I\'ve Seen Firsthand the Heartbreak of ICE Detention. This Must End
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-24
Five hours into the dark, rainy drive, Ana Hernandez and Edwin Loredo laugh about how they\'ve never seen the sun in Georgia. It\'s their third trip in as many months, and every time, it storms the whole way
BASTA THANKS CHELSEA MANNING AND JULIAN ASSANGE FOR REVEALING BUSH\'S WAR CRIMES
Orion the Elder | indybay.org | 2020-01-24
MacArthur&Fruitvale…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/24/18830062.php
As extradition hearing dates are set, US Department of Justice argues Assange has no First Amendment rights
wsws.org | 2020-01-24
The latest evidence submitted by the US government underscores the fundamental democratic issues at stake in the decade-long illegal persecution and witch-hunting of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/24/assa-j24.html
OPCW investigator testifies at UN that no chemical attack took place in Douma, Syria
Ben Norton | mronline.org | 2020-01-24
In testimony before the United Nations Security Council, former OPCW inspection team leader and engineering expert Ian Henderson stated that their investigation in Douma, Syria suggested no chemical attack took place. But their findings were suppressed. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/24/opcw-investigator-testifies-at-un-that-no-chemical-attack-took-place-in-douma-syria/
While Trump cuts food stamps, USAID bankrolls Venezuela regime change with half a billion in tax dollars
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-24
The Trump administration has spent $654 million in \"aid\" to try to overthrow Venezuela\'s government, including $435 million through USAID…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/23/usaid-venezuela-regime-change-trump/
When Will the Winter Come to an End?
Vijay Prashad | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-24
Hangameh Golestan, Witness 1979, 1979 On 17 January, Iran\'s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, led the Friday prayers for the first time in eight years. He mocked the \'American clowns\' who threatened Iran and said that Iran\'s response to the US assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani was a \'slap in the face\' of US …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/when-will-the-winter-come-to-an-end/
When will the Winter come to an end?
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-01-24
On 17 January, Iran\'s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, led the Friday prayers for the first time in eight years. He mocked the \'American clowns\' who threatened Iran and said that Iran\'s response to the U.S. assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani was a \'slap in the face\' of U.S. power. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/24/when-will-the-winter-come-to-an-end/
What the Right Wing in Latin America Means by Democracy Is Violence
Vijay Prashad | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
It was a curious exchange. Frustrated by the attacks on his party–the Movement for Socialism (MAS)–former president of Bolivia Evo Morales made an audio recording in which he called upon his supporters to form militias. Maximilian Heath of Reuters went to Argentina to speak with Morales about this leaked recording; Morales said,…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/what-the-right-wing-in-latin-america-means-by-democracy-is-violence/
Soros Says Trump\'s \'Narcissism\' Turned into \'Malignant Disease\' After Presidency
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-24
The Inside Philanthropy news website earlier named Hungarian-American billionaire and left-wing activist George Soros \"Philanthropist of the Year\" for pledging millions of dollars in support for \"academic freedom\" in Central Europe.
sputniknews.com/world/202001241078124826-soros-says-trumps-narcissism-turned-into-malignant-disease-after-presidency/
Canada\'s Justin Trudeau Toes the Imperial Line on Iran
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-24
While the current Liberal government claims to be progressive and in favour of a rules-based international order, promotion of democracy and world peace, its actions regarding Iran demonstrate that the primary drivers of Canadian foreign policy remain US geo-political interests and the interests of the rich and powerful. (This previous article argues this has long been the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/canadas-justin-trudeau-toes-the-imperial-line-on-iran/
Trump\'s \"No-Peace/Peace Plan\" for Palestine. Netanyahu/Gantz Invited to White House to Discuss \"Deal of the Century\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Leaked information shows Trump\'s so-called deal of the century is a one-sided scam, favoring Israel at the expense of fundamental Palestinian rights. | The so-called peace process is the greatest hoax in modern times, along with the US war OF terror …
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-gantz-white-house-invitation-discuss-trump-regime-no-peace-peace-plan/5701629
Germany: Left Party supports Libya conference and possible military deployment
wsws.org | 2020-01-24
Although the conference was a meeting of imperialist brigands who discussed the military occupation of the resource-rich country and the redivision of the entire continent under the guise of peace, it was acclaimed by the Left Party.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/24/liby-j24.html
Muslim Cleric Issues Fatwa Against Bollywood Film Director for \'Showing Quran in Bad Light\'
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-24
New Delhi (Sputnik): The Bollywood movie \"Gul Makai\", based on the story of the life and struggle of 22-year-old Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, has drawn the ire of a Muslim cleric.
