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Huawei has shared
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Security Centre to
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backdoors. If
there’s no solid
security threat why
is America making an
enemy out of Huawei?
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MIDDLE EAST
Erdogan claims 150
Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib
Turkish
soldier killed by in Syria's
Idlib:
Turkish soldier killed
on Saturday, after shelling by
Syrian Gov troops on the last
terrorist holdout of Idlib, the
defense ministry said.
Turkish-backed militants
suffer devastating losses in
disastrous east Idlib offensive
Pentagon 'Accidentally'
Tells The Truth About Idlib;
The US-led coalition spokesman
called Idlib "a magnet for
terrorist groups" that are a
"nuisance, a menace and a
threat" to hundreds of thousands
of civilians just "trying to
make it through the winter."
Syrian Air Defences Will
Shoot Down Any Aircraft
Violating Country's Airspace -
Army Command
2,700 Turkish military
vehicles enter Syria in 19 days
Turkey Deploys
Air-Defense System Along Border
With Syria’s Idlib (Photos)
Erdogan to meet leaders
of Russia, France and Germany
over Idlib
Turkish-backed militant
calls mother of fallen Syrian
soldier to tell her he’s been
beheaded: video
Watch:
A Russian Turkish joint patrol
was crossing in one of the
Syrian villages:This was the
reaction of the residents
Turkey, US protect Al
Qaeda in Idlib and worsen
Syria’s suffering:
Syrian Army forces US
military convoy to turn around
in Al-Hasakah
Lest we
forget:
Hillary
Clinton: We Must Destroy Syria
For israel :
A leaked Hillary
Clinton email confirms that the
Obama administration, with
Hillary at the helm,
orchestrated a civil war in
Syria to benefit Israel.
Watch: Trump boasting
about stealing the oil of Syria,
a war crime. And no one even
blinks
Palestinian man shot
dead by Israeli occupation
police in the occupied
Jerusalem.: Video
Watch: ‘It’s a farce’:
Jewish-Americans react to
Trump’s Middle East plan
Yemeni forces hit Aramco
oil facilities in western Saudi
Arabia: Military spokesman
Ansarallah forces score
new advance in northern Yemen
after launching large-scale
offensive
Fear grips Iran after 5
deaths from coronavirus
Iran: Conservative
hardliners ahead in
parliamentary race
Additional US service member
diagnosed with brain injury from
retaliatory Iran attack;
The new diagnosis
brings the total number of U.S.
service members who suffered
brain injuries in the attack to
110.
U.S. Senators Introduce
Legislation to Counteract Trump
Exit from Iran Deal
Iran open to talks with
EU on ways to save 2015 nuclear
deal: President Rouhani
First coronavirus case
reported in Lebanon
UAE confirms 2 new
coronavirus cases
AFRICA
Joint Niger-Barkhane
operation kills 120 alleged
terrorists
French actions kills 50
alleged terrorists’ near Mopti
in central Mali
Several Turkish soldiers
killed by Libyan Army near
Tripoli
Turkey's Erdogan
confirms sending Syrian fighters
to Libya to support GNA
Turkey killed 100
fighters in Libya in exchange
for ‘a few martyrs’ – Erdogan
EU agrees to new
military mission against Libya
South Sudan's rival
leaders form coalition
government
Nigeria asks U.S. to
remove it from visa restriction
list
ASIA
Pakistan Says 5
Militants Killed in Shootout; 2
Arrested
US,
Taliban expected to sign
agreement on Feb. 29
: A week-long reduction
of violence period during which
the Afghan security forces and
Taliban insurgents will refrain
from operations and attacks
would start by early Saturday.
Manufacturing consent for
war on China?
US must be ready for
military clash with China,
Pentagon official Chad Sbragia
says
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China:
The US Navy and
its regional allies, including
Australia, rehearsed a blockade
that would cut China’s lifelines
of oil, trade and raw materials.
Huawei
has made a peace offering that
deserves consideration:
The idea of selling off its 5G
intellectual property is not so
outlandish
Huawei secures most 5G
contracts around world
China reports 397 new
confirmed cases of coronavirus
infection, 109 new deaths on
Feb. 21
Coronavirus: South Korea
confirms huge rise in cases
EUROPE
Moscow condemns as ‘a
dangerous game’ US simulation of
nuke war with Russia
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suddenly become Zionist?
