(2024-02-09). AOC praises Biden for his "leadership" in MSNBC interview. wsws.org Trying to resuscitate Biden's plummeting standing among a vast majority of humanity, the fake socialist from New York was summoned to cable news to gin up support for "Genocide Joe."
(2024-02-08). AOC Says GOP's Mayorkas Impeachment Attempt Is "Craven and Without Merit" truthout.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has called out Republicans for their "laughable" attempt to impeach a Cabinet official for the first time in U.S. history, saying that their accusations against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas clearly lack any form of evidence and are merely politically motivated. In an interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes on Wednesday… |
(2024-02-09). Biden's blunder: President mistakes Egypt for Mexico in press conference. albawaba.com
(2024-02-09). Hundreds Protest Biden in NYC, Arms and Military Sites in Chicago and California. pressenza.com Protests against the war are continuing throughout the U.S. Here in New York, at least 100 Jewish American activists and their allies were arrested Wednesday as they blockaded a road on President Biden's motorcade route as he attended fundraisers. | In Chicago, 33 people were arrested as they blocked entrances to the Woodward manufacturing plant, which makes military equipment that has been used by Israel in Palestine. In California, CodePink and other activists blocked an entrance to the Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield. | CodePink activist: "It's our responsibility, when our government is so horrendously brea…
(2024-02-09). WATCH: Joe Biden has 'poor memory', special counsel report concludes. geo.tv 
"I'm well-meaning; I'm an elderly man, and I know what the hell I'm doing," Biden blasts before media…
(2024-02-09). Roaming Charges: Comfortably Dumb. counterpunch.org 
The Democrats now have the perfect excuse for Biden betraying nearly every promise he made during his 2020 campaign, unfortunately for them it will prove fatal to his reelction: he doesn't remember making them. According to the Special Counsel's report on Biden's mishandling of classified documents, Biden is "an elderly man with a faulty memory." And his memory got "worse" over the course of the investigation to the point where Biden "did not remember when he was vice president" or "even within several years, when his son Beau died."
(2024-02-09). Naufraga Biden en el Senado. radiohc.cu El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joseph Biden, recibió un duro revés cuando el Senado rechazó un acuerdo negociado durante meses por demócratas y republicanos destinado a endurecer las condiciones de los migrantes en la frontera sur, como nunca se había visto antes.
(2024-02-09). The Vegas Super Bowl Primary. counterpunch.org 
In a normal political week, that a Federal District Appellate Court ruled Donald Trump to be immunocompromised would be the news, but instead the lead is that Joe Biden is losing the Super Bowl primary, which is about the only contest remaining on the presidential calendar. Before moving on to Super Bowl politics (I will
(2024-02-09). Biden is Dragging the United States Deeper Into the Middle East. counterpunch.org 
U.S. officials may not acknowledge the connection between the Gaza War and the U.S. bombing campaign, but there is no question that Israeli militarism is relevant to the increased attacks from the Houthis against commercial shipping in the Red Sea as well as the increased attacks from Iranian-backed militia against U.S. facilities in Jordan, Syria, and Iraq.
(2024-02-09). Biden calls Israel's Gaza campaign 'over the top'. newarab.com 
Israel's military response in the Gaza Strip to the "I'm of the view, as you know, that the conduct of the response in Gaza, in the Gaza Strip, has been over the top," the Democrat told reporters at the White House. | "There are a lot of innocent people who are starving, a lot of innocent people who are in troub…
(2024-02-09). Lost And Fearful In The Middle East. popularresistance.org Of all the amateurish moments to arise as the Biden regime conducts its foreign policy, the White House's official statement as B1—B bombers let loose over Iraq and Syria last Friday may be the taker of the cake. | As the ordnance fell on 85 targets in seven locations, many of them outposts of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, our addled president felt compelled to insist, "The United States does not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world." | How many times have we heard this since these latest operations in Iraq, Syria and Yemen began? Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, has said the…
(2024-02-09). Biden administration demands another $60 billion to fund the Ukrainian bloodbath. wsws.org Like all wars, the US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine is creating golden opportunities for the capitalist parasites to turn human blood into dollars and euros. Workers have no interest in supporting the American or European bourgeoisies in their squabble to determine who acquires the lion's share of the booty.
