Staff (2022-01-31). Top 10 Reasons to March Against War in February 2003 But Not February 2022. davidswanson.org 1. In 2003 it was important to denounce the lying schemers pretending that Iraq had nukes. In 2022, U.S. officials stirring up war with Russia know that Russia has lots of nukes but don't even care and aren't even talking about it, so there's just not much for us to do or worry about. After …

_____ (2022-01-31). Is Erdogan Trying to Revise his Foreign Policy? journal-neo.org Turkey has lately shown signs of a clearly growing socio-political crisis in the country. Its economy is going through a difficult, if not disastrous, phase: the lira is plummeting, foreign exchange reserves are shrinking, external debt and unemployment are skyrocketing. Against this background, the approval rate for Recep Tayyip Erdogan as head of state has …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-01-30). 50 Years of Crimes against Humanity: From Bloody Sunday in Derry, Northern Ireland to Croatia, Kosovo and Iraq. globalresearch.ca Almost forty years later: The 5000 page Saville Commission Report into the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry, Northern Ireland, fails to identify who were the perpetrators, both within H.M government and the British Army.

_____ (2022-01-29). Washington's Rejection of Russia's Security Proposal Is a Bad Decision. strategic-culture.org Stoltenberg's assurance that NATO has "plans in place" to activate 5,000 French troops and the US will be sending 8,500 troops has the opposite effect of providing comfort. No Russian force would take any notice of such a small number of soldiers. What Stoltenberg has shown is not strength, but Western military weakness.

Staff (2022-01-29). Iraqi air defense blocks passage of US drone over Samarra. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) — An Iraqi security source said on Saturday afternoon that the Iraqi air defense prevented a reconnaissance drone belonging to the US coalition from flying over Samarra in Salah al-Din province.

Staff (2022-01-29). Britain behind recent conspiracy against Iraqi security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) — Qais al-Khazali, the secretary general of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) has blamed the UK for the escalation of tensions in Iraq and the attacks on Baghdad's Green Zone while pointing to the counterproductive UAE role as well.

Staff (2022-01-29). German parliament approves extending troops mission in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) — The German Parliament Bundestag has approved extending German troops' mission in Iraq for nine months while Iraq had already announced the end of foreign troops' mission on Iraqi soil last year.

sputniknews (2022-01-28). Rocket Fire Hits Baghdad International Airport, Damages Plane, Source Says. sputniknews.com BAGHDAD (Sputnik) – Baghdad International Airport was hit by rocket fire on Friday, at least six rockets were shot down, an Iraqi security source said.

Chris Walker (2022-01-28). Biden Polls Poorly Against "Generic" Republican, But Beats Trump, DeSantis. truthout.org Polling over the past several months has shown that President Joe Biden's approval rating has dropped significantly since he first entered office — but at least for the time being, he is still polling ahead of all potential Republican challengers in the 2024 race. |

sputniknews (2022-01-28). Rocket Fire Hits Baghdad International Airport, Damages Plane, Source Says. sputniknews.com BAGHDAD (Sputnik) – Baghdad International Airport was hit by rocket fire on Friday, at least six rockets were shot down, an Iraqi security source said.

Tom Anderson (2022-01-27). Refugees are being housed in infested hotels by the Home Office's slum landlords. thecanary.co This article is part of a joint investigation with anti-capitalist research group Refugees in London are being housed by the Home Office in run-down, insect-infested hotels. Meanwhile, private housing providers are raking it in. | Corporate Watch spoke to an Iraqi Kurdish family who arrived in the UK in November 2020. Since then, the family — who wish to remain anonymous — have been put up by the Home Office in disgusting conditions in several hotels in London with their six children. They told Corporate Watch that — aside from the insect in…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-27). Villagers in Odisha, India struggle against Jindal's steel plant. peoplesdispatch.org For the past two months, villagers in Dhinkia, Odisha, have been resisting the takeover of 4,000 acres of land for a steel project by Jindal Steel Works claiming that it will snatch the livelihood of around 40,000 villagers and degrade the environment in the region…

