Iran's Supreme Leader Says Trump's Peace Plan Will 'Die Soon'
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-05
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan for Middle East will "die soon." | RELATED: | Iran Keeps Ukraine's Plane Crash Investigation International | Using his official Twitter account, the Iranian Supreme Leader tweeted on Tuesday, "Trump's 'Deal of the Century' will die earlier than Trump himself." | Trump recently unveiled his plan promising to keep Jerusalem as Israel's undivided capital, and proposes an indepen…
telesurenglish.net/news/Irans-Supreme-Leader-Says-Trumps-Peace-Plan-Will-Die-Soon-20200205-0001.html

EU Rejects Trump Middle East Peace Plan, Annexation
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-05
The European Union rejected Tuesday some of the proposals outlined by U.S. President Donald Trump for the Middle East, prompting an angry response from Israel, which has actively supported the U.S. plan. | Following deliberations of the 27 members, the European …
globalresearch.ca/eu-rejects-trump-middle-east-peace-plan-annexation/5702862

Liberté, égalité… créativité? RT looks at France's most inventive forms of protest (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-02-05
Ever since the yellow vest protests kicked off in 2018, the French government has been besieged by weekly, increasingly creative protests as the populace expresses its fury with flair. | The pension reform protests followed, set into motion by President Emmanuel Macron's attempts to consolidate 42 separate pension schemes into a singular, points-based plan. Over the past several months, everyone from hospital and transport workers to teachers, lawyers, and firefighters have taken to the streets across France to protect their pensions and their futures in ever-more creative ways. | Law & disorder | Lawyers acro…
rt.com/news/480130-frances-most-creative-protests/

EU aims to admit 6 Balkan states under reformed process amid France's concerns
rt.com | 2020-02-05
The European Union still aims to admit Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia, and North Macedonia into the bloc, the new EU enlargement commissioner, Oliver Varhelyi, said on Wednesday following France's veto of the expansion. | Varhelyi was unveiling a new methodology for admitting new members, aimed at mollifying France's concerns about letting the six Balkan nations into the EU. | He said enlargement was "geo-strategic," a reference to the view that the bloc cannot stem its waning global influence without stabilizing the Balkans, Reuters reported. | In October, French President Emmanuel Macron halted…
rt.com/newsline/480140-eu-enlargement-balkan-states/

Cabin crew trade union agrees to job cuts as Polish airline LOT to take over Germany's Condor
wsws.org | 2020-02-05
The takeover will result in increased workloads for a reduced number of workers after the unions accepted 170 administrative job cuts and the elimination of 150 fulltime cabin crew positions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/05/cond-f05.html

Former leader of Germany's Social Democrats Sigmar Gabriel cashes in at Deutsche Bank
wsws.org | 2020-02-05
Joining the Supervisory Board of the most powerful German bank is the logical step for Gabriel since he has always advanced the interests of German capital as SPD chair and as a minister.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/05/gabr-f05.html

Europe Leads Way in Nuclear Shutdowns
Michael Steinberg | indybay.org | 2020-02-05
Germany, Sweden and Switzerland are leading the way in creating a nuclear free future.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/03/18830343.php

Germany: IYSSE again represented in the Student Parliament at Berlin's Humboldt University
wsws.org | 2020-02-05
According to the preliminary results, the IYSSE received 3.7 percent (90 votes) in this year's elections on January 29-30 and will have two representatives in the new Student Parliament.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/05/iyss-f05.html

The Holocaust, the BBC and antisemitism smears
Jonathan Cook | zcomm.org | 2020-02-05
The connecting thread of that story is not antisemitism. It is white European racism. And the fact that Israel and its supporters have signed up as cheerleaders for that kind of racism makes it no less white and no less racist…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-holocaust-the-bbc-and-antisemitism-smears/

US Deploys New Low-Yield Nuclear Submarine Warhead
William M Arkin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-05
The US Navy has now deployed the new W76-2 low-yield Trident submarine warhead. The first ballistic missile submarine scheduled to deploy with the new warhead was the USS Tennessee (SSBN-734), which deployed from Kings Bay Submarine Base in Georgia during …
globalresearch.ca/us-deploys-new-low-yield-nuclear-submarine-warhead/5702872

