2020-01-29: Social Media Postees

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Syrian Troops Capture Key Town in Rebel-Held Idlib Province
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-29
DAMASCUS, Syria

France: Riot Police Beat up Striking Firefighters as Media Looks the Other Way
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-29
The media, quick to condemn violence against protesters elsewhere in the world, largely ignored the brutal crackdown on firefighters joining months-long nationwide protests in France.
mintpressnews.com/france-riot-police-beat-striking-firefighters-media-looks-other-way/264444/

Pipeline or a Pipedream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-29
Massive natural gas discoveries off the eastern coast of Israel and Palestine is slated to make Tel Aviv a regional energy hub. Whether Israel will be able to translate positive indicators of the largely untapped gas reserves into actual economic and strategic wealth is yet to be seen. What is certain, however, is that the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/pipeline-or-a-pipedream-israel-turkey-hydrocarbon-conflict-is-brewing-in-the-mediterranean/

Video: Maarat Al-numan Is About to Fall to Syrian Army
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-29
On January 24, the Syrian military resumed its offensive against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda) and its Turkish-backed allies. | Warplanes of the Syrian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out over 3 dozens of …
globalresearch.ca/video-maarat-al-numan-fall-syrian-army/5702016

The Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMX): Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and the Russians
Joyce Nelson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-29
A funny thing happened on the way to the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMX)…or rather, several funny things. And they all have to do with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's fear of "foreign meddling" in Canada's pipeline politics. | You …
globalresearch.ca/jason-kenney-russians-tmx-part-1/5702041

5,604 Russians Are Expected to Leave China Over the Next Week
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-29
The Russian Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturizm) Wednesday announced that additional charter flights will be available for 5,604 Russian tourists to leave China before Tuesday, February 4. | RELATED: | US, Japan Evacuate Citizens from China Amid Coronavirus Spread | "We decided that Russian tourists, who mostly rest on the Hainan island, can return both on schedule and in advance. To do so, tour operators have planned additional charter flights," the Rosturizm president Zarina…
telesurenglish.net/news/5604-Russians-Are-Expected-to-Leave-China-Over-the-Next-Week-20200129-0006.html

Putin Pardons US-Israeli Woman Jailed in Russia on Drug Charges
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-29
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned the U.S.-Israeli woman that was jailed in Russia for drug-related charges, the Kremlin announced on Wednesday. | RELATED: | Israeli Defense Minister Wants Annexation of Occupied West Bank | According to the Kremlin, Putin signed the presidential decree to pardon the woman, Naama Issachar of New Jersey, a move that received acknowledgement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the eve of their bilateral meeting. | The U…
telesurenglish.net/news/Putin-Pardons-US-Israeli-Woman-Jailed-in-Russia-on-Drug-Charges-20200129-0009.html

Putin tells Russia's government to 'be prepared' as new coronavirus goes global
rt.com | 2020-01-29
As infections spread worldwide, Vladimir Putin has called on Russian officials to do all they can to prevent the spread of the new Chinese coronavirus in Russia. | The Russian president emphasized the goal must be to minimize human losses. So far, the number of confirmed cases in Russia remains at zero, but given the length of the country's border with China and the extent of bilateral trade, it's considered only a matter of time before the virus appears. | Following a meeting of officials, Putin said "regarding the new coronavirus… the question is how ready we are for this challenge," while emphasizing that…
rt.com/russia/479502-putin-russia-coronavirus-prepared/

How to Survive this Election
Peter Cohen | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-29
Having closely followed the 2016 Election, from the clear signs of manipulation and potential fraud in the earliest Primaries to the finger-pointing and hysteria over alleged Russian "election hacking" after one of the most unpopular US Presidential candidates in History beat another of the most unpopular of the US Presidential candidates in History, I resolved…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/29/how-to-survive-this-election/

Don't be Surprised if Russia Tacitly Supports the Trump-Netanyahu "Deal of the Century"
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-29
Russia's relations with "Israel" in recent years are much deeper and more strategic than its historic ones with Palestine so it's unthinkable that Moscow won't tacitly support the so-called "deal of the century" despite expectedly voicing mild reservations about it …
globalresearch.ca/dont-be-surprised-russia-tacitly-supports-deal-century/5702231

