(2022-02-22). Putin Recognizes Ukraine Separatists; Khrushchev's Great-Granddaughter Says War Can Still Be Avoided. democracynow.org 
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, drawing sharp rebukes from the U.S. and other Western countries that have warned for weeks of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Biden administration issued new sanctions, and Germany has stopped the certification of Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in an attempt to quash the country's dependence on Russian natural gas. We speak with Nina Khrushcheva, professor of international affairs at The New School, who says she remains skeptical that Russia will launch an all-out war against Ukraine. She also s…
(2022-02-22). Biden says, Russia's recognition of DPR, LPR threatens US national security. tass.com The American leader asserted that "the Russian Federation's purported recognition of the DPR and LPR contradicts Russia's commitments under the Minsk agreements and further threatens the peace, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine"
(2022-02-22). The political and historical background to the US war drive against Russia. wsws.org In light of the major escalation Monday of the conflict between the United States and Russia, we are republishing excerpts from the 2016 statement of the International Committee of the Fourth International, "Socialism and the Fight Against War."
(2022-02-22). Uncovered Document Reveals Soviet Union Was Promised No NATO Expansion at End of Cold War. news.antiwar.com A document from the British National Archives The document is
(2022-02-22). Indian Hindu Group 'Bajrang Dal' Calls for Statewide Shutdown in Karnataka Over Member's Murder. sputniknews.com A 26-year-old member of the Hindu organisation Bajrang Dal was stabbed to death on Sunday night in Shivamogga, in the state of Karnataka, for allegedly posting anti-hijab posts on Facebook, leading to a tense situation in the area amid an ongoing row over a ban against wearing hijabs introduced in some pre-university colleges.
(2022-02-22). Comedian Rosie O'Donnell Apologises to Actress Priyanka Chopra for Mistaking Her Identity – Video. sputniknews.com Former Miss World-turned-Indian-American actress Priyanka Chopra and her husband – actor-singer Nick Jonas – were recently dinning at a popular restaurant in Malibu in Los Angeles when the Bollywood actress was mistaken to be someone else by popular comedian Rosie O'Donnell.
(2022-02-22). Venezuela to Foster Natural Gas For Sustainable Development. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia affirmed that his country "was committed" to the use of natural gas as a means to achieve the objectives of sustainable development. | RELATED: | "We are sure that natural gas guarantees a cleaner transition. It also gives us confidence for the development of our peoples in the medium and short term," Plasencia said during the 6th Summit of Heads of State of th…
(2022-02-22). Talk World Radio: Stephen Zunes on the Occupation of Western Sahara. davidswanson.org AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded as audio and video on Riverside.fm. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio, we're talking about Western Sahara and a book — now out in an updated second edition — called Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution …
(2022-02-22). Mali's Interim Government Could Stay in Power For Up To 5 Years. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Mali's National Transitional Council (NTC), which is the Legislative branch established by the dictatorship that took power in August 2020, defined that the organization of elections for the return to democracy could take up to five years instead of 18 months. | RELATED: | "The transition's duration is a frequent subject of discussions and negotiations. To approve the new period, we took into account the aspiration…
(2022-02-22). Biden Extends National Emergency as States Ease Restrictions. telesurenglish.net More states and major cities across the U.S. are lifting their vaccination and mask mandates as the rate of COVID-19 infections drops, but health experts have warned dropping pandemic protocols too soon may worsen the spread of the virus. | RELATED: | California, the most populous U.S. state, unveiled a milestone plan last week, as Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state would become the first in the nation to treat the coronaviru…
(2022-02-21). Russia Recognizes the Independence of Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. libya360.wordpress.com Signing of documents recognising Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics Address by the President of the Russian Federation Security Council Emergency Session on Ukraine Massive Russian Navy Armada Moves Into Place Off Ukraine H I Sutton The naval arm of Russia's military build-up around Ukraine is in place. Landing ships, major warships, submarines and aircraft effectively…
(2022-02-21). US plans to impose restrictions on international transactions of Russian banks — Reuters. tass.com The final list of banks subject to sanctions is yet to be formed…
(2022-02-21). The War Has Started — Evacuations, Drafting Men. popularresistance.org High caliber artillery fire, though prohibited in the contact zone, is intensifying against the Donbass. Six 120mm shells hit the village of Zhelobok, seven of 122mm hit the village of Rayevka, then ten against Vesyola Gorka. Shelling was also carried out from the Kyiv-controlled city of Novotoshkivske, against Lugoanskoe, Krimsoe and Sokolniki, with more than 20 bombs dropped. On February 17, 17 bombing operations had been committed against the Donbass. | In Donetsk, on the evening of February 18, 2022, the car of the head of a DPR militia department Denis Sinenkov was targeted by a bomb attack. In front of the…
(2022-02-21). Ukraine — Who is firing at whom and who is lying about it? mronline.org 
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has an observer mission along the line of control between the government and rebel side in south east Ukraine.