Medics oppose restricting NI abortion to 'arbitrary' points before 24 weeks
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-05
Restricting abortion access to "arbitrary" points before 24 weeks in the north of Ireland will only create barriers for women, healthcare workers said.Nobody must be excluded from reforms legalising the procedure, medical professionals and campaigners including Amnesty International said.Unrestricted terminations would be available in the north of Ireland up to 12 or 14 weeks under government proposals.Nobody must be excluded from reforms legalising the procedure, medical professionals and campaigners including Amnesty International's Grainne Teggart said (Liam McBurney/PA)A joint submission by midwives and obste…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/02/05/medics-oppose-restricting-ni-abortion-to-arbitrary-points-before-24-weeks/

Rare medical case reveals woman is growing hair from her GUMS (PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2020-02-05
Researchers have released details of a curious case of the ultra-rare medical condition known as gingival hirsutism, or 'hairy gums.' Only six such cases now exist in medical literature. | In 2009, a 19-year-old woman seen by doctors at the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli in Italy presented with hairs as thin as eyelashes protruding from the soft parts of her gums, just behind her upper front teeth. | The physicians trawled through the medical literature and only encountered five other cases, all men, dating back to the 1960s. They conducted hormone tests and determined that the woman had polycystic ov…
rt.com/news/480111-woman-grows-hair-from-gums/

US Deploys Dangerous Nuclear Weapon for First Time Ever
teleSUR, age | telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-05
The United States announced on Tuesday the deployment, for the first time, of a low-powered nuclear weapon on board a submarine, with the intention of dissuading Russia from using similar weapons. | Related: | US Suspends Compliance on Nuclear Weapons Treaty with Russia | In this context, marked by the alarm of a large-scale conflict between the U.S.
telesurenglish.net/news/the-united-states-deploys-for-the-first-time-a-dangerous-nuclear-weapon-20200205-0002.html

Trump Ups Nuclear Ante with 'Mini-Nukes' Deployed on Subs to "Deter Russia"
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-05
The United States has added a 'low yield' nuclear weapon to its submarine arsenal in a controversial first in decades, after the Trump administration called for its deployment as part of the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review in order to "deter …
globalresearch.ca/trump-ups-nuclear-ante-mini-nukes-deployed-subs-deter-russia/5702869

US Space Force conducts first ICBM launch after Moscow warned of threat of renewed arms race (PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2020-02-05
The newly-created US Space Force has test-fired a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time as Russia blasted it for "lowering the bar" on using nuclear weapons. | The unarmed land-based missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California shortly after midnight on Wednesday. It was the first such development test since the facility became part of the US Space Force, which was established as an independent military branch in late December. The US previously test-fired a missile of this type in October. | The Minuteman missiles are the key component of the US' land-…
rt.com/usa/480132-us-minuteman-icbm-test/

Good news for the gilded: Study shows Moscow is among world's cheapest cities for luxury
rt.com | 2020-02-05
Are you filthy rich but still looking for bang for your buck? Well then, Moscow might just be the place for you. A new study shows the Russian capital is one of the most affordable cities for the world's wealthiest consumers. | …
rt.com/russia/480137-moscow-luxury-goods-study/

Rosneft inks deal with India's top refiner on up to 2 MILLION tons of crude supplies
rt.com | 2020-02-05
Russia's energy giant Rosneft and state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) have agreed deliveries of 40,000 barrels of crude per day to India via the port of Novorossiysk by the end of this year. | The signing took place during Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin's visit to New Delhi‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã. | "This is just the beginning," said India's Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after meeting with Sechin. | Under the contract with Rosneft, Indian Oil will exercise its option to buy Russian grade Urals oil, an IOC source told Reuters. Indian state refiners typically buy Russian o…
rt.com/business/480110-rosneft-india-oil-supplies/

FIFA have 'no update' on Russia 'notification' reports on BAN from 2022 World Cup – spokesperson to RT
rt.com | 2020-02-05
Unverified reports that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had notified Russia of a ban on competing at the Qatar 2022 World Cup have not been confirmed by FIFA, a spokesperson has informed RT. | On Tuesday, Qatari sports network beIN Sports reported – citing an unnamed correspondent – that WADA had notified Russia of their exclusio…
rt.com/sport/480117-russia-world-cup-2022-qatar-ban/