sputniknews.com/india/202001241078123594-muslim-cleric-issues-fatwa-against-bollywood-film-director-for-showing-quran-in-bad-light/
Trump to Announce Peace Plan Giving Israel \'Everything It Wants\'
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-24
President Donald Trump is expected to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Netanyahu\'s political rival Benny Gantz at the White House on January 28 to unveil the president\'s \"Deal of the Century\" peace deal for the Middle East. | Though the full plan has not been released, the deal reportedly delivers nearly all of Israel\'s demands in exchange for the possibility of maybe, someday recognizing a Palestinian state. | \"Peace has nothing to do with it,\" said Haaretz journalist Amir Tibon. | t.co/NaOhr3QEZX |
International Court of Justice Orders Burmese Authorities to Protect Rohingya Muslims from Genocide
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-24
In a major ruling, the U.N. International Court of Justice at The Hague has ordered Burma to \"take all measures within its power\" to protect Rohingya Muslims from genocide. The court issued the ruling Thursday, calling the 600,000 Rohingya remaining in Burma, also known as Myanmar, \"extremely vulnerable\" to military violence. The court ordered Burma to report regularly to the tribunal about its progress. The ruling is a sharp rebuke of Burma\'s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who last month asked the court to drop the genocide case against Burma. Suu Kyi is a Nobel Peace Prize winner who spent over a decade figh…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/24/burma_rohingya_genocide_icj_ruling
Lee Camp straightens out \'sewage\' NYT article that claims Russian bots \'sowed confusion\' in South America (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-24
American comedian Lee Camp issued a scathing retort to a New York Times piece alleging that Russian bots stoked tensions in South America, jokingly noting that it would take several years to fully dissect the baseless report. | The host of Redacted Tonight marveled at how the piece, titled \"As Protests in South America Surged, So Did Russian Trolls on Twitter, US Finds,\" was based on data provided by not-very-objective State Department \'analysts\'. For Camp, this raised a number of obvious red flags. | He argued that, contrary to the US government-sourced piece, Washington and its cheerleaders in the media are…
rt.com/usa/479076-lee-camp-nyt-russian-bots-venezuela/
France: 7th National Strike Against Macron\'s Pension Reform
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-24
France\'s General Confederation of Labor (CGT), the Unitary Federation of Trade Unions (FSU) and other organizations called on citizens to join the 51st day of protests against President Emmanuel Macron\'s pension reform. | RELATED: | French Workers Cut Power to World\'s Largest Food Market | Today, the seventh national strike will include torch marches that w…
telesurenglish.net/news/France-7th-National-Strike-Against-Macrons-Pension-Reform-20200124-0001.html
Puerto Rico: Police Dispersed Protest Against Governor Wanda
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-24
The Puerto Rican police Thursday night launched tear gas to disperse the massive concentration that took place in downtown San Juan to demand the resignation of Governor Wanda Vazquez, who is responsible for the mismanagement of resources donated to victims of earthquakes. | RELATED: | Puerto Rico: Citizens Demand Resignation of Governor Vasquez | This concentration was preceded in the afternoon by an impressive ‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã&sbquo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Puerto-Rico-Police-Dispersed-Protest-Against-Governor-Wanda-20200124-0003.html
Trump/Pence #OutNOW: No War on Iran! No War on Women!
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2020-01-24
Bring #OUTNOW into mass protests against U.S. war on Iran
Trump/Pence #OutNOW: No War on Iran! No War on Women!
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2020-01-24
Bring #OUTNOW into mass protests against U.S. war on Iran
\'Million-Man March\' kicks off in Baghdad to demand US troop pullout (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2020-01-24
A massive demonstration –called for by a prominent Shia cleric– has flooded the streets of the Iraq\'s capital Baghdad, with thousands voicing their anger at the US military presence there. | Early on Friday morning, throngs of protesters
Republicans Have Made a Mockery of Impeachment
Marjorie Cohn | truthdig.com | 2020-01-24
It\'s not just Mitch McConnell. The Senate GOP has made clear it has no desire to get to the bottom of the charges against Donald Trump.