Climate protest in
Hamburg, Germany, organizers
said roughly 60,000 people took
part:
Muslims in Germany call
for action against far-right
groups
France:
Macron Vows Crackdown on
Political Islam:
Macron has announced
new measures aimed at countering
political Islam in France. The
changes would limit the role
that foreign governments have in
France in training imams,
financing mosques and educating
children.
French workers continue
their epic struggle against
Macron’s economic reforms
Ryanair
CEO calls for profiling of
Muslims, sparks outrage
Italian Town of Codogno
on Lockdown Amid Coronavirus
Fears - Video
Extensive
Chemical Safety Fraud Uncovered
at German Testing Laboratory :
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GLOBE
Journalists Speak Up for Julian
Assange :
Sign international
journalist statement in defence
of Julian Assange
Watch: : Assange
supporters and public figures
hold march in London ahead of
extradition hearing
John Shipton, the father
of #JulianAssange about the
shift in public opinion, after
today's incredible rally in
London's Parliament Sq.
Roger Waters: Washington
DC Have Decided They Want Julian
Assange Killed!
Coronavirus: Which
countries have confirmed cases?
Ghislaine Maxwell
Confidante Says She Told Her
“Epstein & I Have Everyone On
Videotape”
Socialite Christina
Oxenberg tells all about Jeffrey
Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to
the FBI
AMERICAS
Correa Returns To
Ecuador To Register His
Candidacy
American torture: For
400 years, Americans have argued
that their violence is justified
while the violence of others
constitutes barbarism
New US visa rules set
off 'panic wave' in immigrant
communities
US bars entry to
researcher who exposes Israeli
rights abuses
Trump's new intel chief
makes immediate changes, ousts
top official
Make
American Steel Great Again
Backfires In Trump Lawsuit ;
JSW Steel had nothing but praise
for Trump's steel tariffs. Now
the company has filed a lawsuit
against the Trump admin.
The complicated truth
behind Trump’s ‘American
comeback ' :
Corin Kealoha and Shaun
Karagory both work full time -
but cannot afford food without
the help of a food bank.
Proof that the
Democratic National Committee
wasn't hacked by Russians after
all
Clinton calls Trump
'Putin's puppet' amid reports of
Russian interference in 2020
election
Bernie driks
Kool aid?
Sanders
warns Russia to stay out of US
presidential campaign:
US officials had told
him Moscow was trying to aid his
campaign.
Sanders told of alleged
Russian effort to aid his
campaign' :
He denounced Russian President
Vladimir Putin as an "autocratic
thug" whose government has "used
internet propaganda to sow
division in our country".
Aaron Maté : Why the
Russiagate playbook used against
Trump is now being aimed at
Bernie Sanders:
Devin Nunes vows to sue
Washington Post for 'garbage'
report on classified Russia
briefing
Pro-Israel Super PAC to
stop running negative ads
against Bernie Sanders :
Democratic Majority for Israel
spent $1.4m on negative TV ads
targeting Vermont senator in
Iowa and Nevada.
Sanders
faces major challenge from
Zionist, Saudi billionaires :
The Vermont senator
described Saudi Arabia's Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Salman as a
"billionaire dictator."
Saudi Arabia turns to
Democrat-tied lobbyists for
Capitol Hill relationship advice
Twitter suspends 70
pro-Bloomberg accounts for
platform manipulation
Bloomberg says he'll
release three women from NDAs if
they request it
Tulsi Gabbard Gives Pete
Buttigieg a Lesson on
Statemanship
Officials confirm 34
total coronavirus cases in U.S.
Philip Haney,
whistleblower known for
investigating terrorists in
U.S., found shot to death
Texas DMV Made $3M Last
Year Selling Drivers’ Personal
Information
U.S. Police Arrest Man
for Holding a Sign, But That Was
Just the Beginning
Feruary 20/21,
2020
Is Russia
Doomed?
By Paul Craig
Roberts
The Russian military
sees Washington and
its vassals
preparing for war
with Russia.
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"NATO Go
Home!"
By Thierry Meyssan
Ethnic cleansing
"works! "(sic).
Hence the creation
of Al-Qaeda and
Daesh, did for the
Pentagon what it
wanted but could not
undertake publicly.
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What We, the
Taliban, Want
By Sirajuddin
Haqqani
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Mr. Haqqani is the
deputy leader of the
Taliban.
I am convinced that
the killing and the
maiming must stop,
the deputy leader of
the Taliban writes.
