The Trump Administration Just Opened a New Immigrant Prison in Rural Michigan
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-22
From his office at the Cristo Rey Church in Lansing, Mich., Oscar Castañeda runs a campaign against a new federal immigrant prison, part of President Donald Trump\'s escalation of immigration enforcement. | In May 2019, the Trump administration awarded a ten-year, $398 million contract to The GEO Group, the largest private prison corporation in the country, to reopen a shu…
truthout.org/articles/the-trump-administration-just-opened-a-new-immigrant-prison-in-rural-michigan/
Mexico Begins Flying, Busing Migrants Back to Honduras
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-22
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico
Migrant caravan shrinks at Guatemala-Mexico border amid deportations
rt.com | 2020-01-22
The number of migrants stuck at the Guatemala-Mexico border continues to dwindle as detentions chip away at what remains of the latest caravan, AP reports. | The first buses of migrants left Tecun Uman, Guatemala overnight to repatriate migrants to their countries. On Tuesday, Mexico began flying and busing hundreds of migrants who had crossed into the country back to Honduras. | Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador recognized the success of his government\'s strategy on Wednesday, noting that many of the migrants had begun to voluntarily return to their countries. | US Department of Homeland Security…
rt.com/newsline/478914-migrant-caravan-guatemala-mexico/
Migrant caravan shrinks at Guatemala-Mexico border amid deportations
rt.com | 2020-01-22
The number of migrants stuck at the Guatemala-Mexico border continues to dwindle as detentions chip away at what remains of the latest caravan, AP reports. | The first buses of migrants left Tecun Uman, Guatemala overnight to repatriate migrants to their countries. On Tuesday, Mexico began flying and busing hundreds of migrants who had crossed into the country back to Honduras. | Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador recognized the success of his government\'s strategy on Wednesday, noting that many of the migrants had begun to voluntarily return to their countries. | US Department of Homeland Security…
rt.com/newsline/478914-migrant-caravan-guatemala-mexico/
Greece: Islanders Stage General Strike in Support of Refugees
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
Authorities and residents of the Greek islands of Samos, Lesbos, and Chios Wednesday held a general strike demanding Greece\'s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to implement real solutions to the overcrowding in refugee camps. | RELATED: | Greece: 1,200 More Guards To \'Shut The Door\' On Migrants | …
telesurenglish.net/news/Greece-Islanders-Stage-General-Strike-in-Support-of-Refugees-20200122-0006.html
Busting Cold War propaganda: what China is really like
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-22
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Danny Haiphong, a contributing editor at the Black Agenda Report, about his recent,…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/22/busting-pro-war-propaganda-what-china-is-really-like/
Busting pro-war propaganda: what China is really like
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-22
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Danny Haiphong, a contributing editor at the Black Agenda Report, about his…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/22/busting-pro-war-propaganda-what-china-is-really-like/
Witnesses testify that CIA spied on Assange and his lawyers
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
This evidence alone requires the US extradition case to be thrown out of court on the grounds of illegality.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/ucgl-j22.html
SEP to hold public meeting in Canada to demand freedom for Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
The Socialist Equality Party (Canada) is holding a public meeting in Montreal on Sunday, February 2 to fight for the freedom of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, oppose war, and defend democratic rights.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/cnas-j22.html
Brazil\'s Bolsonaro government charges journalist Glenn Greenwald with \"cybercrimes\"
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
The trumped-up charges against Greenwald by Bolsonaro\'s fascistic government are of a piece with the global assault on free speech and democratic rights and the jailing of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/gree-j22.html
OPCW investigator testifies at UN that no chemical attack took place in Douma, Syria
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-22
In testimony before the United Nations Security Council, former OPCW inspection team leader and engineering expert Ian Henderson stated that…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/22/ian-henderson-opcw-whistleblower-un-no-chemical-attack-douma-syria/
Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (Davis)
CODEPINK, ANSWER | indybay.org | 2020-01-22
Intersection of 5th Street and B Street, Downtown Davis 95616…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/20/18829931.php
Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (Santa Cruz)
CODEPINK, ANSWER | indybay.org | 2020-01-22
Santa Cruz Town Clock, tri-intersection of Water Street, Front Street, N. Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/20/18829932.php
Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (San Mateo)
CODEPINK, ANSWER | indybay.org | 2020-01-22
Intersection of 3rd Avenue and El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94401…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/20/18829933.php
Global Day of Protest: No War on Iran! (Sacramento)
CODEPINK, ANSWER | indybay.org | 2020-01-22
Intersection of 9th street & K street, Sacramento, CA 95814…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/20/18829929.php
Ending Militarization Of Our Communities
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-22
From Stop The Militarization of Police Facebook page In recent weeks Popular Resistance has focused on the escalation of US militarism around the world, especially in the Middle East with the assassination of General Soleimani, US troops staying in Syria to take their oil and the US refusing to leave Iraq despite being asked to leave. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/ending-militarization-of-our-communities/
At Davos 2020, Trump dismissive of climate change concerns
Deutsche Welle | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-22
U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the concerns of environmental activists as \"pessimism\" in a speech to political and business leaders at the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Tuesday. Climate change and global warming are topping the agenda at this year\'s annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, with activists at odds with …
peoplesworld.org/article/at-davos-2020-trump-dismissive-of-climate-change-concerns/
Advice from Trump: US is clean & beautiful, Greta; please go and fight those trashing the Pacific Ocean
rt.com | 2020-01-22
When President Donald Trump mentioned Swedish ecological activist Greta Thunberg, everybody held their breath. However, he kept his cool, simply telling her not to focus on America\'s environmental issues and focus on other places. | Some environmental enthusiasts looked forward to the World Economic Forum the way sports fans wait in anticipation for a big game. US President Donald Trump and Swedish ecological activist Greta Thunberg, two irreconcilable eco-rivals, were given the opportunity and venue to duel it out over climate change. | On Tuesday, Thunberg blamed world leaders for the \"inaction\" which is fue…
rt.com/news/478889-trump-greta-us-climate-environment/
Advice from Trump: US is clean & beautiful, Greta; please go and fight those trashing the Pacific Ocean
rt.com | 2020-01-22
When President Donald Trump mentioned Swedish ecological activist Greta Thunberg, everybody held their breath. However, he kept his cool, simply telling her not to focus on America\'s environmental issues and focus on other places. | Some environmental enthusiasts looked forward to the World Economic Forum the way sports fans wait in anticipation for a big game. US President Donald Trump and Swedish ecological activist Greta Thunberg, two irreconcilable eco-rivals, were given the opportunity and venue to duel it out over climate change. | On Tuesday, Thunberg blamed world leaders for the \"inaction\" which is fue…
rt.com/news/478889-trump-greta-us-climate-environment/
The People of Colombia are Cracking the Walls of War and Authoritarianism
Justin Podur | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-22
The protests that started with the national strike called by Colombia\'s central union on November 21 to protest pension reforms and the broken promises of the peace accords have persisted for two months and grown into a protest against the whole establishment. And the protests have continued into the new year and show no signs…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/22/the-people-of-colombia-are-cracking-the-walls-of-war-and-authoritarianism/
Protests Continue In Colombia Against Ivan Duque\'s Policies
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
Several clashes between demonstrators and the police took place during rallies in Bogotá and several regions of the country, in the context of a day of protest in Colombia, where isolated cases of repression were reported. | RELATED: | One More Social Leader Killed In Colombia, 21 So Far in 2020 | The most serious incident happened in Bogota, when a g…
telesurenglish.net/news/mobilizations-continue-in-colombia-against-ivan-duque-policies-20200121-0020.html
UK: Johnson government plans draconian new anti-terror laws
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
Patel\'s announcement comes after it was revealed that dozens of left-wing and environmental protest groups are included in a counter-terrorism \"guidance document.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/terr-j22.html
10 protesters killed in violent crackdown by Iraqi security forces
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-22
Nearly 150 protesters were also injured in the crackdown by security forces on Monday and Tuesday. Since the beginning of the protests on October 1, 2019, more than 500 people have been killed and over 25,000 injured…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/22/10-protesters-killed-in-violent-crackdown-by-iraqi-security-forces/
Colombia demonstrations resume demanding dignity for the people and end to right-wing violence
Mario Murcia | liberationnews.org | 2020-01-22
Major national protests took place across Colombia January 21 within the context of the national strike movement that began on November 21.
