(2022-02-11). "Thank You for Hearing Our Afghan Pain" dissidentvoice.org During visits to Kabul, Afghanistan, over the past decade, I particularly relished lingering over breakfasts on chilly winter mornings with my young hosts who were on their winter break from school. Seated on the floor, wearing coats and hats and draped with blankets, we'd sip piping hot green tea as we shared fresh, warm wheels …
(2022-02-11). How & Why are Thai-Saudi Relations Improving? newatlas.report February 11, 2022 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — For three decades Thai-Saudi relations had suffered over a diplomatic row involving stolen Saudi jewelry and the unsolved murders of several Saudi diplomats in Thailand. Al Jazeera in its article, "Saudi Arabia restores ties with Thailand after gem theft dispute," would explain: In 1989, Thailand-born janitor Kriangkrai …
(2022-02-11). Russia confronts 'good cop, bad cop' ploy on Ukraine. asiatimes.com 
Americans use the slang "lockstep" recalling a characteristic trait of their prisons of the 19th century when inmates had to shuffle-step because of the chain that linked their legs. But US President Joe Biden used that powerful evocative metaphor to convey on Monday that his country and Germany are aligned on fighting any Russian aggression …
(2022-02-11). Australia in the Asia-Pacific: 'Lap dog' or aggressor? greenleft.org.au Is Australia a "lapdog" for the United States or is it also an imperialist power — albeit smaller — looking to grow its own interests? Felix Dance looks at the evidence.
(2022-02-11). Blinken Reassures Pacific Allies the Asia 'Pivot' Is Still On. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a tour of the Asia Pacific where he is "There are a few other things going on in the world right now, some of you may have noticed. We have a bit of a challenge with Ukraine and Russian aggression. We're working 24/7 on that," Blinken said Thursday in Australia. | "But we know, the president knows and each o…
(2022-02-11). Video: Israel Bombs Syria Again. globalresearch.ca To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), Visit …
(2022-02-11). How Nicaragua Fights Poverty & Empowers Women Through the Ministry of Family Economy (Interview). orinocotribune.com In Managua, Nicaragua, we interviewed Minister Justa Pérez of the Ministry of Family, Community, Cooperative and Associative Economy, known as MEFCCA. | Could you start us off with a summary of what MEFCCA does to stimulate, develop and promote the popular economy? | With pleasure, greetings. I would like to tell you that the Ministry of Family Economy arose as part of the strategy of the Sandinista government in the fight against poverty. When Comandante Daniel took office in 2007, he decided to launch a National Plan for Human Development in which a number of public policies and a number of programs and projec…
(2022-02-11). Top EUCOM/NATO commander visits new U.S. battle group in Romania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. European CommandFebruary 10, 2022 USEUCOM commander highlights battle group in Romania Gen. Tod D. Wolters, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander, U.S. European Command, visited Romanian and U.S. leadership at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, today. During his visit, Gen. Wolters met with Romanian Chief of Defense Gen. Daniel Petrescu, and Maj. Gen. Matthew …
(2022-02-11). NATO chief to inspect new U.S. Stryker unit at Romanian air base. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nine O'Clock NewsFebruary 10, 2022 President Iohannis, NATO's Stoltenberg to visit Mihail Kogalniceanu base on Friday On Friday, President Klaus Iohannis, together with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, will visit the 57th Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, according to the Presidential Administration. Iohannis and Stoltenberg, will have one-on-one and official talks, meet the soldiers deployed at …
(2022-02-11). Friday 2/18: Deer Woman Performance & Conversation. indybay.org Virtual…
(2022-02-11). Civilian casualties nearly doubled in Yemen since end of UN-mandated international monitoring. peoplesdispatch.org The Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen was first formed in 2017 to monitor the human rights violations and war crimes being committed by the parties in the war in Yemen. The UN Human Rights Council failed to renew its mandate in October 2021…
(2022-02-10). Central Asian Countries Keep Maneuvering amid Regional Powers. journal-neo.org 
The NEO has already raised the issue of the optimal positioning of the Central Asian countries in the field of power that is being shaped by the world's leading players, who have in varying degrees been involved in the processes that have developed in recent years in the sub-region. The change of power in Afghanistan, as …
(2022-02-10). Amnesty's Israeli Apartheid Report & US Lies. dissidentvoice.org 
Amnesty International's 2022 report "Israel's apartheid against Palestinians" that exposes and condemns Israeli apartheid has provoked false allegations of lying and anti-Semitism from the mendacious and genocidally racist Zionists and their US Alliance supporters. In actuality, denial of Israeli apartheid is a lie, and the Zionists and their supporters are manifestly mendacious, racist, and both anti-Arab anti-Semitic and …
(2022-02-10). Right-wing racialists mount campaign against Asian entertainer Awkwafina's use of a "blaccent" wsws.org Amid threats of war between nuclear-armed powers, the ending of COVID-19 public safety measures and the danger of fascism, the hue and cry over the supposed use of "black speech" is preposterous and diversionary.
