(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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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…
(2022-02-09). Propagandist for Syria terror proxies compromised Amnesty International, leaked docs show. thegrayzone.com Amnesty International was listed as a client of a professional propagandist for Syrian terror groups backed by the UK and US governments — the same militias once condemned by Amnesty. This December, The Grayzone exposed how a shadowy communications firm, Valent Projects, enlisted a prominent YouTube influencer to front a covert state-sponsored influence operation designed to undermine critics of London's pandemic policies. That company was founded by Amil Khan, a veteran of long-running and lavishly funded UK Foreign Office information …
(2022-02-09). United States Outruns Regional States in Race for Kabul. towardfreedom.org The U.S. Treasury Department quietly signaled on February 2 that it was "tweaking" sanctions against Afghanistan's Haqqani Network, a Sunni Islamist militant organization. International banks can now transfer money to the Taliban, including its affiliated Haqqani Network, without fear of breaching sanctions, which means the United States may now have a say in the Taliban-run government, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar.
(2022-02-09). China Red Cross donates flour to hungry Afghanistan. ecns.cn The Red Cross Society of China recently donated 130 metric tons of flour to its Afghan counterpart to help the country through its severe food crisis.
(2022-02-09). With West swallowing more and more of ex-USSR, Ukraine accuses Russia of Cold War revanchism. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com With Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania digested to date and Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to follow (who are to have Abkhazia, Crimea, Donetsk, Gagauzia, Lugansk, South Ossetia and Transnistria in their own bellies), and Azerbaijan and Armenia next. Then there are the five former Central Asian republics. Belarus and Kaliningrad, too, if that can be managed. …
(2022-02-09). 94th Academy Awards nominations: Don't Look Up, The Tragedy of Macbeth and the rest. wsws.org As has become entirely predictable in recent years, the entertainment media spent the morning of the nominations program counting up the number of black, Latino, Asian, female and gay individuals named.
(2022-02-09). NATO army on the Caspian: Turkey launches proxy commando force in Azerbaijan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahFebruary 9, 2022 Azerbaijan's commandos under TSK model rise as new force Azerbaijani commando units formed under the model of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) are rising as a new…force. These blue beret commandos, most of whom were trained in Turkey to respond to any possible war situation, are one of the country's…forces and …
(2022-02-09). Headlines for February 9, 2022. democracynow.org Heads of State Hold More Talks as U.S. Threatens Sweeping Sanctions Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions, NY Drops Indoor Mask Mandate; Pfizer Projects Over $50 Billion in Revenue from COVID Treatments, Canadian Truckers Shut Down Bridge Linking to U.S. as "Freedom Convoy" Grows, Israeli Soldiers Shoot Dead 3 Palestinians in West Bank City of Nablus, Millions in Horn of Africa Face Severe Hunger After Years of Drought, U.S. Approves $100 Million Military Sale to Taiwan, Outrage Mounts over School Hijab Ban in Indian State of Karnataka, Ex-Pope Benedict Asks for Forgiveness for Church's Sexual Abuse But…
(2022-02-09). General strike across the Occupied West Bank after fatal Nablus raid and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the extrajudicial killing of 3 Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank; targeting and harassment of Muslim students in Karnataka, India; and more…
(2022-02-09). CIA Bad Boy John K. Singlaub, Virtual Director of Contra War, Dies at 100. covertactionmagazine.com A decorated hero in WW II, he ran death squad operations in North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia in the …
(2022-02-09). Iran's Revolutionary Guard Reveal New Strategic Long-Range Ballistic Missile (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | On February 9, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled a new strategic long-range missile with pinpoint accuracy dubbed "Kheibar-Shekan". | The new missile was showcased for the first time during a ceremony attended by Chief of Staff of Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Division Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh and a number of other high-ranking military officials and commanders. | The ceremony, which coincided with celebrations in Iran comm…
(2022-02-09). 7 ISIL members killed in Iraqi fighter jets' attack. en.mehrnews.com Iraqi security forces announced on Wednesday morning that seven ISIL terrorist elements have been killed in the north of the country.
