(2022-02-07). Protest Calls On Public Stores To Stop Selling Apartheid Products. popularresistance.org On Saturday, 5 February, activists in Vancouver gathered outside the downtown BC Liquor Store for a picket and literature distribution calling for the publicly owned stores to stop selling Israeli wines, many of which are produced in the occupied Palestinian and Syrian lands of the West Bank and the Golan Heights. Despite repeated calls to provincial officials noting that the sale of these wines means that BC Liquor Stores are directly implicated in war crimes, they have continued to take no action and market these apartheid wines. | The Canada Palestine Association has led the campaign for years to remove these…
(2022-02-07). Argentina Turns To Russia And Joins China's Belt And Road. popularresistance.org Argentina is trapped in $44 billion of IMF odious debt taken on by corrupt right-wing regimes. Seeking alternatives to US hegemony, President Alberto Fernández traveled to Russia and China, forming an alliance with the Eurasian powers, joining the Belt and Road Initiative.
(2022-02-07). How Israel's occupation of Palestine intensifies climate change. mronline.org 
"Israel's actions over the last almost 75 years demonstrate that there is very little regard for the indigenous landscape, the indigenous flora and fauna, the wildlife population, and the indigenous people." — Zena Agha, Middle East Institute.
(2022-02-07). As Biden Continues Trump's Cruel 'Maximum Pressure' Campaign, US Media Treats Crushing Iran's Economy as Anodyne 'Diplomacy Toolkit'. orinocotribune.com A harsh sanctions regime on Iran that has killed thousands and was heavily criticized under Trump is now casual bipartisan consensus in Washington.: | By Sarah Lazare — Feb 2, 2022 | In US press outlets, the Biden administration's "maximum pressure" sanctions on Iran are, by and large, not presented as a moral issue, but as a piece of leverage in a diplomatic effort to get the best possible nuclear deal with Iran. They are ethically neutral, a tool in America's tool belt, a rook in a three-dimensional game of chess, where the components and pieces are already determined. "The US sees 'snapback' sanct…
(2022-02-07). Headlines for February 7, 2022. democracynow.org Macron Meets with Putin, Scholz with Biden, Amid Ongoing Tensions over Ukraine, U.S. Tops 900,000 COVID Deaths; New Jersey Lifts School Mask Mandate, Turkish President Erdogan and Honduran President Castro Test Positive for COVID-19, Ottawa Declares Emergency as Trucker-Led Anti-Government Protests Spread, Family Demands Justice for Amir Locke, Killed in Minneapolis Police No-Knock Raid, Mexico Raids Tijuana Camp Home to Hundreds of Asylum Seekers Denied U.S. Entry, Iran Talks Show Some Signs of Progress After U.S. Agrees to Waive Certain Sanctions, Tens of Thousands Displaced as Cyclone Batsirai Batters Madagasc…
(2022-02-07). Iraq: Western powers accused of complicity in Turkish airstrike on Kurdish refugee camp. greenleft.org.au Steve Sweeney writes that Kurdish officials have accused Western powers of complicity in Turkish airstrikes that killed two people and injured many more at the United Nations-administered Makhmour Refugee Camp in northern Iraq.
(2022-02-07). Did the Pegasus Spyware Netanyahu used against Palestinians and gave to Saudis bring him Down? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Pegasus spyware made by the Israeli NSO company and backed by the Israeli state has been used extensively against Palestinians to keep them stateless, and former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu used access to the software as an incentive for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to improve relations …
(2022-02-07). IAEA to visit crippled Fukushima plant ahead of Japan's plan to dump toxic water into Pacific. ecns.cn The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plans to visit the disaster-hit Fukushima plant next week to evaluate the safety of Japan's contentious plan to discharge radioactive water from the plant into the Pacific Ocean.
(2022-02-07). Farmers protest in Pakistan over fertilizer shortage and other issues, rally announced for February 14. peoplesdispatch.org The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad, which has been spearheading the farmers' protests since November, has announced a Punjab State-wide strike action by farmers if the government fails to act upon their demands till February 20…
(2022-02-07). Rights group urge Qatar and FIFA to ensure fair trial for former World Cup employee. peoplesdispatch.org Abdullah Ibhais, was convicted on bribery and other related charges soon after he spoke up against the Qatari authorities' repression of a migrant workers strike…
(2022-02-07). Online rally demands Tamil self-determination. greenleft.org.au A Tamil Refugee Council online rally for 'black day' called on the Australian government to stop aiding the Sri Lankan government's genocidal policies. Chris Slee reports.