(2024-02-08). Demonstrators Block Presidential Motorcade in NYC to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza. truthout.org More than 500 Jewish protesters and their allies gathered in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Wednesday to demonstrate against Israel's genocide in Gaza and demand a permanent ceasefire. The protest took place while President Joe Biden was attending a fundraiser at the Met, his first visit to New York City since October 7. Demonstrators called on the president to… |
(2024-02-08). Biden's UNRWA aid suspension is an attack on women. electronicintifada.net The damage of White House actions and inaction over Gaza to America's reputation and Palestinian lives will be permanent.
(2024-02-08). Really Big Numbers and the Ukraine Funding Request. cepr.net The Biden administration has run into a brick wall, or at least MAGA lunacy, in its $60 billion funding request for Ukraine. A big part of its problem is that many people are debating this funding with the idea that it requires pulling away money from other important programs or that it will be a …
(2024-02-08). 100 Jewish Cease-Fire Supporters Arrested Blocking Biden's NYC Motorcade Route. scheerpost.com 
(2024-02-08). Iraq Condemns US for Drone Assassination of Militia Group Commander. truthout.org A deadly U.S. drone strike in Baghdad late Wednesday drew swift criticism from Iraqi officials and foreign policy analysts, who warned that the Biden administration's repeated attacks are further inflaming regional tensions and putting civilians at risk. Yehia Rasool, a spokesperson for the Iraqi military, said in a statement early Thursday that the U.S. "conducted a blatant assassination through… |
(2024-02-08). Biden's UNRWA aid suspension is an attack on women. electronicintifada.net
(2024-02-08). Michigan Muslims and Arabs are over Biden. mondoweiss.net 
A delegation of Biden officials are visiting Muslim and Arab leaders in Michigan today to try to reverse plummeting support for the president over Gaza, but no number of hastily arranged meetings can repair this rift.
(2024-02-08). Headlines for February 8, 2024. democracynow.org Truce Talks Continue in Egypt, Humanitarian Catastrophe Continues in Gaza as Netanyahu Rejects Ceasefire Proposal, 6-Year-Old Gazan Girl and 2 Rescue Workers Remain Missing 10 Days After Last Signs of Life, Palestinian American Woman Samaher Esmail Missing After Being Taken by IDF, U.S. Strike in Iraq Kills Senior Figure of Kata'ib Hezbollah, Hundreds Protest Biden in NYC, Arms and Military Sites in Chicago and California, Senate Delays Border Measure After GOP U-Turn; Schumer Calls for Vote on Israel, Ukraine Funding, Biden Officials Meet with Arab American Leaders in Michigan as Group Urges Voters to Reje…
(2024-02-08). Biden Needs a Miraculous "Hail Mary" Pass to Win the 2024 Elections. globalresearch.ca
(2024-02-08). Seeking war funding, Biden embraces far-right anti-immigrant policies. wsws.org In remarks at the White House, the Democratic president said he would put the blame on the Republicans for the supposed "crisis" at the US-Mexico border.
(2024-02-09). Landslide victory for Imran Khan's party in Pakistan elections. albawaba.com
(2024-02-09). Sunday 2/11: Jovanka Beckles & Nikki Bas on "A monumental primary election for northern Alameda county" indybay.org Via Zoom: | us02web.zoom.us/j/88083342274 | Meeting ID: 880 8334 2274 | One tap mobile | +12532158782,,88083342274# US (Tacoma) | +13017158592,,88083342274# US (Washington DC) | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | Meeting ID: 880 8334 2274…
(2024-02-09). Can Genocide Joe Stop the MAGA Threat. counterpunch.org 
As the US presidential election begins to gather steam, Joe Allen looks at the far right threat and the dangerous game being played by the Democrats. Allen asks if Genocide Joe has the support to win or whether a new left alternative should take their place instead. During the first month of 2024 the U.S.
(2024-02-09). Pakistan counts ballots with former PM Khan in jail. newarab.com 
Counting was underway Thursday after millions of Pakistanis voted in an election marred by rigging allegations and a shutdown of mobile phone services, while the country's most popular politician Pollsters predicted a low turnout from the country's 128 million eligible voters following a lacklustre campaign overshadowed by the jailing of former prime minister Khan, and the hobbling of his
(2024-02-09). For Crisis-Hit Pakistan, Elections May Not Lead to a Meaningful Alternative. counterpunch.org 
Scheduled for February 8, the upcoming elections for Pakistan's National Assembly and provincial assemblies hold significant importance against the backdrop of numerous upheavals in the country. Notably, the recent arrest and conviction of the former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, adds a layer of complexity. On January 31, Khan received a 14-year prison sentence, adding to his existing three-year
(2024-02-09). Democratic Socialists of Santa Cruz Endorses Measure M, the Housing for People Initiative. indybay.org Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Santa Cruz has endorsed Measure M, the Housing for People initiative, which is on the ballot in the March 5 primary election in the City of Santa Cruz. If passed, Measure M will increase the ratio of inclusionary/affordable housing to 25% in new large projects of 30+ units, and will require a majority vote of the people before the city's General Plan can be amended to raise current building height limits or floor area ratios.