(2022-02-21). The Western Allied Nations Bully the World While Warning of Threats from China and Russia. transcend.org 17 Feb 2022 – Why the chief of Germany's navy, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schà∂nbach, was sacked? Because while in India he said two things that are unacceptable in the West: | ‚Ä¢ That "the Crimean Peninsula is gone and never [coming] back" to Ukraine.
(2022-02-21). Berlin Claims No Promises on NATO Expansion Made to Russia Despite Release of Classified Doc. sputniknews.com Last week, Spiegel published a formerly classified document retrieved from the British national archive dated 1991 which showed that Western powers made an explicit commitment to Moscow not to expand the NATO alliance beyond the borders of a reunified Germany.
(2022-02-21). Has the Left Abandoned the Working Class? libya360.wordpress.com Nita Palmer As a life-long left wing writer and activist, I have watched the Left's response to the truckers' Freedom Convoy with a mixture of fascination and horror. Truckers in Canada and their supporters have sparked a national and global movement against the government's Covid policies, in particular vaccine mandates. Proof of vaccination is required…
(2022-02-21). 8 Million Yemenis At Risk of Starvation Due to Funding Shortage, Escalation in Violence, Say UN Officials. towardfreedom.org UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths highlighted the drastic rise in civilian casualties over the last few months, reports People's Dispatch.
(2022-02-21). New Data Shows US Government Has Been Bought For $14 Billion. popularresistance.org There are a lot of reasons so many people hate the two corporate parties, but one of the biggest ones might be just how thoroughly they are bought off by the "One Percent." (And no, I don't mean the percentage of people who like Trident's new Indian Curry Explosion‚Ñ¢ chewing gum.) I'm referring to the One Percent who are disgustingly wealthy — people who own ponies for their children to play with and children for their ponies to play with. Those individuals essentially own all our politicians. (Also for their children to play with. … Which explains why Chuck Schumer and Kristen Gillibra…
(2022-02-21). A Scene of Mughal-E-Azam (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org Celebrating the 78-year career of the famous Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar who passed away in Mumbai on Sunday 6 Feb 2022. The song's movie is based on the life of Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great and his son who dared to fall in love with a Mughal court dancer.
(2022-02-21). Sri Lankan human rights lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah released after 20 months. peoplesdispatch.org Hizbullah was arrested in April 2020 and accused of being involved in the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka. His release comes at a time when there is mounting global pressure on the Rajapaksa government to reform the existing anti-terror law in the country…
(2022-02-21). 'Day without Immigrants' demands 'citizenship now!'. workers.org 
Migrants, refugees and their supporters participated in a march and rally in Philadelphia on the national 'Day Without Immigrants' Feb. 14, to demand that President Joe Biden keep his campaign promises and grant them citizenship now. Despite frigid temperatures the protest, which started with around 30 people, grew to well . . . |
(2022-02-21). Oakland ILWU. OEA, Students & Community Rally To Stop Privatization & Union Busting. indybay.org Hundreds of ILWU Longshoreman, OEA teachers, students, labor and community activists rallied against the privatization of the Port Of Oakland Howard Terminal to the GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher for a stadium and 3,000 condos and also against the closure of public schools in Oakland.
(2022-02-21). A leading scientist says the world went mad over Covid. rt.com 
Lockdowns did way more harm than good is the key point of a new book by a professor who advised the UK government on Covid | Mark Woolhouse is professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland,
(2022-02-21). Where did the Dependency Approach go? mronline.org 
Capitalism, it seems, had been deemed too messy a concept to provide much use to researchers in explaining phenomena.
(2022-02-21). America's most controversial pathologist dissects JFK's assassination in explosive new book. rt.com 
The 1963 killing of the iconic US president has been pored over many times. But one man thinks the 'truth' is in plain sight | Dr. Cyril Wecht is no nonsense, blunt and doesn't shirk voicing an opinion. When I spoke to him about his new The veteran forensic pathologist turns 91 next month, yet continues to work solidly out of his Pittsburgh office. He's performed 21,000 autopsies and been consulted on more…
(2022-02-21). War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda. transcend.org 17 Feb 2022 – Raw propaganda is now the rule in Western democracies, especially the US and Britain. On matters of war and peace, ministerial deceit is reported as news. Inconvenient facts are censored, demons are nurtured. The model is corporate spin, the currency of the age. In 1964, Marshall McLuhan famously declared, "The medium is the message." The lie is the message now.
