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.

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.

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-20). Turkey: NATO's "impartial" mediator in Ukraine conflict. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Count on Russia to lumber right into the trap. The NATO state with the second-largest military, second-largest population and the most war trophies in recent years (Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh) will mediate between Russia and the Zelensky regime. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov can conduct the meeting in Turkish, his preferred tongue. === Ukraine, Russia seek …

L'Ordre (2022-01-20). The State's Celebration of Lies and Punishment of Truth. dissidentvoice.org Julian Assange once said that if wars can be started by lies, they can be stopped by truth. Assange suffered immeasurably, with Britain and America taking him away for revealing facts about US war crimes in Iraq, while notorious Iraq War liar Tony Blair was knighted. "Sir" Tony Blair may now be paraded around as …

Staff (2022-01-20). 23 January, Stockholm: Film Screening: Fedayin, Georges Abdallah's Fight. samidoun.net Sunday, 23 January 3: 30 pm Kafé 44, Tjà§rhovsgatan 46, 116 28 Stockholm, Sweden Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/182672827385341/ Samidoun Stockholm invites you to a screening of the film "Fedayin, le combat de Georges Abdallah" ("Fedayin, Georges Abdallah's Fight"), which is about Abdallah and his life in struggle. The film is shown with English subtitles. Georges Abdallah, the Lebanese …

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-19). Explosion reported at Turkey's Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) — A massive explosion hit an oil pipeline in the city of Kahramanmaras in southeastern Turkey on the border with Syria, causing a fire to break out.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-19). Explosion reported at Turkey's Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) — A massive explosion hit an oil pipeline in the city of Kahramanmaras in southeastern Turkey on the border with Syria, causing a fire to break out.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-01-18). Iran, Iraq sign MoU to establish arbitration cooperation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) — The Iranian and Iraqi chambers of commerce have signed an MoU to establish arbitration cooperation.

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-18). NATO recruiting Oman to its Persian Gulf partnership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are founding members of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative. Oman, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Yemen are prospective members. Sultan Qaboos University of Oman visits NATO Headquarters On 4-5 January 2022, a group of students and faculty members from the International Relations and Security Studies Graduate Programme of the …

teleSUR (2022-01-18). President Maduro Welcomes Ambassadors from Peru and Algeria. telesurenglish.net On an official ceremony held in the Miraflores Palace on Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro received the credentials of ambassadors Abdelkader Hadjazi (Algeria) and Librado Orozco (Peru). | RELATED: | "We thank Hadjazi and Orozco for the respect shown to our President in this act, with which we consolidate our Bolivarian diplomacy of peace and cooperation," Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia tweeted.

jamanetwork (2022-01-18). Incorrect Surname for Author. jamanetwork.com In the Original Investigation titled "Association Between Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry and Clinical Outcomes in US Adults," published in the December 14, 2021, issue of JAMA, the name of one of the authors was incorrect. The correct name should be Ana (first name) Navas-Acien (surname) and should be shown as Ana Navas-Acien, MD, PhD. This article was corrected online.

Staff (2022-01-17). IRGC Quds Force cmdr. visits Iraq's Najaf, Karbala. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) — The IRGC Quds Force commander Esmaeil Ghaani traveled to Najaf city in central Iraq on Sunday.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-17). Two explosions hit Karrada area of Baghdad (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources reported that two explosions took place in the Karrada area of Baghdad, injuring two people.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-17). Two explosions hit Karrada area of Baghdad (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources reported that two explosions took place in the Karrada area of Baghdad, injuring two people.

Staff (2022-01-17). IRGC Quds Force cmdr. visits Iraq's Najaf, Karbala. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) — The IRGC Quds Force commander Esmaeil Ghaani traveled to Najaf city in central Iraq on Sunday.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-16). Iranian delegation to visit Iraq for economic talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) — An Iranian economic delegation will leave for Iraq on Monday to discuss the expansion of cooperation in various fields.