Lavrov tours Latin America as Pentagon brands Russia, China as "malign actors"
wsws.org | 2020-02-05
Lavrov's three-nation visit to Latin America comes on the heels of a tour of former Soviet republics by US Secretary of State Pompeo dedicated to denouncing Russia and China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/05/lavr-f05.html

Russian armor turret STARS at Indian arms expo, watch it IN ACTION during field test
rt.com | 2020-02-05
Among the advanced weapon systems on display at DefExpo India 2020 is the Russian 57-mm gun turret. Action video of the shell-spewing death machine, which can target low-flying drones, was published by the producer. | The turret, or Automatic Artillery Weapon System AU-220M as the manufacturer prefers to call it, is a remotely controlled module armed with a 57mm main gun and a 7.62mm machine gun, full of sensors, stabilizer devices and other equipment. | The developer, a research subsidiary of Uralvagonzavod, says its product will be put on Russia's future infantry fighting vehicles and other light armor to…
rt.com/russia/480124-russian-armor-turret-test/

Poland to hold presidential election on May 10 as Duda looks for 2nd term
rt.com | 2020-02-05
The next presidential election in Poland has been set for May 10, with a run-off two weeks later if no one candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote, the parliament's speaker, Elzbieta Witek, said on Wednesday. | President Andrzej Duda, who is aligned with the conservative ruling party and has been leading in recent opinion polls, is looking for a second five-year term, AP said. | Trailing significantly in second place is Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska with the centrist and pro-EU opposition party Civic Platform, according to the polls. | The newly elected president will be sworn in on August 6.
rt.com/newsline/480145-poland-presidential-election-duda/

A murderous system is being created before our very eyes
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-02-05
A made-up rape allegation and fabricated evidence in Sweden, pressure from the UK not to drop the case, a biased judge, detention in a maximum security prison, psychological torture–and soon extradition to the U.S., where he could face up to 175 years in prison for exposing war crimes. For the first time, the UN Special […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/04/a-murderous-system-is-being-created-before-our-very-eyes/

Turkey to respond to EU's adverse steps in E. Med, says FM
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-05
Turkey will respond to European Union's adverse steps in the Eastern Mediterranean if Turkish Cypriots' rights to hydrocarbon resources are ignored, Turkey's foreign minister said Wednesday.Speaking at a meeting with ambassadors of EU member countries in the capital Ankara, Mevlut Cavusoglu underlined that there is a negative atmosphere in the EU against Turkey, saying the anti-Turkey discourse in Europe is on the rise.Cavusoglu lamented that no action has been taken as yet on equal sharing of natural resources in Cyprus and on the Turkish Cypriots' rights."You also saw the saddening incident in the European Parl…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-to-respond-to-eus-adverse-steps-in-e-med-says-fm-3511333

Paris sanitation strike in second week
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-05
In day 14 of a sanitation workers strike, refuse is mounting in Paris and Marseille.Six out of seven incineration plants in Paris have been closed since the strike began Jan. 23.One in Issy-les-Mollineux is slated to open Feb. 6 after an injunction by the prefecture of police directed striking workers to return to the job.The strike is part of the ongoing pension reform industrial action that has seized France since Dec. 5. Sanitation workers claim life expectancy puts their projected mortality seven years behind their French compatriots. Garbage collectors feel they should continue to be allowed to stop work ear…
yenisafak.com/en/world/paris-sanitation-strike-in-second-week-3511346

Turkish companies to join kitchenware fair in Frankfurt
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-05
As many as 193 manufacturers will represent the country at the Ambiente Frankfurt 2020, which is scheduled to begin on Friday, according to a statement by Turkish Houseware Association on Wednesday.Turkey's total kitchenware exports in 2019 were around $5 billion, with $400 million to Germany alone. The country posted a trade surplus of $3.75 billion in the sector last year.The association said its target was to take the country's houseware exports to up to $6 billion this year.It said that amid the coronavirus outbreak in China, which has claimed almost 500 lives so far, Beijing will lose its marketshare, and he…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkish-companies-to-join-kitchenware-fair-in-frankfurt-3511347

