Trump to expand travel ban, targeting immigrants from 6 more countries
rt.com | 2020-01-31
US President Donald Trump will issue an updated version of his controversial travel ban, acting Homeland Security head Chad Wolf said Friday. The existing ban will remain in place, having been okayed by the Supreme Court in 2018. | Speaking to reporters by phone, Wolf said that the updated ban will suspend immigrant visas for nationals of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Nigeria. Non-immigrant visas from these countries will not be affected. | \'Diversity Visas\'

White House Curbs Immigration for 6 Nations in Election-Year Push
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-31
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Workers Organization Shares Staff, Cash With Anti-Immigrant Groups
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2020-01-31
U.S. Tech Workers, a project of the anti-immigrant group Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR), has ties to an anti-immigrant hate network and unprecedented access to the Trump administration.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/01/31/workers-organization-shares-staff-cash-anti-immigrant-groups

Top cleric Sistani condemns use of force to disperse Iraq protest camps, calls for elections
rt.com | 2020-01-31
Iraq\'s leading Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, has condemned the use of force to disperse protest camps across the country. | He also renewed calls for early elections to be held in a free and fair manner. | Sistani, who delivered his message through a representative at Friday prayers in the holy city of Kerbala, also \"heavily condemned\" US President Donald Trump\'s Middle East peace plan, Reuters reported. | Earlier this month, Sistani condemned the US-Iranian military confrontation taking place on Iraqi soil, saying it risked plunging the war-ravaged country and the wider Middle East into deepe…
rt.com/newsline/479714-sistani-force-iraq-us/

Gracias Chelsea Manning & Julian Assange for Exposing Bush\'s War Crimes
orion the elder | indybay.org | 2020-01-31
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indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/30/18830211.php

Gracias Chelsea Manning & Julian Assange for Exposing Bush\'s War Crimes
orion the elder | indybay.org | 2020-01-31
Fruitvale and MacArthur oakland 94602…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/30/18830211.php

Australia: Alice Springs group condemns silence of \"Bring Assange Home\" parliamentary group
wsws.org | 2020-01-31
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/31/wilk-j31.html

Col. (ret.) Ann Wright Fundraising/Speaking on GAZA/The 2020 Freedom Flotilla
Codepink SF | indybay.org | 2020-01-31
ANSWER Meeting Room, 2969 Mission Street, San Francisco 94110 (Mission at 26th Street)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/29/18830150.php

Coronavirus Epidemic: WHO Declares a Global Public Health Crisis, Can We Trust the WHO?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
In the course of the last two weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) had already pointed to a possible Global Public Health crisis in relation to China\'s novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) categorized as a viral pneumonia. The virus outbreak is centred …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-epidemic-who-declares-a-global-public-health-crisis-can-we-trust-the-who/5702360

The War in Libya Will Never End
Vijay Prashad | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
General Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA) continue to partly encircle Libya\'s capital, Tripoli. Not only does the LNA threaten Tripoli, but it is within striking distance of Libya\'s third-largest city, Misrata. Both Tripoli and Misrata are in the hands of the Government of National Accord (GNA), which is backed by the United…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/the-war-in-libya-will-never-end/

The War in Libya Will Never End
Vijay Prashad | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
General Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA) continue to partly encircle Libya\'s capital, Tripoli. Not only does the LNA threaten Tripoli, but it is within striking distance of Libya\'s third-largest city, Misrata. Both Tripoli and Misrata are in the hands of the Government of National Accord (GNA), which is backed by the United…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/the-war-in-libya-will-never-end/

The war in Libya will never end
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-01-31
General Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA) continue to partly encircle Libya\'s capital, Tripoli. Not only does the LNA threaten Tripoli, but it is within striking distance of Libya\'s third-largest city, Misrata. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/31/the-war-in-libya-will-never-end/

I Will Hold You in My Arms a Day After the War
Vijay Prashad | zcomm.org | 2020-01-31
There is an economic war against the planet, one that has no anti-war movement…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/i-will-hold-you-in-my-arms-a-day-after-the-war/

