(2019-02-23). How the U.S. is strangling Haiti as it attempts regime change in Venezuela. mronline.org 
Last week, the people of Haiti erupted in protests over fuel price hikes. Behind the protests lie a story of corruption by the elite, blatantly insensitive IMF policies, predatory pricing by U.S. oil firms and the fallout of the economic war on Venezuela. | Source
(2019-02-23). Dianne Feinstein Lectures Youth Climate Activists: 'You Did Not Vote for Me'. truthdig.com 
As young people from around the world are marching in the streets and calling on adults and elected leaders to act urgently to address runaway global warming and the climate crisis, this video of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) explaining to youth activists in her office on Friday why she won't back the joint congressional resolution on the Green New Deal has to be seen in order to be believed. | Posted to Twitter by the Sunrise Movement, which had organized the office visit as part of its campaign to garner support for the resolution, the video shows Feinstein responding with "smugness and disrespect" when the…
(2019-02-23). US to keep 200 'peacekeeping' troops in Syria, despite planned withdrawal. peoplesdispatch.org The decision to maintain some military presence in Syria is seen as a move aimed at protecting Kurdish groups aligned with the United States and a possible establishment of "safe zones" along the country's northern border with Turkey.
(2019-02-23). Kikagaku Moyo — Live on KEXP. counterpunch.org 
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(2019-02-23). US Sanctions on Venezuela Possibly Worse than Iraq Sanctions Before War. therealnews.com 
News about humanitarian aid shipments to Venezuela almost never compare how tiny a fraction this aid is relative to the devastating damage that US sanctions against Venezuela have caused, which is now as draconian as the pre-Iraq war sanctions were, says CEPR's Mark Weisbrot…
(2019-02-23). Russian Foreign Ministry: "U.S. transferring special troops, weapons close to Venezuela" mronline.org 
The U.S. is moving special forces and equipment to the Venezuelan border and is seeking, along with its NATO allies, to deliver weapons and ammunition to the opposition in the South American country, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman María Zajárova. | Source
(2019-02-23). Recent Venezuela Coverage Tells Familiar Lies. truthdig.com 
I was sitting in my apartment in Caracas, Venezuela, reading the online edition of Time magazine ( 5/19/16), which carried a report that there was not even something as basic as aspirin to be found anywhere in Venezuela: "Basic medicines like aspirin are nowhere to be found." | I walked out of the apartment to the nearest pharmacy, four blocks away, where I found plenty of aspirin, as well as acetaminophen (generic Tylenol) and ibuprofen (generic Advil), in a well-stocked pharmacy with a knowledgeable professional staff that would b…
(2019-02-23). What is at Stake in Venezuela: National Sovereignty. therealnews.com 
NYU history professor Greg Grandin discusses the history of the concept of national sovereignty as it originated in Latin America, but was repeatedly challenged by the US. The latest US threats against Venezuela once again threatens to make the concept irrelevant and would serve as justification for more unilateral interventions…
(2019-02-23). War with China? mronline.org 
Perhaps the greatest victim of this ongoing conflict will be planet Earth itself and all the creatures, humans included, who inhabit it. As the world's top two emitters of climate-altering greenhouse gases, the U.S. and China must work together to halt global warming or all of us are doomed to a hellish future. | Source
(2019-02-23). How America Rescued Its Weapons Runners After Their Arrest in Haiti. mintpressnews.com 
"The fact that the U.S. took these people and did not charge them, it shows there was a conspiracy. They didn't want them to go before Haitian justice." — Pierre Esperance, National Human Rights Defense Network…
(2019-02-23). German Government's "Right to Resist" UK Pressure on Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia. globalresearch.ca Campaign Against Arms Trade has welcomed the Germany Government's decision to continue its arms embargo against Saudi Arabia. The ban on arms sales was put in place in 2018, following the escalation of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and the …
(2019-02-23). Giving Saudis the Atom Bomb in Return for Billions. zcomm.org That people would try to destroy that deal on the one hand and slip Riyadh world-destroying secrets for personal enrichment boggles the mind…
(2019-02-23). Video: ISIS Cells Eliminated by Syrian Forces, US Drones over Syria, Iraq. globalresearch.ca The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the National Defense Forces (NDF) have finished their combing operation in the central Syrian desert, the NDF media center said in a statement. | According to the released statement, the SAA and the NDF eliminated …
(2019-02-23). A Call to Halt an Illegal Invasion of Venezuela. truthdig.com As our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have proved, the U.S. can cause immeasurable harm based on a false pretense. We can't let it happen again.
