(2022-02-13). Biden Seeks to Seize Afghanistan's Assets. juancole.com By John Sifton | Asia Advocacy Director | — ( Human Rights Watch ) — The Biden administration has decided to recommend directing $3.5 billion of Afghanistan's $7 billion in foreign currency reserves in the United States to a trust fund for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, while agreeing to release another $3.5 billion to families …
(2022-02-13). Putin discussed Ukraine with Macron, Biden. tass.com The Russian leader reminded his counterparts that the West does not do enough to force Ukraine to perform the Minsk Agreements…
(2022-02-13). Why have we never heard of Black Marines serving at Iwo Jima? indybay.org 2022 California Black History Month, we began to focus on equitable and inclusive services for California Black Veterans. | Some have chosen to double down on controlling the narrative while denying and reducing earned Veteran benefits. | President Biden's Executive Order #13985 can't get to California fast enough…
(2022-02-13). Biden, Putin discuss Ukraine crisis over phone. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation Saturday over the situation in Ukraine.
(2022-02-13). Biden's promise, "America's Back!" is delivered–on Steroids! indybay.org On at least one big item, President Biden's campaign promise, "America's Back!" has been resoundingly delivered! 2 decades ago, the United States went to war based on an outrageous lie, that Saddam Hussein had WMDs(Weapons of Mass Destruction) that were ready to launch in 90 minutes on allies of the U.S. That gigantic lie had no credible evidence(and over 10 million citizens across the Globe protested in the streets agianst the impending but illegal invasion.) But the lie was delivered in such melodramatic tones that the "Corporate-bin-Laden" media bought it, line, rod and sinker). The MSM not only parroted the U…
(2022-02-13). Why the Left has to Seize Power. dissidentvoice.org Under bourgeois democracy, there prevails a specific kind of interrelationship between political society and civil society, between the moment of force and the moment of consent. Governmental apparatuses are tasked with penetrating the masses from without, in order to impose capitalist ideologies on them and organize people in the forced, artificial unity of intermediate bodies. …
(2022-02-13). CEO-Worker Pay Resource Guide. popularresistance.org Since 2018, U.S. publicly held corporations have had to annually report the ratio between their CEO and median worker compensation. Corporate lobby groups and allied Republicans fought hard to repeal, delay, or water down this disclosure mandate, a measure initially enacted as part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation. But institutional investors weighed in heavily to defend pay ratio disclosure, as did hundreds of thousands of individuals outraged about the extreme pay gaps at the vast majority of large U.S. corporations. | The CEO-worker pay ratios the new disclosures have begun revealing are boo…
(2022-02-13). Beijing 2022 runs smoothly as it passes half-way point: organizers. ecns.cn The Beijing Olympics has been running smoothly going into its second week of competition, said Yang Shu'an, vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games (BOCOG).
(2022-02-12). When Cruelty Is The Point — U.S. Decides To Kill More Afghan People. popularresistance.org The U.S. also froze the $7+ billion reserve funds of the central bank of Afghanistan which have been held in New York. This is the Afghan peoples money. Part of the total funds are reserves that private Afghan banks had deposited with the central bank. It is money that ordinary Afghan people had deposited at those private banks. | Now the Biden administration, ignoring the various owners of those funds, has decided to steal all of them.
(2022-02-12). Candidate slammed for shooting at opponents in ad. rt.com 
Republican Senate candidate's ad features an 'Old West'-style showdown with Democratic rivals | Jim Lamon, a Republican candidate for the Senate in Arizona, has been roasted by the media for a campaign ad in which he shoots at Democratic rivals — including President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — portrayed by lookalike actors in a stylized 'Old West' scenario. | Lamon attracted particular criticism for including incumbent Arizona Senator Mark Kelly (D) as a target. Kelly's wife, former Arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords, was left with permanent brain damage after being shot in the head…
(2022-02-12). Moscow to react soon to West's response on security proposals, says Kremlin aide. tass.com The two presidents agreed that Moscow will carefully study the views that Biden expressed…
(2022-02-12). Biden-Putin phone call ends. tass.com The White House has not provided any details of the conversation yet…
(2022-02-12). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Biden Faces Mounting Pressure On Student Debt. dailyposter.com 
(2022-02-12). EEUU prometió terminar la guerra en Yemen, pero el bombardeo de civiles se empeora. multipolarista.com El presidente Biden afirmó que pondría fin a la guerra en Yemen, pero los bombardeos saudíes respaldados por EEUU se han intensificado. Un civil yemení ahora es matado o herido cada hora en promedio, el nivel de víctimas más alto desde 2018.