Blocking trains and removing coal
Sarah Freeman-Woolpert | zcomm.org | 2020-01-31
Climate activists fight to close one of New England\'s largest power plants…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/blocking-trains-and-removing-coal/

Climate activists from Africa speak out about the marginalisation of African voices
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-31
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate and peers from other African nations have made an urgent appeal for the world to pay more attention to the continent that stands to suffer the most from climate breakdown despite contributing to it the least.The Fridays For Future movement and activist Greta Thunberg held a news conference with the activists in Sweden to spotlight the marginalisation of African voices.\"African activists are doing so much\": Nakate

Trump\'s Annexation Scheme: A Stake in the Heart of the Moribund Two-State Solution and Peace
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
Since no-peace/peace plans first surfaced in the 1970s, the US and Israel supported Palestinian self-determination in name only. | Both countries opposed the idea since Israel seized Palestinian territory not stolen in 1948. | A two-state solution was theoretically possible years earlier, …
globalresearch.ca/trump-annexation-scheme-stake-heart-moribund-two-state-solution-peace/5702445

Dead on Arrival: Dissecting Trump\'s Vision for the Future of Palestine
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-31
What used to be an idea expressed by only the most extreme right-wing Zionists, namely ridding Israel of its Palestinian citizens, is now part of a \"peace\" plan and has been given the rubber stamp of the United States government, writes Miko Peled.
mintpressnews.com/dissecting-trump-israel-palestine-mideast-peace-plan/264508/

Tehran says US sanctions on chief of nuclear energy organization was \'unwise move\'
rt.com | 2020-01-31
Iran\'s nuclear energy organization has described recent sanctions on the head of the agency by the US an \"unwise move.\" Washington announced new sanctions on Thursday against the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and its director, Ali Akbar Salehi. The sanctions freeze any assets that Salehi has within US jurisdiction. | The organization tweeted on Friday that \"the unwise move\" by President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Salehi and AEOI \"will not in any way interrupt [Iran\'s] peaceful nuclear activities and policies.\" | \"Such cruel sanctions will further enhance the nuclear scientist\'s motives in…
rt.com/newsline/479745-iran-us-sanctions-nuclear/

\"Balfouristans\" for Bibi: \"Apartheid\" Isn\'t an Insult, It\'s a Blueprint
Richard Eskow | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
The image on the left is from a map Donald Trump tweeted out with the label, \"Vision For Peace: Conceptual Map/The Future of Palestine.\" The one on the right shows the \"Bantustans\" created by apartheid-era South Africa in 1970, a move designed to pen the country\'s black citizens into impoverished \"homelands.\" Any questions? These maps…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/balfouristans-for-bibi-apartheid-isnt-an-insult-its-a-blueprint/

Afghanistan will need \'billions in foreign aid,\' US agency warns
rt.com | 2020-01-31
A US agency warned on Friday that Afghanistan will need vast amounts of foreign funding to keep its government afloat through 2024. International money pays for roughly 75 percent of all of Afghanistan\'s costs, while government revenue covers barely a quarter of Afghan public expenditures. | The warning comes as foreign donors become increasingly angry over the cost of corruption and the US seeks a peace deal with the Taliban to withdraw its troops from the country. The Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR), which issues reports quarterly to US Congress, monitors all US spending relating…
rt.com/newsline/479669-afghanistan-foreign-aid-us/

Massive Rejection of Trump\'s Plan in Palestine, Jordan, Yemen
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-31
Thousands of Palestinians held numerous demonstrations on the first Friday following the announcement of the so-called \"Deal of the Century\" promoted by the U.S. President Donald Trump. | RELATED: | Palestinian Leaders Taking Steps to Topple Trump\'s \'Peace Plan\' | From Gaza to the West Bank, people protested energetically against what they called \"an aparthei…
telesurenglish.net/news/Massive-Rejection-of-Trumps-Plan-in-Palestine-Jordan-Yemen-20200131-0006.html

War tensions mount between NATO powers over Libya, Mediterranean
wsws.org | 2020-01-31
The Berlin conference has set the stage not for peace, but only for stepped-up imperialist interventions to divide up the profits to be extracted from Libya and the entire region.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/31/fran-j31.html

Why is the U.S. Always at War? Is Peace Possible?
Party for Socialism and Liberation, Sonoma | indybay.org | 2020-01-31
A\'Roma Roasters Coffee and Tea | 95 5th St, Santa Rosa, California 95401…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/28/18830143.php

To Keep the Rohingya Alive
J.B. Gerald | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-31
The Contracting Parties confirm that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish.

