(2022-01-11). How Much did the US and its Allies Pay for the Terrorist Violence in Kazakhstan? journal-neo.org 
It is a well-known fact that Washington has been trying to impose the so-callled American-style democracy upon all countries that are not willing to play ball with the White House and that are not willing to accept its instructions. On this "democratization" path the US has relied on various tactics, that would vary depending on the …
(2022-01-11). With its aggression in Balkans, Mideast, Africa, Asia, Latin America, U.S. has no right to lecture CSTO on Kazakhstan — envoy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US has no grounds to counsel CSTO on what to do in Kazakhstan — Russian embassyUnlike the US troops, occupying territories of Syria and Kosovo in Serbia, the peacekeeping forces of the CSTO carry out the mission to ensure security of the critical infrastructure in upon the request of its authorities, the embassy said The …
(2022-01-11). Trump wants Judge to dismiss Jan. 6 lawsuit involving Congresswoman Barbara Lee. indybay.org Trump Wants To Believe That He Had Absolute Immunity For All Of His Despicable Actions During His Presidency!
(2022-01-11). Alikhan Smailov named Kazakhstan's Prime Minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev nominated Alikhan Smailov for prime minister on Tuesday, and the lower house of parliament swiftly voted him in during a session broadcast live on state television.
(2022-01-11). International travel to recover soon — forecast. rt.com 
Border reopenings may start in March, AirAsia CEO says | AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes has said worldwide travel is likely to rebound strongly despite progress being slowed by the Covid-19 Omicron variant. | "I do believe that we're at the beginning of the end," he told CNBC on Monday, adding that recovery has already begun in earnest and demand has been "very, very robust." | Fernandes said, "The good thing is, this time last year, we had no planes flying. Now, we've got a large chunk of our fleet flying domestic Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia." | The AirAsia CEO believes international travel will return to pr…
(2022-01-11). Acclaimed Australian respiratory scientist Guy Marks calls for global action to end the pandemic. wsws.org Professor Marks's work centres on chronic respiratory diseases and has been dedicated to the global eradication of tuberculosis, with a particular focus on the Asia and South East Asia regions, including India, Vietnam and Myanmar.
(2022-01-11). Lakota Man: Father of Five Murdered In His Sleep. indybay.org Three people murdered on Jan 5 including Michael J White Plume, Oglala Lakota man. He was shot and murdered while he slept on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Ignored by media.
(2022-01-11). US logistics convoys come under attack in Samawah, Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources reported that two US military logistics convoys were targeted in Samawah and Baghdad on Tuesday morning.
(2022-01-11). Four ISIL terrorists detained in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that the Sulaymaniyah Intelligence and Security Directorate managed to arrest four ISIL terrorists in the province.
(2022-01-11). As Israel Plots Endgame in Occupied Golan, Bennett Must Remember Lessons of the Past. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Jan 5, 2022 | With Syria still embroiled in its own war, Israel has been actively rewriting the rule book regarding its conduct in this Arab country. Gone are the days of a potential return of the illegally occupied Golan Heights to Syrian sovereignty in exchange for peace, per the language of yesteryears. Now, Israel is set to double its illegal Jewish settler population in the Golan, while Israeli bombs continue to drop with a much higher frequency on various Syrian targets. | Indeed, a one-sided war is underway, casually reported as if a routine, everyday event. In the last decade, many…
(2022-01-11). The Unforgivable: A woman leaves prison and the punishment begins. wsws.org Nora Fingscheidt's The Unforgivable could have probed social life thoughtfully, but ends up staying the course of a conventional crime and family drama.
(2022-01-11). Omicron variant drives COVID surge to record levels in the Philippines. wsws.org The paramount concern of the Duterte administration, like capitalist governments around the globe, is not public health but keeping the economy open.