truthdig.com/articles/republicans-have-made-a-mockery-of-impeachment/
Turkish Intervention in Libya: Another Erdogan Reckless Attempt to Revive Neo-Ottoman Empire
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
With Turkey failing to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power in their drive to forge a regional hegemonic order under their rulership, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has set his eyes on other Eastern Mediterranean issues, primarily aggression against | …
globalresearch.ca/intervention-libya-another-erdogan-reckless-attempt-revive-neo-ottoman-empire/5701622
A Letter From Iowa
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
I rode back out to Iowa to observe and even participate on behalf of Bernie Sanders\' progressive-populist candidacy in this state\'s pivotal first-in-the-nation presidential Caucus. It\'s a pivotal moment. A recent Des Moines Register poll has Sanders in lead among Iowa Democratic Party Caucus-goers. CNN just released a poll showing Sanders to be the national Democratic front-runner, three points ahead of ridiculous right-wing Joe \"Never Called me Boy\" Biden, whose corporatism Bernie has been politely calling out.
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/a-letter-from-iowa/
Pelosi\'s Choice: Enough for Trump\'s Impeachment but not going All Out for Removal
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has her reasons for limiting her impeachment articles to offenses stemming from the abuses and violations related to Ukraine. Unfortunately, she declined to pursue a broader impeachment approach that recognizes multiple provable, serious violations of the Constitution. Speaker Pelosi overruled Chairs of Committees, including the Judiciary Committee, and other senior lawmakers…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/pelosis-choice-enough-for-trumps-impeachment-but-not-going-all-out-for-removal/
Pelosi\'s Choice: Enough for Trump\'s Impeachment but not going All Out for Removal
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has her reasons for limiting her impeachment articles to offenses stemming from the abuses and violations related to Ukraine. Unfortunately, she declined to pursue a broader impeachment approach that recognizes multiple provable, serious violations of the Constitution. Speaker Pelosi overruled Chairs of Committees, including the Judiciary Committee, and other senior lawmakers…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/pelosis-choice-enough-for-trumps-impeachment-but-not-going-all-out-for-removal/
In the Name of \"Israel\'s Security\": Retreating US Gives Israel Billions More in Military Funding
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
Billions of US tax-payers\' money will continue to be funneled into Israel in the next fiscal year, and for many years in the foreseeable future. Republican and Democratic Senators have recently achieved just that, passing a bill aimed at providing Israel with $3.3 billion in annual aid. The Bill, co-sponsored by Democratic Senator, Chris Coons…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/in-the-name-of-israels-security-retreating-us-gives-israel-billions-more-in-military-funding/
Video: Syrian Army Reportedly Suffers Huge Casualties in Idlib. What\'s Going On?
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Intense clashes between the Syrian Army and Idlib militants resulted in large casualties among both sides, according to statements by the Syrian and Russian defense ministries. | On January 23, the Syrian military reported that its forces had repelled a large-scale …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-reportedly-suffers-huge-casualties-in-idlib-what-going-on/5701630
Video: Turkey\'s Military Industrial Complex
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Turkey is working to develop its national industry and reequip its armed forces with modern military equipment. The worth of projects in this field is estimated to be around $77 billion. Ankara is paying special attention to the modernization and …
globalresearch.ca/video-turkeys-military-industrial-complex/5701581
If This is a Democracy, Why Don\'t We Vote for the Vice President Too?
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
Let\'s say you owned a house and needed extra cash to make ends meet, so you decided to rent two of your bedrooms. Would you agree to lease those rooms to two people, but under the condition that you could only meet and run a credit check on one of them? Would you allow a…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/if-this-is-a-democracy-why-dont-we-vote-for-the-vice-president-too/
FROM THE FIELD: Niger supporting the most vulnerable, as crises mount
news.un.org | 2020-01-24
The number of people requiring humanitarian assistance in Niger, a country which the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, says is \"being assaulted on all fronts\", is expected to increase in 2020.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1055831
Brazilian prosecutors target journalist Glenn Greenwald for \'cybercrimes\'
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-24
Glenn Greenwald is accused of being involved in the hacking of communications of senior government officials. His reports exposed the conspiracy between Brazil\'s current justice minister, Sergio Moro, and the Federal Prosecutor\'s Office against former president Lula. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/24/brazilian-prosecutors-target-journalist-glenn-greenwald-for-cybercrimes/
Globalizing the War on Indigenous People: Bolsonaro and Modi
Jess Franklin | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
A man who has repeatedly romanticized dictatorship and advocated the use of torture seems like an odd choice for guest of honor at the annual celebration of the constitution in the biggest democracy in the world. However, it makes perfect sense that Brazil\'s notorious President, Jair Bolsonaro, has been invited to India\'s Republic Day parade…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/globalizing-the-war-on-indigenous-people-bolsonaro-and-modi/
Leap of Faith: Russian Woman Miraculously Survives Fall From 9th Floor of Apartment Building – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-24
It\'s horrifying to see somebody walking out of the window of a tall building – but in very rare cases, people can miraculously survive such extreme events – which is a real miracle, regardless of whether there is a lot of snow to break their fall.