Weakest Link: Impeachment and National Security
Jefferson Morley | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-29
In the summer of 2016 President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump didn't agree about much, except for one obscure issue of U.S. foreign policy: lethal military aid to Ukraine. As commander in chief, Obama objected to such assistance, even in the face of a Russian proxy war. So did candidate Trump. On…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/29/weakest-link-impeachment-and-national-security/

Former Moscow Police officers arrested over framing of Russian journalist Ivan Golunov
rt.com | 2020-01-29
Last summer, his detention on bogus drug charges rocked the world of Russian media, leading to an unprecedented show of journalistic unity. | Now, investigators have detained five ex-police officers who are accused of fabricating the case against Ivan Golunov, a reporter for Riga-based online publication Meduza. | The former members of the Moscow Police's drug trafficking control department are currently being interrogated, according to Svetlana Petrenko, the official representative of Russia's Investigative Committee. The detainees were removed from their posts last July in the immediate fallout from the cont…
rt.com/russia/479477-golunov-case-police-arrested/

Russian military blasts Pompeo's 'hypocritical concern' over 'attack on Idlib's innocent civilians'
rt.com | 2020-01-29
The Russian Defense Ministry says it is not surprised by the 'hypocrisy' of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who voiced 'concern' over what he said was a "large-scale offensive against Idlib's innocent civilians" by Moscow and Damascus. | The US Department of State has never publicly supported Russia's active fight against international terrorism in Syria, the official representative of the Russian ministry Igor Konashenkov said on Wednesday. The State Department "preaches and voices its concern about the alleged suffering of civilians only when terrorists suffer a crushing defeat and Syrian citizens are fina…
rt.com/newsline/479488-pompeo-civilians-idlib-russia/

Putin pardons drug-trafficking Israeli woman ahead of Netanyahu's visit to Moscow
rt.com | 2020-01-29
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned Naama Issachar, an Israeli woman convicted on drug trafficking charges in Russia, citing "humanitarian reasons." Issachar is expected to return to Israel shortly. | The decision to pardon Issachar came ahead of a visit by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is set to meet Putin in Moscow on Thursday. According to media reports, Netanyahu is expected to bring the woman back home on his plane after his visit to Russia concludes. | Issachar, a 26-year-old Israeli-American citizen, was nabbed by Russian law enforcement in April 2019 in the transit zone of Moscow's Shere…
rt.com/news/479512-putin-pardon-israeli-woman/

"Debt Against the People": Analysis and History of the Global Debt Crisis
Eric Toussaint | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-29
Introduction | Over the last ten years Greece has been a prime example of how a country and a people can be deprived of their liberty through clearly illegitimate debt. Since the 19th century, from Latin America to China, Haiti, …
globalresearch.ca/debt-against-people/5702229

Macron's Macro-hypocrisy on Palestine
Dr. Vacy Vlazna | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-29
"President Emmanuel Macron made a scene in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday when he angrily told Israeli security officers to get out of the Church of Saint Anne, which is traditionally under France's control: | "Everybody knows the rules. I | …
globalresearch.ca/macron-macro-hypocrisy-palestine/5702190

75 Years Ago: Hitler Plans Operation Spring Awakening as Auschwitz Is Liberated
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-29
It is often thought that the Third Reich's final major offensive of World War II comprised the Battle of the Bulge, which was launched in mid-December 1944 against the western Allies through Belgium, France and Luxembourg, with much of the …
globalresearch.ca/75-years-ago-hitler-plans-operation-spring-awakening-auschwitz-liberated/5702166

Leftist Lawmakers to Present Censure Motion Against Macron
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-29
The Unsubmissive France (LFI) president Jean- Luc Melenchon Wednesday informed that the three leftist groups in the National Assembly reached an agreement to present a motion of censure against the French government. | RELATED: | Macron's France: Police Club Harshly at Parisian Firefighters | Socialist, Communist, and Unsubmissive lawmakers agreed to draw up a censure motion to try to avoid the approval of President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reform, which has awakene…
telesurenglish.net/news/Leftist-Lawmakers-to-Present-Censure-Motion-Against-Macron-20200129-0002.html