liberationnews.org/colombia-demonstrations-resume-demanding-dignity-for-the-people-and-end-to-right-wing-violence/
Australia: Thousands protest government inaction on bushfires and climate change
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
The organisers of the Melbourne demonstration provided no way forward beyond the confines of the capitalist system that has led to environmental destruction.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/rall-j22.html
US Officials Admit Covert Tech Program Is Fueling Iran Protests
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
After major protests hit multiple cities across Iran in November following a drastic government slash in gasoline subsidies which quickly turned anti-regime, broad internet outages were reported
How Western Left Media Helped Legitimate US Regime Change in Venezuela
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-01-22
In Jacobin ( 2/5/19)… | It\'s been a year since Juan Guaidó began his US-anointed mandate as \"interim president\" of Venezuela. | Following the opposition leader\'s failure to secure reelection as National Assembly president this month, Washington and its corporate media stenographers have hysterically decried a \"coup\" (FAIR.org, 1/10/20) against the coup…
fair.org/home/how-western-left-media-helped-legitimate-us-regime-change-in-venezuela/
Video: Dozens Army Troops Killed, Injured in Idlib Clashes
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
46 Syrian service members have been killed and 77 were wounded in recent clashes with radical militants in Greater Idlib in the period from January 16 to January 19, the Russian Reconciliation Center reported. According to the report, 57 civilians …
globalresearch.ca/video-dozens-army-troops-killed-injured-idlib-clashes/5701348
OPCW Inspector Debunks Doctored Syria Report. \"The Chemical Weapons Incident That Never Occurred\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
Last November, WikiLeaks published information from an OPCW whistleblower. | A member of its fact finding mission to Douma, Syria, he expressed grave \"concern over intentional bias introduced to a redacted version of the report he co-authored.\" | The OPCW\'s so-called Fact …
globalresearch.ca/opcw-inspector-debunks-doctored-syria-report-the-chemical-weapons-incident-that-never-occurred/5701378
Netanyahu and Gantz Vow Jordan Valley Annexation
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
The Jordan Valley, including the northern Dead Sea, comprise about 30% of the West Bank. | Most of the territory was designated Area C under Oslo II (1995). | The 1993 Oslo Accords gave Israel de facto control over the Occupied Territories …
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-gantz-vow-jordan-valley-annexation/5701382
Tulsi Gabbard Files Defamation Suit Against Hillary Clinton
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-22
NEW YORK
\'Obvious malicious intent\': Tulsi Gabbard hits Clinton with defamation suit over \'Russian asset\' smear
rt.com | 2020-01-22
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is suing two-time White House runner-up Hillary Clinton over her claim that Gabbard was a \"Russian asset,\" alleging that the lie hurt not just her campaign but the entire election. | Clinton \"lied about her perceived rival Tulsi Gabbard… publicly, unambiguously, and with obvious malicious intent\" when she claimed Gabbard was \"the favorite of the Russians,\" the campaign alleges in the suit, filed on Wednesday in the federal Southern Di…
rt.com/usa/478916-tulsi-russian-asset-clinton-lawsuit/
\'Obvious malicious intent\': Tulsi Gabbard hits Clinton with defamation suit over \'Russian asset\' smear
rt.com | 2020-01-22
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is suing two-time White House runner-up Hillary Clinton over her claim that Gabbard was a \"Russian asset,\" alleging that the lie hurt not just her campaign but the entire election. | Clinton \"lied about her perceived rival Tulsi Gabbard… publicly, unambiguously, and with obvious malicious intent\" when she claimed Gabbard was \"the favorite of the Russians,\" the campaign alleges in the suit, filed on Wednesday in the federal Southern Di…
rt.com/usa/478916-tulsi-russian-asset-clinton-lawsuit/
Guaido\'s Last Ride
Daniel McAdams | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
Remember Juan Guaido? Just a year ago the Venezuelan politician, unknown even in his own country, was tapped by the US government to lead a coup against the elected government of Nicolas Maduro. In a phone call with …
globalresearch.ca/guaido-last-ride/5701390
\'Respect the rules\': French President Macron snaps at Israeli police in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-22