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MIDDLE EAST
Turkey Claims 'More Than
50' Syrian Forces Killed After
Two Turkish Invasion Force
Soldiers Killed in Airstrike
Turkish forces filmed
attacking Syrian Army during
militant offensive in east Idlib:
video
Russia destroys 10
Turkish-backed militant vehicles
in northern Syria
Fighting
in northwest Syria pulls in
Russian, Turkish and Syrian
forces :
Turkish occupation
forces and "rebels" fought
Syrian government troops in
northwest on Thursday and
Russian warplanes struck back.
Syrian Warplanes Pound
Turkish Post In Southern Idlib.
Casualties Reported (Video)
Army repels terrorists’
attacks on several directions in
Idleb
Russia Defense Ministry
calls on Turkish regime to stop
supporting terrorists in Idleb
Moscow: Turkish regime
should avoid any provocative
statements about Idleb
Russia accuses US of
arming forces to attack Turkish
troops in Syria
Video shows US military
vehicle running a Russian
military truck off the road in
Syria
President Assad's
Advisor SLAMS Mainstream Media
Over Idlib Offensive
Syria Arab clans call to
fight, expel US forces
Two Oxfam staff killed
in Syria: Both were killed when
their vehicle was attacked by a
so-far unidentified armed group.
Corrupt and
rotten to the core:
US lost track of $715m
in weapons sent to anti-ISIS
allies in Syria
REVEALED: The British
government’s covert propaganda
campaign in Syria
19 children among dead
in recent Yemen strikes: UN
Saudi Arabia infiltrated
Twitter to exploit security
flaws, spy on dissidents and
hack thousands of users' data'
4 civilians killed in
Daesh attack on Kirkuk, Iraq
Here's Why Patriot
Missiles Weren't Protecting US
Troops In Iraq
Iraq anti-corruption
agency restored more than $2bn
to Treasury in 2019
Iraq Airways suspends
flights with Iran amid
coronavirus fears
Source: Democrat Senator
Held Secret Meeting In Munich
With Iranian Foreign Minister
Zarif
Yes, Israel wants peace
— after it gets rid of the
Palestinians
Sanders: ‘We cannot
ignore the needs of the
Palestinian people’
Op-Ed: ‘The Donald Trump
I know’: Abbas’ UN Speech and
the Breakdown of Palestinian
Politics
How Jewish American
pedophiles hide from justice in
Israel
AFRICA
Chad soldiers kill 40
rebels in incursion from Libya
Haftar to be sued in a
US court for torture and
killings in Libya’
In First Visit To Libya,
US Ambassador Meets Only With
Haftar While Ignoring Tripoli
14 children, pregnant
woman among 32 killed in
Cameroon attack as civil war
rages on
Somali, U.S. kills 3 in
Mogadishu:
ASIA
Afghanistan- U.S. kill 5
alleged Taliban and ISIS-K
militants in 3 provinces
Afghanistan: Families say homes
destroyed by US bombs:
Afghanistan’s
independent human rights
commission says 26 civilians
were killed and 24 injured in
January.
Taliban: No peace
agreement if US troops stay in
Afghanistan
Afghan Warlord Denounces
Ghani Vote 'Coup' But Streets
Calm
New York Times slammed
for Taliban leader op-ed: 'Feels
like a leaflet flyover'
EUROPE
Putin hails US for
helping prevent terror attack in
Russia
Burisma Consultant with
Links to Hunter Biden Tried to
Meet with State Dept. Official
about ‘Troubling Events’ in
Ukraine
One of Boris Johnson’s
key donors is under fire for
being ‘complicit in potential
war crimes’
GLOBE
The Law Says Chelsea
Manning Must Be Freed From
Prison
Chelsea Manning:
Whistleblower's lawyers claim
her imprisonment is illegal and
demand release
My prison
visit with Julian Assange:
Andrew Wilkie :
Independent MP Andrew
Wilkie writes about his alarming
visit with Julian Assange in
Belmarsh Prison.
Lawyers to seek asylum
for Julian Assange in France
WATCH harrowing footage
of 2007 Baghdad killings
projected onto UK parliament
wall
Julian Assange Should Be
Honoured and Thanked – Not
Extradited to US
Fact or
fiction:
Rohrabacher confirms he offered
Trump pardon to Assange for
proof Russia didn't hack DNC
email
Press Misreporting
Assange Pardon Offer From Trump
AMERICAS
Bolivia's Electoral Body
Disqualifies Evo Morales'
Candidacy
US imposes sanctions on
Russian oil firm over Venezuela :
US treasury blacklists
subsidiary of Russian state oil
major Rosneft that provides
financial lifeline to Venezuela.