(2022-02-07). The Pentagon Keeps On Killing Civilians in Syria. journal-neo.org 
On February 2, the Pentagon chief announced that US Special Forces had completed a counter-terrorism operation in Syria, controlled by the US Central Command, stressing that "the mission was successful" and "there were no US casualties." As it turned out, the target of this operation near the town of Atme in the Syrian province of …
(2022-02-07). øQué consecuencias dejó el bombardeo con napalm de EE.UU. en Vietnam?>. telesurtv.net El país asiático recibió un bombardeo con napalm en 1965 de parte de EE.UU., el cual destruyó la vegetación y provocó quemaduras a la población civil.
(2022-02-06). Boycott Israeli Wines! Spirited Vancouver protest calls on public stores to stop selling apartheid products. samidoun.net 
On Saturday, 5 February, activists in Vancouver gathered outside the downtown BC Liquor Store for a picket and literature distribution calling for the publicly owned stores to stop selling Israeli wines, many of which are produced in the occupied Palestinian and Syrian lands of the West Bank and the Golan Heights. Despite repeated calls to …
(2022-02-06). Alex Saab is Being Tortured in the US, Denounces Diplomat's Wife Camila (+Oscar López Rivera). orinocotribune.com February 5, 2022 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab "is suffering torture and inhumane treatment everyday in the United States," decried his wife Camila Fabri Saab during a "Today, as we are speaking here, another day passes in which my husband Alex Saab, a Venezuelan diplomat, remains kidnapped," she continued. Saab, a special envoy of the Venezuelan government to Iran and Russia, and…
(2022-02-06). Trapped in IMF debt, Argentina turns to Russia and joins China's Belt & Road. multipolarista.com 
Argentina is trapped in $44 billion of IMF odious debt taken on by corrupt right-wing regimes. Seeking alternatives to US hegemony, President Alberto Fernández traveled to Russia and China, forming an alliance with the Eurasian powers, joining the Belt and Road Initiative.
(2022-02-06). Arrests Aim to Silence Kashmiri Journalists and Human Rights Defenders. projectcensored.org By Tara Dorabji India, the world's largest democracy, continues to use draconian laws to silence and incarcerate journalists and human rights defenders in Kashmir. On February 4, Fahad Shah, founder…
(2022-02-06). Estados Unidos supera las 900 000 muertes por COVID-19. cubadebate.cu Estados Unidos superó el viernes último la cifra de 900 000 fallecidos por COVID-19 desde que comenzó la pandemia, según informó recientemente la Universidad Johns Hopkins de ese país. La nación norteña también encabeza los contagios a nivel global, con cifra superior a los 76 220 000 de infecciones, y secundada por la India y Brasil.
(2022-02-06). Israel Expands Its Iran Strategy Amid Potential Social Unrest In The Islamic Republic. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has laid out
(2022-02-06). Biden Regime Massacres Syrian Civilians, Claims Death of New ISIS Head. orinocotribune.com 
By Miri Wood — Feb 3, 2022 | Biden occupation forces carried out another illegal air raid bombing in Atma, Idlib governate. Four US military helicopters bombed this village, followed by an airdrop of imperial American soldiers, followed by a gun battle. When the dust settled, the Biden illegals had massacred thirteen or fourteen civilians, and the little-known Iraqi terrorist-cum-ISIS head, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. Al-Qurayshi had allegedly detonated himself and his family, possibly up on a roof, having taken an alleged page from the alleged death of former Daesh head, al Baghdadi. | It took appro…
(2022-02-06). Two US military convoys come under attack in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com Iraqi news sources reported that two US military logistics convoys were targeted in the Samawah and al-Diwaniyah districts.
