Anonymous103 (2022-02-23). Military Situation In Iraq On February 23, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On February 22, a U.S. logistical convoy was targeted by an IED attack in the Dhi Qar province; | On February 22, a U.S. logistical convoy was targeted by an IED attack in the Anbar province; | On February 22, a U.S. logistical convoy was targeted by an IED attack in the Babil province; | On February 23, the Iraqi Supreme Federal Court postponed its decision on constitutionality of the second round of presidential candidate registrations. | MORE ON THE TOPIC:

_____ (2022-02-23). Russia-Ukraine Is An Information War. popularresistance.org The threat of war is difficult to beat when it comes to mending or enhancing a damaged reputation. President Joe Biden and Boris Johnson, both derided as ineffective in domestic policy only a few weeks ago, are now reborn as statesmen capable of guiding their countries through the minefield of Eastern European politics. | The American and British intelligence services seldom got things right during the Iraq, Libyan and Syrian conflicts, but they are now being cited as reliable guarantors of the credibility of stories about an impending Russian invasion of Ukraine. | This narrative is sold to the public as the fru…

Dr Rahul Kumar (2022-02-23). Afghan Sikhs and Hindus in India. countercurrents.org On January 10, 2022, the Indian Government implemented the Citizen Amendment Act(CAA) . According to this law, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians are welcome from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Taking cue from it, many persecuted Afghan Sikhs and Hindus are migrating to India from Afghanistan. "A friend in need is a friend indeed" seems to be the policy of India

People's Union For Civil Liberties (2022-02-23). Fabricated cases against people defending their right to livelihood in Dhinkia. countercurrents.org People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) expresses serious concern over the malafide action of the police in implicating local villagers and human rights defenders with fabricated cases following the incident that happened on 19th February, 2022 in Dhinkia. It needs to be noted that in response to a number of PILs about the police repressions in Dhinkia and requesting the

Biju Negi (2022-02-23). Another Martyr, Another Time, Another Place – Thillaiyadi Valliammai. countercurrents.org Yesterday, 22 February, was Kasturba Gandhi's 78th death anniversary. Kasturba died in 1944 and at the time she was in prison, arrested on 9 August 1942, the first day of the "Quit India Movement". Gandhiji had already been arrested the previous evening, and both of them along with some of their closest colleagues were imprisoned at the Agha Khan Palace

Andy Kroll (2022-02-22). The Sacralization of War, American-Style. tomdispatch.com Lately, random verses from the Bible have been popping into my mind unbidden, like St. Paul's famous line from Galatians, "A person reaps what they sow." The words sprang into my consciousness when I learned of the death of the 95-year-old Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh, who helped encourage Martin Luther King to declare his opposition to the Vietnam War so long ago. For decades, I've been moved by Hanh's witness and his writings, which shined such a light on the destructive consequences of our country's militarism. As he said, "To prepare for war, to give millions of men and women th…

_____ (2022-02-22). Russia Recognizes The Donbas Republics. popularresistance.org (February 21) – The Russian National Security Council met to discuss the recognition of the Donetzk People's Republic (DNR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) as independent states. | The whole meeting was shown on public TV. RT-English provided a live translation. The purpose of the show was to present Russia's arguments to an international public. | Last week the Russian parliament submitted a resolution which asked the president of Russia to recognize the DNR and LNR. Earlier today the leaders of the DNR and LNR made a formal official request to recognize their republics. | The security council heard the opin…

_____ (2022-02-21). US Turns On Honduran Narco-Dictator Juan Orlando Hernández. popularresistance.org The US government has turned on the right-wing former dictator of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, after it spent years supporting him. | Hernández is the latest in a series of brutal authoritarians who were key US allies until they outlived their usefulness, from Iraq's Saddam Hussein to the Dominican Republic's Rafael Trujillo to Panama's Manuel Noriega. | This February, the United States requested the extradition of Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández on charges of trafficking cocaine and guns. Local authorities arrested him on February 15. | Hernández, who is popularly known by his initials JOH, ser…

Chris McGreal (2022-02-21). Students Say Yale, Stanford and MIT's Fossil Fuel Investments Are Illegal. truthout.org Students at five leading universities have filed legal complaints accusing their colleges of breaking a little-known law by investing in the fossil fuel companies responsible for the climate emergency. | The students from Yale, MIT, Princeton, Stanford and Vanderbilt wrote to the attorneys general of their respective states on Wednesday asking authorities to investigate breaches of the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act, which requires universities to invest in a manner consiste…