Maduro Announces
Measures to Defend Venezuela’s
Oil Industry
Brazilian Company
Accused of Helping Bolsonaro's
Campaign
Former Mexico President
Pena Nieto investigated in
corruption probe: report
Protests Continue
Against Gas Pipeline
Construction in Canada
Federal Judge Finds US
in Contempt for Deporting
Minors:
C.I.A.
Report Finds Concerns With Ties
to New York Police :
Four Central
Intelligence Agency officers
were embedded with the New York
Police Department
US Agency Which Secures
President's Communications Says
Its Systems Were "Breached"
Roger
Stone sentenced to 40 months in
federal prison for lying to
Congress :
Trump says Roger Stone
has 'very good chance of
exoneration' hours after
sentencing
What's the strategy
behind Trump's pardons?
Columnist who says
Donald Trump raped her, fired
from Elle
Virginia lawmakers
reject assault weapons ban over
fears of potential civil war
Watch Highlights Of The
Democratic Debate In 5 Minutes
Mike Bloomberg Ran
Stasi-Style Police and
Surveillance Operations Against
Muslim America
Mike Bloomberg in 2014:
“We Should Hope” the NSA Is
“Reading Every Email”
Bloomberg surrogate was
PR guru for Brazil’s
extreme-right leader Bolsonaro
Warren Reverses Pledge
to Refuse PAC Money,
Burisma Consultant with
Links to Hunter Biden Tried to
Meet with State Dept. Official
about ‘Troubling Events’ in
Ukraine
February
18/19, 2020
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Erdogan’s
Treacherous Bluff
By Finian Cunningham
Turkey could invoke
NATO defence
provision and
request that the US
and other alliance
members come to its
aid in Syria.
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The New
Rules of the Game
By Chris Hedges
Bloomberg, is ready
to spend $1 billion
of his own money on
his campaign. He has
bought the loyalty
of the ruling
Democratic
establishment.
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MIDDLE EAST
Death toll from Saudi
attack at 35, mostly children:
Yemen rebels
UN Condemns Saudi Air
Attacks on Civilians in Yemen’s
Jawf
2 killed in blast in
Syria's Qamishli
Iran Guards member
killed in Syria’s Aleppo: report
People in Aleppo
celebrate, liberation and Syrian
army victories (photos)
'Breaking point': Babies
freezing to death amid Idlib
push
In case you
missed it:
Watch: -
"This is not a civil war in
Syria":
Satellite images show
Iranian site destroyed by
Israeli attack in Syria
4 PKK members killed in
northern Iraq
One Iraqi soldier
killed, three injured in ISIS
attack
EU set to recognise
Palestinian state:
The initiative was
raised with the foreign
ministries of France, Spain,
Finland, Ireland, Portugal,
Malta, Sweden and Slovenia,
according to sources cited in
the report.
Rotten to the
core:
Israeli
PM Netanyahu's corruption trial
to begin on March 17
Video:
Why should all progressives Skip
AIPAC?
Hear it from these
American Jews who attended @AIPAC’s
conference in the past and all
eventually chose to Skip AIPAC
AFRICA
At least 23 killed in
stampede over food in Niger
12 FPRC militia fighters
killed in clashes with Central
African and UN troops in Birao
Ten killed in attack in
eastern DR Congo’s Beni region
Libyan Army allegedly
attacks Turkish ship
transporting weapons to Tripoli
Pics:
Libya's LNA says it destroyed
Turkish arms ship in Tripoli :
"A Turkish ship loaded
with weapons and ammunition,
which docked this morning in the
port of Tripoli, was destroyed
Libya’s GNA scraps peace
talks after attack on ship
‘loaded with weapons’ at Tripoli
port
ASIA
Afghanistan: 9 pro-gov't
militias killed in overnight
attack
US-Taliban ceasefire to begin on
Feb. 22
Afghanistan's presidential
election: Ashraf Ghani declared
winner:
Abdullah contested the
final results and pledged to
form his own parallel
government.