(2022-01-11). Mega merger in peril over EU energy fears. rt.com 
Brussels concerned that $2 billion shipbuilders' tie-up will drive up LNG prices in Europe | The European Union's antitrust regulator is getting ready to stop a $2 billion merger between two of the world's leading LNG cargo shipbuilders, citing anti-competitive behavior. | The decision on the proposed merger between Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries is likely to be announced this week, people familiar with the matter told the Financial Times. The two South Korean companies dominate the market for making ships that carry super-chilled liquified natural gas. They are significa…
(2022-01-11). Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet vanishes. rt.com 
Search and rescue operation is underway | An F-16V fighter jet, the most advanced aircraft in the Taiwanese Air Force fleet, has gone missing, with witnesses claiming that they saw the aircraft crash into the sea. A search and rescue operation is ongoing. | The plane went missing from Air Force radars on Tuesday afternoon, shortly after taking off from Chiayi Air Base in the south of the island. The government's Rescue Command Centre said eyewitnesses had told them they saw the plane crash into the sea. | President Tsai Ing-wen demanded that no efforts should be spared in the search and rescue operation and re…
(2022-01-11). 20 years of Gitmo an affront to 'all humanity,' never-charged ex-prisoner tells RT. rt.com 
Yemeni man who was thrown into notorious US prison in his late teens and spent over 14 years there pleads for its belated shutdown | The abuses and injustices committed at Guantanamo Bay military prison hurt not only people locked up there, but the world in general, former prisoner Mansoor Adayfi believes. He spoke to RT as the jail turned 20. | Adayfi was one of hundreds of Muslim men sent to the infamous US offshore detention facility under the George W. Bush administration only to be held for years without trial and subjected to torture and other forms of degrading treatment. | "As prisoners, we lost years…
(2022-01-10). US War Lobby Fuels Conflict In Russia, Ukraine, And Syria. popularresistance.org Douglas Macgregor, a retired US Army Colonel and former Pentagon senior advisor, analyzes the US-Russia standoff in Ukraine; the aftermath of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan; Trump's failure to act on 2016 campaign anti-interventionist rhetoric, only to surround himself with neocons; and the ongoing, overlooked US military occupation of Syria after the decade-long CIA dirty war. | "The Military Industrial Congressional Complex," Macgregor says, "seems to be more powerful than anyone who occupies the office of the presidency."ffice of the presidency."
(2022-01-10). Belarus compares Kazakh crisis to antecedents in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Lukashenko: Analysis of the events in Kazakhstan shows presence of external factor "The analysis of the events in Kazakhstan shows the presence of an external factor, of course. Their scenario is recognizable, as the Kazakhstan president has just said. One need not go far to find analogies: Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan. Not so …
(2022-01-10). Putin Unlikely to Invade Ukraine Despite Overheated U.S. Rhetoric, Says Khrushchev's Great-Granddaughter. democracynow.org 
U.S. and Russian officials are meeting today in Geneva as NATO calls on Russia to remove its troops from along the Ukrainian border. The Russian military has also mobilized soldiers to suppress protests in Kazakhstan. We go to Moscow to speak with Nina Khrushcheva, professor of international affairs at The New School, who says President Vladimir Putin is expanding Russia's sphere of influence but will not invade Ukraine. "It's not that he wants to take more territory. I think he wants to get heard," says Khrushcheva.
(2022-01-10). Envoy: Germany "bears same historical responsibility to Ukraine over Nazi crimes as it does to Israel," must provide "massive military support," backing for NATO membership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukraine ambassador demands that Germany stop blocking arms supplies to Kyiv This was stated by Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andrij Melnyk, who spoke with the Funke Mediagruppe newspapers, Ukrinform reports. The envoy called on the newly-appointed government to "abandon the existing policy of blocking, which in terms of morality is completely wrong, and urgently …
(2022-01-10). Kazakhstan crisis attempt to copy 2014 Ukrainian 'Maidan' — Putin. rt.com 
Troops from a number of former Soviet republics have been deployed in the wake of mass protests | Violent and bloody clashes in Kazakhstan are a form of aggression leveled against the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, claiming the same tactics used in Ukraine in 2014 were deployed to coordinate protests. | Speaking as part of a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on Monday, Putin said that the mutual defense pact's troops were working to secure the Central Asian nation after armed groups captured a number of key facilities and effectively took control of its largest…
(2022-01-10). Video, text: NATO-Ukraine Commission meets: Ukraine is not Kazakhstan. Definitely. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Joint press point by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Olga Stefanishyna Excerpts Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg: On Friday, NATO Foreign Ministers called again on Russia to remove its forces from Ukraine and from your borders. Demonstrate transparency And de-escalate. Any further aggression against …
(2022-01-10). As Djokovic Leaves Australian Detention Hotel, Refugees Held There Urge World Not to Forget Them. democracynow.org 
As an Australian judge allows unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic to be released from immigration detention amid controversy over his COVID vaccine exemption, we look at how his case has intensified international scrutiny over Australia's inhumane treatment of refugees jailed in the same rundown hotel. "No one is telling us when we get out of this indefinite detention," says Mehdi Ali, an Iranian refugee currently detained by the Australian government at the Park Hotel in Melbourne. We also speak with former Australian soccer player Craig Foster, who advocates for asylum seekers.