French President Emmanuel Macron gave Israeli police officers a tongue-lashing in Jerusalem, after the cops entered the French Church of St. Anne in the city\'s old quarter. | Footage shared on social media captured the altercation, which took place during Macron\'s visit to the Crusader-era church on Wednesday. Though situated in the Old City of Jerusalem, the church belongs to the French government, and Israeli officers had apparently tried to enter the premises ahead of Macron. | \"Everybody knows the rules!\" Macron shouted, speaking English. \"I don\'t like what you did in front of me. Go out!\" | Coup de colère…
rt.com/news/478910-macron-confrontation-jerusalem-police-church/
US Style Democracy: Chronology of Bolivia\'s \'Slow Motion\' Coup
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
On Sunday, November 10, 2019, Bolivia\'s Armed Forces Commander Williams Kaliman \"recommended\" President Evo Morales to present his resignation. | RELATED: | Bolivia: MAS Presidential Candidate Becomes Target of Lawfare | This was one of the last crucial moments in a coup d\'etat that began long ago with the backing of the United States government and with the active participation of the Organization of American States (OAS). On that day, the Bolivian extreme right opened the door…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Style-Democracy-Chronology-of-Bolivias-Slow-Motion-Coup-20200122-0003.html
\'Respect the rules\': French President Macron snaps at Israeli police in Jerusalem (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-22
French President Emmanuel Macron gave Israeli police officers a tongue-lashing in Jerusalem, after the cops entered the French Church of St. Anne in the city\'s old quarter. | Footage shared on social media captured the altercation, which took place during Macron\'s visit to the Crusader-era church on Wednesday. Though situated in the Old City of Jerusalem, the church belongs to the French government, and Israeli officers had apparently tried to enter the premises ahead of Macron. | \"Everybody knows the rules!\" Macron shouted, speaking English. \"I don\'t like what you did in front of me. Go out!\" | Coup de colère…
rt.com/news/478910-macron-confrontation-jerusalem-police-church/
How Are Iran and the \"Axis of the Resistance\" Affected by the US Assassination of Soleimani?
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
The US President Donald Trump assassinated the commander of the \"Axis of the Resistance\", the (Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps) IRGC
US Violated Unspoken Rule of Engagement with Iran
Prof. As\'ad AbuKhalil | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-22
Something big and unprecedented has happened in the Middle East after the assassination of one of Iran\'s top commanders, Qasim Suleimani. | The U.S. has long assumed that assassinations of major figures in the Iranian \"resistance-axis\" in the Middle East …
globalresearch.ca/us-violated-unspoken-rule-engagement-iran/5701386
\'Many May Not Return\': An interview with two actors
Teresa del Carmen Gonzalez | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-22
LONG BEACH, Calif.–The anti-war play Many May Not Return, by David Trujillo, touches on current political issues and global events, such as this being an election year, the recent assassination in Iraq of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by U.S. troops, which created the black cloud of war hanging over the future. These are signs of …
peoplesworld.org/article/many-may-not-return-an-interview-with-two-actors/
Death Toll Rises in China as Flu-Like Virus Global Panic
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
The death toll for a flu-like virus that hit China\'s Hubei province has risen to 17, Chinese state televeision stated on Wednesday, citing a report from the provincial government. | RELATED: | Officials Confirm First U.S. Case Of Coronavirus From China | According to Chinese state television, the provincial government in Hubei has confirmed that the total cases of the coronavirus has risen to 444. The virus itself first emerged on Tuesday at 8 P.M. local time, as it hit the provin…
telesurenglish.net/news/Death-Toll-Rises-in-China-as-Flu-Like-Virus-Global-Panic-20200122-0004.html
Trump Downplays US Casualties from Iranian Attack
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
Dozens of U.S. troops were withdrawn from Iraq this week after 11 soldiers were wounded during the Iranian attack on two bases, a U.S. official told Reuters on the condition of anonymity. | RELATED: | Iraqi President Meets With Trump to Discuss US Withdrawal | According to the official that spoke to Reuters on Wednesday, the soldiers were transported from Iraq to the U.S. military bases in Germany. | Meanwhile, earlier in the day, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters during t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Downplays-US-Casualties-from-Iranian-Attack–20200122-0007.html
