(2022-02-03). Ukrainian army command expects heavy casualties in Donbass offensive — DPR intelligence. tass.com Eduard Basurin pointed out that the Ukrainian military was carefully hiding the pull-up of forces…
(2022-02-03). Supreme Court dismisses protestors' appeal over PKK flag conviction. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Pwr v Director of Public Prosecutions [2022] UKSC 2 — judgment here On 26 January 2022 the Supreme Court ruled that s.13(1) Terrorism Act 2000 ("TA 2000 ") is a strict liability offence and that, whilst it does interfere with Art.10 ECHR (freedom of expression), the interference is lawful, necessary and proportionate. BACKGROUND S.13 provides …
(2022-02-02). Ukraine: Another Biden Débâcle? strategic-culture.org Are we past 'peak frenzy'? Quite possibly, but it will subside only slowly. It is too good a diversion from other difficulties. | The sheer size and scope of the western information operations — insisting repeatedly on the imminence of a Russian invasion of Ukraine — has almost dwarfed the western effort mounted in the lead up to the second invasion of Iraq. This latest info-war has been qualitatively different from that earlier episode however, in the way in which supposed intelligence titbits were constantly fed to the press in order to stiffen the narrative spine with a direct sense of being at the…
(2022-02-02). After Failed Talks, Russia Will Likely Target Persian Gulf. popularresistance.org For some reason, in the aftermath of this month's failed talks among the Russian, American and NATO representatives in Geneva, everybody is talking as though they believe Russia's invasion of Ukraine is imminent. From the officials of the U.S. State Department, Pentagon and NATO to the intelligence agencies and the media, nearly everyone is talking as though they have not the slightest doubt that Russia intends to invade. | However, in a Friday meeting with president Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Biden not to provoke panic, saying that he did not see a greater threat now then during a simila…
(2022-02-02). Julian Assange Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize. popularresistance.org Journalist and Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, as the movement calling for his unconditional release and against his extradition to the United States grows louder. Assange was nominated by several individuals, including members of parliament and former peace prize winners, responding to calls from Assange's partner Stella Moris. | On January 29, a nomination was filed by German politicians Martin Sonneborn, a member of the European Parliament (MEP), and Sevim Daƒüdelen, a member of the German Bundestag. | In their letter to the Nobel Committee, they expla…
(2022-02-02). Iraqi Air Force Eliminated Two ISIS Cells In Nineveh With Pinpoint Airstrikes (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) continues to hunt down ISIS cells with support from local intelligence and security agencies. | On January 30, F-16 fighter jets of the IQAF targeted a hideout of ISIS located on a hill near the town of Sheikh Younis in the northern province of Nineveh. The airstrikes eliminated a cell of six terrorists. | ŸÉŸÖÿß ŸàÿπÿØŸÜÿßŸÉŸÖ ŸäŸàŸÖ ÿ&p…
(2022-02-02). What's at stake with SCOTUS nomination — an editorial. workers.org 
On the eve of Black History Month — February — President Joe Biden announced his intentions of nominating an African American woman to replace the soon-to-be-retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Sitting on the court now are six men and three women. All justices have life tenure, until either . . . |
(2022-02-02). CIA backed failed 2020 invasion of Venezuela, top coup-plotter says. multipolarista.com A Venezuelan army defector who helped plan a botched May 2020 invasion, Clíver Alcalá, said the coup-plotters were in touch with the CIA and other US government agencies, and had their approval to try to violently overthrow President Nicolás Maduro.