Daily Archives: January 11, 2023

2023-01-11: News Headlines

Ali Abunimah (2023-01-11). How Carrefour profits from Israel's war crimes. electronicintifada.net Labour unions and rights groups in France and Palestine want the retailer to end its partnership with settlement profiteers.

Roger Keeran (2023-01-11). Review of Russia without Blinders. dissidentvoice.org Russia without Blinders: From the Conflict in Ukraine to a Turning Point in World Politics [Original title: La Russie Sans Oeilleres: Du conflit en Ukraine au tournant geopolitique mondial] edited by Maxime Vivas, Aymeric Monville and Jean-Pierre Page. (Paris, France: Editions Delga, 2022.) Today the conflict in Ukraine advances every day and intensifies with Russian destruction of the Ukrainian …

_____ (2023-01-11). Turkey's energy strategy as a means of boosting security and shifting the balance of power. journal-neo.org In today's world, the security of a country consists of various components, where energy plays a crucial role. The effectiveness of a country's energy security is determined by its resource capabilities, its scientific and technological base, its geographic location and its access to strategic communications. Turkey does not possess all of these components in equal …

WSWS (2023-01-11). How the German government is reigniting the conflict in Kosovo. wsws.org The renewed escalation of the Kosovo conflict is a direct result of the aggressive policy of the European Union, which is using the Ukraine war to reinforce its political and economic dominance over the Western Balkans. Germany is playing the leading role in this process.

ecns.cn (2023-01-11). EU issues COVID-19 response guidelines. ecns.cn Europe has agreed on measures to be applied in aviation in response to the COVID-19 situation in China.

ecns.cn (2023-01-11). Ongoing COVID surge in China not expected to significantly impact Europe: WHO official. ecns.cn The COVID surge in China won't have significant influence on the COVID-19 pandemic situation in Europe, said Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, on Tuesday at a press conference.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-01-11). Otorgan a 3 ciudades el título de Capitales Europeas de la Cultura. telesurtv.net Una ciudad griega, una ciudad romana y una húngara recibieron el título en el Museo de la Acrópolis de Atenas, en Grecia.

WSWS (2023-01-11). German politicians and media demand Leopard battle tanks for Kiev, further escalating danger of world war. wsws.org The announcement that Germany will supply Ukraine with Marder fighting vehicles is part of a spiral of escalation raising the danger of a third nuclear war. Politicians and the media are conducting an aggressive campaign for this to be followed by the delivery of battle tanks and other heavy weaponry.

WSWS (2023-01-11). NATO to train hundreds of Ukrainian troops in US, Germany. wsws.org The United States and Germany have announced they will expand their training of Ukrainian troops inside their own borders, further embroiling them in a war with Russia.

_____ (2023-01-11). Ukraine And Russia Agree — Russia Is Fighting NATO. popularresistance.org Russia and Ukraine have publicly agreed on a fundamental and important issue. | The question is who Russia is fighting in Ukraine. | During an interview with a Ukrainian TV station the Oleksii Reznikov, the defense minister of Ukraine, answered that the Ukraine has "already become a de facto member of the NATO alliance."

WSWS (2023-01-11). Canada escalates war in Ukraine with purchase of surface-to-air missile system for Kiev. wsws.org The announcement came after a bilateral meeting between Canadian Prime Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden, where the two allies discussed waging war on Russia, thwarting China, securing access to critical raw materials and "friendshoring" supply chains.

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-11). Russia's Wagner Group Says It Now Controls Town of Soledar in Donetsk. news.antiwar.com The head of the private Russian military firm Wagner Group said Tuesday that the mercenaries have taken control of the town of Soledar in the eastern Ukrainian oblast of Donetsk. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said that fighting was still ongoing in the center of the town but said the Ukrainian forces were surrounded. "Units of …