WHO Extends Emergency Talks Over Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
GENEVA, Jan. 22 – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday night postponed determining whether the novel coronavirus outbreak in China constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) to Thursday. | \"The decision is one I take extremely seriously and one I am only prepared to make with appropriate consideration of all the evidence,\" WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. | \"This is an evolving and complex situation,\" he added. \"Our team in China is working with local experts and officials to investigate the outbreak.\" | He was sp…
telesurenglish.net/news/WHO-Extends-Emergency-Talks-Over-Novel-Coronavirus-Outbreak-20200122-0010.html
Evo Morales Celebrates 14th Anniversary of Cultural Revolution
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
The democratically elected president of Bolivia Evo Morales celebrated on Wednesday the 14th anniversary of the \"Democratic and Cultural Revolution, and the Plurinational State Day,\" as social movements prepare several mobilizations in Bolivian territory to request the restoration of democracy. | RELATED: | Bolivia: MAS Presidential Candidate Becomes Target of Lawfare | \"We are the unstoppable force of a people that has decided never to go back. We have shown that another Bolivia…
telesurenglish.net/news/Evo-Morales-Celebrates-14th-Anniversary-of-Cultural-Revolution-20200122-0005.html
Iraqi President Meets With Trump to Discuss US Withdrawal
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
The Iraqi President, Barham Salih, met with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, in Davos on Wednesday to discuss a number of topics, including the withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq. | RELATED: | At Least 10 Killed in Two Days of Violence Across Iraq | According to the Iraqi President\'s office, Salih called on Trump to respect the demands of the Iraqi people and begin withdrawing the U.S. Armed Forces from his country. | \"During the meeting, reducing foreign troops and the importa…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iraqi-President-Meets-With-Trump-to-Discuss-US-Withdrawal-20200122-0001.html
UN Investigates Saudi Arabia \'Hacking\' Jeff Bezos\'s Phone
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
United Nations experts have announced that they have information that proves the \"possible participation\" of prince Mohamed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, in the \'hacking\' of the phone of Jeff Bezos, founder and executive director of Amazon, in 2018. | RELATED: | Saudi Arabia Pays the US $500 Million to Host Their Troops | In a joint statement, Agnes Callamard and David Kaye, UN representatives in charge of extrajudicial killings and for freedom of expression, respectively, demande…
telesurenglish.net/news/un-investigates-saudi-arabia-hacking-jeff-bezos-phone-20200122-0011.html
Europe dispatches naval flotilla to threaten Iran, Syria
wsws.org | 2020-01-22
A French aircraft carrier and European naval flotillas will patrol strategic Middle East waters that are critical to the global oil trade.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/22/char-j22.html
Scientists find Earth\'s oldest asteroid crater from 2.229 BILLION years ago which \'may have ended an ice age\'
rt.com | 2020-01-22
An innocuous crater in Yarrabubba, Western Australia has been identified as the oldest known extraterrestrial impact site on Earth, with researchers calculating that the natural structure dates back a whopping 2.229 billion years. | Researchers from Curtin University tested minerals found in rocks at the site. The zircon and monazite crystals in the rocks themselves contain tiny amounts of uranium, and by measuring the uranium\'s very specifically-timed decay into lead, the team was able to calculate exactly how old the crater is. | | © NASA | The 70 kilometer (43 miles) diameter crater was actually disc…
rt.com/news/478913-earths-oldest-asteroid-crater-discovered/
Our Final Decade to Get Climate Policy Right
Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-22
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned in October 2018 that we have 12 years to keep global temperatures increases at 1.5 degrees Celsius or less. Now, we have more like 10 years. We have this decade. In the first weeks of 2020, we\'ve already witnessed mass evacuations and the death of over a billionanimals…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/22/our-final-decade-to-get-climate-policy-right/
The Uber-Rich\'s Preferred Means of Fending Off the Masses
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-22
I\'m guessing that being rich is a comfortable feeling