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February 15, 2019

Trump’s anti-Iran summit shows just how far he is from the rest of the west
By Simon Tisdall
Does Mike Pompeo realise what a foolish figure he cuts, spouting risible tosh about America as “force for good” in the Middle East?   - Continue

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Yemen Nails US' Venezuela Lies
By Finian Cunningham
The US and its Western allies do not care about humanitarian suffering. Neither do Western news media.   - Continue

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Venezuela - Media Find Trump's Coup Plan Does Not Work
By Moon Of Alabama
Unless the U.S. is willing and able to escalate, the coup attempt is destined to fail.   - Continue

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When Considering Venezuela’s Guaidó, Remember Victoria Nuland
By 21st Century Wire
It’s worth reminding readers of another recently executed regime change operation in the Ukraine.  - Continue

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Ilhan Omar Humiliates War Criminal
By Jimmy Dore
Omar accused the Trump official of glorifying the "massacre" and "rape" during the El Salvador civil war in the 1980s.   - Continue

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Cuba – “The Equilibrium of the World” – and Economy of Resistance
By Peter Koenig
Cuba has a 60-year history of successful resistance against a massive embargo, ordered by Washington, thus demonstrating that the west has been reduced to a US colony.   - Continue

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Pence and the Benjamins: An Eternity of Anti-Semitism
By Chris Floyd
Mike Pence believes, that every single Jewish person on the planet will — and should — burn in the ovens of Hell for all eternity.   - Continue

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Why The DNC Was NOT Hacked By The Russians
By William Binney and Larry Johnson
These disparate data points combine to exonerate alleged Russian hackers and implicates persons within our law enforcement and intelligence community. - Continue

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After Trump's National Emergency Declaration, Legal Scholar Says, Initiate Impeachment 'Immediately'
By Julia Conley
"All you need is one brave member of the U.S. House of Representatives to meaningfully assert that body's Power of the Purse."   - Continue

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Who’s Really Crossing the U.S. Border, and Why They’re Coming
By Stephanie Leutert
There’s not a flood of people racing across the border. The majority of migrants aren’t dangerous criminals.   - Continue

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Break Free From The Corporate Prison
By Caitlin Johnstone
This is not a sane way for people to live.   - Continue

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MIDDLE EAST

Bomb blast kills eight militiamen in Iraq

Anti-IS raid, bombing kill 6 militants, police officer in north-central Iraq

Iraqi Air Force kills scores of ISIS terrorists in eastern Syria

BBC producer says hospital scenes after 2018 Douma ‘chemical attack’ were staged

Russia calls on US occupation forces to release displaced people held in al-Rokban camp

Russia’s Putin hosts Iran and Turkey leaders for Syrian war talks

Trump to make special announcement on Syria in next 24 hours

Trump boasts he saved 3 million people in Syria as he makes bid for Nobel Peace Prize

House passes bill limiting U.S. military aid in Saudi-led war in Yemen

Senators vote to end US backing for Saudi war on Yemen and to blame the kingdom's crown prince for the murder of a journalist.

Iran's Rouhani blames U.S., Israel for attack that killed 27 members of elite Guards - TV

Pence Accuses Europe of Busting Sanctions Against Iran: Pence took particular aim at France, Germany and the U.K., which defied threats from Washington and set up a special-payments company to in effect circumvent U.S. sanctions on Iran

The US held a global summit to isolate Iran. America isolated itself instead: Witness the Trump administration’s spectacular failure in Poland.