Palestinians around the world reject Trump\'s \'fraud of the century\'
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-31
Palestinians have responded to US President Donald Trump\'s peace plan with a resounding \"no,\" expressing their frustrations with what they have dubbed as the \"fraud of the century.\" From social media to the streets, Palestinians in the occupied territory and in the diaspora have rejected Trump\'s vision for the region, criticizing the plan for granting […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/31/palestinians-around-the-world-reject-trumps-fraud-of-the-century/

Trump\'s \'peace plan\' gives the go-ahead to Israel\'s biggest land grab in decades
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2020-01-31
Donald Trump\'s \' plan for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict\' is catastrophic for Palestinians. One major problem is that it gives the green-light to Israeli politicians\' long-held plans to annex the Jordan Valley. | The Jordan Valley, which includes the Dead Sea region, makes up a third of the occupie…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2020/01/31/trumps-peace-plan-gives-the-go-ahead-to-israels-biggest-land-grab-in-decades/

Erdogan blasts Arab states for backing Trump\'s Middle East plan
rt.com | 2020-01-31
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blasted a number of Arab nations on Friday for backing a Middle East peace plan unveiled by the US, condemning it as \"treason.\" | \"Some Arab countries that support such a plan commit treason against Jerusalem, as well as against their own people, and more importantly against all humanity,\" Erdogan told his party\'s provincial heads in Ankara. | Erdogan, a strong advocate of Palestinian rights, singled out Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Jordan, AFP reports. \"Saudi Arabia in particular, you are silent. When will you break your silence? You look at Amman,…
rt.com/newsline/479696-erdogan-arabs-trump-palestinians/

Omar Baddar on Israel/Palestine \'Peace\' Plan, Rainey Reitman on Greenwald Persecution
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-01-31
MP3 Link This week on CounterSpin: It is strange to think that you could create a plan to shape the relationship between two entities, in consultation with one but not the other, and then not just declare it, yourself, a \"win-win,\" but also say to the unconsulted party, \"You better take it, or else.\" Yet …
fair.org/home/omar-baddar-on-israel-palestine-peace-plan-rainey-reitman-on-greenwald-persecution/

No War, No Sanctions on Iran
We Insist | indybay.org | 2020-01-31
January 25, 2020…a fabulous San Francisco turnout at the last in a series of emergency protests prompted by Trump\'s assassination of Iran\'s General Qasem Soleimani.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/30/18830196.php

Chile: One Dead and 124 Arrested During a Violent Early Morning
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-31
One dead person, 124 detainees and several wounded was the balance of the police repression to the protests that Chileans carried out in the early hours of Friday in Santiago. | RELATED: | Chilean Students Protest Controversial Exam in Santiago | On Thursday afternoon, citizens went out to protest the death of Jorge Mora, a fan of the Colo-Colo soccer team, who was hit by a Police truck last Tuesday. | His death intensified popular mobilizations against the neoliberal state, which th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chile-One-Dead-and-124-Arrested-During-a-Violent-Early-Morning-20200131-0005.html

Right-Wing Business Billionaires Launch Attack on Bernie Sanders
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-31
Conservative business executives launched an ad campaign against Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders this week, attacking the democratic socialist on his plans to provide health care to all Americans and clean up the planet with a major public works program. | The wealthy manufacturing, poultry, fast food, and finance magnates, several of whom are Charles Koch allies, have recently donated millions of dollars to (CFGA), the super PAC affiliated with the right-wing political advocacy group
truthout.org/articles/right-wing-business-billionaires-launch-attack-on-bernie-sanders/