(2022-01-10). Nina Khrushcheva: Putin Could Be Kingmaker in Kazakhstan Power Struggle as Russia Helps Quell Protests. democracynow.org 
Kazakhstan's authoritarian President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has described last week's protests as an attempted coup and defended his call for Russian-led troops into the country to put down the unrest. Demonstrations were triggered by a rise in fuel prices and widened to broader anti-government protests. Over 160 people were killed in the violence, including a 4-year-old girl, and thousands were detained. "The Russian troops will probably get out, but Tokayev, if he keeps power … probably will be somehow in debt of Putin, and Putin may have [the] position to decide, or help decide, certain moves in Kazakhstan,"
(2022-01-10). Kazakhstan's Security was Undermined by Outside Forces. journal-neo.org 
Numerous publications that discuss the situation in Kazakhstan in recent days testify with increasing clarity that those events were sparked by outside forces. Doesn't the terrorist assault with two law enforcement officers getting decapitated on January 6 in Almaty resemble the recent attacks of DAESH (banned in the Russian Federation) terrorists in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan? And …
(2022-01-10). 'Maidan Methods' Have Been Used in Kazakhstan, Putin Says, as Country Faced Threat to Its Statehood. sputniknews.com Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, addressing a meeting of heads of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), said that the main goal of the terrorists was undermining constitutional order, the seizure of power and an attempted coup, as he spoke of the wave of protests that swept across Kazakhstan earlier in January.
(2022-01-10). Kazakhstan reflects determination of capitalist oligarchs to hold onto their wealth. peoplesworld.org 
(2022-01-10). Kazakhstan turns into graveyard for U.S. diplomacy. mronline.org 
The Kazakh Ministry of Health issued an innocuous disclaimer today denying social media reports about the seizure of a "military biological lab near Almaty by unidentified people."
(2022-01-10). 'Hybrid Terrorist Attack' Carried Out in Kazakhstan With Aim of Coup, State Secretary Says. sputniknews.com NUR-SULTAN (Sputnik) – The State Secretary of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Erlan Karin, says that the unrest in Kazakhstan was a "hybrid terrorist" attack carried out with the participation of both internal and external forces and aimed at overthrowing the government.
(2022-01-10). CSTO Peacekeepers to Leave Kazakhstan at First Request, Once Situation Stabilizes, Ministry Says. sputniknews.com NUR-SULTAN (Sputnik) – The peacekeeping contingent of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) sent to Kazakhstan to help protect vital facilities amid mass riots will leave the country once the situation stabilizes, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry informs.
(2022-01-10). Kazakhstan crisis 'attempted coup' — President. rt.com 
Tokayev thanks Russia for assistance in dealing with worst incident "in the history of the country" | Last week's unrest throughout Kazakhstan was an attempted coup that had been planned in advance, and was not simply a spontaneous protest against rising fuel prices, the country's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev claimed on Monday. | Speaking to an online meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), made up of six former Soviet republics, Tokayev also stated that constitutional order had been restored. | "Kazakhstan has experienced the worst crisis in the history of its 30-year independence,"
(2022-01-10). Armenian, Belarusian embassies in Moscow receive bomb threats over CSTO Kazakh deployment. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Armenia, Belarus embassies in Moscow threatened with explosions Unknown people have threatened explosions at the embassies of Armenia and Belarus in Moscow, demanding the withdrawal of troops from the territory of Kazakhstan, TASS reports citing a law enforcement source. "It was revealed yesterday that a letter with threats of explosions was sent to the e-mail …
(2022-01-10). China firmly supports Kazakhstan in maintaining stability, stopping violence: FM. ecns.cn China is willing to firmly support Kazakhstan in maintaining stability and stopping violence at this critical moment concerning Kazakhstan's future.
(2022-01-10). Chinese, Kazakh FMs discuss Kazakhstan situation over phone. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday held a phone call with Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi and discussed the current situation in the central Asian country.
(2022-01-10). Mapping Faultlines: Protests in Kazakhstan and its implications for Central Asia. peoplesdispatch.org NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the wave of protests in Kazakhstan, its trajectory and the various forces at play. He also situates this in the context of regional configurations and the recent geo-political crisis…
(2022-01-10). 'Terrorist' jazz musician released by Kazakhstan. rt.com 
Vikram Ruzakhunov set free after uproar in neighboring Kyrgyzstan | A Kyrgyz jazz musician has been released from custody by Kazakhstani security officials after appearing in a "confession" video, in which he admitted to taking part in violent demonstrations for payment, media reported on Monday. | Vikram Ruzakhunov was accused of terrorism by the Kazakh authorities, a charge leveled against thousands of demonstrators who took part in last week's anti-government protests, which eventually turned into rioting and looting. The jazz musician's identity was revealed on Sunday when Kazakhstani media released a vide…
(2022-01-10). Will Turkey encourage Sino-Russian division over Kazakhstan to further pan-Turkic project? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From an article printed by Turkey's Anadolu Agency which includes statements by assorted analysts. It's worth noting that whereas Chinese leaders have expressed support to their Kazakh counterparts, there's no evidence China supports the CSTO deployment; neither has it initiated or backed even a symbolic complementary contribution by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, of which it, …
(2022-01-10). Behind the protests in Kazakhstan. greenleft.org.au What's behind the protests in Kazakhstan? Aynur Kurmanov, a leader of Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan, discussed the situation in this interview.
