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2022-01-31: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-01-31). The Democratic Party spearheads war drive against Russia. wsws.org While public opinion overwhelmingly opposes war with Russia over Ukraine, the Democrats are leading a bipartisan campaign of economic, political and military provocations that threatens to trigger a nuclear war.

WSWS (2022-01-31). Chinese foreign minister signals support for Russia over Ukraine crisis. wsws.org Having driven China and Russia into each other's arms, the US is deliberately stoking a conflict over the Ukraine that, far from being a local affair, threatens to rapidly escalate into a catastrophic global war.

Newsclick (2022-01-31). Mapping Faultlines: Ukraine dials down war talk. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode, NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha analyses the latest developments around Ukraine whose leaders seem keen to downplay the threat of war contrary to US declarations. He talks about the US response to Russia's demands and the options before France, Germany and other European countries.

Global Research News (2022-01-31). Selected Articles: Press Stunned as Ukraine President Zelensky Points Finger at West. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | As everyone faces difficult times, the company which deals with the fulfillment of book sales on behalf of Global Research is no longer able to provide its services. We are unfortunately suspending the sale of print books until …

Sadiyah Garrett (2022-01-31). Ukraine crisis: What's at stake for the UK? nationofchange.org Britain — like other western powers — is coming to Ukraine's aid. It's threatening economic sanctions against Russia if it invades. It's providing Ukraine with anti-tank weapons and armoured vehicles. It's promising to deploy British forces to eastern European members of the Nato military alliance if Russian troops cross Ukraine's borders. But why is the …

Staff (2022-01-31). Headlines for January 31, 2022. democracynow.org U.N. Security Council Meets over Russia-Ukraine Tensions as Ukraine Calls Out Western "Panic", U.N.: 2,000 Children Died Since 2020 After Being Forced into Combat in Yemen, Taliban Killed Dozens of Former Gov't and Allied Forces Workers Since Takeover, Sudanese Security Forces Kill Another Demonstrator as Protests Continue 3 Months After Coup, North Korea Tests Most Powerful Ballistic Missile Since 2017, Pipeline Bursts on Indigenous Land in Ecuadorian Amazon; Thailand Rushes to Contain Coastal Oil Spill, Spotify Adds Advisory to Podcasts About COVID; Joni Mitchell Removes Music from App, Ahmaud Arbery's Family,…

WSWS (2022-01-31). Ukraine war would threaten regional and global food prices. wsws.org A disruption of Ukrainian wheat and grain exports would be especially damaging to countries such as Afghanistan, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, Lebanon, Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh.

WSWS (2022-01-31). US-NATO war threats against Russia intensify war dangers facing India. wsws.org The Indian ruling elite's moves to integrate India closely into US war planning against China has dragged India into the world capitalist system's drive towards World War III.

Staff (2022-01-31). Top 10 Reasons to March Against War in February 2003 But Not February 2022. davidswanson.org 1. In 2003 it was important to denounce the lying schemers pretending that Iraq had nukes. In 2022, U.S. officials stirring up war with Russia know that Russia has lots of nukes but don't even care and aren't even talking about it, so there's just not much for us to do or worry about. After …

WSWS (2022-01-31). Canada's opposition parties line up behind imperialist war drive against Russia. wsws.org Canada's opposition parties have lined up squarely behind the war drive against Russia, which is being spearheaded by the Biden administration in Washington and backed to the hilt by Canada's Trudeau Liberal government.

_____ (2022-01-31). Firearms Violence — an All-American National Trend. journal-neo.org Fashion, whatever form it may take, is a key element of human culture, an expression of the unique spirit of an age or nation. When discussing the fashion industry, we are generally referring to clothes and accessories. We even talk about the "fashion capitals of the world". The number one fashionable nation, naturally, is France, …

_____ (2022-01-31). Is Erdogan Trying to Revise his Foreign Policy? journal-neo.org Turkey has lately shown signs of a clearly growing socio-political crisis in the country. Its economy is going through a difficult, if not disastrous, phase: the lira is plummeting, foreign exchange reserves are shrinking, external debt and unemployment are skyrocketing. Against this background, the approval rate for Recep Tayyip Erdogan as head of state has …

Binoy Kampmark (2022-01-31). With Intent to Harm: The CIA, Schizophrenia and Denmark's Children. dissidentvoice.org It has become common fare to read ghoulish stories of child abuse in institutions supposedly created to care for the vulnerable. Orphanages, homes, religious orders have tended to feature, along with their assortments of innumerable sadists and pederasts. But in December, another institution caused ripples for its alleged role in abusing children. A Danish Radio …

Sara Flounders (2022-01-30). Capitalist Russia: a target, not a superpower. workers.org This article, originally published July 12, 2017, by Workers World, remains timely in January 2022 as the U.S. threatens war at the Russian border with Ukraine and ramps up China-baiting in an attempt to break up agreements being forged between nations seeking to remain independent of U.S. imperialism. See also . . . |