Apartheid Israel might expand covert war against Iran beyond Syria in coming year

Netanyahu leaks video of Arab leaders blasting 'toxic' Iran in discreet discussion

Meddling, anyone? Pro-Israel groups spent $22 million on lobbying U.S. campaign contributions in 2018

AFRICA

Gunmen kill 66 in Nigeria's Kaduna state ahead of vote

Bomb hidden in corpse kills Burkina Faso army doctor

ASIA

Death toll in Kashmir's deadliest car bombing climbs to 41

India warns Pakistan of 'strong response' to Kashmir attack

India withdraws Most Favoured Nation status to Pakistan, says Arun Jaitley

Anti-Pakistan protests emerge across nation after Pulwama attack: Massive anti-Pakistan protests rocked India in the wake of Pulwama terror attack

Imran Khan, Top US Officials To Hold Talks With Taliban In Pakistan On 18th Of February in Islamabad

25 killed in clashes in S. Afghanistan: officer

US won’t pull troops from Afghanistan without consulting NATO: Acting Defense Secretary,

6 people killed in southern Philippine clash

Russia, India to discuss military cooperation next week

Japan aims to expand political clout by creating global military footprint

EUROPE

Tulsi Gabbard presents bill to stop Trump from pulling out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).

There are no independent countries in the world, Putin says : “Do you think European countries want missiles in Europe? Nobody wants it. But they keep silent. Where is their sovereignty?” Putin asked during his visit in Sochi.

Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess's parents tell of their anger and hurt : “I want justice from our own government. What are they hiding? I don’t think they have given us all the facts

Theresa May defeated on Brexit again: PM defeated by 303 votes to 258, plunging hopes of uniting her party around renegotiated deal into chaos

China cancels trade talks with UK in protest over defence secretary's speech

UK: Clicking on terrorist propaganda even once could mean 15 years in prison under new law: UN inspector accused government of straying towards 'thought crime' with law

Spain: Prime Minister Sanchez Calls Snap Elections for April 28

GLOBE

Three hundred babies a DAY are killed in conflict before their first birthday: Charity reveals horrific death toll with more infants living in war zones than at any time since 1990

AMERICAS

Nine people killed in Haiti protest crackdown: Demonstrators, angry over rising prices and corruption, have demanded that President Jovenel Moise set down.

Haiti's President Says He Won't Step Down as Violent Protests Grip the Capital

Inflation Rate Reaches 49.3% in Argentina, Highest Since 1991

Cuba says U.S. moving special forces, preparing Venezuelan intervention

India Vows to Keep Buying Venezuelan Oil Despite US Bullying

Venezuela Receives 933 Tons of Medical Aid From Allies Abroad

Venezuela’s Top Diplomat Enlists Support From Dozens of Nations to Counter U.S.: Diplomats said the group totaled about 50 nations.

Maduro claims Venezuela has engaged in secret talks with U.S. envoy: President Maduro claims that officials from his administration met with President Trump’s envoy to Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, and extended an invitation for him to visit Venezuela

Watch: Ahmed gets told to stop filming in supermarket full of food in Venezuela

Why Does the United States Want to Overthrow the Government of Venezuela?: A look at what drives the US to persist in its interventions—diplomatic, economic and military—against the Venezuelan government

Ilhan Omar Politely Scorched Trump's Newest Diplomat-Slash-War Criminal: Elliott Abrams has supported death squads and genocide in Latin America but can't handle being asked about it.

Trump declares emergency on border, eyes $8B for wall

Trump's disgraceful 'national emergency' was inevitabile: Donald Trump is crossing an egregious line of presidential overreach unprecedented in history that could have dire repercussions for years to come.

California Governor to Trump on National Emergency at Border: ‘See You in Court’

Pelosi slams Trump's national emergency over border wall – video

Ocasio-Cortez, Joaquin Castro Plan Bill to Block Trump’s Emergency Declaration

Trump's declaring a national emergency is forcing a constitutional crisis: Now, the courts will decide who really has the power over the wall.

A majority in every state except Vermont failed U.S. Citizenship test: More than half of those in every other state failed, and in Washington, D.C., 58 percent failed, said the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, which does the survey.

Rep. Omar fires back after Trump calls for her resignation: 'You have trafficked in hate your whole life'

Judge gags Roger Stone from Mueller comments around D.C. courthouse

Foreign Investors Dump Record Amount Of Treasuries

Payless To Close All 2,300 Stores Amid Bankruptcy Plans: Report

Will ‘basic income’ become the California norm? Stockton starts $500 no-strings payments

California Nightmare: Over Half Of The People Living In The State Wish They Could Leave

 

 

 

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