Monthly Archives: February 2022

2022-02-02: News Headlines

_____ (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…

Editor (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 . . . |

Staff (2022-02-01). Talk World Radio: Julian Assange Warned Us What Was Coming. davidswanson.org AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded as audio and video on Riverside.fm, except when it doesn't work and then on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio, we're talking about the saga of Julian Assange with Richard Hillgrove who was hired by Assange …

Project Censored (2022-02-01). Eleanor Goldfield and Nolan Higdon Return to the Program. projectcensored.org Journalist and filmmaker Eleanor Goldfield returns to the program to address several topics in media and world events, including the ongoing scandal of Julian Assange's imprisonment, the folly of the…

Anish R M (2022-02-01). Julian Assange nominated for Nobel Peace Prize as calls for his release grow louder. peoplesdispatch.org The Wikileaks founder who has spent more than 1,000 days in a British prison fighting extradition to the United States, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the third time…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-01). 4 things to know about the hounding of Julian Assange. peoplesdispatch.org Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has spent over 1000 days in prison, much of which was without any standing charges against him. Today the threat of extradition to the US where he would face heavy prosecution under the espionage act, continues to loom. In this video, we take a look at some of the most important facets of his case that mainstream media overlooked in the past year, which point to the deep injustices committed against the journalist, publisher, and truth teller. The persecution of Assange has serious implications for press freedom not just in the US or the UK, but around the world.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-02-01). With intent to harm: The CIA, schizophrenia and Denmark's children. greenleft.org.au A new report exposes the drug trials and other medical experiments conducted without consent and with the backing of United States government intelligence agencies, reports Binoy Kampmark.

Anonymous765 (2022-02-01). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — February 1, 2022. southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier ai…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-02-01). Jim Clyburn And MAGA Lindsey Graham Pressure Biden To Select Judge For Supreme Court Who Defended Corporations In Discrimination Lawsuits As A Lawyer. moguldom.com Despite being on opposite sides of the aisle politically, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham now have something in common. Both men are passionately advocating for South Carolina District Court Judge J. Michelle Childs to become President Joe Biden's supreme court justice nominee. "She has the experience that is needed and …

Martha Burk (2022-02-01). To protect women's health, pass the equal rights amendment. nationofchange.org Late January marked the 49th anniversary of Roe. V. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. It could very well be the last. In 1973, Roe codified the right to terminate a pregnancy up until viability — around 23-26 weeks. Anti-abortion forces have fought to negate the decision ever since, and now they …

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2022-02-01: News Headlines

Project Censored (2022-02-01). Eleanor Goldfield and Nolan Higdon Return to the Program. projectcensored.org Journalist and filmmaker Eleanor Goldfield returns to the program to address several topics in media and world events, including the ongoing scandal of Julian Assange's imprisonment, the folly of the…

David Swanson (2022-02-01). Talk World Radio: Julian Assange Warned Us What Was Coming. warisacrime.org AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded as audio and video on Riverside.fm, except when it doesn't work and then on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio, we're talking about the saga of Julian Assange with Richard Hillgrove who was hired by Assange …

Binoy Kampmark (2022-02-01). With intent to harm: The CIA, schizophrenia and Denmark's children. greenleft.org.au A new report exposes the drug trials and other medical experiments conducted without consent and with the backing of United States government intelligence agencies, reports Binoy Kampmark.

Martha Burk (2022-02-01). To protect women's health, pass the equal rights amendment. nationofchange.org Late January marked the 49th anniversary of Roe. V. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. It could very well be the last. In 1973, Roe codified the right to terminate a pregnancy up until viability — around 23-26 weeks. Anti-abortion forces have fought to negate the decision ever since, and now they …

_____ (2022-01-31). A Black Woman On The Supreme Court Won't Change Capitalist Oppression. popularresistance.org This week, Justice Stephen Breyer announced that he is retiring from the Supreme Court and President Biden promptly reiterated his promise to fill the seat—for the first time ever—with a Black woman. Breyer, who has served 27 years on the Court, is one of the three remaining "liberal" justices. In that sense, this resignation isn't a major earthquake: the makeup of the court will remain the same. Still, the announcement comes at an opportune time for the Biden administration. | A few months ago, Breyer himself said he was not ready to retire. The timing of his recent announcement to retire before the…

Staff (2022-01-31). CIA Knew of Plans for Coup Attempt Against President Maduro: Operation Gideon. orinocotribune.com A retired Venezuelan general reveals that top CIA officials were aware of coup plans to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro. | The stunning revelation of the Venezuelan general, identified as Cliver Alcalá, came in a court document filed by his lawyers seeking to nullify narco-terrorism charges. The charges were filed against him nearly two years ago by US federal prosecutors in New York, as reported on Saturday, January 29, by the US news agency Associated Press (AP). | Indeed, Alcalá had lived in Colombia since he fled Venezuela in 2018 after it was discovered that he was secretly leading a plan that sought to o…

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