India overtakes UK &
France to become world’s 5th
LARGEST economy
Thousands of Frozen Meat
Containers Pile Up at Chinese
Ports
China removes more
tariffs on imported US goods
Trump blasts China trade
restrictions... as tariffs
remain in place
China accuses US of
hypocrisy over Huawei,
highlighting claims it spied on
German leader Merkel
Malaysia says it will
choose 5G partners based on own
standards, not US
recommendations
Huawei 5G Australia ban
'politically motivated' Chinese
ambassador says
USA Is
the World Spying Champion,
: Encryption would
thwart Chinese data collection,
but no one has been more active
in fighting it than the US
Why the US is losing its
war against Huawei
U.S. imposes new rules
on state-owned Chinese media
over propaganda concerns
China’s Chang’e-4 probe
resumes work on FAR SIDE of the
Moon
EUROPE
Ukrainian Soldier Killed
as Fighting Flares in Eastern
Ukraine
Trump Sanctions Rosneft,
Russia's Largest Oil Company,
For Helping Maduro In Venezuela
Putin orders to remove
Surkov from Russian presidential
aide office
Russia temporarily bans
ALL Chinese visitors amid
coronavirus epidemic
‘Doctors for Assange’
worry he may die in UK prison
having ‘effectively been
tortured to death’
The Lancet publishes
letter from doctors: “End
torture and medical neglect of
Julian Assange”
UK PM Johnson urged to
end Assange trial
Jeremy Corbyn: The
rights of journalists and
whistleblowers like Julian
Assange must be upheld
Coronavirus prompts 'hysterical,
shameful' Sinophobia in Italy :
Chinese-Italian
community subjected to assaults,
insults and boycotts of
businesses following deadly
epidemic in China.
The U.S. is failing at
convincing Europe to ban
Huawei's 5G equipment
AMERICAS
Cuba burning tires to
power factory as US oil
sanctions bite
Venezuelan Government Suspends
TAP Airline for 90 Days :
The Venezuelan
Government announced on Monday
the suspension of the Portuguese
airline TAP, over some
irregularities detected in Juan
Guaido´s returning flight.
US warns Mexico : Buying
Russian helicopters could bring
sanctions
Los Angeles battles
Trump, bans private detention
centres for now
Poll:
Sanders Leads The Field:
Sanders has 31% support
nationally:
Bloomberg his next closest
contender has 19%.
Watch: Tonight was the
moment Bernie realized that he’s
actually gonna wi n
Sanders tells New York
Times he would consider a
preemptive attack against Iran
or North Korea
Elizabeth Warren Has A
Plan For Foreign Policy. You
Just Probably Haven’t Heard
About It.
Oligarch :
Bloomberg
set to debate in Nevada after
qualifying in new poll
Bloomberg launches ad
aimed at Bernie Sanders
supporters
"Mayor Bloomberg: we are
a democracy, not an oligarchy,
you're not gonna buy this
election"; Bernie Sanders
Bloomberg once accused
BDS supporters of wanting
Israelis to be ‘massacred’
Economic inequality is
out of control :
Lets Pretend, It's 2589 BC. The
Egyptians are building the Giza
Pyramids. You are immortal. You
have $0. You decide to save
$10,000 every day, never
spending a cent. 4609 years
later, it's 2020. You only have
only one-fifth the average
fortune of the 5 richest
billionaires. Tax the rich.
Democrats worried about
Trump's growing strength:
Trump commutes sentence
of ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich
GOP leader in Illinois
statehouse slams Trump for
commuting Blagojevich's sentence
Trump
pardoning ex-49ers owner;
DeBartolo pleaded guilty in 1998
to a felony charge of failing to
report that a former Louisiana
governor, Edwin Edwards,
allegedly extorted $400,000 from
him to win a casino license.
Trump took clemency
actions related to 11 people
Trump tweets about
‘suing everyone’ over Roger
Stone, Mueller probe
John
Bolton isn't the hero of the
Ukraine story; Except that,
well, Bolton wants to sell
books.
February
17, 2020
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MIDDLE EAST
Turkey says 2 killed in
car bomb attack near Syria
border
Syrian army strengthens
liberation of Aleppo, before
Russia-Turkey talks
Watch: Residents
celebrate as Syrian Arab Army
retakes full control of greater
Aleppo city area
Syrian Army ‘s about to
surround another Turkish post
after scoring new advance in
west Aleppo
150
Turkish military vehicles
reinforce observation posts in
Idlib
;
Pictures
Russia must end support
for Syria atrocities, Trump
tells Erdogan
Russia will support
Syria's fight against terrorism
in Idlib despite Trump's calls
to stop it – Kremlin
Over 50
US military vehicles enter
northeastern Syria :
US occupation forces
stationed in Syria reportedly
started the construction of a
new military base in the
oil-rich Al-Hasakah province.