(2024-02-09). RDCs tasked to increase Museveni's 2026 support in Central. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Resident District Commissioners-RDCs/RCC's and Intelligence Officers in the Central Region have been asked to work harder to increase the number of votes for incumbent President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni so as to extend his leadership beyond 2026 elections. According to the Permanent Secretary in the office of the President …
(2024-02-09). The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance adopts a right-wing manifesto for the European elections. wsws.org The new party aims to contain the growing resistance to the war policy and suppress the class struggle that stands in the way of the war plans of the ruling class.
(2024-02-08). Senegal President's Delay of Election Prompts Mass Protests Amid Fears of Coup. truthout.org Senegal is in the midst of its worst political upheaval in decades after the president postponed this month's election. More than 200 opposition politicians and protesters have been arrested, and the government has shut down some internet access, amid what the decision's opponents are describing as a coup. "This is just the latest step in a string of human rights abuses… |
(2024-02-08). Democracy Now! 2024-02-08 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for February 08, 2024; Ex-UNRWA Official: Funding Cuts Make Donor Countries Complicit in Starvation of Gaza; Senegal's "Unraveling": President's Delay of Election Is Latest in String of Anti-Democratic Actions; "Io Capitano": Oscar-Nominated Film Dramatizes Perilous Migrant Journey from West Africa to Europe | Headlines for February 08, 2024; Ex-UNRWA Official: Funding Cuts Make Donor Countries Complicit in Starvation of Gaza; Senegal's "Unraveling": President's Delay of Election Is Latest in String of Anti-Democratic Actions; "Io Capitano&…
(2024-02-08). Four candidates to compete for Russia's presidency. plenglish.com The candidates who will take part in the presidential elections scheduled for next month are Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), Nikolay Kharitonov of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Vladislav Davankov of New People, and incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin, running for a fifth term as an independent. | Earlier, the CEC declined to register Sergey Malinkovich of the Communists of Russia party, and Boris Nadezhdin of the Civic Initiative party because five percent or more of the signatures submitted supporting them were invalid. | Two others, Rada Russkikh and Ana…
(2024-02-08). The American Political System and the 2024 Elections. By: Carlos L. Garrido. midwesternmarx.com A short note before we start.The paper below was presented on October 23rd, 2023, at the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM in Spanish), a school on the outskirts of the capital in one of the poorer regions of the country. I was asked to give an overview of the foundation of the American state, its structure, and my views on the upcoming 2024 elections. It kicked off the Congress on Interculturality, Juridical Pluralism, Human Rights and Critique of Law, hosted by the …
(2024-02-08). Political consensus on energy transition in Uruguay. plenglish.com Montevideo, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The energy transition in Uruguay is a subject of consensus among the political forces that dispute the electoral campaign for the October elections, the head of the Ministry of Energy Fitzgerald Cantero granted on Thursday.
(2024-02-08). Insurrection going strong as MAGA defies law, trials, elections, civil liberties and the Constitution. nationofchange.org Bad faith losers thrive if never made social pariahs whose nullification must be nullified. Solipsism, like being talked to death, is a terrible way to die.
(2024-02-08). Senegal's "Unraveling": President's Delay of Election Is Latest in String of Anti-Democratic Actions. democracynow.org 
Senegal is in the midst of its worst political upheaval in decades after the president postponed this month's election. More than 200 opposition politicians and protesters have been arrested, and the government has shut down some internet access, amid what the decision's opponents are describing as a coup. "This is just the latest step in a string of human rights abuses," says Amnesty International researcher Ousmane Diallo, who says Sall's latest anti-democratic move is characteristic of an increasingly repressive regime. We also hear from former Prime Minister Aminata Touré, who br…
(2024-02-08). DR: Electoral Debates Could Be Mandatory. telesurenglish.net The five congressmen authors of this idea argue that Law 20-23 itself attributes to the JCE the responsibility of promoting the realization of debates on the programs presented by the parties. | More than eight million Dominicans are summoned to the polls this February 18 for the municipal elections. Feb. 8, 2024.