Kazakhstan suspends all passenger transportation links with China over virus outbreak
rt.com | 2020-01-29
Kazakhstan is suspending all forms of passenger travel to and from neighboring China, the Central Asian nation's government said on Wednesday. The statement came as an outbreak of a new coronavirus continued to widen. | The government has also suspended the issuance of visas to Chinese citizens, Reuters reported. | Bus routes to and from China have already been halted, while passenger train movement will stop on February 1 and all flights will be suspended from February 3, according to the government. | Kazakhstan has registered no cases of the new virus. However, authorities have isolated dozens of people wit…
rt.com/newsline/479474-kazakhstan-transport-china-virus/

Spain: Catalonia Gets Set for Snap Regional Election
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-29
Catalonia's Regional Government president Quim Torra Wednesday said he planned to call a snap regional election, although he did not indicate the date, pending approval of the regional budgets for this year. | RELATED: | EU Congress Stops Recognizing Jailed Catalan MP as Lawmaker | "Once the budgets are approved in Parliament, I will announce the date of the regional elections," he said in an official announcement. | The Regional executive is currently formed by a coalition of tw…
telesurenglish.net/news/Spain-Catalonia-Gets-Set-for-Snap-Regional-Election-20200129-0010.html

Catalan pro-independence leader Torra promises snap election, refuses to give up seat over disobedience charges
rt.com | 2020-01-29
Catalan leader Quim Torra, who has kept his seat as the region's president despite a court decision to bar him from public office, has called for a snap election. | Torra was found guilty of disobeying electoral rules over his pro-independence actions. | "Once the budgets have been approved in [Catalan] Parliament, I will announce the date of elections," Torra said on Wednesday in a speech in Barcelona, the capital of Spain's northeastern region. The announcement came as a surprise as Torra had kept firm to his political duties in spite of the charges he's facing. | In December, the Catalan High Court sentence…
rt.com/news/479494-catalan-snap-election-conflict/

Mehdi Hasan: The Impeachment Trial Has Been a Farce Since Day One Filled with GOP Lies
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-29
At the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told fellow Republican senators in a private meeting Tuesday that he does not yet have enough votes to block Democrats from calling impeachment witnesses. Democrats have pushed for former national security adviser John Bolton to testify. On Sunday night, The New York Times published details about a draft of Bolton's forthcoming book, in which he claims Trump personally told him in August he wanted to maintain a freeze on $391 million in military aid to Ukraine until Ukraine turned over materials related to former Vice Presi…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/29/john_bolton_witness_impeachment_trial

'We would be in World War Six by now' if Bolton were still in the WH, says Trump in scathing tweets
rt.com | 2020-01-29
US President Donald Trump has hit back at John Bolton, his former national security advisor, accusing him of writing a "nasty & untrue" book and saying the warmongering Republican could have led us into "World War Six." | While Bolton has become something of a hero to Trump's critics thanks to leaks from his upcoming book 'The Room Where it Happened', which seemingly confirm accusations that the president withheld foreign aid to Ukraine in the hopes they would investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, conservatives have begun to turn on the man, chief among them the president himself. | "For a guy who could…
rt.com/usa/479509-donald-trump-world-war-six/

Ex-president Poroshenko investigated in Ukraine over embezzlement, allegedly stealing US aid
rt.com | 2020-01-29
Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau has opened a probe against former president, Petro Poroshenko, who is suspected of abuse of power, embezzlement "on a grand scale" and allegedly stealing US aid funds. | The case against the ex-president was opened following a complaint by a group of Ukrainian MPs and the nation's High Anti-Corruption Court demanding the authorities investigate embezzlement and misappropriation of the foreign financial aid at the time of Poroshenko's term in office, a Ukrainian MP Renat Kuzmin said in a Facebook post. | Kuzmin, a member of the Opposition Platform