(2022-02-12). Minsk remains only path to Ukraine peace. rt.com 
Increasingly alarmist warnings of a Russian invasion overlook the fact there is a roadmap for de-escalation | Some war scares are short; others don't stop giving. And if they last long enough, they may even lead to a real war. The intense stand-off between Russia and the West over Ukraine that began last October has just escalated again, with US President Joe Biden and his administration issuing new, and once again urgent, alarms about, in effect, an imminent large-scale Russian invasion, complete with instructions for American citizens to leave Ukraine immediately. | Several other governments have followed su…
(2022-02-12). Biden-Putin phone call started at 7:04 pm Moscow time – White House. tass.com The US president is at the Camp David residence in Maryland for the conversation…
(2022-02-12). Biden mentioned sanctions in talk with Putin, but it was not in the focus, Kremlin says. tass.com Putin laid out in detail Russia's approaches and explained why it is now high time to address the issues on which Russia's national security really depends, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov said…
(2022-02-12). Putin-Biden call has ended. rt.com 
The call lasted just over an hour | US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken by phone on Saturday as tensions remain at boiling point over Ukraine. | According to a White House readout of the call, Biden warned Putin that the US and its allies would "respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs on Russia" in the event of an invasion, and that such military action would "diminish Russia's standing" internationally. | Biden, who has thus far ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine, said that should diplomacy fail, America is "equally prepared for other scenarios." | The Krem…
(2022-02-12). Biden is rooting for Russia to invade Ukraine, Tulsi Gabbard says. rt.com 
The former US congresswoman suggests US and NATO want Moscow to attack so they can impose "draconian" sanctions and enrich the military-industrial complex | President Joe Biden and his NATO allies could easily prevent war in Ukraine but would rather see Russia invade their ally to justify harsh sanctions against Moscow and spur a money-making cold war, former US congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard said on Friday in a Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson. | Gabbard, an Iraq war veteran who ran unsuccessfully for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, made her comments as Biden's administration and US media outl…
(2022-02-12). Carlson, Gabbard discuss Biden's drive to war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com
(2022-02-12). US-backed Saudi bombing killing most Yemeni civilians in years, despite Biden's false claim to end war. multipolarista.com President Biden claimed he would end the war on Yemen, but US-backed Saudi bombing has escalated. A Yemeni civilian is now killed or injured every hour on average, the highest casualty level since 2018.
(2022-02-12). Putin y Biden sostienen llamada telefónica para hablar sobre el "tema Ucrania" cubadebate.cu El presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin, le declaró a su homólogo de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, que Moscú no entiende por qué su país proporciona a los medios de comunicación información deliberadamente falsa sobre los supuestos planes rusos para "invadir" Ucrania, afirmó el asesor presidencial, Yuri Ushakov.
(2022-02-12). NATO chief holds emergency talks with leaders of main NATO powers, EU. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOFebruary 11, 2022 NATO Secretary General takes part in meeting with US President Biden NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday (11 February 2022) took part in a virtual meeting organised by the President of the United States Joe Biden on Russia's continued military build-up in and around Ukraine, and its implications for European and …
(2022-02-12). Putin y Biden conversarán vía telefónica sobre caso de Ucrania. telesurtv.net Esta llamada se produce cuando Washington ordenó la evacuación de su personal no esencial en la embajada estadounidense en Kiev.
(2022-02-12). Russia issues warning to US. rt.com 
Another round of negotiations between Moscow and Washington on Ukraine has been held ahead of crucial talks | Another round of Russia-US negotiations on the Ukraine crisis, on Saturday, saw Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warn his American counterpart, Antony Blinken against a "propaganda campaign" over an alleged plan by Moscow to attack Ukraine. | Both foreign and defense ministers of the two countries held phone conversations over "security issues of mutual interest," ahead of crucial talks between the presidents of Russia and the US, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, in the evening. | According to a statement f…
(2022-02-12). US Sanctions on Afghanistan are Complicit in Mass Hunger, even as Biden withholds $3.5 bn in Afghan Money. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Kevin Liptak and Natasha Bertrand report at CNN that the Biden administration has decided to split the $7 billion in Afghanistan government money held in the US and confiscated last August when the Taliban took over the country. $3.5 billion will be released for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan itself, while …
(2022-02-12). US accelerates troop deployments as Biden threatens "world war" with Russia. wsws.org Washington and its NATO allies are concocting a strategy to provoke a war with Russia over Ukraine under conditions where they can also try to blame Russia for it.
(2022-02-12). New Indo-Pacific Strategy Calls for Greater US Presence in Southeast Asia. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration The…
(2022-02-12). Biden Moves to Give Half of Afghanistan's Frozen Funds to 9/11 Families. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Friday took steps to take half of the $7 billion of Afghan funds held by the US Federal Reserve and give it to the relatives of victims of the September 11th, 2001, attacks as millions of Afghans are facing starvation. Biden signed an executive order that will make $3.5 billion available for …
(2022-02-12). Italian Co-Ops Hire Inmates To Make Food And Fashion. popularresistance.org Hand-made jewellery, bottles of locally produced wine and other artisanal products line the shelves of a small shop in the centre of Turin, northern Italy. Two fashionably dressed women are browsing the selection of handbags. 'Made in Italy' is a popular label that attracts both tourists and locals. But here the products are more specifically, and proudly, 'made in carcere' (the Italian word for prison). Forty co-operatives supply the shop — called Freedhome — with goods produced by around 2,000 prisoners. About half of them work on day-release outside prison: on farms, wineries or different workshops…
(2022-02-12). Australian PM's defeat on religious discrimination bill deepens political crisis. wsws.org With only a handful of parliamentary sitting days left before an election, the Coalition was desperate to push the bill through in order to meet a pledge to religious fundamentalist organisations.