SouthFront5 (2023-01-11). Volhynia Turned Into Solid Cemetery. Cry From Soul Of Ukrainian Policewoman (18+). southfront.org Globalists of the New World Order continue to successfully pursue their real goal in the Ukrainian conflict the cleansing of Ukrainian territory from the local Slavic population. | All indications are that apparently this is the minimum globalists' goal in the Ukrainian conflict. The goal of the maximum is likely to achieve the same result on Russian territory. This, by the way, was once mentioned by Margaret Thatcher, who said that it was economically justified to have 15 million people living on the territ…

infobrics (2023-01-11). Russia Asia Relations: The Emerging International Order. infobrics.org Russia-Asia relations are considered one of the highest priorities in Russian foreign policy. Russia's pivot to Asia entails a wider regional policy involving key Asian states, writes Nivedita Das Kundu, Senior Researcher at York University, Academic Director at Liaison College…

infobrics (2023-01-11). Chinese Yuan Overtakes Euro in Russian Foreign Trade Business Settlements. infobrics.org The Chinese Yuan has become more popular than the Euro in foreign exchange settlements of Russian SMEs, according to a study by Promsvyazbank…

_____ (2023-01-11). Spies & Their Pride Sure They Carry Out Espionage Against Russia? journal-neo.org America's CIA, the FBI, and other powerful agencies of the U.S. have been under fire recently for a range of questionable acts, being undertaken both inside and outside America's borders. Recently, the release of the so-called "Twitter files" seems to prove massive interference in social media from what's come to be known as the "Deep State." …

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-01-11). India's Got the BRICS Blues. orinocotribune.com By M. K. Bhadrakumar Jan 6, 2023 | The Brazilian news agency reported that Lula da Silva's inauguration as the new president on January 1 for a historic third term amidst a carnival-like backdrop was attended by over five dozen foreign delegations, composed of heads of government, vice presidents, foreign ministers, special envoys and representatives of international organisations. It was the largest event with high-level international figures in Brazil since the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. | The BRICS leaders flocked to Brasilia — the vice-presidents of China and Russia and the foreign minister of South…

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-11). German Foreign Minister Appears in Kharkiv as Pressure to Provide Ukraine Tanks Mounts. news.antiwar.com German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock made an unannounced visit to the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Tuesday as Berlin is under growing pressure to provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks. Berlin recently pledged to send Ukraine its Marder armored infantry fighting vehicle but has held off on sending the Leopards. When explaining his opposition …

Kyle Anzalone (2023-01-11). Senator Says US Should Remain in Ukraine Until 'Putin Is Out'. globalresearch.ca

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-01-11). Biden's Existential Angst in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-01-10). Peru: Mass Protests And Major Challenges Ahead For The Left. popularresistance.org On December 7, 2022, the President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, was removed from power, arrested and imprisoned in what is being called a coup. This followed multiple attempts by the right-wing political parties and members of Congress to oust him. In response, more than a dozen Latin American and Caribbean nations refuse to recognize Dina Boluarte, who took over as president, and large numbers of people have mobilized throughout the country in protest. A general strike was declared on January 4, 2023. To help untangle the complicated political and social situation in Peru, Clearing the FOG speaks with Francesca Eman…

Isaac Nellist (2023-01-10). Frances Peters-Little on the 1967 referendum, Voice and the struggle for Black rights. greenleft.org.au Frances Peters-Little, director of Vote Yes For Aboriginies, a film about the 1967 referendum, discusses the political context of the vote and the upcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament with Isaac Nellist.

Peter Boyle (2023-01-10). France: 25,000 march in Paris to demand justice for assassinated Kurdish activists. greenleft.org.au A large march took place in Paris, on January 7, to demand justice for three Kurdish female activists assassinated by a Turkish gunman in that city 10 years ago. Peter Boyle spoke to Kurdish solidarity activist and writer Sarah Glynn who participated in the march.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-10). Celebrating international relationships, past, present and future. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It was 100 years ago that Dr. Charles Mayo visited France and met with famed physicist Marie Curie, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize. That meeting helped to set the stage for her research collaboration with Mayo and the relationship between Mayo and France that continues today. Celebrating those past, present and future relationships was the reason for a news conference held at Mayo Clinic on Friday, Jan. 6. Ambassador of France to…

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-10). Poland building NATO's third largest army. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com By way of comparison, France has an army of 200,000 troops, Germany of 180,000 and Britain 148,000. Only the armed forces of the U.S. and Turkey (425,000) are larger than 300,000 personnel. — RR ==== Radio PolandJanuary 10, 2022 Poland builds a 300,000-strong army: defence minister Poland's defence minister has said that the government aims …