_____ (2022-01-26). For God's Sake Boys, STOP THIS WAR S**T!! popularresistance.org We've seen this before. The U.S. creates a situation, digs in its heels and makes ultimatums—and tens of thousands die. | I resigned from the U.S. government in 2003 in opposition to another war-President Bush's war on Iraq in which followed that war playbook. | We've seen it in Afghanistan and Iraq and now it may be over Ukraine or Taiwan, and oh yes, let's not forget multiple missile tests from North Korea, ISIS fighters rioting and escaping from prisons in Syria, the millions in Afghanistan who are starving and freezing after the U.S. chaotic withdrawal and refusal to unlock Afghanistan's frozen financia…

Staff (2022-01-26). NFL fiancee shocked by backlash for dousing freezing fans in champagne (VIDEO). rt.com The lover of star quarterback Patrick Mahomes could not believe fans were angry at being sprayed with champagne in the cold from a VIP box | The outspoken fiancee of NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes has claimed she has been attacked following accusations that she is out of touch after she was shown on camera spraying fans with champagne from a private box following an epic game. | Glamorous Brittany Matthews could not contain her joy as the Kansas City Chiefs secured a last-gasp 42-36 win over the Buffalo Bills at their home Arrowhead Stadium, with Mahomes providing a 64-yard touchdown with little more than a min…

ecns.cn (2022-01-26). Gov't gets tough on developers' eco-violations. ecns.cn Amid downward economic pressure, China's central environmental inspection has shown no leniency toward environmental violations in property development, an industry that for years has been a major economic driver for the country.

_____ (2022-01-26). For God's Sake Boys, STOP THIS WAR S**T!! popularresistance.org We've seen this before. The U.S. creates a situation, digs in its heels and makes ultimatums—and tens of thousands die. | I resigned from the U.S. government in 2003 in opposition to another war-President Bush's war on Iraq in which followed that war playbook. | We've seen it in Afghanistan and Iraq and now it may be over Ukraine or Taiwan, and oh yes, let's not forget multiple missile tests from North Korea, ISIS fighters rioting and escaping from prisons in Syria, the millions in Afghanistan who are starving and freezing after the U.S. chaotic withdrawal and refusal to unlock Afghanistan's frozen financia…

David Swanson (2022-01-25). To Send Weapons and Troops to Ukraine You'd Have to Be a Stupid Son of a Biden. warisacrime.org Have yall learned absolutely nothing? The U.S. government's internal memos said that the only way to get Iraq to use its weapons if it even had any would be to attack it. The U.S. government's public statements were that Iraq certainly had weapons and therefore must be attacked. The U.S. government itself had every single …

Ed Rampell (2022-01-25). 'Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom': Learning life's meaning in the remote Himalayas. peoplesworld.org Writer/director Pawo Choyning Dorji's heartfelt Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom will charm the pants off of you—or, rather, the robes off of you. This captivating 110-minute feature was shot mostly in the hard-to-get-to Kingdom of Bhutan, a Buddhist nation of less than 1 million inhabitants straddling the Eastern Himalayas between India and the Tibet …

sputniknews (2022-01-25). Uproar as Movie 'Glorifying' Gandhi's Killer Set to Be Released on Anniversary of Mahatma's Death. sputniknews.com Mahatma Gandhi, an icon of India's struggle for freedom, also known as the Father of the Nation, was assassinated on 30 January 1948 in New Delhi at the age of 78 by a Hindu nationalist, Nathuram Vinayak Godse. The man did not try to escape and was arrested. He was sentenced to death on 8 November 1949.

Staff (2022-01-25). Thich Nhat Hanh After 9/11: Ignorance, Discrimination, Fear & Violence Are Real Enemies of Humanity. democracynow.org In memory of Thich Nhat Hanh, the world-renowned Buddhist monk, antiwar activist, poet and teacher who died Saturday, we reair a speech Hanh gave at Riverside Church in New York in 2001. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, Hanh urged the audience to embrace peace in the face of anger, citing his experience of witnessing suffering on both sides during the war in his native Vietnam. "The real enemy of man is not man," says Hanh. "It is ignorance, discrimination, fear, craving and violence." We also speak with Hanh's longtime friend and fellow peace activist, Father John Dear, former director o…

ecns.cn (2022-01-25). Master jade carver creates charming Olympic seals. ecns.cn The charm of jade carving is vividly shown in the tiny square seal by jade-carving master Zhang Tiecheng.