(2024-02-09). Sunday 2/11: Pink Slip Pelosi for Enabling Genocide Valentine Party. indybay.org Nancy Pelosi's House, 2640 Broadway, SF…
(2024-02-09). The Supreme Court's Political Hack of the Colorado Ballot. counterpunch.org On Thursday, the oligarchy known as the U.S. Supreme Court—many of whose justices pretend to be guided in all analyses and decisions by a textualist constitutional legal philosophy, social consequences be damned—signaled that if they uphold Colorado's decision to exclude Trump from the 2024 ballot, chaos will ensue in the form of disparate and potentially
(2024-02-09). The Politics of La Commedia. counterpunch.org 
About half of the U.S. is offended and repulsed by the existence of Donald J. Trump while the remaining half welcome him as a Messiah. Passions and opinions rule here to a farcical degree that I find best represented by the Commedia dell' Arte. We have our stock characters, including foolish old men and the
(2024-02-09). Pseudo-left maintains guilty silence on job cuts at UPS, Teamsters courting of fascist Trump. wsws.org It has now emerged that the pseudo-left has backed and provided cover for a Teamsters administration with extreme right and even fascist sympathies. This shows there is no line which the pseudo-left will not cross.
(2024-02-09). Supreme Court lines up with Trump at hearing on Colorado ballot exclusion ruling. wsws.org Virtually every justice indicated they were prepared to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that the January 6, 2021 insurrection makes Trump ineligible for the presidency.
(2024-02-08). Full Speed Ahead on the Global Titanic. tomdispatch.com Yes, the Doomsday Clock keeps ticking — it's now at 90 seconds to midnight, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists — but the ultimate time bomb never gets the attention that it deserves. Even as the possibility of nuclear annihilation looms, this century's many warning signs retain the status of Cassandras. Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump withdrew the United States from vital pacts between the U.S. and Russia, the two nuclear superpowers, shutting down the Anti-Ballistic Missile, Open Skies, and Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaties. And despite promising otherwise, Preside…
(2024-02-08). Escepticismo en Corte Suprema estadounidense por caso Trump. radiohc.cu Washington, 8 feb (RHC) La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos mostró este jueves cierto escepticismo respecto a la decisión de Colorado de eliminar al expresidente Donald Trump de la boleta primaria por tratar de anular las elecciones de 2020.
(2024-02-08). Expect Justices to Allow Trump on All Ballots, Legal Experts Say. truthout.org Supreme Court justices have expressed skepticism over Colorado's recent decision to bar former President Donald Trump from the ballot, with some claiming that the precedent could allow for an unmanageable situation in the future. The Colorado state Supreme Court deemed Trump, currently the frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination for president, an insurrectionist in December… |
(2024-02-08). Haley Loses to "None of the Above" Option in Nevada GOP Primary. truthout.org GOP 2024 presidential contender Nikki Haley faced no major opposition earlier this week in the Nevada primaries, a race that awards no delegates because those are given in the Nevada caucuses. Former President Donald Trump, who is running for president in 2024 for the third consecutive term, didn't put his name in the race, but Haley did — possibly so she could look like a winner when she… |
(2024-02-08). What Melania Trump wore at Mar-a-Lago event with Donald Trump?>. geo.tv 
Melani and Trump were spotted attending a wedding in Florida…
(2024-02-08). Bolton Obstructed US-Venezuela Relations: President Maduro. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro revealed that former Secretary of State John Bolton blocked a meeting with then-President Donald Trump at the United Nations General Assembly in 2018. | RELATED: | "Trump and I almost met. Both of us wanted to see each other, and I was ready to go meet with Trump. However, we received a call announcing that the meeting was postponed, even though the coordination of the encounter was already in place," the…
(2024-02-08). Sanders Casts Sole Democratic Vote Against Bill to Send $14B to Israel. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) was the only senator in the Democratic caucus to vote against advancing a bill on Thursday that would send $14.1 billion to Israel in order to advance its genocidal military and starvation campaign in Gaza. The Senate held a procedural vote on a foreign assistance package on Thursday that would send Ukraine $60.1 billion in assistance, fund Israel's genocide and… |
(2024-02-10). Correspondence] Vaccination and the defence of democracy — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Roger L Albin's Correspondence shows some of the many ways to conceptualise the potential mechanisms underlying the evolution and expansion of anti-vaccine activism in the USA. Two of Albin's points prompted us to elaborate here on ideas we discussed in our Viewpoint.1…
(2024-02-10). Correspondence] Vaccination and the defence of democracy. thelancet.com Richard M Carpiano and colleagues provide a useful summary of anti-vaccine activism in the USA.1 Their policy prescriptions are sensible but are likely to fall short because they fail to confront a fundamental feature of anti-vaccine activism. Anti-vaccine activism is one of numerous right-wing initiatives defending free market fundamentalism.2…
(2024-02-09). DPP manipulates tourism for political purposes, harms cross-Straits exchanges: Taiwan Affairs Office. ecns.cn The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Wednesday criticized the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities of Taiwan for using tourism for political manipulation and harming cross-Straits exchanges.