_____ (2022-01-16). Public Health Professionals Must Demand An End To Weaponized Drones. popularresistance.org On January 13, 2017, a family including a husband, wife and three small children scurried from building to building in East Mosul, Iraq. They were seeking refuge as a battle between ISIS (also known as Daesh) and U.S.-backed forces swirled around them. The family was huddled in an abandoned school surrounded by other civilians when a U.S.-operated drone struck and destroyed the structure. The father and one of his sons narrowly escaped with their lives. The tragic fate of his wife and other children would not be confirmed until months later when he watched as their bodies were excavated from the rubble. | This ac…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-16). US logistics convoy comes under attack in Iraq's Basra prov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) — Iraqi sources reported a new attack launched on US army's logistics convoy in Iraq's Basra on Sunday afternoon.

sputniknews (2022-01-16). Turkish Base in Iraq Comes Under Rocket Fire, Reports Say. sputniknews.com DOHA (Sputnik) – A Turkish military base in Zlikan, northeast of the Iraqi city of Mosul, has come under rocket fire for the second time in two days, a source in the Iraqi security forces told the Shafaq news agency.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-16). Iraqi Army seize weapons belonging to ISIL in Iraq's Nineveh. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) — Following a large-scale operation launched in western Iraqi province of Nineveh on Sunday, Iraqi Army confiscated a quantity of weapons belonging to ISIL Takfiri remnants.

teleSUR, SB (2022-01-16). Guerra del Golfo, primer paso al rediseño imperial. telesurtv.net La guerra inició el 16 de enero de 1991 y terminó el 28 de febrero de ese año con la liberación de Kuwait y la retirada de las tropas iraquíes de ese país.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-16). Turkish base in northern Iraq comes under rocket attacks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) — A Turkish military base in the eastern province of Mosul in Iraq was targeted by rockets.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-16). Iranian delegation to visit Iraq for economic talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) — An Iranian economic delegation will leave for Iraq on Monday to discuss the expansion of cooperation in various fields.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-16). Iraqi Army seize weapons belonging to ISIL in Iraq's Nineveh. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) — Following a large-scale operation launched in western Iraqi province of Nineveh on Sunday, Iraqi Army confiscated a quantity of weapons belonging to ISIL Takfiri remnants.

sputniknews (2022-01-16). Turkish Base in Iraq Comes Under Rocket Fire, Reports Say. sputniknews.com DOHA (Sputnik) – A Turkish military base in Zlikan, northeast of the Iraqi city of Mosul, has come under rocket fire for the second time in two days, a source in the Iraqi security forces told the Shafaq news agency.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-16). Turkish base in northern Iraq comes under rocket attacks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) — A Turkish military base in the eastern province of Mosul in Iraq was targeted by rockets.

Editor2 (2022-01-15). US Occupation Installs Oil Refinery in Rmelan Fields, Hasaka Countryside. orinocotribune.com Hasaka, SANA — The US occupation forces and the separatist QSD militia installed an oil refinery in Rmelan fields in Hasaka north eastern, in parallel with stealing dozens of tankers laden with oil and transferring them to Iraqi territories. | A source at Directorate of Rmelan fields told SANA that the oil refinery has a capacity to refine 3,000 barrels per day. | The source added that in the upc…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-15). US base comes under drone attacks in Iraq's Saladin (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) — Iraqi media reported drone attacks on the US wing of Balad Air Base in Saladin province.

sputniknews (2022-01-15). Video: Sirens Sound Inside Balad Air Base Amid Reports of Drone Strike. sputniknews.com The American wing of the Balad Air Base, 40 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, was the target of a drone strike according to reports.

Staff (2022-01-15). Study reveals first recorded animal hybrids. rt.com Kungas were created in ancient Mesopotamia by breeding domestic donkeys with Syrian wild asses | Donkey-ass hybrids pulled Mesopotamian battle wagons more than half a millennium before horses were bred for the same task, a new scientific report has revealed. | The research published in

Staff (2022-01-15). Efecto pétalo de rosa, uno de los mayores enigmas de las superficies biológicas. cubadebate.cu Hace décadas que expertos de todo el mundo tratan de dar respuesta al "efecto pétalo de rosa": el modo en que las gotas esféricas de rocío se adhieren a los pétalos de rosa sin caer, aunque la flor se encuentre boca abajo. Una investigación española revela las causas.