_____ (2023-01-10). Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire. strategic-culture.org Although many Nazis were brought to book for their crimes, no British were, Declan Hayes writes. | Caroline Elkins' accounts of British soldiers ramming broken bottles into the vaginas of female Kenyan prisoners during the Kikuyus' Mau Mau revolt is not, by any stretch, the worst example of Albion's imperial violence she recounts. Because this 870 page book is awash with similar instances of systematic war crimes by the British administration in Kenya, in Nigeria, Jamaica, South Africa, Malaya, Palestine, Cyprus, Nyasaland, India and countless other outposts of empire, justifiable comparisons between the British…

ecns.cn (2023-01-10). President vows to advance Sino-Czech relations. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping pledged on Monday to push forward the steady development of relations between China and the Czech Republic, saying that more measures will be unveiled to promote cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries.

_____ (2023-01-10). Europe And The Legitimization Of Deception. popularresistance.org The U.S., having no need of or gift for statecraft, has long practiced what I've taken to calling the diplomacy of no diplomacy. You can't expect much from bimbos such as Antony Blinken or Wendy Sherman, Blinken's No. 2 at the State Department. All they can do is roar, even if they are mice next to any serious diplomat. | But have the European powers now followed along? I fear to ask because I fear the answer. But I must, given recent events. | Early last year, when Petro Poroshenko stated publicly that…

David Cronin (2023-01-10). Why is EU sharing secrets with Israel lobby? electronicintifada.net European Leadership Network has defended Itamar Ben-Gvir's al-Aqsa invasion.

Renate Bridenthal (2023-01-10). How Western sanctions blow back, hurting Europe, deepening Asian integration. geopoliticaleconomy.com Western sanctions led Russia to greatly increase trade with Asia, while devastating Europe's economy. The US tech war against China is damaging its own industry.

SouthFront5 (2023-01-10). BREAKING. Russians Captured AFU Stronghold Soledar. southfront.org On 10 January 2022, in the late afternoon, official media sources of the Russian Wagner PMC stated that the cirty of Soledar had been captured by Russian units. | Soledar was one of the key points of defence of the AFU in the East of Ukraine. The city is home to Europe's largest salt production facility. | Evgeny Prigoggin, head of the Wagner PMC, announced: | "Wagner PMC units have taken control of the entire territory of Soledar. A cauldron has been formed in the centre of the city, where urban fighting is taki…

unitedEditor (2023-01-10). Erdoƒüan calls for climate change; Tàºrkiye-NATO relations; Istanbul derby win of Galatasaray FC. uwidata.com The public agenda in Turkiye was been relatively calmer for the first days of the New Year, when compared to the previous year. The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed the new year with his speech on the climate change. The contradictions over the NATO membership of Sweden and Finland has started to deepen …

Anonymous103 (2023-01-10). Ukrainians To Be Trained On Patriot Systems At Oklahoma Base. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The Biden administration first unveiled its plan to transfer Patriot missile systems to Ukraine in Initially, a base in Germany was floated as the likely place, but also amid conjecture that training could actually happen in th…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-10). Human Trafficking in Ukraine: Illegal Organ Harvest. libya360.wordpress.com Deborah L. Armstrong Col. Vitaly Kiselev of Lugansk Police speaks to media about black-market organ harvesting in Bakhmut. Photo: Voice of Sevastopol "Every Day We Were Working Like Frankenstein's Slaves" Few things in our world are so horrifying as human trafficking. It's a worldwide scourge, and according to some reports, Ukraine is one of the worst…

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-01-10). "The Republic of Kosovo", A Classical Mafia State. The History of Kosovo and Metohia. globalresearch.ca

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-10). EU, NATO, U.S. pursue common policy in Kosovo, broader Balkans. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJanuary 9, 2023 NATO, EU and US consult on developments in Kosovo, Western Balkans Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ welcomed US Deputy Assistant Secretary Gabriel Escobar and the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues, Miroslav Lajƒçák, to NATO Headquarters on Monday (9 January 2023)…. Deputy Secretary General GeoanƒÉ …