(2022-02-09). After 295 days of kidnapping by Israeli apartheid, Juani Rishmawi is free. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network welcomes and rejoices at the release of Juani Rishmawi in the face of the unfounded and pernicious judicial persecution imposed by the apartheid regime and Israeli occupation. Juani, a Spanish aid worker naturalized as a Palestinian, contributes to the Palestinian cause from the humanitarian perspective and through political activism in …
(2022-02-09). Meet Ahmad Mansour, the Palestinian doing Israel's dirty work in Germany. electronicintifada.net Deutsche Welle's purge of Arab journalists aims to shield the Berlin-backed Israeli apartheid regime from criticism.
(2022-02-09). Israel Pumps $30M into "Concert," a Revamped Propaganda Campaign to Fight Apartheid Label. mintpressnews.com 
Israel's cabinet recently approved 100 million shekels (about $30 million) in funding to revive "Cabinet," a defunct government propaganda program targeting Western countries.
(2022-02-09). Palestinian resistance forces Amnesty International to denounce Israeli Apartheid. liberationnews.org 
Israel's frantic response to the report, including its attempt to stop the report's publication, shows that it has no arguments to justify its indefensible actions, and that Israel's apartheid is more and more transparent to the international community.
(2022-02-09). 12 February, NYC: #BoycottPuma Speak Out. samidoun.net 
Saturday, 12 February 3: 00 pm PUMA Flagship Store 609 5th Ave, NYC Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/898450857498907/ Join us on Saturday, February 12th, outside the PUMA Flagship store in Manhattan, as we demand that PUMA ceases its sponsorship of the Israel Football Association. This event is part of of the international day of action to #BoycottPUMA. In …
(2022-02-09). Samidoun Hungary rallies in Budapest to #FreePalestinianStudents. samidoun.net 
On Sunday, 30 January, activists with the new Samidoun Hungary chapter organized a vigil in central Budapest to call for the freedom of imprisoned Palestinian students. Participants carried signs and pictures of Palestinian students locked behind bars in Israeli jails, calling for their immediate liberation. Students in Hungary set up their display of information on …
(2022-02-09). Palestinians demand investigation into extrajudicial killing of 3 men by Israeli security forces. peoplesdispatch.org 
Three Palestinians traveling in a car were ambushed and killed in broad daylight in a busy street in Nablus in the occupied West Bank by Israeli security forces traveling in a civilian vehicle…
(2022-02-09). Six Soldiers Killed Or Wounded In Israeli Strikes On Syria (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN — REUTERS) | Early on February 9, two waves of Israeli strikes targeted military positions around the Syrian capital, Damascus, in a new escalation."Around 12: 56 of today's morning, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression with salvos of missiles launched from the southwest of [the Lebanese capital] Beirut, and around 1: 10 it carried out an aggression with ground-to-ground missiles from the direct…
(2022-02-09). Military Situation In Syria On February 9, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On February 9, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Hama province; | On February 9, Israeli warplanes On February 9, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kabani…
(2022-02-09). Medal ceremony delayed as Russian 'doping mystery' emerges in Beijing — media. rt.com 
The medal ceremony for the figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics has been delayed over a 'legal issue' | The Russian figure skating team which won gold in Beijing is reportedly at the center of scrutiny after the medal ceremony was delayed due to unspecified legal issues which "arose at short notice." | The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) wrapped up the figure skating team title earlier this week, with the USA claiming silver and Japan earning bronze. | However, the medal ceremony has been delayed indefinitely after originally being scheduled to take place on Tuesday. | The International Olympic Com…
(2022-02-09). The Endless Failure Of The Syrian War. popularresistance.org The recent rush of news reports about Balkan, Middle East and East European states scrambling to reestablish ties with Damascus would appear to signal the effective collapse of the decade-long Western policy of war, sanctions and isolation to end the rule of Bashar al-Assad's Baath regime in Syria. | Syria's southern neighbor Jordan opened its land border to trade in September as a precursor to a gas pipeline project that will run through its territory from Egypt to Lebanon. King Abdullah even took a phone call from Assad, much to the chagrin of the pundits on Syria whose opinions have formed the background music…
(2022-02-09). Violent clashes and displacement of people continue in Myanmar. peoplesdispatch.org In the latest cycle of violence, the junta forces torched over 100 buildings in the Chin State town of Thantlang. Activists and lawyers have also raised concerns that the measures taken by the military to cement its authoritarian control of online spaces will deepen surveillance in the country…
(2022-02-09). China Calls on US to Stop Sanctioning North Korea. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – The United States needs to stop imposing endless sanctions and putting pressure on North Korea if they are sincerely concerned about the well-being of the North Korean people, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.