David Swanson (2022-01-25). To Send Weapons and Troops to Ukraine You'd Have to Be a Stupid Son of a Biden. warisacrime.org Have yall learned absolutely nothing? The U.S. government's internal memos said that the only way to get Iraq to use its weapons if it even had any would be to attack it. The U.S. government's public statements were that Iraq certainly had weapons and therefore must be attacked. The U.S. government itself had every single …

Staff (2022-01-25). Thich Nhat Hanh After 9/11: Ignorance, Discrimination, Fear & Violence Are Real Enemies of Humanity. democracynow.org In memory of Thich Nhat Hanh, the world-renowned Buddhist monk, antiwar activist, poet and teacher who died Saturday, we reair a speech Hanh gave at Riverside Church in New York in 2001. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, Hanh urged the audience to embrace peace in the face of anger, citing his experience of witnessing suffering on both sides during the war in his native Vietnam. "The real enemy of man is not man," says Hanh. "It is ignorance, discrimination, fear, craving and violence." We also speak with Hanh's longtime friend and fellow peace activist, Father John Dear, former director o…

sputniknews (2022-01-25). Uproar as Movie 'Glorifying' Gandhi's Killer Set to Be Released on Anniversary of Mahatma's Death. sputniknews.com Mahatma Gandhi, an icon of India's struggle for freedom, also known as the Father of the Nation, was assassinated on 30 January 1948 in New Delhi at the age of 78 by a Hindu nationalist, Nathuram Vinayak Godse. The man did not try to escape and was arrested. He was sentenced to death on 8 November 1949.

ecns.cn (2022-01-25). Master jade carver creates charming Olympic seals. ecns.cn The charm of jade carving is vividly shown in the tiny square seal by jade-carving master Zhang Tiecheng.

Staff (2022-01-24). Iran, Iraq sign MoU on expansion of humanitarian affairs coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) — The Iranian and Iraqi Red Crescent societies signed an MoU on expanding cooperation in humanitarian affairs.

sputniknews (2022-01-24). Situation Near London High Court as Appeal Hearing in Assange Extradition to US Case Takes Place. sputniknews.com Assange faces up to 175 years in prison in the United States for publishing thousands of classified documents that exposed war crimes committed by American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Peter Boyle (2022-01-24). Kurds rally against escalating attacks in Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. greenleft.org.au Members of Sydney's Kurdish community rallied at Sydney Town Hall to protest escalating attacks on Kurds in Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. Peter Boyle reports.

Staff (2022-01-24). Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh, Hailed by MLK as "Apostle of Peace & Nonviolence," Dies at 95. democracynow.org World-renowned Buddhist monk, poet, teacher and antiwar activist Thich Nhat Hanh has died in his native Vietnam at the age of 95. He was exiled from Vietnam for decades beginning in the 1960s after he spoke out publicly against the war. In 1966, he traveled to the United States and met with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., helping to persuade King to speak out against the U.S. War on Vietnam. King went on to nominate Thich Nhat Hanh for a Nobel Peace Prize a year later, calling him an "apostle of peace and nonviolence."

_____ (2022-01-24). Turkey's Sociopolitical Crisis is getting Worse. journal-neo.org Turkey has lately shown signs of a clearly growing socio-political crisis in the country. Its economy is going through a difficult, if not disastrous, phase: the lira is plummeting, foreign exchange reserves are shrinking, external debt and unemployment are skyrocketing. All this raises doubts about the republic's financial and economic prospects and the sustainability of …

Staff (2022-01-24). WHO predicts end of pandemic in Europe. rt.com The WHO's Europe chief says Omicron could be Covid-19's "endgame" | Speaking to AFP on Sunday, Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Europe director, claimed that there might be an end to the pandemic in sight, despite record levels of Covid-19 cases across the continent. | "It's plausible that the region is moving towards a kind of pandemic endgame," he stated, adding that the Omicron variant of Covid-19, which has been shown to be slightly milder than previous strains, could infect 60% of Europeans by March. | Following this current wave of Omicron, "there will be for quite some weeks and months…