Staff (2023-01-10). Samidoun salutes Jose Maria "Ka Joma" Sison during weeks of tributes. samidoun.net Since the passing of Filipino leader, comrade Jose Maria "Ka Joma" Sison, in the Netherlands on 16 December 2022, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network had the honor of participating in tributes and events celebrating the life of the co-founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines and one of the greatest revolutionaries of the past …

Federico Fuentes (2023-01-10). Razem: Building a left alternative in Poland. greenleft.org.au Polish left-wing party

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-10). German tanks, U.S. armored combat vehicles may be headed to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyJanuary 9, 2023 Poland may offer Ukraine some Leopard tanks under broader coalition Discussions about handing German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine continue, and Poland would like to be part of a group of Western donors, the presidential foreign policy advisor has said. Jakub Kumoch told the private broadcaster Radio Zet on Monday that …

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-10). German tanks, U.S. armored combat vehicles, Patriot missiles may be headed to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyJanuary 9, 2023 Poland may offer Ukraine some Leopard tanks under broader coalition Discussions about handing German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine continue, and Poland would like to be part of a group of Western donors, the presidential foreign policy advisor has said. Jakub Kumoch told the private broadcaster Radio Zet on Monday that …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-10). Former High-Level US Officials Warn Time Is Not on Ukraine's Side in the Conflict. news.antiwar.com Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned in an op-ed published by The Washington Post on Saturday that "time is not on Ukraine's side" as its economy is in shambles and the country is entirely reliant on foreign aid. The former officials said Russian President Vladimir Putin …

infobrics (2023-01-10). Named the Most Popular Chinese Cars from Experienced Russian Drivers in 2022. infobrics.org Chinese cars in 2022 were popular with Russian drivers who have been driving for more than 10 years…

infobrics (2023-01-10). Economic Corridor "China — Mongolia — Russia": Infrastructure in Focus. infobrics.org With logistical flows redirected, Russia's interest in the opportunities of east-bound transport routes, including transit via Mongolia to China and on to other destinations in Asia, has dramatically increased…

_____ (2023-01-10). On developments in the IPR over the past year and Russia's place there. journal-neo.org This article offers the author's perspective on some of the past year's outcomes with regard to developments in the Indo-Pacific region (IPR). It is where the focus of the current phase of the "Great World Game" shifts irreversibly. But first, a few words about the term itself. The public introduction of its shortened version is …

SouthFront5 (2023-01-10). Russian Soldiers Assembled Hand-Made Automatic Turret (Video). southfront.org

_____ (2023-01-10). Why BRI Is Back With a Bang in 2023. strategic-culture.org As Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative enters its 10th year, a strong Sino-Russian geostrategic partnership has revitalized the BRI across the Global South. | By Pepe ESCOBAR | The year 2022 ended with a Zoom call to end all Zoom calls: Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping discussing all aspects of the Russia-China strategic partnership in an exclusive video call. | Putin told Xi how "Russia and China managed to ensure record high growth rates of mutual trade," meaning "we will be able to reach our target of $200 billion by 2024 ahead of schedule." | On their coordination to "form a just world order based on i…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-10). In Video: Group Of Ukrainian Servicemen Destroyed By Anti-Tank Missile Strike. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-01-10). Kiev Regime Preparing Another 'Russian War Crime' False Flag In Kharkov. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe Neo-Nazi junta's special services are taking photos and videos of the deceased Ukrainians, while feigning the work of "forensic medical experts" in the presence of staged witnesses, all in an attempt of fabricating "evidence" of supposed "Russian war crimes". | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Faced with mounting losses, particularly in the contested areas of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Kiev regime is desperate to divert domestic and international…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-10). Military Equipment Russian Army Will Receive In 2023 (Infographics). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-01-10). Military Situation In Bakhmut-Soledar Region, Ukraine, On January 10, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian fighters gained a foothold in the center of Soledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in eastern part of Bakhmut; | Russian-led forces are storming the AFU positions near the Krasna Hora village on the north-western outskirts of Bakhmut; | Russian-led forces are storming the AFU positions near Klishchiivka village on the southern outskirts of Bakhmut; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-10). Military Situation In Ukraine On January 10, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russia struck the AFU positions near Konstantinovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Orekhov with high-precision missiles; | Russia artillery destroyed 2 US-manufactured M-777 near Avdeyevka; | Russia artillery destroyed 4 Krab self-propelled howitzers near Seversk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Stelmakhovka; | Clashes between the Russ…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-10). Sweden Hustled into Military Pact with US. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Remote land and people of the Russian Arctic The Biden Administration's efforts to put on fast track Sweden's accession as a NATO member petered out as Turkiye balked, exercising its prerogative to withhold approval unless its conditions regarding Stockholm's past dalliance with Kurdish separatist elements is fully addressed. President Biden was bullish…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-10). What (More Reasonable) Western Analysts Say Comes Next for Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Some Western analysts have been providing a more accurate picture of the conflict in Ukraine than the general barrage of Western war propaganda. They seem to agree that: — There is no path for Ukraine to win militarily; — Russia is nowhere near as incompetent and ill-prepared as the Western media suggests; — Russia is…