(2022-02-09). Biden Makes a Fruitless Attempt to Play the Qatari Card against Russia. journal-neo.org 
By promoting a Russophobic campaign in Europe, in part by escalating the information war with a fake thesis about Russia's alleged intention to attack Ukraine, Washington is trying to convince Europeans that it can find a vital substitute for Europe's natural gas supply here. In particular, the Joe Biden administration is seeking additional sources of …
(2022-02-09). Two right-wing figures to contest South Korean presidential election. wsws.org The candidates from the two main parties are both determined to further open the economy despite the surge of COVID-19 cases and have backed the US war drive against China.
(2022-02-09). Civilian Casualties Reported Following Turkish Drone Strikes On Northeastern Syria (Videos). southfront.org 
Bayrakdar TB2 UCAV, source: ssb.gov.tr | On February 9, Turkish combat drones targeted two vehicles to the west of the town of Amuda in the northern countryside of Syria's al-Hasakah. | The first vehicle, which was reportedly carrying fighters of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), was targeted as it was moving on Amuda-al-Darbasiyah road, while the second vehicle, which was carried civilians, was hit near the town of Bherah. | According to the Hawar News Agency, the strike on the second vehicle…
(2022-02-09). 80 Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Hideouts In Central Syria Within 72 Hours: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | Between February 6 and 8, more than 80 Russian airstrikes hit hideouts of ISIS cells in Syria's central region, according to the London-bases Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The latest wave of airstrikes targeted hideouts located in the outskirts of the town of al-Resafa in the southern Raqqa countryside. | The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) intensified their combat operati…
(2022-02-09). Heavy Losses Reported After Syrian Army Strike On Turkey's Proxies In Northern Aleppo (Videos). southfront.org 
Photo: RIA Novosti / Ulyana Solovyeva | On February 9, four Turkish-backed militants were killed or wounded when the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) targeted the Abu al-Zandin crossing in the northern countryside of Aleppo. | The crossing was targeted with precision-guided munitions, most likely anti-tank guided missiles or guided artillery rounds. | The pinpoint strike killed a militant of the Malik-Shah Division, a faction of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, and wounded at least three others. Two truck-mounted heavy machine gu…
(2022-02-09). Chinese military vows to thwart foreign interference, separatist schemes for 'Taiwan independence'. ecns.cn The Chinese military will take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, thwart any form of foreign interference and separatist attempts for "Taiwan independence," and continue to advance national reunification.
(2022-02-09). Sale of US weapons to Taiwan threatens China's security interests, Defense Ministry says. tass.com Earlier, the US Department of State had approved a possible sale of equipment and services to Taiwan for "engineering services support, designed to sustain, maintain, and improve the Patriot Air Defense System" with the estimated cost of $100 mln…
(2022-02-09). On the China-GCC Free Trade Agreement. journal-neo.org 
Given how the US withdrawal from the Middle East has impacted Washington's ties with the Gulf countries, an opportunity certainly exists for the latter to pursue their ties with Beijing more freely than was the earlier the case. There is, in fact, already signs that China and the Gulf may well be taking concrete steps …
(2022-02-09). Military Situation In Yemen On February 9, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 159 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On February 8, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 4 airstrikes on the Sanaa province; | On February 8, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 6 airstrikes on the Jubah district; | On February 8, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition conducted 13 airstrikes on the Haradh district; | On February 9, clashes b…
(2022-02-09). Houthis' Fierce Resistance Stall Saudi-Backed Attack On Yemen's Harad (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | The Houthis (Ansar Allah) continue to hold onto their positions in the city of Harad in the northwestern Yemeni province of Hajjah in the face of a The attack on Harad, which began in the first week of February, is being led by Saudi-backed forces from the Yemeni Armed Forces' 5th Military District. | As of February 9, S…