National warplane Turkey's best response to F-35, says Erdogan
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-05
Turkey developing its own indigenous warplane is the best response to those threatening its involvement in the F-35 fighter jet program, said the president on Wednesday."I hope our warplane, which will be indigenous at every stage of design and production, will roll out of the hangar in 2023," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the opening ceremony for a new ammunition facility in the central Kirikkale province.Turkey's acquisition of the advanced S-400 Russian air defense system prompted the U.S. to remove Turkey from the F-35 program in July. The U.S. argued that the system could be used by Russia to covertly obtain cla…
yenisafak.com/en/news/national-warplane-turkeys-best-response-to-f-35-says-erdogan-3511337

UN sends 40 truckloads of aid for displaced Syrians
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-05
The United Nations sent on Wednesday humanitarian aid for civilians in Idlib, a war-torn city in northwestern Syria.The international organization sent 40 truckloads of supplies, which will be distributed among families in the city, as well as rural areas nearby.The trucks entered Syria through the Cilvegozu border gate in Hatay, a southern Turkish province bordering Syria.Turkey and Russia agreed in September 2018 to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone where acts of aggression are expressly prohibited.The Syrian regime and its allies, however, have consistently broken the terms of the cease-fire

Turkey to start scanning all international passengers as coronavirus gains speed
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-05
Turkey on Thursday will start scanning all passengers coming from international flights with thermal cameras amid the coronavirus outbreak, the country's health minister said on Wednesday.On Feb. 3, Turkey decided to start scanning travelers coming from Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia through thermal cameras."Since the coronavirus does not usually infect children under the age of 15, schools should not be uneasy," Fahrettin Koca told a news conference in the Turkish capital Ankara.He said there were enough protective face masks in the country and the capacity to produce them further.
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkey-to-start-scanning-all-international-passengers-as-coronavirus-gains-speed-3511340

'Turkey important actor of global value chains'
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-05
Global value chains have transformed global trade and world economy, and Turkey is an important actor of them, the World Bank Group (WBG) country director for Turkey said on Wednesday."We have seen that 50% of global trades today are driven by global value chains," Auguste Tano Kouame told the Conference on Trade and Global Value Chains, organized by the WBG in Istanbul.He stressed that value chains are key for making international trade and help exporters connect to other players globally."A global value chain breaks up the production process across countries. Firms specialize in a specific task and do not produ…
yenisafak.com/en/economy/turkey-important-actor-of-global-value-chains-3511345

Turkey to train South Asian media representatives
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-05
A two-week-long media training program will be hosted in Istanbul next month with an aim to support experience sharing between Turkey and the South Asian countries in the field of media.The South Asia Media Training Program (SAMED) will be organized in English by Presidency of Turks Abroad and Related Communities Presidency (YTB) in cooperation with Anadolu Agency.The training, scheduled to take place from March 15-28, will be given by journalists from Anadolu Agency's experienced staff. It will include courses such as social media and internet journalism, agenda and source in journalism, data journalism, crisis…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkey-to-train-south-asian-media-representatives-3511335

Suspected Coronavirus Patient Escapes From Hospital in Austria's Salzburg – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-05
VIENNA (Sputnik) – The 31-year-old Austrian woman escaped from the hospital's infectious disease ward on Wednesday night, according to the OE24 broadcaster.
sputniknews.com/europe/202002051078237038-suspected-coronavirus-patient-escapes-from-hospital-in-austrias-salzburg—reports/

Romanian Lawmakers Topple Country's Coalition Government – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-05
Ludovic Orban's National Liberal Party-led government came to power in October 2019 after lawmakers passed a motion of no-confidence vote against the centre-left government of Prime Minister Viorica Dancila.
sputniknews.com/europe/202002051078236004-romanian-lawmakers-topple-countrys-coalition-government—reports/

Astronaut Parmitano Hands Over ISS Command to Roscosmos' Oleg Skripochka – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-05
There is currently an international crew of six on the ISS, but on Thursday, Russia's Alexander Skvortsov, Italy's Luca Parmitano and Christina Cook of the US will return to Earth on the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft.
sputniknews.com/science/202002051078234099-astronaut-parmitano-hands-over-iss-command-to-roscosmos-oleg-skripochka—video/