WSWS (2023-01-10). Britain prepares to send battle tanks to Ukraine as war against Russia escalates. wsws.org Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said, "We will continue to speak with the Ukrainians about what they need for the next phase of their self-defence and we will continue working with our international partners about ensuring that we provide that. Tanks might well be part of that."

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-10). US, Sweden Open Talks on Military Cooperation Agreement. news.antiwar.com The US and Sweden on Monday opened talks on a military cooperation agreement that will pave the way for a US troop presence in the country as Stockholm is preparing to become a NATO member. Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson told AFP that the details of the agreement still need to be worked out but that it …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-10). US Might Send Ukraine Stryker Fighting Vehicles in Next Arms Package. news.antiwar.com The US is considering sending Stryker armored combat vehicles to Kyiv as part of a new weapons package that is expected to be announced next week, POLITICO reported on Monday. An unnamed Pentagon official said an arms package that may or may not include the Strykers will be announced next week during a meeting of …

WSWS (2023-01-10). SGP holds powerful Berlin election rally against war. wsws.org The Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei rally in the Spandau district gave a strong political lead in opposition to the German government sending tanks to Ukraine.

_____ (2023-01-10). My Evening With A Ukrainian Propaganda/Agitation Unit. popularresistance.org On the night of January 6, I was invited to participate in a panel discussion on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine organized by Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace (BN4P), a local antiwar group I've had connections with since the leadup to the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, and the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), a national organization founded and headed by Joe Lombardo, a long-time peace activist whose resume of activism dates back to the Vietnam War. Joe was set to moderate the event, where I was to join Dan Kovalik, an American lawyer and Human Rights advocate who currently teaches International Human Rights…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-10). Conflict In Ukraine Accelerated India's Global Rise. southfront.org Illustrative Image Moscow could support India as a mediator but Kiev shows no interest. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The international order maintains exclusively Western features, but this is quickly disappearing because of the impact the conflict in Ukraine has had in advancing multipolarity. In the context of a rapidly changing global system, India is set to gain more so than any other country as it was presented with an opportunity to consolidate its importance i…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-10). Ukraine FM Says 'No One Has Done Enough' to Support Ukraine. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe US has authorized around $112 billion to spend on the war | Originally published by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Monday that none of Ukraine's Western backers has "done enough" to support Kyiv in a call for more military aid. | "Ukraine is grateful to partners for their military aid, but we should remain honest with one another: no one has done enough as long…

Anonymous765 (2023-01-10). Fighting For Offensive Initiative On Donbass Front Lines. southfront.org |

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-10). Britain mulls sending first NATO nations' tanks to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostJanuary 10, 2023 UK Considering Sending First Western Tanks to Ukraine: Report The UK is considering sending Challenger II tanks to Ukraine, potentially overcoming the West's previous reluctance to send "offensive" weapons to Kyiv. The British government has been discussing sending 10 Challengers to Ukraine, Sky News reported, citing sources. A government spokesperson [said] …

Chris Walker (2023-01-10). Students at McGill University in Montreal Protest Anti-Trans Speaker. truthout.org Students and student-run organizations at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, are protesting the institution's decision to invite a noted anti-trans activist to speak on campus on Tuesday. Lawyer Robert Wintemute is giving a speech at the university entitled "The Sex vs. Gender (Identity) Debate In the United Kingdom and the Divorce of LGB from T." Wintemute is a member of the United Kingdom… |

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