Turkey says Trump's plan tries to legitimize Israeli occupation
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-29
Turkey's communications director on Wednesday criticized the U.S.' so-called Middle East peace plan, saying it "tries to give Jerusalem to Israel.""This so-called 'peace plan' is simply a declaration attempting to legitimize the Israeli occupation and settlements," Fahrettin Altun wrote on Twitter."It is neither an implementable plan nor a fair assessment of the situation on the ground. It seeks to satisfy Israel while squashing Palestinian aspirations."On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump released his much-hyped plan to end the Israel-Palestine dispute at the White House with Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu b…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkey-says-trumps-plan-tries-to-legitimize-israeli-occupation-3510774

President Erdogan slams Trump's so-called deal on Mideast
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-29
U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called Middle East peace plan ignores Palestinians' rights and attempts to legitimize Israel's occupation, said Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday.Answering the questions of reporters on a return flight from his Africa tour, Erdogan said the plan will not serve peace and solution in the region. It ignores Palestinians' rights and attempts to legitimize Israel's occupation, he stressed."Jerusalem is sacred for Muslims and Trump's so-called peace plan proposing to leave Jerusalem to Israel is never acceptable," Erdogan added.On Tuesday, Trump released his oft-delay…
yenisafak.com/en/news/president-erdogan-slams-trumps-so-called-deal-on-mideast-3510776

Trump plan is moment to re-launch Middle East talks for 'viable solution,' EU says
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-29
U.S. President Donald Trump's proposals to create a Palestinian state for Middle East peace are a chance to re-launch talks towards "a viable solution" for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the European Union said in a statement.The initiative "provides an occasion to re-launch the urgently needed efforts towards a negotiated and viable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on behalf of the bloc, adding that the EU would need to study and assess Trump's proposals.However, the EU cautioned that Israel and the Palestinians needed to show "a genuine commitment to the…
yenisafak.com/en/world/trump-plan-is-moment-to-re-launch-middle-east-talks-for-viable-solution-eu-says-3510768

Kremlin 'analyzing' Trump's so-called 'Deal of Century'
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-29
The Kremlin continues analyzing U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called plan on Palestine-Israel settlement, known as "deal of the century", Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow on Wednesday.The Russian leadership expects to get more details from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who will visit Moscow on Thursday, said Peskov."We continue analyzing this information and study the plan that was prepared in the White House. There will also be a meeting with Netanyahu tomorrow, and more firsthand information will be received," he said. So far, the only thing that can be said…
yenisafak.com/en/world/kremlin-analyzing-trumps-so-called-deal-of-century-3510775

Little US-Turkish progress solving defenses row, Erdogan says
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-29
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Washington and Ankara had done little to solve a row over Turkey's purchase of Russian defences and its procurement of U.S. fighter jets despite a November agreement, according to broadcaster NTV.Ties between the NATO allies were badly strained last year when Turkey bought Russian S-400 defence systems, prompting Washington to threaten sanctions and to suspend Turkish involvement in its F-35 jet programme, where Ankara was a buyer and manufacturer.Washington says the S-400s are not compatible with NATO systems and threaten the stealth capabilities of its Lockheed…
yenisafak.com/en/world/little-us-turkish-progress-solving-defenses-row-erdogan-says-3510777

Erdogan says patience with Russia 'running out' over Syria bombardment
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-29
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Russia was not abiding by the Sochi or Astana agreements regarding Syria's northwestern Idlib province, broadcaster NTV reported on Wednesday.Renewed bombardments by Russia-backed Syrian regime forces on Idlib have raised concern of a new refugee wave from the area, where some 3 million people live.Erdogan made the comments to reporters on his flight back from Senegal. He was also quoted as saying Turkey had told Russia that Ankara is running out of patience with the bombardments, adding that it would do what is necessary.
yenisafak.com/en/news/erdogan-says-patience-with-russia-running-out-over-syria-bombardment-3510764