(2024-02-09). SUNFED versus World Bank. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |
(2024-02-09). Why the Marshall Plan ? cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |
(2024-02-09). Essential polling shows support for a democratic economy, proportional representation. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-02-08). Senate Votes Down $118 Billion Military Aid and Border Bill. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Wednesday voted down the $118 billion military and border bill as Republican leadership came out against the legislation before the vote. The bill needed 60 votes to pass and failed in a vote of 49-50. Only four Republicans voted in favor of the legislation, and only five Democrats voted against it. Senate …
(2024-02-08). Government determined to tackle pressing issue of youth unemployment. sanews.gov.za Government determined to tackle pressing issue of youth unemployment | As the country marks 30 years of democracy, President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated government's commitment to tackling the pressing issue of youth unemployment. | Delivering the final State of the Nation Address (SONA) for the sixth administration, President Ramaphosa emphasised that government is determined to take immediate action in providing employment opportunities for young individuals, underscoring the urgency of addressing this crucial challenge. | "For despite the remarkable achievements of the last 30 years, many of democracy's ch…
(2024-02-08). Government strengthens crime fighting measures. sanews.gov.za Government strengthens crime fighting measures | Government has strengthened the ranks of the South African Police Service (SAPS) through the recruitment of 20 000 police officers over the last two years, and another 10 000 in the year to come. | This as part of the country's achievements highlighted by President Cyril Ramaphosa, delivering his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening, in a year the country marks 30 years of democracy. | President Ramaphosa was firm that South Africans deserve to be safe and to feel safe, to walk freely and without fear in their neighbourhoods and public spaces. | T…
(2024-02-08). World: Polio this week as of 8 February 2024. reliefweb.int 
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cà¥te d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, World, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Source: Global Polio Eradication Initiative | Please refer to the attached file. | Headlines | Integration…
(2024-02-08). Essential polling shows support for a democratic economy, proportional representation. greenleft.org.au
(2024-02-08). Tintswalo, a child of democracy. sanews.gov.za Tintswalo, a child of democracy | As the country marks 30 years of democracy, President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his State of the Nation Address (SONA) to outline how government has impacted the lives of ordinary people over the past three decades. | Painting a picture of a child born in 1994, the President told a story of Tintswalo who grew up in a society that was worlds apart from the South Africa of her parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. | "The story of the first 30 years of our democracy can be best told through the life of a child called Tintswalo born at the dawn of freedom in 1994. She grew up…
(2024-02-08). Rojava revolutionary leader warns escalation could lead to World War III. greenleft.org.au 
In an exclusive February 6 interview with Green Left's Peter Boyle, Saleh Muslim, the co-chair of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) the leading party in Rojava's revolution in North-East Syria, warned that the current escalation of military conflict in the Middle East could be the beginning of "the third world war".