_____ (2022-02-21). US Turns On Honduran Narco-Dictator Juan Orlando Hernández. popularresistance.org The US government has turned on the right-wing former dictator of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, after it spent years supporting him. | Hernández is the latest in a series of brutal authoritarians who were key US allies until they outlived their usefulness, from Iraq's Saddam Hussein to the Dominican Republic's Rafael Trujillo to Panama's Manuel Noriega. | This February, the United States requested the extradition of Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández on charges of trafficking cocaine and guns. Local authorities arrested him on February 15. | Hernández, who is popularly known by his initials JOH, ser…

Anonymous103 (2022-02-20). Military Situation In Iraq On February 20, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On February 19, Iraqi special forces reportedly carried out an attack by helicopter on ISIS positions near the border in the Hasakah countryside; | On February 19, an Iraqi engineer was reportedly killed in an armed attack at a gas pipeline construction site in the northwest of Nasiriyah city; | On February 19, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani and Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met with the US Congressional delegation, headed by Senator Lindsey Graham at…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-19). Pentagon chief in Poland: "The most dangerous conflict since World War II" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Quotes from video of joint press conference below. Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak: "The most dangerous conflict since World War II." Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: "Polish and American soldiers fought and died together in Iraq and Afghanistan." "[Poland] Fourth largest concentration of U.S. forces in Europe." === Radio PolandFebruary 18, 2022 NATO stands united with Ukraine as …

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-19). Pentagon chief in Poland: "The most dangerous conflict since World War II" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Quotes from video of joint press conference below. Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak: "The most dangerous conflict since World War II." Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: "Polish and American soldiers fought and died together in Iraq and Afghanistan." "[Poland] Fourth largest concentration of U.S. forces in Europe." === Radio PolandFebruary 18, 2022 NATO stands united with Ukraine as …

_____ (2022-02-18). War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda. strategic-culture.org Since the first Cold War, NATO has effectively marched right up to Russia's most sensitive border having demonstrated its bloody aggression in Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and broken solemn promises to pull back. Having dragged European "allies" into American wars that do not concern them, the great unspoken is that NATO itself is the real threat to European security.

_____ (2022-02-18). War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda. strategic-culture.org Since the first Cold War, NATO has effectively marched right up to Russia's most sensitive border having demonstrated its bloody aggression in Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and broken solemn promises to pull back. Having dragged European "allies" into American wars that do not concern them, the great unspoken is that NATO itself is the real threat to European security.

Staff (2022-02-17). Protests here to stay, Canadian radio host axed for pro-trucker comments tells RT. rt.com Kid Carson lost his job after speaking out against mandates, but insists the public are on his side | Vancouver-based radio host Kid Carson was "politely shown the door" this week after railing against vaccine mandates and supporting the ongoing truckers' protest in Ottawa, Canada, he told RT on Thursday. Carson believes that despite the best efforts of the mainstream media, the public is sick of the "corruption and craziness" of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, and the truckers parked on Parliament Hill aren't going anywhere. | Carson was dropped last week by Vancouver's Z95.3 FM, after an…

Staff (2022-02-17). Protests here to stay, Canadian radio host axed for pro-trucker comments tells RT. rt.com Kid Carson lost his job after speaking out against mandates, but insists the public are on his side | Vancouver-based radio host Kid Carson was "politely shown the door" this week after railing against vaccine mandates and supporting the ongoing truckers' protest in Ottawa, Canada, he told RT on Thursday. Carson believes that despite the best efforts of the mainstream media, the public is sick of the "corruption and craziness" of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, and the truckers parked on Parliament Hill aren't going anywhere. | Carson was dropped last week by Vancouver's Z95.3 FM, after an…

William J. Astore (2022-02-16). America's Disastrous 60-Year War: Three Generations of Conspicuous Destruction by the Military-Industrial Complex. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — In my lifetime of nearly 60 years, America has waged five major wars, winning one decisively, then throwing that victory away, while losing the other four disastrously. Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq, as well as the Global War on Terror, were the losses, of course; the Cold War being the solitary win …