Turkey's 4th polar expedition to start in February
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-29
Turkish research team is set to depart for 4th National Antarctic Science Expedition from Istanbul on Feb. 9, the industry and technology minister said on Wednesday."Scientists who will carry out 15 projects in various fields such as earth and marine sciences, biology, chemistry, aerospace, and social sciences, are joining the journey," Mustafa Varank said.The expedition will be carried out with Turkey's recently launched Scientific and Technological Research Council (TUBITAK) Polar Research Institute, he stated.Antarctica, the coldest continent on earth, has served as a scientific research zone since the signing…
yenisafak.com/en/technology/turkeys-4th-polar-expedition-to-start-in-february-3510765

Huawei determined on more investments in Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-29
Chinese technology giant Huawei will pursue further investments in Turkey and it will not be deterred by global circumstances, according to a senior official of Huawei Turkey."Huawei has been active in Turkey for 17 years and has been making important efforts across the country," Liang Dongbo, the deputy corporate affairs manager of Huawei Turkey said on Wednesday."Turkey is a critical hub for developing the Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) ecosystem, which carries great importance for the company," he added.Liang said Huawei has raised its investments to $1 billion to encourage developers to publish their apps throu…
yenisafak.com/en/economy/huawei-determined-on-more-investments-in-turkey-3510766

Turkey's natural gas imports down 17% in November 2019
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-29
Turkey's natural gas imports decreased by around 17% in November 2019 compared to the same month of 2018, according to Turkish energy watchdog's data on Wednesday.Natural gas imports decreased to 3.9 billion cubic meters (bcm) in November last year, from 4.69 bcm for the same month of 2018, Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) said in its monthly natural gas market report.The country imported 2.81 bcm of natural gas via pipeline, while 1.87 bcm was purchased as LNG in November 2019, EMRA's data showed.Turkey's total gas consumption decreased by 15.8% to approximately 3.44 bcm in November 2019, from…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkeys-natural-gas-imports-down-17-in-november-2019-3510770

Parisians Continue Strikes Against Pension Reforms – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-29
Strikes against the widely unpopular pension reform in France have swept the country since early December. Protesters object to the replacement of 42 different pension schemes with a universal, points-based system.
sputniknews.com/europe/202001291078170186-parisians-continue-strikes-against-pension-reforms—video/

Brexit Party Leader Says Denmark, Poland, Italy Could Be Next to Leave EU After UK
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-29
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said on Wednesday that the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union marks the beginning of the total reconfiguration of the European map, while Denmark, Poland and Italy could possibly be the next to leave the bloc.
sputniknews.com/uk/202001291078171694-brexit-party-leader-says-denmark-poland-italy-could-be-next-to-leave-eu-after-uk/

Russian Defence Ministry Says Pompeo's Concern over Russian "Attack" in Syria Hypocritical
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-29
On Tuesday, Mike Pompeo accused Russia, the Assad government, Iran and Hezbollah of violating a ceasefire in northern Syria through 'ruthless actions' and 'barbaric attacks'.
sputniknews.com/world/202001291078170928-russian-defence-ministry-says-pompeos-concern-over-russian-attack-in-syria-hypocritical/

Russia's Ex-Policemen to Face Charges for Faking Evidence in Journalist Golunov Case – Investigators
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-29
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia's five former police officers who were detained over their role in the case of journalist Ivan Golunov will face charges as they are accused of faking up the evidence of Golunov's guilt, the Russian Investigative Committee's spokeswoman, Svetlana Petrenko, said on Wednesday.
sputniknews.com/russia/202001291078170940-russias-ex-policemen-to-face-charges-for-faking-evidence-in-journalist-golunov-case—investigators/

Germany Gifts Ukraine $154,000 Worth of Border Control Tech
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-29
KIEV (Sputnik) – Ukraine's State Border Guard Service said on Wednesday that it had received from Germany $154,000 worth of technology used to detect forged documents as part of an international assistance program.
sputniknews.com/europe/202001291078171925-germany-gifts-ukraine-154000-worth-of-border-control-tech/