The
Guardian view on Idlib: nowhere
left to run :
Hundreds of thousands of
civilians are fleeing a renewed
assault by the Syrian regime, in
desperate circumstances
Eighteen Houthis trying
to access military zone killed
in Yemen
Four civilians killed in
roadside bombing in Yemen's
Hodeidah
US squeezes Iraq's
economy with cash delays, short
waivers
Watch:
Nasrallah called upon the people
to confront the Trump regime:
Which he calls
the most arrogant, vicious,
aggressive, terrorist-like US
administration in history.
Iran’s Zarif: ‘Revenge’
for U.S. Killing of Soleimani Is
Not Over
Israel's warplanes
attack Deir al-Balah City in the
central area of Gaza
Bought and
paid for:
Israel Confident Friendly ICC
Members Will Block Palestine
Probe:
Brazil, Hungary,
Austria, Germany, the Czech
Republic, and Australia -all
Israeli allies- applied to file
legal opinions to the ICC
against the Palestinian case.
Merkel’s defence of
Israel’s war crimes undermines
the ICC and the rule of law
US Mideast plan favours
Israel: Russian FM
AFRICA
Niger stampede kills 20
at handout for refugees
14 children among dozens
killed in Cameroon attack, UN
says
EU Agrees Naval Mission
to Stop Libya Arms Flow
ASIA
Afghanistan: Gunman
killed nine homeless drug users
in Kabul
Taliban kill five Afghan
soldiers despite violence
reduction hopes
'We can't miss this
opportunity': UN backs Afghan
peace process
Pakistan: Several killed
in suicide attack at religious
rally
China
reports slight fall in new
COVID-19 cases as France
confirms first death outside
Asia :
Beijing’s latest
figures showed 68,500 cases of
the illness and 1,665 deaths,
most of them in Hubei.
Proportion of severe
COVID-19 cases drops
significantly: official
China contains 99% of
COVID-19 cases within borders
through lockdowns, sacrifices
China Coronavirus Critic
Under House Arrest Without
Internet After Slamming Xi Over
Covid-19 S
China says US is an
‘EMPIRE OF HACKERS,’ mocks
cyber-accusations in wake of
Crypto AG scandal
EUROPE
Europeans crank up
defense spending amid doubts
over US backing
Scotch whisky facing
£100m losses on US tariffs:
industry body
Downing St refuses to
say if Boris Johnson agrees with
adviser who suggested black
people are mentally inferior and
backed compulsory contraception
Candidates to replace
Corbyn denounce him as
anti-Semitic
Ireland: Fine Gael-Fianna
Fáil coalition unthinkable, says
Sinn Féin leader
GLOBE
U.S. moves ahead with
new nuclear warhead
World
Defence Spending Spikes As
Rivalries Heat Up :
US and China increased
spending to $684.6 billion and
$181.1 billion respectively.
The courage of Chelsea
Manning ;
One of the world's greatest
anti-war heroes is rotting in
prison on the orders of the US
government – again – because she
wouldn't betray Julian Assange.
WikiLeaks demands
answers as Twitter account
LOCKED ahead of Assange
extradition hearing
WATCH:
Intelligent Trees – The
Documentary ;
“Trees talk, know
family ties and care for their
young? Is this too fantastic to
be true?
Hapbee launches wearable
for users to choose how they
feel
Google keeps a scary
amount of data on you. Here's
how to find and delete it
AMERICAS
Trial Against Former
Ecuadorean President Correa
Resumes
Evo
Morales; 'De Facto Gov't Has
Destroyed Everything We Built' :
US Prevents Medical
Supplies From Reaching Cuba
Canadian PM Cancels
Visit to Caribbean Over Rail
Crisis
California to apologize
for internment of Japanese
Americans
Coronavirus Cruise
Passengers Land in U.S.,
Including 14 Infected
After
Attending a Trump Rally, I
Realized Democrats Are Not Ready
For 2020 :
Democrats have an
ass-kicking coming to them in
November
Republicans Have Made It
Clear They Will Let Trump Become
a Dictator. Will We?
Watch: Aaron Mate'
exposes Bloomberg's neocon Iraq
views
Watch: Bloomberg says
healthcare will “bankrupt us,”
unless we deny care to the
elderly.