William J. Astore (2022-02-16). America's Disastrous 60-Year War: Three Generations of Conspicuous Destruction by the Military-Industrial Complex. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — In my lifetime of nearly 60 years, America has waged five major wars, winning one decisively, then throwing that victory away, while losing the other four disastrously. Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq, as well as the Global War on Terror, were the losses, of course; the Cold War being the solitary win …

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-15). Europe on the verge of war: Polish prime minister. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Polish prime minister seems far less concerned by a series of wars conducted by his nation and its NATO allies in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria. Ones that Poland actively contributed to as well as to NATO operations in Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia. Over 33,000 Polish troops served under NATO command in Afghanistan over …

Andy Kroll (2022-02-15). America's Disastrous 60-Year War. tomdispatch.com In my lifetime of nearly 60 years, America has waged five major wars, winning one decisively, then throwing that victory away, while losing the other four disastrously. Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq, as well as the Global War on Terror, were the losses, of course; the Cold War being the solitary win that must now be counted as a loss because its promise was so quickly discarded. America's war in Vietnam was waged during the Cold War in the context of what was then known as the domino theory and the idea of "containing" communism. Iraq and Afghanistan were part of the Global War on Terror, a post-Cold War event i…

Editor2 (2022-02-15). Eight Times the United States Has Used Biological and Chemical Weapons in the Post-World War II Era. orinocotribune.com By The Chronicles of Haiphong — Feb 3, 2022 | U.S. imperialism has claimed innocence and moral superiority on the world stage while deploying the cruelest weapons of war in its quest for dominance | The United States frequently employs human rights as a weapon against so-called "adversaries." Chemical and biological weapons have played a prominent role in cultivating the U.S.'s identity as the foremost humanitarian interventionist power. The 2003 invasion of Iraq was based on accusations made by U.S. intelligence that Saddam Hussein was harboring Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs). In recent years, U.S. offi…

Morrison R, Meier DE, Arnold RM. (2022-02-15). Controversies About Advance Care Planning—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We agree with the authors of all the letters about our article that early and ongoing clinician communication with families and patients about their illness, what to expect, and preparation for likely future decisions may increase a sense of trust, control, and ability to anticipate and adjust to changes brought by illness. We concur that such conversations have been shown in some studies to improve or reduce patient- and family-level outcomes including anxiety, grief, posttraumatic stress disorder, and emotional burdens on family caregivers and surrogate decision makers. We also agree that these outcome…

Editor2 (2022-02-15). Eight Times the United States Has Used Biological and Chemical Weapons in the Post-World War II Era. orinocotribune.com By The Chronicles of Haiphong — Feb 3, 2022 | U.S. imperialism has claimed innocence and moral superiority on the world stage while deploying the cruelest weapons of war in its quest for dominance | The United States frequently employs human rights as a weapon against so-called "adversaries." Chemical and biological weapons have played a prominent role in cultivating the U.S.'s identity as the foremost humanitarian interventionist power. The 2003 invasion of Iraq was based on accusations made by U.S. intelligence that Saddam Hussein was harboring Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs). In recent years, U.S. offi…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-02-14). AP Reporter Challenges US Lies about Russian War Preparations. transcend.org 5 Feb 2022 – In a remarkable exchange on Thursday [3 Feb], US State Department spokesman Ned Price was challenged by Matt Lee from the Associated Press. With just one simple question—"what evidence do you have?"—Lee threw Price completely off and exposed a simple fact: The current press campaign over an allegedly impending "Russian invasion" of Ukraine and "false flag attacks" has no more credibility than Colin Powell's lies of "weapons of mass destruction" in Iraq.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-02-14). Tibetan Buddhism: Instructions for Life in the New Millennium. transcend.org 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. | 2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

Sandipan Talukdar (2022-02-14). Researchers examine molecular factors that provide some variants the edge. peoplesdispatch.org One of the worrying aspects of the pandemic is the emergence of new variants with characteristics that sometimes become more threatening. New variants have shown a trend of outnumbering the previous ones. For example, when the Delta variant emerged, it outnumbered the original strain within a short period and became the dominant form worldwide. The Delta led to more disease severity coupled with its rapid spreading. At this moment, Omicron has become the dominant variant worldwide. However, the Omicron is characterized by lesser hospitalization of the infected. | Scientists have been trying to decipher the molecu…