(2022-01-10). Kazakhstan Has Weathered an Attempted Coup D'Etat, President Tokayev Says at CSTO Summit. sputniknews.com Speaking at an extraordinary session of the CSTO Collective Security Council, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Monday that the recent unrest in the Central Asian country had been prepared for a long time.
(2022-01-10). Counter-Terrorism Operation Continues in Almaty, Overall Situation Stable – Reports. sputniknews.com NUR-SULTAN (Sputnik) – The situation in Kazakhstan's Almaty is stabilizing, although the counter-terrorism operation continues in the city, the Khabar 24 TV channel reports.
(2022-01-10). Kazakhstan, Libya supply cuts push oil higher. rt.com 
Crude price rally initiated by riots and maintenance operations continued on Monday | Oil prices were up on Monday following days of supply shortfalls in Kazakhstan and Libya. | Global benchmark Brent crude gained 35 cents, or 0.4%, rising to $82.1 a barrel at 08: 00 GMT. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate was also up 37 cents, or 0.5%, trading at $79.27 a barrel. | Overall, oil prices jumped 5% last week following protests in Kazakhstan, which disrupted train lines and triggered a production plunge at the country's major oilfield, Tengiz. According to a note to Reuters from Chevron, Kazakhstan's Tengizchevro…
(2022-01-10). Kazakhstan crisis heightens instability in Central Asia. wsws.org The political crisis in Kazakhstan, which began on January 2 with mass protests against gas price hikes, has become a focal point of geopolitical and social tensions across Central Asia.
(2022-01-10). The Capitalist Death-Drive, Afghan Sanctions, Attack On Medicare. popularresistance.org Lee Camp looks at how the capitalist system sits at the heart of the worst problems facing society. In this history lesson, Camp takes you back to the feudal system, to the creation of corporations and currency, to the modern system that's destroying the lives of the poor today. The ruling class don't even try to hide the inhumanity that keeps the system running anymore, now that it has become almost impossible to ignore. This leaves it up to popular movements to end the capitalist system and create something new. Then, Camp reports on the police brutality victims who don't gain as much attention as those murdere…
(2022-01-10). The Weekly Round-Up: Colston Four acquitted, the new offence of breastfeeding voyeurism, and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news: The Colston Four have been acquitted of criminal damage by a jury for their role in pulling down the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol and pushing it into Bristol Harbour during a Black Lives Matter protest in June 2020. Under the Criminal Damage Act 1971, a defendant will have a defence …
(2022-01-10). China urges U.S. to lift unilateral sanctions on Afghanistan. ecns.cn The Chinese foreign ministry Monday urged the United States to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets and lift unilateral sanctions on the country as soon as possible.
(2022-01-10). Civil society and rights groups in Afghanistan demand release of professor Faizullah Jalal. peoplesdispatch.org Dr. Jalal, who teaches political science and law at Kabul University, has been critical of the Taliban and the previous administrations in Afghanistan. He has publicly criticized the Taliban government's sole focus on security and demanded action to alleviate people's economic problems…
(2022-01-10). Nine Killed, Four Injured in Explosion Near School in Afghan Province of Nangarhar, Reports Say. sputniknews.com Earlier, at least two people were killed and five injured in a clash between two Taliban* groups in northeast Afghanistan.
(2022-01-10). Taliban hails talks with Iranian officials as 'constructive'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) — Taliban Deputy Spokesman Ahmadullah Wasiq said that the Taliban delegation's talks with Iranian officials in Tehran were "constructive".
(2022-01-10). The Mauling of Tennis Player Novak Djokovic. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2022-01-10). Economist names major risks for Asia. rt.com 
The region's emerging markets are well positioned but facing headwinds | Asian countries should brace for three major challenges in the year ahead, according to Carlos Casanova, senior Asia economist at Swiss private bank UBP. | "We have rising Omicron cases. We have priced in slower growth in China at around 5%. And now, the Fed meeting minutes suggest that the pace of the tapering will be faster-than-expected," he told CNBC, adding that those factors "pose a threat for the region as a whole." | According to Casanova, despite the fact that Asia's emerging markets are well positioned, they will be more impacte…
(2022-01-10). Hatami to chair jury of Vesoul Film Fest of Asian Cinemas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) — Iranian prominent actress Leila Hatami will chair jury members of the 26th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France.