Peter Boyle (2022-01-24). Kurds rally against escalating attacks in Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. greenleft.org.au Members of Sydney's Kurdish community rallied at Sydney Town Hall to protest escalating attacks on Kurds in Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. Peter Boyle reports.

sputniknews (2022-01-24). Situation Near London High Court as Appeal Hearing in Assange Extradition to US Case Takes Place. sputniknews.com Assange faces up to 175 years in prison in the United States for publishing thousands of classified documents that exposed war crimes committed by American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Staff (2022-01-24). Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh, Hailed by MLK as "Apostle of Peace & Nonviolence," Dies at 95. democracynow.org World-renowned Buddhist monk, poet, teacher and antiwar activist Thich Nhat Hanh has died in his native Vietnam at the age of 95. He was exiled from Vietnam for decades beginning in the 1960s after he spoke out publicly against the war. In 1966, he traveled to the United States and met with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., helping to persuade King to speak out against the U.S. War on Vietnam. King went on to nominate Thich Nhat Hanh for a Nobel Peace Prize a year later, calling him an "apostle of peace and nonviolence."

_____ (2022-01-24). Turkey's Sociopolitical Crisis is getting Worse. journal-neo.org Turkey has lately shown signs of a clearly growing socio-political crisis in the country. Its economy is going through a difficult, if not disastrous, phase: the lira is plummeting, foreign exchange reserves are shrinking, external debt and unemployment are skyrocketing. All this raises doubts about the republic's financial and economic prospects and the sustainability of …

Staff (2022-01-24). WHO predicts end of pandemic in Europe. rt.com The WHO's Europe chief says Omicron could be Covid-19's "endgame" | Speaking to AFP on Sunday, Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Europe director, claimed that there might be an end to the pandemic in sight, despite record levels of Covid-19 cases across the continent. | "It's plausible that the region is moving towards a kind of pandemic endgame," he stated, adding that the Omicron variant of Covid-19, which has been shown to be slightly milder than previous strains, could infect 60% of Europeans by March. | Following this current wave of Omicron, "there will be for quite some weeks and months…

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-23). Strengthen NATO: Turkey sells combat drones to 16 nations, to acquire more U.S. F-16s. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bayraktar TB2 combat drones have been used with murderous effect in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Ethiopia, Western Sahara and the Donbass. The F-16 deal with the U.S. will include the acquisition and upgrading of 120 of the multirole combat aircraft. The more advanced Akinci drone is built with Ukrainian engines and may be provided to …

Staff (2022-01-23). US logistics convoy targeted in Iraq's Babil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) — A logistics convoy belonging to the American troops was targeted in Babil province in Iraq on Sunday evening, local Iraq sources said.

Staff (2022-01-22). Monk linked to mindfulness craze dies at 95. rt.com The Zen master best known for popularizing the idea of being present in the moment has passed away in Vietnam | Thich Nhat Hanh died peacefully in the Tu Hieu Temple in Vietnam, his Zen teaching organization, Plum Village announced on Saturday. The influential Buddhist monk, who was born in 1926, suffered a stroke in recent years, which left him unable to speak or preach. He then expressed a wish to return to the temple where he had been ordained decades ago, and was allowed to spend his final years in his native country. | The monk, often referred-to as the second most prominent Buddhist person after the Dala…

IMEMC News (2022-01-22). Israeli Soldiers Open Fire Into Farmlands In Gaza. imemc.org Israeli soldiers opened fire, on Saturday morning, into Palestinian farmlands in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Media sources said the soldiers, station in Kissufim military base, across the fence, fired many live rounds into the farmlands east of the al-Qarara town, east of Khan Younis. They added that the attack did not lead …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-21). 11 Iraqi military forces killed in ISIL attack in Diyala. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) — Iraqi sources reported on Friday morning that elements of ISIL terrorist organization attacked an Iraqi army base in "Al-Azim (Al-Adhim)" area, eastern province of Diyala province in Iraq.