Bloomberg in 2013: Civil
libertarians and teachers union
are like NRA ‘extremists’
Bloomberg Frames Farmers
As Primitive Idiots In Demeaning
Diatribe
Mike Bloomberg adds, top
Clinton ally, to 2020 campaign
The Hillary Minions
Behind the Iowa App Disaster
Bill Barr Wants Sheriffs
to Join His Attacks on State and
Local Governments
DOJ investigates the
investigators: 5 internal probes
underway on Russia, Clinton
Foundation and more
'CoupGate' - A Localized
Civil War Is Now Underway In The
DoJ
It’s time
to abolish CIA & FISA:
America’s Intelligence
agencies are the deep state’s
deepest part, and the most
immediate threat to
representative government.
1 In 4 Renters Are Now
Spending Over HALF Their Income
On Housing
February
15/16, 2020
A
Most Convenient
Virus
By Dmitry Orlov
This virus was
genetically
engineered in one of
the Pentagon’s
biological weapons
laboratories and
introduced into
China. -
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MIDDLE EAST
Saudi-UAE kill 30
civilians in Yemen
Saudi jet shot down in
Yemen
Four IRGC, three Syrian
soldiers killed in missile
attack
Syrian Army announces
Aleppo-Damascus Highway is fully
secured for first time in 9
years
My
message today to all those
idiots who still think there is
a rebellion in Syria :
Syrian helicopter shot
down over western Aleppo, second
in days to be downed in
northwest
Turkey delivered tanks
and anti-aircraft missiles to
jihadists:
Russia: Turkish regime
continues delivering weapons to
terrorists in Idleb
Lavrov: Triumph over
terrorism in Idleb is inevitable
US Propaganda Outlet;
CNN breaks ‘report’ of Syrian
airstrikes… from 2018
Watch: US Patrol Turned
Back at Syrian Army Checkpoint.
Syrian officer :
"Wherever the US goes
it brings death and destruction,
you are not welcome here"
Four killed in attacks
in Iraq: Two policemen among
victims
Rocket attack hits near
US embassy in Iraq capital: US
military source
Iraq's Shia Muslim
leader says protests should be
segregated
Iraqi women march in
Baghdad’s Tahrir Square to
demand equality
US
occupation forces offers Iraq a
partial pullback:
United States prepared
'in principle' to withdraw from
some areas
Iraq: Washington to
strengthen presence of NATO to
disengage militarily from
Baghdad
US Pressuring Iraq Not
to Reveal Details of Soleimani
Murder: MP
U.S. Fear Of Middle East
Peace With Iran Led To Murder Of
Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani
No. 1 Sponsor of
Terrorism? US Media Name Iran,
but Overlook a Candidate Closer
to Home
Zarif says Iran’s
nuclear decisions are reversible
if Europe takes ‘meaningful’
steps
Iran has always been
ready for talks with Saudis:
Pro-Israel Lobby Caught
on Tape Boasting That Its Money
Influences Washington
Siding with Israel,
Germany says ICC has no
jurisdiction in Palestinian
territorie s :
Australia, Hungary, the
Czech Republic, Austria, Saudi
Arabia and the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation have also
requested to join proceedings
Germany, Hungary tell
ICC they support Israeli
position against war crimes
probe
In case you
missed it:
UN report
says Israel a ‘racist state’ and
‘apartheid regime’
Israel to help remove
Sudan from US blacklist
AFRICA
31 killed in attacks in
central Mali
Armed Gang Kills at
Least 30 in Northwest Nigeria
Libya: Haftar forces
kill 3 civilians
Turkey says Libya's
Haftar violating ceasefire, must
be stopped
Lack of
U.S. support left desperate
Libya to accept aid from Syrian
extremists, official says :
A top Libyan official
is defending his government’s
decision to accept help from
Syrian militants.
More than 6,000 bodies
found in Burundi mass graves
Sudan's Omar al-Bashir
to be handed over to ICC
ASIA
U.S. Kills 11 civilians
in Afghanistan
Manufacturing consent for
war on China?:
U.S. Trump's Defense
Secretary says the world needs
to 'wake up' to China's growing
global threat
Chinese FM after Pompeo
& Esper speeches: Replace
‘China’ with ‘US’, and maybe
lies become facts?
