these allies firmly within America's own economic orbit. Allies are to forego the benefits of importing Russian gas and Chinese products, buying much higher-priced U.S. LNG and other exports, capped by more U.S. arms. | The sanctions…
(2022-02-13). Gas-Backed Front Group Spreads Misinformation About Electrification. popularresistance.org A group of natural gas companies and utilities in Colorado formed a front group to oppose the state's push towards electrifying homes and businesses, spreading misinformation about the cost of electric heating while also promoting false solutions to lock in the ongoing use of natural gas. | The group, "Coloradans for Energy Access," is made up of a coalition of gas companies, real estate interests, utilities, and other energy trade associations, including Atmos Energy, American Public Gas Association, and the Consumer Energy Alliance. | Announcing its formation in an op-ed in the Colorado Sun, Coloradans for Ener…
(2022-02-13). 'Politics As Usual' Will Never Be A Solution To The Current Climate Threat. popularresistance.org There is an ever-growing consensus that the climate crisis represents humanity's greatest problem. Indeed, global warming is more than an environmental crisis — there are social, political, ethical and economic dimensions to it. Even the role of science should be exposed to critical inquiry when discussing the dimensions of the climate crisis, considering that technology bears such responsibility for bringing us to the brink of global disaster. This is the theme of my interview with renowned scholar Richard Falk. | For decades, Richard Falk has made immense contributions in the areas of international affair…
(2022-02-13). Venezuelan Minister El Aissami Responds to Gustavo Petro's Anti-Venezuela Narrative. orinocotribune.com The Sectorial Vice President of Venezuela for Economy and Oil, Tareck El Aissami, has issued a stern response to Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, counteracting the latter's attacks on Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro. | Through a thread in his Twitter account, El Aissami blasted Petro's recent remarks in which he had claimed that President Maduro "does not embrace democracy." | Minister El Aissami wrote in response, "From Colombia, the drunken voices of the cowardly left and the voices of the paramilitary right sing together in an out of tune chorus, meddling in our affairs and with our people.
(2022-02-13). Attacks on Venezuela Harm Caribbean's Most Vulnerable (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com February 11, 2022 ( The US and its allies have waged a non-stop economic and informational war on Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution since the election of Hugo Chávez in 1998. These attacks intensified in recent years with the imposition of unilateral coercive measures—euphemistically…
(2022-02-13). Canadian Interference in Ukrainian Affairs. dissidentvoice.org 
If there was an award for the world's most hypocritical political party, the Liberal Party of Canada would be frontrunners to take the prize. In their bid to ramp up tensions between nuclear armed NATO and Russia, this country's top two politicians flagrantly intervened in Ukrainian affairs while maintaining other nations must stay out of …
(2022-02-13). US convenes anti-China 'Quad' alliance, Beijing calls it 'tool for containment and siege'. multipolarista.com 
The US, Japan, and India held a meeting of the Quad alliance in Australia. Beijing condemned it as "a tool for containing and besieging China to maintain US hegemony," with an "antiquated Cold War mentality."
(2022-02-13). Biden's promise, "America's Back!" is delivered–on Steroids! indybay.org On at least one big item, President Biden's campaign promise, "America's Back!" has been resoundingly delivered! 2 decades ago, the United States went to war based on an outrageous lie, that Saddam Hussein had WMDs(Weapons of Mass Destruction) that were ready to launch in 90 minutes on allies of the U.S. That gigantic lie had no credible evidence(and over 10 million citizens across the Globe protested in the streets agianst the impending but illegal invasion.) But the lie was delivered in such melodramatic tones that the "Corporate-bin-Laden" media bought it, line, rod and sinker). The MSM not only parroted the U…
(2022-02-13). The F-35 Jets Gotta Go! Just Say No to War! indybay.org
(2022-02-13). "We are Human Guinea Pigs": Alarming Casualty Rates for mRNA Vaccines Warrant Urgent Action. globalresearch.ca Official US and EU data confirm alarming numbers of deaths and permanent paralysis as well as other severe side effects from the experimental mRNA vaccines. It is now clear that we are being asked to be human guinea pigs in an experiment that could alter the human gene structure and far worse.
(2022-02-13). WEEKEND READER: Fixing The Supply Chain Debacle. dailyposter.com 
(2022-02-13). Wednesday 2/23: Devour the Land: War and American Landscape Photography since 1970. indybay.org Virtual Event…
(2022-02-13). But How Do You Stop Putin and the Taliban? warisacrime.org 
When I suggest not stealing billions of dollars from Afghanistan, and thereby not causing mass starvation and death, otherwise intelligent and informed people tell me that human rights demands that theft. Starving people to death is a means of protecting their "human rights," in fact. How else can you (or the U.S. government) stop Taliban …
(2022-02-13). Most Mega-Corporations' Net-Zero Pledges Are Hollow, Report Finds. truthout.org 
In the wake of COP26, a lot of ink has been spilled on how mega-corporations, under pressure from consumers and environmentally aware shareholders, are stepping up to the plate with promises to go entirely carbon neutral within a few years or decades. | Yet, a shocking
(2022-02-13). Youth Day in Venezuela: Chavista Call to Venezuelan Youth, Two Demonstrations in Caracas. orinocotribune.com 
During the celebration of Youth Day in Venezuela, on Saturday, February 12, President Nicolás Maduro made an emotional call to the revolutionary youth of the nation, and assured that he and the Bolivarian government are committed to the fight against corruption, bureaucratism and criminality. The president made these remarks in a meeting with young people in Caracas, who marched from Petare (east Caracas) to Miraflores (center) to celebrate Youth Day. | "I have come to ask you, the youth, for help in the fight against corruption, crime, and bureaucratism. A sour, bitter fight," said the president in his speech.
(2022-02-13). Report: Argentine Army Planned an Invasion of Venezuela in 2019. telesurenglish.net In the investigation by Argentine journalist Horacio Verbitsky, it was revealed that in command of the operation was General Juan Martin Paleo, who at the time was commander of the rapid deployment force. | The new Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Argentine Armed Forces, Brigadier General Juan Martín Paleo, takes office in February 2020.
(2022-02-13). COVID-19 vaccine boosters available in Venezuela. america.cgtn.com 
Venezuela has started administering booster vaccinations against COVID-19, as the country continues its efforts to keep the pandemic under control. For the boosters, Venezuela is using China's Sinopharm and Russia's Sputniklight vaccines. One of those getting a booster is Augusto Mancini. He went to a vaccination center in …