P.A. Day (2022-01-30). Who Are We Arming and Supporting in Ukraine? dissidentvoice.org On December 16, 2021, the United States and Ukraine voted against a UN General Assembly draft resolution "Combating the glorification of the Nazi movement, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism…." The Assembly expressed deep concern with current trends in Eastern Europe that serve to whitewash the Nazi period, including the …

Staff (2022-01-30). Hungary does not need NATO reinforcements amid Ukraine standoff — minister. rt.com Hungary continues to oppose Ukraine's NATO aspirations, as it deems Kiev's actions "unacceptable" for the alliance | Hungary doesn't need any NATO troops deployed to its territory amid the ongoing Ukraine standoff, defense minister Tibor Benko told local broadcaster InfoRadio in an interview on Thursday. | The official confirmed reports that the US and NATO have been negotiating with all the member states bordering Russia, Ukraine, or both, on additional deployments of troops from the bloc. Budapest, however, believes its own military is capable of providing all the security it needs, without any help from NAT…

Editor (2022-01-30). Lee Camp and Legendary Journalist John Pilger on Assange, Ukraine, & More. scheerpost.com Lee Camp has a very important guest this week. John Pilger is a brilliant journalist with a long history of award-winning reporting. They discuss the show-trial faced by Julian Assange and the current situation on the border of Russia and Ukraine. Julian Assange recently received some good news after a decade of torturous detainment when a British court decided that he could appeal his extradition into the hands of a government who had tried to assassinate him. They then dive into the current reality of a collapsing U.S. Empire and how it's leading into a dangerous period of nuclear brinkmanship between the…

Benjamin Zinevich (2022-01-30). Emergency rally at White House demands 'No War with Russia,' NATO be disbanded. liberationnews.org ANSWER organizer Sean Blackmon, who helped lead the event, remarked how "there is no voice of peace inside this U.S. government, Democrat or Republican."

Manuel Raposo (2022-01-30). Which side are you on? U.S.-EU vs. Russia-China. workers.org Raposo, editor of jornalmudardevida.net, in which this article was published Jan. 26, refutes the conclusions of another article titled, "Putin and Xi Jinping, imperialism's favorites," arguing they are enemies who serve the goals of imperialism by giving the imperialists a pretext for attack. Raposo's response serves to answer anyone on . . . |

_____ (2022-01-30). Biden Spits on Putin's Request for Security. strategic-culture.org By Mike WHITNEY | "The main issue is our clear position on the unacceptability of further NATO expansion to the East and the deployment of highly-destructive weapons that could threaten the territory of the Russian Federation." Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov | Washington delivered a slap in the face to Moscow on Wednesday when U.S. ambassador John Sullivan provided a written response to Russia's proposals for security guarantees. The missive was given to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko who did not reveal the contents but passed them on to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for analysis. Lavr…

sputniknews (2022-01-30). UK Could Send Jets, Warships to Protect NATO Allies, Boris Johnson Says. sputniknews.com LONDON (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom is considering boosting its military support for NATO allies and could double its forces deployed in Estonia, the office of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson informs.

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-30). British military to "deploy across Europe to support NATO allies on land, at sea and in the air" — Johnson. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Johnson like Biden is in deep trouble at home and is attempting a Churchill moment. "We shall go on to the end…we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air…we shall fight on the landing grounds." June 4, 1940War as diversion. The American equivalent. …

TASS (2022-01-30). US sanctions against Russia may destabilize global financial system – report. tass.com The article says, such step may cause serious reciprocal measures from Russia…

Cynthia Papermaster (2022-01-30). Tuesday 2/1: Emergency Action: "Negotiate, Don't Escalate: No War With Russia!" indybay.org San Francisco Ferry Bldg., foot of Market Street…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-01-30). 50 Years of Crimes against Humanity: From Bloody Sunday in Derry, Northern Ireland to Croatia, Kosovo and Iraq. globalresearch.ca Almost forty years later: The 5000 page Saville Commission Report into the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry, Northern Ireland, fails to identify who were the perpetrators, both within H.M government and the British Army.

Victor Grossman (2022-01-30). Nonsense and panic: Berlin Bulletin no. 198, January 30, 2022. mronline.org Why do foolhardy spoilers insist on causing embarrassment? Why must out-of-step fools upset well-steered apple-carts? Why did German vice-admiral Kay-Achim Schà∂nbach open his big mouth on Saturday in far-off Mumbai—and spill so many beans? Many or most U.S. media overlooked it—that is, buried it. Or emasculated it. In Germany they couldn't fully ignore it—though unpleasant …

Eamonn McCann (2022-01-30). 50 Years Ago: The Bloody Sunday Massacre (1972) in Northern Ireland: Comments by "Toxic Clown Boris" Johnson. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on March 6, 2019 | The toxic clown Boris Johnson has told the Daily Telegraph that "it feels sickening" that charges might be brought against some of the paratroopers who killed or wounded 28 unarmed people …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-30). Italian students and youth protest government apathy and flawed policies. peoplesdispatch.org Student and youth organizations have been on the streets of Italy demanding justice for Lorenzo Parelli, who, while working as an intern for a private company, died when a steel girder fell on him on January 21. The students have blamed an exploitative school reform of 2015 which implemented a mandatory internship for students responsible for his death.

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