Didier Gailhaguet, the 'little Napoleon' of figure skating: Who is behind French sex abuse scandal?
rt.com | 2020-02-05
After bombshell sex abuse allegations shocked the French sport, the country's sports officials have unequivocally pointed the finger at Didier Gailhaguet, who has been in charge of national figure skating for more than 20 years. | Dubbed the 'little Napoleon' for his unbending will and imperious temper, Gailhaguet has been running…
rt.com/sport/480143-didier-gailhaguet-france-sex-scandal/

1 Dead, 81 Injured Migrant Truck Accident on Its Way to US
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-04
One person was killed and 81 others were injured Tuesday when a truck full of Central American migrants overturned in southern Mexico on its way to the United States border. | RELATED: | Greece Says It's Accelerating Asylum Applications, Deportations | According to authorities in the Mexican state of Veracruz, the accident occurred near the town of San Andres Tuxtla, about 500 kilometers away from Mexico City, on a road that ends up near the Mexican-Texan border. | The Mexican…
telesurenglish.net/news/one-dead-81-injured-in-mexico-migrants-truck-accident—-20200204-0018.html

HuffPost UK editor works with gov't censorship program while smearing anti-war scholars as tools of Russia
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-04
HuffPost UK ran yet another hit piece smearing academic critics of the dirty war on Syria as Russian stooges. The…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/03/huffpost-uk-editor-censorship-dsma-russia-jess-brammar/

EU Rejects Trump Middle East Peace Plan, Annexation
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-04
The European Union rejected Tuesday some of the proposals outlined by U.S. President Donald Trump for the Middle East, prompting an angry response from Israel, which has actively supported the U.S. plan. | RELATED: | Arab League Rejects Trump's Deal, Palestine Breaks Ties With US | Following deliberations of the 27 members, the European Union made its conclusions public through EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, who said that Trump's plan deviated from "internationally agre…
telesurenglish.net/news/eu-rejects-trump-middle-east-peace-plan-annexation-20200204-0012.html

Russia starts production of S-400 missile defense systems for India, 'all commitments being fulfilled' despite US pressure
rt.com | 2020-02-04
Russia has kicked off production for a batch of S-400 missile defense systems with India's name on them, bringing a deal reached in 2018 one step closer to fruition despite fevered protests

Video: Human Shields: Turkish Forces Suffer Casualties in Syrian Army Attack on Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-04
Turkey and the United States are employing active diplomatic, media and even limited military measures to contain the Syrian Army offensive against terrorists in Greater Idlib. | On January 31, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened the Damascus government with a military …
globalresearch.ca/video-human-shields-turkish-forces-suffer-casualties-syrian-army-attack-idlib/5702735

'Why are you voting for Putin?' Tulsi Gabbard supporters harassed at Iowa caucuses
rt.com | 2020-02-04
A Tulsi Gabbard supporter was physically attacked with a Sharpie marker and called a Russian terrorist after voicing support for the candidate at an Iowa caucus, one of several reports of Gabbard supporters being "abused." | Caucusing for the Hawaii congresswoman can be hazardous to one's health, if reports from Monday's botched vote in Iowa are any indication. Journalist Dack Rouleau accidentally triggered a supporter of billionaire candidate Tom Steyer into a full-on Jekyll-and-Hyde transformation culminating in physical attack when he casually mentioned that he would be voting for Gabbard. | The man on the…
rt.com/usa/480080-tulsi-gabbard-caucus-abused-iowa/

'Moment of truth has come,' says Belarus' Lukashenko as he prepares for Putin showdown this week
rt.com | 2020-02-04
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is no stranger to playing east against west, and recently the wily fox has upped the ante in his hunt for trade and economic concessions from Moscow. | After all, you don't keep power for 26 years by playing the shrinking violet. Now he's talking about a "moment of truth" ahead of a summit with Vladimir Putin. | Last weekend, he met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Minsk and has been openly flirting with the West