EU Stops Short of Banning Huawei, Recommends Granting Firm Limited Role in 5G Networks
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-29
There is no consensus in the European Union on whether to allow Huawei to build national 5G infrastructure. The United Kingdom on Tuesday became the latest country to give the Chinese tech giant a limited role in its 5G infrastructure.
sputniknews.com/europe/202001291078170973-eu-stops-short-of-banning-huawei-grants-firm-limited-role-in-5g-networks/

Austria's Green-Right alliance sells out migrants
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-29
climate justice immigration rights Jacob Andrewartha Margarita WindischIssue 1251 Austria Austrian Greens…
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Italy: Radical mass movement needed to build on far right regional defeat
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-29
Italian politics Daniele FulviIssue 1251 Italy anti-racism Las Sardinas Sardines movementJanuary 29, 2020The last few months in It…
greenleft.org.au/content/italy-radical-mass-movement-needed-far-right-regional-election-defeat

EU MEPs Set to Approve Brexit Deal in Symbolic Session
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-29
The 751 members of the European Parliament will debate the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and set to approve the terms of the UK's departure from the European Union (EU) in a historic vote on Wednesday, in Brussels. | RELATED: | UK Should Cut Salary Threshold for Migrants: British Gov't Says | This vote is the final hurdle to be cleared for Brexit to go ahead and will mark the final stage of the ratification process, ahead of the UK's exit on January 31st. | The EU's negotiators have kept t…
telesurenglish.net/news/eu-meps-set-to-approve-brexit-deal-in-a-symbolic-session-20200128-0027.html

'Goodbye!' Farage trolls EU Parliament with Brexit one last time, waving Union Jack flag before mic is cut off for 'hate'
rt.com | 2020-01-29
Brexit Party leader and MEP Nigel Farage gave his final speech in the European Parliament, denouncing the EU as an anti-democratic experiment. He waved the Union Jack flag to cheers from his UK colleagues as he said goodbye. | As the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to approve the agreement that would let Britain leave on January 31, Farage rose one last time to cap his 20-year term in the forum with a speech declaring victory and wishing the EU good riddance. | Once we've left, we are never coming back. | After 25 years of fighting for independence, this is my final contribution in the European Parlia…
rt.com/uk/479525-farage-flag-brexit-goodbye/

Adam Schiff's Russia-bashing is unhinged and dangerous
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-28
Scholar and author Stephen F. Cohen says that Adam Schiff's Russia-bashing during the Trump impeachment trial is "ignorant and debased."…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/27/adam-schiffs-russia-bashing-is-unhinged-and-dangerous/

192 Migrants Rescued in the Mediterranean and Canary Islands
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
Over the last 24 hours, the Spanish humanitarian organization Open Arms has rescued 158 migrants who were sailing in the central Mediterranean Sea and at risk of a shipwreck on two different boats. | RELATED: | Italy: EU Countries to Receive 121 Migrants Rescued at Sea | The Open Arms vessel is currently the only humanitarian ship present in international waters in fr…
telesurenglish.net/news/192-Migrants-Rescued-in-the-Mediterranean-and-Canary-Islands-20200128-0006.html

Macron's France: Police Club Harshly at Parisian Firefighters
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
French police Tuesday clashed with Paris firefighters who were protesting against their working conditions and asking for an increase in their hazard bonus, which has not changed since 1990. | RELATED: | France: 7th National Strike Against Macron's Pension Reform | "During the march, two firefighters set their suits on fire to symbolize their discontent," Franceinfo reported and added that riot police charged heavily against citizens. | In the attempt to end demonstrations, Police…
telesurenglish.net/news/Macrons-France-Police-Club-Harshly-at-Parisian-Firefighters-20200128-0007.html

Pipeline or a Pipedream: A Conflict is Brewing Between Israel and Turkey over Natural Gas
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-28
Considering the massive deposits of natural gas needed to fuel struggling European markets, it is almost certain that Mediterranean natural gas will eventually become a major source of political disputes, if not all out war.
mintpressnews.com/conflict-brewing-israel-turkey-natural-gas/264410/

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