Pompeo’s Sinophobic
Pressure Campaign Runs Amok at
National Governors’ Association
Convention
Pelosi warns US allies:
‘Don’t go near Huawei’
China beats US in key
patents to secure technological
dominance – report
Trump Administration
Considering Halting Sales of
Aircraft Parts to China
EUROPE
Lavrov calls on Europe
to reject false notion of
‘Russian threat’ in Munich
speech
U.S. Says It Won’t Curb
U.K.’s Intelligence Access Over
Huawei
US to Raises Tariffs on
European Aircraft in Ongoing
Dispute Over Subsidies
GLOBE
Coronavirus deaths
exceed 1,600 in China
Exclusive: Chinese doctors say
Wuhan coronavirus reinfection
even deadlier :
Instead of creating immunity the
virus can reportedly reinfect an
individual and hasten fatal
heart attack
WHO calls on world
leaders to 'stop stigma and
hate' surrounding coronavirus
outbreak
Wuhan lockdown strikes
at heart of 'Made in China 2025'
AMERICAS
Colombia
and Honduras: The US-Israeli
'counterterrorism' connection :
In January, Colombia
and Honduras designated
Lebanon’s Hezbollah as a
terrorist organisation.
Juan Guaido's uncle
detained by Venezuelan regime
for 'smuggling in explosives'
U.S. Condemns
Venezuela’s Detention of
Guaido’s Uncle
Guaido
Stars Venezuela's Biggest
Corruption Case Ever:
Venezuela Communication
Minister presented new evidence
of corruption acts in which the
U.S.-backed opposition lawmaker
Juan Gaido is the main
protagonist.
Venezuela's Maduro says arrest
of Juan Guaido 'will come' :
Maduro said Venezuela's
justice system will decide if
and when Guaido should be
imprisoned.
2.3 million Venezuelans
are participating in military
exercises to protect their
homeland.
Bolivian elections will
be an opportunity to legalize
the coup
8 men killed in Mexico's
Michoacan
Mexican women protest
after gruesome murder reignites
debate over femicide
Trump told a rally that
people who are in the United
States illegally are paying for
his Mexico border wall
White House orders
militarized border patrol unit
to carry out raids in “sanctuary
cities”
Canada; 'We see suicidal
seniors': B.C. housing crisis
forcing elderly into the streets
Fight Against New
Pipeline Spreads Across Canada
with Blockades & Occupations
Watch:
Speaking out against “forever
war” :
Two members of Veterans
For Peace Triangle, Dale Herman
and Ray McGovern, gave very
short talks which were video-ed.
They merit wider circulation.
NSA whistleblower Bill
Binney told Pompeo There Was No
Russia Hack at the DNC.
:
Pompeo is still sitting on that
crucial piece of information.
Justice Department Drops
Case Against Former Acting FBI
Director McCabe
Andrew
McCabe LASHES OUT at DOJ
Following Exoneration (Video)
:
“It Is an Absolute
Disgrace – That They Put My
Family Through This Experience
for Two Years!”
Evangelical Women Pray
over Trump: ‘Holy Father…We
Thank You for His Courage
Mike Bloomberg 'is
considering picking Hillary
Clinton as his running mate
'Grotesque Corruption':
Emily's List, Center for
American Progress Sold Out to
Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg pushes $15
minimum wage in ambitious labor
plan
Michael Bloomberg
Defended Fingerprinting
Food-Stamp Recipients in 2018
Interview
TV
Executives Celebrate
Unprecedented Flood of Bloomberg
Campaign Spending :
Bloomberg, the ninth
wealthiest person in the world,
with almost $62 billion, has
already spent $363 million on
cable, broadcast, and radio
advertisements alone.
Sanders expands lead
over Biden to 10 points
Sanders tells New York
Times he would consider a
preemptive strike against Iran
or North Korea
Bernie Sanders promises
to legalize marijuana federally
by executive order, expunge
records of those convicted of
pot crimes
Divide
and Conquer In The Age of
Collapse:
Buttigieg, a relative unknown
being pushed hard by the
establishment, leads Sanders by
two delegates thus far. Who in
their right mind can believe
this?
Trump’s First 3 Years
Created 1.5 Million Fewer Jobs
Than Obama’s Last 3
Lawyer Michael Avenatti
found guilty in Nike extortion
trial
NYC Taxpayers Spending
Millions on Cyber Center with
Controversial Ties to Israeli
Intelligence
Foreign-Funded
Dark-Money Groups Lobby IRS to
Repeal Remaining Reporting
Requirements
SIX-YEAR-OLD girl is committed
to a mental health facility
without her parents' permission
She was sedated and kept for TWO
DAYS because her school said she
was 'out of control'
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Former israeli
politician - Antisemitism "..its a trick. We always use
it".
Iran: The Real
Story Versus the Cover Story :
By
Mark H Gaffney
"Rebuilding
America's Defenses"