N. Macedonia hopes for NATO accession ratification in March, president says
rt.com | 2020-02-04
President Stevo Pendarovski expects the procedure of ratification needed for North Macedonia's membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to be completed next month. | "If everything goes to plan concerning the political process, around March 10 that process should finish. There will remain some technical details that our parliament in Skopje will have to deal with," Pendarovski told reporters on Tuesday during his visit to Poland. | The last NATO member state that needs to ratify the accession is Spain and Pendarovski said he expected that Madrid will be ready to do so next month. | NATO coun…
rt.com/newsline/480052-macedonia-nato-accession-ratification/

N. Macedonia hopes for NATO accession ratification in March, president says
rt.com | 2020-02-04
President Stevo Pendarovski expects the procedure of ratification North Macedonia's membership in North Atlantic Treaty organization to be completed next month. | "If everything goes to plan concerning the political process, around March 10 that process should finish. There will remain some technical details that our parliament in Skopje will have to deal with," Pendarovski told reporters on Tuesday during his visit to Poland. | The last NATO member state that needs to ratify the accession is Spain and Pendarovski said he expected that Madrid will be ready to do so next month. | NATO countries signed an accord…
rt.com/newsline/480052-macedonia-nato-accession-ratification/

Ocean Conference has potential to be a 'global game-changer'
news.un.org | 2020-02-04
The second global Ocean Conference taking place in Portugal in a few months' time promises to be "a critical moment" for the health of life under water and on land, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Tuesday, as preparations got underway.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1056692

Iran Keeps Ukraine's Plane Crash Investigation International
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-04
Iran's civil aviation authority said this Tuesday that it would keep working with other countries investigating the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane last month, and it called on all parties to avoid politicizing the issue. | RELATED: | Iran to Launch new Satellite Despite US Missile Accusations | The announcement comes after Iran's authorities admitte…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Keeps-Ukraines-Plane-Crash-Investigation-International-20200204-0013.html

'Traitor': Rand Paul blows up liberal minds by 'identifying' whistleblower on Senate floor with clever stunt
rt.com | 2020-02-04
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul made waves with both Republicans and Democrats when he named the whistleblower who originally accused US President Donald Trump of quid pro quo with Ukraine. | Speaking on the Senate floor on Tuesday, Paul made it clear he was still upset over Chief Justice Roberts refusing to ask a question from him last week regarding the whistleblower whose report kicked off the current impeachment trial. | "The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted," Roberts told Paul after reading the question to himself. | Paul took his time speaking on Tuesday as his opportunity to final…
rt.com/usa/480076-rand-paul-whistleblower-name/

Democrats Impeach Trump for Withholding Arms to Neo-Nazis in Ukraine
Max Parry | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-04
On December 18th, Donald Trump became the third U.S. president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. The second to be indicted before completing a first term, the 45th commander-in-chief must now survive a Senate trial before | …
globalresearch.ca/democrats-impeach-trump-withholding-arms-neo-nazis-ukraine/5702750

Mike Pompeo Implies That a Reporter Who Pressed Him Can't Locate Ukraine on the Map
Calvin Trillin | thenation.com | 2020-02-04
Mike Pompeo Implies That a Reporter Who Pressed Him Can't Locate Ukraine on the Map…
thenation.com/article/politics/pompeo-ukraine-reporter-map/

Trump and the Whistle-Blower He Hates
Tom Devine, Mark Hertsgaard | thenation.com | 2020-02-04
Trump and the Whistle-Blower He Hates…
thenation.com/article/politics/whistleblower-protection-trump-ukraine/

Hardcore jihadist resurfaces in France using… EU-paid student exchange program
rt.com | 2020-02-04
A man who represented one of the most brutal jihadist groups in Syria has been arrested in France. Bizarrely enough, the suspected war criminal apparently freely enjoyed the benefits of the EU student exchange program. | Last week, several human rights groups celebrated the arrest of a man named Majdi Mustafa Nameh, a humble 30-something student. He is better known under his nom-de-guerre, Islam Alloush, which he used while serving as the spokesman for the jihadist group Jaysh al-Islam. He resigned in August 2016, after giving an interview to an Israeli researcher. | Following his arrest in Marsaille, the man…
rt.com/news/480043-jihadist-student-france-program/