(2019-02-23). US Defeat in Syria: The Wrong End of "Might Makes Right" globalresearch.ca With Damascus and its allies firmly in control of Syria and its future — the war having been decided on the ground rather than "politically" as envisioned by Western politicians, media, and policymakers — the US proxy war against Syria …
(2019-02-23). Venezuela: A Unique Experience in Protagonist Democracy? globalresearch.ca The issue for us all is: No to military intervention in Venezuela and full support for the right of Venezuela to defend itself. | "Maduro declared in his February 4 Caracas speech: 'Not one Yaqui soldier will enter Venezuela.'" | Is Trump …
(2019-02-23). Political Correctness and the Immigration Debate. globalresearch.ca There are two contrasting styles of debating an issue: those who prefer normative arguments, and those who choose descriptive line of reasoning. Most intellectuals nowadays adopt the former approach, but the truth unfortunately is generally bitter. | Let me admit at …
(2019-02-23). Northwest Tribes Respond to Canada's Continued Push for Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion. globalresearch.ca A Canadian federal agency today formally recommended approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion, a move strongly condemned by Coast Salish Tribes on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border. | In November 2018, representatives from U.S. Coast Salish Tribes joined Canadian …
(2019-02-23). Collapse of the Soviet Union, Cuban Revolution Survives Despite Widely Held Predictions. globalresearch.ca Following the USSR's official collapse over Christmas 1991, the CIA expected that within two years Cuba's Revolution would follow suit. A generation later socialism endures in Cuba while the Soviet Union, a state larger in size than America and Canada …
(2019-02-23). Turning Screws: China's Australian Coal Ban. globalresearch.ca Overly reliant economies are dangerously fragile things. As it takes two parties, often more, to play the game, the absence of interest, or its withdrawal by one, can spell doom. The Australian economy has been talked up — by Australian …
(2019-02-23). Anti-semitism Is Cover for a Much Deeper Divide in Britain's Labour Party. globalresearch.ca The announcement by seven MPs from the UK Labour Party on Monday that they were breaking away and creating a new parliamentary faction marked the biggest internal upheaval in a British political party in nearly 40 years, when the SDP …
(2019-02-23). Venezuela False Flag Underway? Washington's "Humanitarian" Regime Change Effort. globalresearch.ca As I write this, there is a false flag underway on the border of Venezuela and Brazil. | It looks like two people were killed and a dozen wounded after Venezuelan troops opened fire on locals. The confrontation is part of …
(2019-02-23). Why is the Venezuelan Government Rejecting U.S. Food Supplies? zcomm.org If sanctions haven't felled governments in Iran or Syria, to name just two examples, it doesn't seem likely that they will fall the Maduro government any time soon. They'll only perpetuate suffering and ultimately generate acrimony towards the country…
(2019-02-23). Growing risk of U.S war on Venezuela. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – The eyes of the world are on the Venezuela-Colombia border, as the forces of reaction – the Trump administration, the Lima Group led by Colombia and Brazil, and the far-right Venezuelan opposition – attempt to provoke an invasion of Venezuela under the guise of 'humanitarian aid.' | They are demanding the truckloads of aid provided by the U.S. military (read: guns, bombs and ammo) be allowed into Venezuela, and they plan to drive them in from Colombia on Saturday, February 23. The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), unswervingly loyal to the elected president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has p…
(2019-02-23). "We have fulfilled our objective to be transformed as human beings" peoplesdispatch.org The 'Che Guevara' Internationalist Brigade culminated its activities on Friday February 22 after 6 days of sharing with communities and organizations across Venezuela…
(2019-02-23). El Salvador: mitin de solidaridad con la revolución bolivariana de Venezuela. fightbacknews.org San Salvador, El Salvador – Cientos de salvadoreños se concentraron este 21 de febrero en la Plaza Salvador del Mundo para expresar su solidaridad con la revolución bolivariana de Venezuela y el gobierno de Nicolás Maduro. Los participantes, convocados por los comités de solidaridad con Cuba, portaban banderas y carteles mostrando su oposición a la intervención militar de Estados Unidos en Venezuela. Venezuela está enfrentando una amenaza inminente de intervención militar estadounidense como parte de un atentado de golpe de estado orquestado por el gobierno de Trump para imponer un líder pro imperialista en el pa…
(2019-02-23). El Salvador: rally in solidarity with Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution. fightbacknews.org San Salvador, El Salvador – Hundreds of Salvadorans rallied February 21 at the Salvador del Mundo Plaza to express solidarity with the Venezuelan Bolivarian revolution and with the government of Nicolás Maduro. At the rally, which was called by Cuba solidarity committees in El Salvador, people carried Venezuelan and Cuban flags and signs showing opposing U.S. military intervention in Venezuela. Venezuela is facing the imminent threat of U.S. military intervention as part of an attempted coup orchestrated by the Trump administration to impose a pro-imperialist leader in the oil rich country. Due to the bloody hist…
(2019-02-23). This Is Not Humanitarian Aid. zcomm.org "This certainly is not humanitarian aid, and it's not oriented with any humanitarian aims. This is clearly a coup carried out by the United States government with its allies, with the Lima Group and the extreme right wing in Venezuela."