(2022-02-21). Taking on the Philippine axis of evil. mronline.org 
I was initially pushed to try to run for president. I really did not want to, because I felt somebody younger and more vigorous should. I am 76! – Walden Bello…
(2022-02-21). Oakland Protest to Stop Port Privatization, A's Fisher Stadium Scam & OUSD School Closure. indybay.org IlWUpart of protest at Oakland City Hall…
(2022-02-21). Cuba's Díaz-Canel: 'We All Have a Moral Obligation to Provide Haiti Substantial and Unconditional Cooperation'. orinocotribune.com Statement by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, and President of the Republic of Cuba, during the International Conference for the Financing of the Reconstruction of the Southern Peninsula of Haiti, February 16, 2022, Year 64 of the Revolution. | (Transcript: Presidency of the Republic) | His Excellency Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti; | Her Excellency Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; distinguished guests: Once again, what brings us together here is the human drama Haiti is facing, the poorest nation in…
(2022-02-21). China Releases 5-Year Plan For Elderly Care Services. telesurenglish.net China's State Council has released a plan for the development of the country's elderly care services system during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), in its latest step to implement a national strategy to address population aging. | Medical workers provide free medical care service to the elders at a university for senior citizens of Zhongshan District in Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 14, 2021.
(2022-02-21). The Weekly Round-Up: restrictions, refugees and the right to privacy. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news: Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the removal of the last remaining COVID-19 restrictions this afternoon. It is expected that the legal requirement to self-isolate after testing positive will be scrapped alongside free PCR and lateral flow tests. Mr Johnson is set to announce the end of restrictions to be a …
(2022-02-21). The Fall of Canada, the Danger in the US. libya360.wordpress.com Dr Naomi Wolf The world has watched, in pain, as images of police violence from Ottawa, and of a bid for Canadian tyranny (that I would ever write those words!) are flashed around the world. As usual, I hate to be Cassandra; but the chessboard ahead is all too clear. On Feb 12, 2022, I…
(2022-02-21). 'The Mouse Kills the Cat': Augusto Cesar Sandino's Rebellion against the US. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Kovalik Before Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, before Ho Chi Minh and before Mao began his Long March, there was Augusto Cesar Sandino. While Sandino is not a household name in much of the world, as these others are, he was one of the most important and successful guerilla fighters of the 20th century,…
(2022-02-21). 10,000 New Zealand healthcare workers vote to strike. wsws.org The strike vote by allied health workers across New Zealand is part of the growing militancy of healthcare and other workers internationally, in response to the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-02-21). Canada Has Fallen: Militarized Police Use Excessive Force Against Protesters and Journalists. libya360.wordpress.com
(2022-02-21). Munich: Canadian foreign minister dwells on foreign interference in "national security threat" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The clip as cued begins with a representative of the International Crisis Group speaking of stern if not draconian measures taken by countries with an "authoritarian drift," then shifts to Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly who proceeds without the faintest indication she'd heard the words immediately preceding her own. She not only used language that …
(2022-02-21). Left Voice covers for Biden and the unions on school openings. wsws.org Left Voice has issued a new program for "safe school reopenings," lining up with the homicidal policies of the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and the ruling elite in the US and internationally.
(2022-02-21). Colombia: ELN to Perform 72-Hour Strike Against President Duque. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the National Liberation Army (ELN) announced that it will carry out a national strike against Colombia's President Ivan Duque from Feb. 23 to Feb. 26. | RELATED: | "During the armed strike, the population may only leave their residences for funeral activities or hospital emergencies, and no vehicle may transit the streets," the ELN stated. | "We will not be responsible for the damages the vehicles disobeying the s…
(2022-02-21). Israeli Politicians Aren't Corrupt Overall, Says Researcher, But What Does the Public Think? sputniknews.com Transparency International has ranked Israel the 36th least corrupt country out of 180 listed. Although the situation is not that bad, a local expert believes that changes are still needed.
(2022-02-21). Tuesday 3/8: Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights on International Women's Day! indybay.org Rally starts at noon in Sproul Plaza on UC Berkeley Campus (public welcome) | Entrance near Telegraph and Bancroft | One hour rally to be followed by march through the city of Berkeley.
(2022-02-21). International organizations urge against US imposing terrorist tag on Houthis in Yemen. peoplesdispatch.org Several groups signed a letter warning of the wide-ranging negative consequences of designating the Houthis as a terrorist group, including hampering of humanitarian relief efforts and diplomatic negotiations to end the war…
(2022-02-21). Resistance: Rupture and Rebirth. libya360.wordpress.com Paul Cudenec One of the most sickening aspects of the Covid scam has been the fanatical support for the operation from the entity that calls itself "the left". I have been writing about this since April 2020 and there are various articles on the Winter Oak site seeking to discover exactly why "official" left/anarchist positions align so closely to…
(2022-02-21). Canada Has Fallen: The Naked Face of New Normal Fascism. libya360.wordpress.com C.J. Hopkins I told you this part wasn't going to be pretty. The collapse of fascist ideological movements and fanatical death cults never is. The New Normal is proving to be no exception. After three weeks of non-violent civil disobedience outside the Canadian parliament in Ottawa by truckers and other Canadian citizens struggling to uphold…
(2022-02-21). Sri Lankan poet Ahnaf Jazeem jailed under anti-terror laws speaks with the WSWS. wsws.org The notorious Counter Terrorism and Investigation Department arrested Jazeem in May 2020, claiming that his poetry promoted extremism and falsely accused him of teaching extremism to his students.