(2022-02-06). How Israel lost the War of Words over its Apartheid. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — Who wrote the following quote? "Whereas the Afrikaner apostles of apartheid in South Africa, for example, brazenly proclaimed their sin, the [Israeli] practitioners of apartheid in Palestine beguilingly protest their innocence." Amnesty International? Human Rights Watch (HRW)? Perhaps even the Israeli human rights group, B'Tselem? Since January of last …
(2022-02-06). The Olympic super fanatic. america.cgtn.com 
Declarations of love can be romantic, over the top and sometimes cheesy. Some people are capable of taking it to the limit.
(2022-02-06). In Video: Houthis Hunt Saudi-led Coalition Vehicles In Yemen's Al-Jawf With IEDs. southfront.org 
File image. | On December 28, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) released a video documenting some of their recent attacks on vehicles of Saudi-backed forces in the northern Yemeni province of al-Jawf. | The video shows the destruction of at least six pick-up trucks, at least one of which was armed with a heavy machine gun. The vehicles were targeted with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the northern part of al-Jawf, near the border with Saudi Arabia's Najran. | The Houthis' engineer units are known for u…
(2022-02-06). China, Singapore to enhance cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday met with visiting Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, who came to China for the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
(2022-02-06). Xi calls for sound, steady development of China-Singapore ties in post-pandemic era. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob in Beijing on Sunday, calling on both sides to deepen the synergy of development strategies and promote the sound and steady development of bilateral relations in…
(2022-02-06). Turkish Drones Target Two Positions Of Syrian Democratic Forces In Northeastern Aleppo. southfront.org 
File image. | On February 6, Turkish combat drones targeted two positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near the village of Arab Hassan in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo. | Arab Hassan is located to the northwest of the town of Manbij. The is town one of the SDF's two main strongholds in the northeastern Aleppo countryside with the other being the town of Kobane. | No casualties were reported as a result of the Turkish drone strikes. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that…
(2022-02-06). Suicide Drone Launched By Turkish-Backed Syrian Militants Crashes In Northern Aleppo (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency. | On February 5, a suicide drone crashed in the outskirts of the Kurdish-held town of Baylouniyah in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The primitive drone, which was made out of commercially-available parts, was reportedly launched by Turkish-backed militants who occupy vast parts of the northern Aleppo countryside. The drone was armed with a rocket-propelled grenade and a hand grenade. | The target of the drone, which crashed as a result of a technic…
(2022-02-06). Taiwan and Ukraine: How United States foreign policy operates in the service of capitalism. greenleft.org.au The sabre rattling of the United States and its allies grows as capitalism's crisis sharpens, writes William Briggs.
(2022-02-06). Xi, Mirziyoyev agree on consolidating comprehensive China-Uzbekistan cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, calling on both sides to seize opportunities to consolidate and strengthen bilateral comprehensive cooperation and bring more benefits to the two peoples.
(2022-02-06). The Antiwar Movement That Wasn't Enough. tomdispatch.com When I urge my writing students to juice up their stories, I tell them about "disruptive technologies," inventions and concepts that end up irrevocably changing industries. Think: iPhones, personal computers, or to reach deep into history, steamships. It's the tech version of what we used to call a paradigm shift. (President Biden likes to refer to it as an inflection point.) Certain events function that way, too. After they occur, it's impossible to go back to how things were: World War II for one generation, the Vietnam War for another, and 9/11 for a third. Tell me it isn't hard now to remember what it was lik…
(2022-02-06). Saudi-Backed Forces Storm Houthi-Held Harad City In Northwestern Yemen (Video). southfront.org 
Screen grab from a video released by the media center of the Yemeni military. | Late on February 5, forces from the pro-Saudi 5th District of the Yemeni military stormed the city of Harad, which is held by the Houthis (Ansar Allah), in the northwestern Yemen province of Hajjah. | Earlier, the 5th District's forces managed to
(2022-02-06). Weapons corporation sees 'benefits' from US wars on Russia, China, Yemen. multipolarista.com The CEO of top arms manufacturer Raytheon admitted in a phone call, "I fully expect we're going to see some benefit" and "opportunities" from the US war drive with Russia over Ukraine, bombing of Yemen, and conflict in the South China Sea.
(2022-02-06). Military Situation In Yemen On February 6, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 109 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On February 5, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 3 airstrikes on the Haradh district; | On February 5, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 6 airstrikes on the Sanaa province; | On February 5, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 3 airstrikes on the Wadi district; | On February 5, warplanes o…