(2022-02-12). 'Freedom Convoy': A Dangerous Movement for the Working Class, but Useful for the Ruling Class. orinocotribune.com By Communist Party of Canada — Feb 4, 2022 | The Communist Party of Canada views the "Freedom Convoy" as a public expression of the increasingly organized and assertive far right. The clear links between the organizers of the convoy and far-right networks indicate that this is not a spontaneous working-class demonstration. On the contrary, it is part of a global phenomenon: the rise and mainstreaming of the far right, which is demonstrated by the strong support (ideologically and financially) from the US far right and circles close to Donald Trump and the Jan. 6thinsurrection. The convoy is filled with Nazi…
(2022-02-12). Trump's Illegal Document Shredding May Haunt Him in January 6 Investigation. truthout.org 
Last week, the National Archives confirmed what The Washington Post, in a classic understatement, labeled Time after time, sensitive documents, that were legally required to be kept intact and which ought to have been deposited with the National Archives, were torn into tiny pieces and thrown to the White House floor. Following t…
(2022-02-12). The Occupation of Ottawa is a Far-Right Assault on Labor and Democracy. orinocotribune.com By Stephen Gowans — Feb 10, 2022 | Some people believe the occupation of Ottawa is a leftwing, pro-working-class phenomenon, but that's hardly the view of trade unionists, community organizers, activists and frontline workers here in the city. | We see, feel, hear, and experience the occupation first-hand, on the ground. That might be why we understand the occupation differently: not as a leftwing phenomenon and democratic expression, but as a far-right movement of racists, evangelicals, union-haters, and conspiracy-minded lunatics, inspired and supported by the likes of Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Elon Musk…
(2022-02-12). From U.S. to Honduras: Socialism is Vital to Black Liberation. libya360.wordpress.com John Parker On Jan. 27, I was fortunate to be one of a handful of delegates from the U.S. to attend the historic inauguration of President Xiomara Castro in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Representing the Socialist Unity Party, I was part of an international delegation invited by President Castro and her Libre Party, founded by the National…
(2022-02-12). How The US Uses The NED To Export Obedience. popularresistance.org Today, Watchdog host Lowkey is joined by investigative journalist Matt Kennard to discuss how the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has infiltrated foreign media in an attempt to export obedience to the United States government and promote Washington's interests around the world.
(2022-02-12). UAW, Detroit Democrats facilitate brutal exploitation of temp workers as pandemic decimates Stellantis workforce. wsws.org Detroit, once the center of the automotive industry, has become a focal point of predatory hiring by automakers, abetted by the UAW and Democratic Mayor Mike Duggan.
(2022-02-12). Casualties Reported Following New Turkish Drone Strike on Northeastern Syria (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | Late on February 12, a Turkish combat drone targeted a vehicle in the northeastern Syrian town of Amuda, which is held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The vehicle was reportedly parked in the center of the town, next to an office of the People's Protection Units (YPG), when it was struck. The YPG, which is designated by Turkey as a terrorist group, is the core faction of the SDF. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, several people were wounded as a…
(2022-02-12). 12 major US cities broke murder records in 2021 — senator. rt.com 
Republican senator blames 'soft on crime' Democratic leaders | Twelve major American cities experienced record-breaking homicide numbers in 2021, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) revealed during a Republican press conference earlier this week. The senator blamed "soft on crime" Democratic leaders, noting all 12 cities were run by party members. | "Crime is surging across this country," Cruz warned, pointing out that not only were murder rates on the rise but assaults and carjackings are also through the roof. The crime spike, he said, is a "direct result of Democrats' soft-on-crime policies." | The 12 cities the Rep…
(2022-02-12). Convoy Movement Isn't a Struggle Over Freedom, It's an Attempt to Kill Democracy. truthout.org 
The "Freedom Convoy" movement, consisting of hundreds of trucks, has ground to a halt the busiest border crossing between Canada and the United States and occupied Ottawa, Canada's capital, effectively blockading the city and disrupting daily life for most residents in the core of the city. The convoy participants reject all vaccine requirements and mandates and support a decidedly anti-government discourse reminiscent of far-right ideology in the United States. | The convoy participants lac…
(2022-02-12). Covid-19 and Democracy — Nicaragua v Canada. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton Nicaragua 2018 — police officer Gabriel de Jesús Vado Ruiz, tortured, murdered and set on fire by opposition thugs in Masaya in 2018 (Photo from opposition social media video) From 2018 onwards, Canada's government has denounced Nicaragua in international forums as a repressive dictatorship and followed the US authorities in imposing illegal unilateral…
(2022-02-12). Convocan a un paro en Rep. Dominicana en rechazo a la carestía. telesurtv.net La huelga de 48 horas es en protesta por la situación económica ante el aumento de la canasta familiar y de los combustibles.
(2022-02-12). Bryan Wizemann's You Mean Everything to Me: Confusing love with ownership. wsws.org Certain things ring true: the impoverished social and cultural surroundings, the straitened circumstances of a generation at loose ends, the physical and psychic coldness that New York's streets can present to the destitute or near-destitute.