(2022-02-10). Continuing US-led economic blockade provokes North Korean missile tests. wsws.org North Korea's economy has suffered from years of sanctions, now compounded by the global pandemic.
(2022-02-10). U.S. combat troops in Romania part of buildup "throughout NATO's entire Eastern Flank" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nine O'Clock NewsFebruary 9, 2022 MApN: American squad begins final preparations for deployment to Romania The 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the US Land Forces' joint forces detachment that will arrive in Romania on Wednesday, has begun its final preparations for deploying from Germany, the Ministry of National Defence (MApN) informed. The approximately 1,000 American soldiers …
(2022-02-10). Palestinians under Israeli Occupation face urgent healthcare Crisis in Gaza. juancole.com By Wafa Aludaini | — ( Middle East Monitor ) — Eleven-year-old Amal Lubbad was deep in thought when I met her in what has become her second home, Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. It was her third hospital visit this week. Five years ago, Amal was diagnosed with kidney failure, which requires her to …
(2022-02-10). Afghans Demand Truth About Kabul Airport Massacre as U.S. Continues to Deny Soldiers Shot Civilians. democracynow.org 
A major investigation by CNN raises questions about whether U.S. soldiers opened fire on Afghan civilians last August after a massive suicide bomb exploded outside the Kabul International Airport. Compiling hospital records of gunshot wounds, video evidence and eyewitness accounts, CNN's report appears to directly contradict the Pentagon's narrative, which said over 180 people were killed in the single blast that ISIS-K claimed responsibility for. We speak to one of the co-authors of the CNN report, Nick Paton Walsh, who says reporters found 19 people "who quite specifically said they saw people…
(2022-02-10). Worse to come from worst US inflation in 40 years. asiatimes.com 
US stocks took a nasty turn downward after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced a higher-than-expected 7.5% jump in consumer prices over the last 12 months, the worst inflation in forty years. The month's gain of 0.6% for the Consumer Price Index also translates into an annual rate of 7.5%. Most worrying about the inflation …
(2022-02-10). Duterte's oligarchs enriched in waning days of his rule. asiatimes.com 
MANILA — As the election campaign to determine Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's successor kicks off in earnest, the outgoing populist leader is busy awarding his business cronies eleventh-hour concessions and privileges, building a class of so-called "Dutertegarchs" that will outlast his rule. In early January, the Duterte-controlled National Telecommunications Commission awarded prized broadcast frequencies to …
(2022-02-10). The follies of US, UK in Russia-Ukraine conflict. asiatimes.com 
The warning by the US that Russia could invade Ukraine sounds like a repeat of the warmongering rhetoric used previously by George W Bush's administration to oust Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi from power over unsubstantiated allegations that they were in possession of weapons of mass destruction. To avoid being drawn into another US-led war …
(2022-02-10). Azerbaijan reiterates support for Nagorno-Karabakh model for Transnistria, Gagauzia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzerTagFebruary 10, 2022 President Ilham Aliyev receives Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Also see: Transnistria as next Nagorno-Karabakh. Final battle for former Soviet space heats up. 21st century war trajectory: list of participants in Southern Gas Corridor meeting Regarding Gagauzia. On February 10, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has …
(2022-02-10). Canada Protests: What the Truckers Want. libya360.wordpress.com Rupa Subramanya Nabil Yaghi from Ontario. (Dan Aponte) For two weeks, the 18-wheelers, the semis, the tractors and the pick-up trucks streamed through the snow and ice into the center of Ottawa, the Canadian capital. They came from across the country. Vaxxed, unvaxxed, white, black, Chinese, Sikh, Indian, alone or with their wives and kids….
(2022-02-10). Iraq Pays off $52.4 bn. in Reparations for Invading Kuwait in 1990, but the US will Never Pay a Dime for Invading Iraq. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Stephanie Nebehay at Reuters reports that Iraq has finally paid off the $52.4 billion in war reparations imposed on it by the United Nations as punishment for its invasion and attempted annexation of Kuwait in 1990, which led to the Gulf War of 1991. The headline we'll never see is …
(2022-02-10). Benny Gantz war crimes case will go to Dutch supreme court. electronicintifada.net Ismail Ziada is seeking justice for family members killed in Israel's 2014 attack on Gaza.