(2019-02-23). Politics of "humanitarian" aid. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode of International Roundup, Prabir Purkayastha, talks about the narrative built around the supposed "humanitarian" aid being pushed by the US into Venezuela.
(2019-02-23). Confront Imperialism and Don't Make Concessions: A Conversation with Nestor Kohan (Part 1). venezuelanalysis.com An important Latin American political theorist suggests that Marxism and Bolivarianism together represent the solution to the continental crisis.
(2019-02-23). Farmers call off 'Long March', after state government accepts demands. peoplesdispatch.org In a major victory for the farmers, the state government gave written assurance accepting all the fifteen demands put forward, including one to increase land parcels in forest zones…
(2019-02-23). Golden Age of Lying About Latin America. zcomm.org The US administration and corporate media simply resort to the most extreme lying about Latin America that has been seen since the Reagan administration wars of the 1980s…
(2019-02-23). Further blows to US anti-Huawei campaign. wsws.org The Wall Street Journal has reported that the German government is "leaning towards letting Huawei … participate in building the nation's high-speech internet infrastructure."
(2019-02-23). Microsoft staff protest over Pentagon contract for augmented reality tech 'designed to kill people'. rt.com 
Dozens of Microsoft employees have demanded the company pull out of a contract with the US military to provide augmented reality technology, stating that they refuse to be complicit in "warfare and oppression."
(2019-02-23). French Muslims Grapple With a Republic That Codified Their Marginalization. theintercept.com 
Yasser Louati didn't usually permit his English students to leave class to make phone calls. On this January day in 2015, however, one asked with such urgency in her eyes that he nodded at her request and let her leave. A few minutes later, the woman walked back into the class, looking just as upset as she did when she left. As she took her seat, Yasser asked her if anything was wrong. | "There's a been a shooting at the Hypercacher," she said quietly, referring to the kosher supermarket chain located across the city in Paris's 20th arrondissement. | Louati's heart sank. All of Paris had been on edge for the past…
(2019-02-23). Sen. Feinstein Insults Children on Green New Deal. indybay.org California millionaire, war profiteer, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein, age 85, again stuck her foot in her mouth with an appalling and insulting meeting with children who support the Green New Deal.
(2019-02-23). Fighting Privatization & Union Busting Charters In Oakland OEA Strike On Day 2. indybay.org On the second day of the Oakland Education Association strike, thousands of teachers, service workers, parents and students rallied against charters and privatization. They marched to the office of Go Public charter school operation which is a laundering operation of the billionairs pushing charters and funding pro-privatization candidates.
(2019-02-23). Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Accused of Soliciting Prostitute. truthdig.com JUPITER, Fla.—Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots, faces charges of soliciting a prostitute after he was twice videotaped in a sex act at a shopping-center massage parlor in Florida, police said Friday. | The 77-year-old Kraft denied any wrongdoing. The case comes amid a crackdown on sex trafficking from Palm Beach to Orlando in which police planted cameras in massage parlors. | Kraft was not immediately arrested. Jupiter police said a warrant will be issued and his attorneys will be notified. They said details about the misdemeanor charges against the owner of the Super Bowl cha…
(2019-02-23). Japanese Americans, Allies Say "Never Again is Now" indybay.org On February 17th, members of the greater San José Japanese American community commemorated the anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which led to the incarceration of 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent during World War II. At the same time they protested the National Emergency Trump announced two days earlier in order to build his wall on the Mexico-U.S. border. Allies from the South Bay peace activist community joined with those gathered in the local Japantown, one of only three left in the United States. | Jack Owicki, Pro-Bono Photo. Please credit the photographer if you use these photos.