sputniknews.com/viral/202001241078125915-leap-of-faith-russian-woman-miraculously-survives-fall-from-9th-floor-of-apartment-building—video/
Putin returns fallen cap to member of Palestinian honor guard during Bethlehem visit (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-24
The Russian president made a small but noticeable contribution to keeping the Palestinian Authority in order when he put a fallen peaked cap back where it belonged
Putin returns fallen cap to member of Palestinian honor guard during Bethlehem visit (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-24
The Russian president made a small but noticeable contribution to keeping the Palestinian Authority in order when he put a fallen peaked cap back where it belonged
\'False sense of security!\' Pakistan claims India\'s S-400 deal fuels arms race… as it tests ballistic missile
rt.com | 2020-01-24
India\'s decision to buy Russia\'s S-400 missile defense system could spark an arms race, Pakistan has claimed, urging its regional rival to ditch it for the sake of \"stability\" the same day it tested a new nuclear-capable missile. | Citing \"concerns regarding the induction of ballistic missile defense systems in the region,\" Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Aisha Farooqui told reporters on Thursday that the S-400 was a \"destabilizing system\" which could \"undermine deterrence and s…
rt.com/news/479035-pakistan-india-s400-power-balance/
WATCH: Escaped elephants frolic in snowy streets of Russia\'s Ekaterinburg
rt.com | 2020-01-24
Workers and residents alike were stunned to look out their windows and see not one but two Indian elephants taking a snow bath on the streets of the Russian city of Ekaterinburg on Thursday. | The star performers of a visiting Italian circus, 45-year-old Carla and 50-year-old Roni, couldn\'t resist taking a stroll in the -5C air and frolicking in the snow in the city before their days-long drive to Saint Petersburg, having broken away from their trainers during a well-earned break. | Elephants on loose in Russia after circus escape pic.twitter.com/XzGB3wVrAC– RT (@RT_…
rt.com/russia/479059-escaped-elephants-recaptured-yekaterineburg/
Snow safety pillow: Woman miraculously survives fall from 9th storey window in Russian town (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-24
A woman can be seen falling from the window of a ninth-floor apartment in Izluchinsk, Russia in harrowing CCTV footage which has surfaced online. Against all odds, she immediately springs back up to her feet and seeks help. | The woman was incredibly lucky as she somehow managed to break her fall by landing in a perfectly placed snowdrift that was large enough to cushion her and save her life. | –ë–ã–Å–Ç–Ä–ã–π –Å–ø–É–Å–∫ –Å 9–≥–æ –&…
rt.com/russia/479069-woman-miraculously-survives-fall/
\'I want to open new fronts with Russia & China as US lived off the fat of our land,\' Philippines\' Duterte tells RT
rt.com | 2020-01-24
Speaking to RT, firebrand President Rodrigo Duterte spewed vitriol at the US for seeing the Philippines as \"a vassal state,\" revealing that he has sets his hopes on reaching out to Moscow and Beijing instead. | \"America is not the Philippines and the Philippines is not America. It ain\'t that way anymore, and I refuse to dovetail under American foreign policy,\" Duterte proclaimed in a candid interview with RT. | Although Washington
Consortium News sues for libel over claims it aided \"Russian disinformation\" campaign against Canada
wsws.org | 2020-01-24
Consortium News has filed libel lawsuits against a Canadian state security agency and a television network over their false claims that the Virginia-based independent news organization spearheaded a pro-Russian disinformation campaign in Canada.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/24/cons-j24.html
Over 4 Million People Join March Against US Presence in Iraq
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-24
At least four million people Thursday demanded the departure of U.S. troops from Iraq with a march in Baghdad, which was convened by cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr three weeks after the murder of Iran\'s General Qasem Soleimani. | RELATED: | Trump Downplays US Casualties from Iranian Attack | At the country\'s capital, streets were filled with an endless column of people who paraded to express their repudiation of the U.S. military presence. | Banners showed slogans such as \"No, No to the U.S. and…
telesurenglish.net/news/Over-4-Million-People-Join-March-Against-US-Presence-in-Iraq-20200124-0004.html
Never the Pentagon: How the Military-Industrial Complex Gets Away with Murder in Contract after Contract