(2022-02-10). Israeli representative confronted by protesters at the University of Amsterdam. samidoun.net 
Read the original report/statement in Dutch On the evening of 7 February 2022, Samidoun Netherlands took action to protest an Israeli diplomat at the Roeterseiland complex at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in the Netherlands' capital. The association of international relations student organized an event on "Israel's Foreign Policy," inviting career Israeli diplomat Karin Eliyahu-Pery …
(2022-02-10). From Tantura to Naqab: Israel's Long Hidden Truths are Finally Revealed. dissidentvoice.org 
A succession of events in recent weeks all point to the inescapable fact that nearly 75 years of Israel's painstaking efforts aimed at hiding the truth about its origins and its current racially-driven apartheid regime are failing miserably. The world is finally waking up, and Israel is losing ground quicker than its ability to gain …
(2022-02-10). Satellite Images Show Damage At Syrian Research Center, Air Defense Base After Israeli Strikes. southfront.org 
FILE PHOTO An Israeli F-16 fighter jet © Amir Cohen / Reuters | New satellite images revealed that the The images show damage at a complex of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) that's located in the suburb of Jamraya, some five kilometers to the…
(2022-02-10). Banner Drop | Honor the Shanghai Communique: One China — Peace Not War! peacepivot.org Sunday, Feb. 13, at 11: 30 am, at the pedestrian bridge in Japantown, Geary Blvd and Webster Street. RSVP Here: www.eventbrite.com/e/267158878397 Join us for events in San Francisco and Washington D.C. on the 50th anniversary of the Shanghai Communique demanding Peace, not war with China: A banner drop Sunday, Feb. 13, at 11: 30 am, at the …
(2022-02-10). Japan's COVID-19 advisory panel approves extension of emergency measures amid concerns over new virus sub-variant. ecns.cn The Japanese government's advisory panel on COVID-19 measures has approved the extension of quasi-emergency restrictions currently in place in 13 prefectures that are set to expire on Sunday amid concerns over a new virus sub-variant.
(2022-02-10). French administrative court refuses to order expulsion of Georges Abdallah: Continue the struggle for freedom! samidoun.net 
We republish the following statement of the Collectif Palestine Vaincra in response to the ruling of a French administrative court, which rejected a legal request to order the expulsion of Georges Abdallah from France to Lebanon. Abdallah, a Lebanese Arab Communist struggler for Palestine, has been imprisoned in France for over 37 years. The struggle …
(2022-02-10). President Maduro Appoints Four New Female Ministers. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, February 9, the President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro announced changes in his ministerial cabinet. The president announced that four women will lead four of the government's ministerial portfolios. | Through his Twitter account he announced that Clara Vidal will assume the leadership of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, a position previously held by Roside González, spokeswoman for the United Indigenous Movement of Venezuela. | La Lcda. Clara Vidal asumirá la jefatura del Ministerio del Poder Popular para los Pueblos Indígenas, con el fin de llevar a nuestras hermanas y hermanos originarios ate…
(2022-02-10). Headlines for February 10, 2022. democracynow.org CDC Continues to Recommend Indoor Masking as More States Roll Back COVID Restrictions, GOP Rep. Hal Rogers Apologizes for Telling Black Caucus Chair Rep. Joyce Beatty, "Kiss My Ass", Russia Opens Joint War Games with Belarus as U.S. Troops Mobilize to Romania and Poland, Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Peter Navarro, Who Boasted of Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election, Biden Administration Unveils $5 Billion Plan to Fund Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, Climate Experts Detail Misinformation by Fossil Fuel Cos. as Oil CEOs Refuse to Testify to Congress, Youth Climate Activists Sue Virginia for Violating The…
(2022-02-10). 'There is No Denying Their Existence': UFO Gets Filmed in HD Over Pakistan, Blogger Announces. sputniknews.com The object in question was apparently caught on camera last month in the vicinity of Islamabad.