(2024-02-08). "Io Capitano": Oscar-Nominated Film Dramatizes Perilous Migrant Journey from West Africa to Europe. democracynow.org 
The new Oscar-nominated film Io Capitano follows young Senegalese migrants on their journey from West Africa to Europe. "We wanted to … give visual form to a part of the journey that we don't see," says director Matteo Garrone. We are also joined by Mamadou Kouassi, whose journey from the Ivory Coast to Italy inspired the movie. Nearly 200,000 migrants traveled to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea last year. Thousands have died or gone missing during the perilous journey. "We wanted to try to humanize this number," says Garrone. For migrants like Kouassi, who face increasingly xenop…
(2024-02-08). Ex-UNRWA Official: Funding Cuts Make Donor Countries Complicit in Starvation of Gaza. democracynow.org 
As Israel's assault on Gaza has displaced the majority of Palestinians in Gaza, more than half are sheltering in facilities run by UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. Despite being the largest humanitarian agency in Gaza, UNRWA says it may run out of funds by the end of the month, after at least 18 states or institutions, including many of the agency's biggest funders, announced they were suspending their donations in January. The cuts came after the Israeli government accused several UNRWA employees of participating in the Hamas attack on October 7. Israel made the allegations in a docum…
(2024-02-08). DR Congo: UN Peacekeeping Chief Urges M23 To Stop Hostilities. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix called on the rebellion of the March 23 Movement (M23) for an immediate cessation of hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). | RELATED: | He made this remark during a press conference following his trip from Feb. 2 to 5 to the eastern part of the country, notably in Goma, Beni and Bukavu, where the security situa…
(2024-02-08). DR Congo: République démocratique du Congo : Situation d'urgence complexe – 25 janvier 2024, Fiche d'information n ∞ 3 – Exercice fiscal 2024. reliefweb.int 
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States of America | Source: US Agency for International Development | Please refer to the attached file. | COUP D'≈íIL SUR LA SITUATION | 113,6 MILLIONS : Population de la RDC, Nations Unies (ONU), décembre 2023 | 25,4 MILLIONS : Population ayant besoin d'aide, Nations Unies (ONU), décembre 2023 | 6,9 MILLIONS : Nombre de personnes déplacées internes (PDI) en RDC, OIM — Octobre 2023 | 1 MILLION réfugiés et demandeurs d'asile congolais dans les pays voisins, HCR, novembre 2023 | 522 260 réfugiés et demandeurs d'asile hébergés en RDC, HCR,…
(2024-02-08). Faculty Senate calls on University of Michigan to divest from firms aiding Israeli genocide. wsws.org To support the humane and democratic spirit of the faculty resolution requires that it not be used to promote illusions that the governments, universities, parties and official institutions such as the UN that uphold the world capitalist system can be forced by pressure from below to halt the genocide and end the decades-long oppression of the Palestinian masses.
(2024-02-09). "An Intelligence Disclosure & the Merit System Protection Board's Cathy A. Harris" indybay.org The following was published exactly one year after the 2001 national security recipient of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel's "Public Servant Award' made a pro se request asking the OSC to accept an Intelligence Disclosure on the failure of Cathy A. Harris, acting U.S. Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) chair, to uphold the duties of her office. The Petitioner remains unwavering in his belief that the remedy can be found in U.S. law, the Constitution, and in legitimate OSC functions.
(2024-02-09). Fly on the Wall: Davis Defeats Grant! counterpunch.org Jefferson Davis and some of his former cabinet members and generals sit in the Oval Office. Lots of Kentucky bourbon is being passed around. Newspaper headlines on his desk. Davis Defeats Grant. Republicans flee the capitol. Harriet Tubman was arrested. The Statue of Lincoln was replaced one by John Wilkes Booth. Davis: These Yankees sure
(2024-02-08). US anti-war activists confront Senators, who are doubling down on support for Israel. peoplesdispatch.org On February 7, activists with feminist anti-war group CODEPINK confronted several US Senators who have been doubling down on their support for Israel throughout the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip. | "Killing Hamas makes Israel safe," said Florida Senator Ted Cruz to an activist who told him that "the war does not make Jews safer." Cruz has received over one million dollars from the pro-Israel lobby since 1990, receiving USD 489,419 from 2019 to 2024. Cruz's top pro-Israel Political Action Committee (PAC) donors are the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the Republican Jewish Coalition. "Kill…
(2024-02-09). Karuma Bridge assessment to disrupt traffic to Gulu. independent.co.ug 
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Travel via Karuma Bridge in Kiryandongo District along the Kampala-Gulu Highway is expected to be disrupted starting Friday through the weekend as the Uganda National Roads Authority conducts quality inspections there. This is part of the plans for the construction of another bridge. The bridge lies along the major …
(2024-02-08). Haiti Fights To End Western Exploitation, Congo Continues To Be Manipulated & Israel Defeated Itself. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (2/8/24). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
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(2024-02-08). DPRK says the US and the West influence the Middle East. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary General of the Korea-Arab Association Yang Myong Song affirmed here on Thursday that the situation in the Middle East can only be solved by putting an end to the double standards of both the United States and the West.