Mandy Smithberger | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Call it a colossal victory for a Pentagon that hasn\'t won a war in this century, but not for the rest of us. Congress only recently passed and the president approved one of the largest Pentagon budgets ever. It will …
globalresearch.ca/never-pentagon-how-military-industrial-complex-gets-away-murder-contract/5701605
China: Lunar New Year on Hold as Coronavirus Spreads
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-24
On January 25, over 1.4 billion Chinese welcomed their lunar New Year with concern and sadness, as celebrations and family gatherings have been suspended to halt the spread of the Wuhan pneumonia. | RELATED: | China Confirms 830 Cases of New Coronavirus Pneumonia | Shows, fireworks, and mass events have been canceled. People have been advised to avoid large fa…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Lunar-New-Year-on-Hold-as-Coronavirus-Spreads-20200124-0002.html
Coronavirus Arrives in France, Health Minister Admits Cases
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-24
France confirmed on Friday its first two cases of the Wuhan coronavirus, with one patient being hospitalized in Paris and the other in the southwestern city of Bordeaux. | Health Minister Agnes Buzyn told a news conference these were the first two confirmed cases in Europe and that more cases were likely to occur in France. | RELATED: | China: Lunar New Year on Hold as Coronavirus Spreads | Earlier, the charity SOS Medecins said it ha…
telesurenglish.net/news/Coronavirus-Arrives-in-France-Health-Minister-Admits-Cases-20200124-0006.html
Venezuela\'s \"Guaido Threat\": Safeguarding Telesur Is Our Obligation, Academics and Intellectuals
Steve Sweeney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-24
Attacks on Venezuelan TV station Telesur are an example of the \"arrogance of the powerful\" trying to stop people from hearing the truth, campaigners warned today. | Intellectuals and academics from across Latin America penned an open letter in support of …
globalresearch.ca/safeguarding-telesur-our-obligation-academics-intellectuals-say-face-guaido-threat/5701610
China Confirms 830 Cases of New Coronavirus Pneumonia
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-24
Chinese health authorities announced that 830 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the coronavirus, and these had been reported in 29 provincial-level regions in the country by the end of Thursday. | RELATED: | WHO: \"Too Early\" to Declare Novel Coronavirus Global Emergency | According to the National Health Commission, 34 patients had been cured and discharged from hospitals. Also, the commission reported a total of 1,072 suspected cases in 20…
telesurenglish.net/news/china-confirms-new-cases-of-new-coronavirus-pneumonia-20200123-0018.html
China: Pneumonia Outbreak Forces to Suspend New Year Holidays
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-24
On January 25, over 1.4 billion Chinese receive their lunar New Year with concern and sadness, for celebrations and family gatherings have been suspended to halt the spread of the Wuhan pneumonia. | RELATED: | China Confirms 830 Cases of New Coronavirus Pneumonia | Shows, fireworks, and mass events have been canceled. People have been advised to avoid large fa…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Pneumonia-Outbreak-Forces-to-Suspend-New-Year-Holidays-20200124-0002.html
Bolivia\'s Coup-Born Regime Suspends Relations With Cuba
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-24
A couple of days after the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale visited La Paz, Bolivia\'s coup-born government headed by Jeanine Añez suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba. | RELATED: | Bolivian Senate Approves Extending Coup Government Mandate | This decision was made public on Friday, one day after Hale announced that the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivias-Coup-Born-Regime-Suspends-Relations-With-Cuba-20200124-0005.html
EU\'s foreign policy chief extends timeline for dispute mechanism on Iran nuclear accord
rt.com | 2020-01-24
The EU\'s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday he had extended the time available to discuss ways to save the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran under a dispute mechanism triggered by France, Germany and Britain. \"There is agreement that more time is needed due to the complexity of the issues involved. The timeline is therefore extended,\" Borrell said in a statement. | On January 14, Borrell was notified by Paris, London and Berlin that they had triggered the dispute mechanism, in theory starting a 15-day process to resolve issues with Iran. | However, it is not clear when the 15-day period should start b…
rt.com/newsline/479094-eu-extends-dispute-iran/