(2022-02-10). Justice for Palestine in Germany! Support Khaled Barakat's Legal Case. samidoun.net 
The case of Palestinian writer Khaled Barakat will be heard in a German court on 11 March 2022. Barakat is fighting back against the Berlin immigration office's imposition of a political ban on him, barring him from participating in political and social events and activities, and their order that he be expelled from the country …
(2022-02-10). The Most Racist Supreme Court Cases You've Probably Never Heard Of. aclu.org Over 100 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a series of rulings known as the Insular Cases that still prevent millions of people — overwhelmingly, people of color — from accessing certain constitutional rights and protections. These rulings continue to uphold systemic racism today. | In the Insular Cases, the Supreme Court spoke to whether, and to what extent, the rights and protections guaranteed by the Constitution applied to residents in the then-new territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. In this string of cases decided from 1901 to 1922, the court described the territories…
(2022-02-10). Rep. Ro Khanna: The U.S. Could End the Yemen War Tomorrow. It's Time to Stop Arming the Saudis. democracynow.org 
President Joe Biden had promised to end support for offensive operations by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and stop all "relevant" arms sales, but the U.S. continues to service Saudi warplanes, and the administration recently approved the sale of $650 million in air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia. Congressmember Ro Khanna, one of the most outspoken congressional critics of the war, says the U.S. has the power to stop the fighting. "We could ground the Saudi Air Force to a halt tomorrow if we stopped supplying them with tires and parts," says Khanna. "Instead, we continue to author…
(2022-02-10). Saudi Arabia Levels Up Atrocities against Yemen as Allies Offer Muted Response. journal-neo.org 
Saudi Arabia's determination to lay waste to Yemen has reached new heights over the past few weeks, adding to an already deplorable litany of war crimes. Faced with the possibility of a new war front, in that the Houthis directed their ire directly at the United Arab Emirates after Riyadh called on their help to …
(2022-02-10). How & Why are Thai-Saudi Relations Improving? journal-neo.org 
For three decades Thai-Saudi relations had suffered over a diplomatic row involving stolen Saudi jewelry and the unsolved murders of several Saudi diplomats in Thailand. Al Jazeera in its article, "Saudi Arabia restores ties with Thailand after gem theft dispute," would explain: In 1989, Thailand-born janitor Kriangkrai Techamong stole $20m worth of precious gems from …
(2022-02-10). Mobilise the working class to support Sri Lankan national health strike. wsws.org Over 65,000 Sri Lankan health workers, including nurses, paramedic services, public health inspectors, medical laboratory technologists and pharmacists, began an indefinite strike over wages, allowances and working conditions on Monday.
(2022-02-10). Millions of Dollars in Arms Sales to ISIS Originated in Turkey: Report. orinocotribune.com Several Syrian-born Turkish citizens and members of the Uighur extremist Turkistan Islamic Party have been linked to the scheme | A report by Turkey's Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) on the freezing of assets belonging to people linked to ISIS has revealed that for several years the most important supply chain of ISIS's military arsenal was based in Turkey. | According to the report, millions of dollars in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipment and tons of improvised explosive devices (IED) were sent to ISIS through three construction companies in Mersin, a port city in southern Turkey. | Based on i…
(2022-02-10). Nine SDF Fighters Killed In Two Separate ISIS Attacks In Syria's Deir Ezzor. southfront.org 
File image. | Nine fighters of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were reportedly killed in two separate attacks by ISIS cells in Deir Ezzor. | Late on February 9, a group of ISIS terrorists infiltrated a key position of the SDF near the town of al-Shheell in the southeastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. The terrorists captured five fighters of the SDF's Deir Ezzor Military Council who were manning the position. | The five fighters were executed on the spot by the terrorists, who later shared footage showing…
(2022-02-10). More Than 30 ISIS Terrorists Killed Or Wounded In Russian Airstrikes On Central Syria. southfront.org 
Su-25 aircrafts in Syria. FILE IMAGE: Vadim Grishankin/Russian Defense Ministry Press and Information Office/TASS | On February 10, at least nine terrorists of ISIS were killed when warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) targeted hideouts of the terrorist group in Syria's central region, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The London-based monitoring group said that the hideouts were located in the outskirts of the town of Ithriyah in the eastern Hama countryside and near the town of al…
(2022-02-10). Yemen: January Saw Highest Civilian Casualties in Saudi Air War Since 2016. news.antiwar.com A monthly summary from According to the data, 139 civilians were killed by Saudi air raids, and another 287 were wounded. It was the highest number of civilian casualties recorded in a single month since October 2016. | The deadliest air raid of the month hit a migrant detention facility in Sadaa on January 21st, which killed at least 91 civilians and wounded at le…
(2022-02-10). Military Situation In Yemen On February 10, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 68 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On February 9, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 10 airstrikes on the Sanaa province; | On February 9, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 2 airstrikes on the Jubah district; | On February 9, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 2 airstrikes on the Wadi district; | On February 9, warplanes o…