(2019-02-23). US Military's Anti-Drug Campaign in Afghanistan Ends in Failure. theantimedia.com 
(ANTIWAR.COM) — The Trump Administration's attempt to curb the Afghanistan opium trade with hundreds of military strikes against "drug labs" has come to a half a little over a year after it began. Officials have concluded it is a failure. The Pentagon had previously claimed that the airstrikes had cost the Taliban an estimated $42 million over the …
(2019-02-23). 'We Refuse to Create Technology for Warfare and Oppression': Microsoft Workers Demand Company End Army Contract. commondreams.org Declaring to chief executives that they refuse "to become war profiteers," a group of Microsoft workers on Friday demanded the company cancel a contract with the U.S. Army that they say would "help people kill" and turn warfare into a "video game." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/microsoft-workers-letter-refuse-warfare.jpg…
(2019-02-23). Washington's "aid" provocation reportedly claims first victims in Venezuela. wsws.org The Trump administration is aiming to provoke a confrontation between the Venezuelan military and opposition protesters that it can use to justify direct military intervention.
(2019-02-23). Trump & WH adviser Conway win big at Razzie worst film awards. rt.com 
Donald Trump was honored as the year's worst actor at the 2019 Golden Raspberry awards — a satirical spin on the Oscars. Razzie judges canned the US president's "acting" in two documentaries released last year.
(2019-02-23). Teachers press for expansion of strike as union seeks to contain struggle. indybay.org To carry their struggle forward, Oakland teachers must turn out to the broader working class. A public appeal should be made to all workers.
(2019-02-22). Video: An Ocean of Lies on Venezuela. globalresearch.ca On the eve of another US war for oil, Abby Martin debunks the most repeated myths about Venezuela. | She uncovers how US sanctions are crimes against humanity with UN investigator and human rights Rapporteur Alfred De Zayas. | Watch the …
(2019-02-22). Watch | Abby Martin & UN Rapporteur Expose Venezuela Coup. mintpressnews.com On the eve of another US war for oil, Abby Martin debunks the most repeated myths about Venezuela and uncovers how US sanctions are crimes against humanity with UN investigator and human rights Rapporteur Alfred De Zayas.
(2019-02-22). The President of the United States is more the president of my country than the president of my country. mronline.org 
Is the President of Venezuela the President of Venezuela or is the President of the United States the President of Venezuela? There is absurdity here. | Source
(2019-02-22). US Racism and Imperialism Fuel Turbulence in Haiti. counterpunch.org Beginning on February 7, Haitians have been in the streets protesting against corruption, high prices, shortages, inflation, and power outages. Demonstrators are demanding that President Jovenel MoàØse, in power since January 2017, resign. MoàØseblames the disturbances on "armed groupsand drug traffickers" and is calling for negotiation. Facing police brutality, masses of Haitians have blocked roads, More
(2019-02-22). Minneapolis protest Saturday to be part of global day of action against U.S. intervention in Venezuela. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — Twin Cities area peace and anti-war groups are organizing a Minneapolis protest on Saturday, February 23 as part of a day of local actions around the U.S. and around the world opposing U.S. intervention in Venezuela. | The Minneapolis protesters will gather on Saturday, February 23 at 1 p.m. at Hennepin and Lagoon Avenues in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis. There will be signs and banners with the anti-intervention message. | The event is called under the themes: "U.S. Hands Off Venezuela – No Coup; No Sanctions – No U.S. War on Venezuela!" | A statement issued by organizers says in…
(2019-02-22). Dreaming Their Sweet Dreams: a Peace to End Peace. counterpunch.org The setting for Margaret MacMillan's lecture "Making peace is harder than waging war" could not have been better. Held in the Ottawa war museum's lower floor, the LeBreton Gallery, one is enclosed in, surrounded by WW II bulky Canadian tanks and scary heavy artillery. Looking up, one cannot miss a Canadian jet ready to explode More