Erdogan\'s Outburst Against Russia Reveals Frustration
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
Back in November 2015, a Turkish F-16 fighter jet shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24M near the Syria–Turkey border on the allegations that the Russian warplane had violated Turkish airspace for 17 seconds

Two Wings, Four Despotisms
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
Republican Tyranny, Orange Menace Democracy is trumped in the United States by multiple, overlapping, interrelated and mutually reinforcing forms of despotism. The Trump administration and the Trumpified Republican Party, backed by a cult-like base, embody a creepy, neofascistic variant of the disease. The Republican White House and Senate are currently been conducting a tasteless tutorial…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/two-wings-four-despotisms/

Two Wings, Four Despotisms
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
Republican Tyranny, Orange Menace Democracy is trumped in the United States by multiple, overlapping, interrelated and mutually reinforcing forms of despotism. The Trump administration and the Trumpified Republican Party, backed by a cult-like base, embody a creepy, neofascistic variant of the disease. The Republican White House and Senate are currently conducting a tasteless tutorial in…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/two-wings-four-despotisms/

Pipeline or a Pipe Dream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
Massive natural gas discoveries off the coast of Israel and Palestine are slated to make Tel Aviv a regional energy hub. Whether Israel will be able to translate positive indicators of the largely untapped gas reserves into actual economic and strategic wealth is yet to be seen. What is certain, however, is that the Middle…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/pipeline-or-a-pipe-dream-israel-turkey-hydrocarbon-conflict-is-brewing-in-the-mediterranean/

Pipeline or a Pipe Dream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
Massive natural gas discoveries off the eastern coast of Israel and Palestine is slated to make Tel Aviv a regional energy hub. Whether Israel will be able to translate positive indicators of the largely untapped gas reserves into actual economic and strategic wealth is yet to be seen. What is certain, however, is that the…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/pipeline-or-a-pipe-dream-israel-turkey-hydrocarbon-conflict-is-brewing-in-the-mediterranean/

More Fallout from Trump\'s Annexation Scheme of the Century
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
The unacceptable scheme is further proof of a geopolitical know-nothing US president

How government and media are prepping America for a failed 2020 election
Whitney Webb | mronline.org | 2020-01-31
Russia, China and Iran are already being blamed for using tech to undermine the 2020 election. Yet, the very technologies they are allegedly using were created by a web of companies with deep ties to Israeli intelligence. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/31/how-government-and-media-are-prepping-america-for-a-failed-2020-election/

Sanders Beats Trump and Trump Throws Dynamite in the Powder Keg
savin and Friedrich Steinfeld | indybay.org | 2020-01-31
With Sander\'s election as the Democratic Party candidate, the US would have been the only country to have had a free health insurance policy since Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s… The USA and also Turkey have in fact long since left NATO and are following their own interests without taking their previous \"partners\" into consideration.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/31/18830244.php

China\'s Virus Response Has Been \'Breathtaking\'
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
President Xi Jinping formally told WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus, at their meeting in Beijing earlier this week, that the coronavirus epidemic \"is a devil and we cannot allow the devil to hide.\" | Ghebreyesus for his part could not but …
globalresearch.ca/china-virus-response-breathtaking/5702416

World Health Organisation Officially Declares Coronavirus a \"Global Health Emergency\"
James Cogan | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday decided to formally declare the outbreak of 2019-nCoV, the new coronavirus first identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan, as a \"Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).\" The PHEIC classification was only established …
globalresearch.ca/world-health-organisation-officially-declares-coronavirus-global-health-emergency/5702436

China\'s Coronavirus: A Global Health Emergency is Launched. What are the Facts
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
While this coronavirus is indeed serious and is causing deaths, one wonders if the responses, especially in the West, are reaching out of control. | Canada, with a population about the same as Shanghai, has so far this flu season had …
globalresearch.ca/china-coronavirus-update/5702420

Trump and Putin Made this the Best Week Ever for Netanyahu
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-31
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin \"Bibi\" Netanyahu is coasting into his country\'s third elections on March 2 with the success of two tremendous achievements over the past week that was interestingly made possible by both American and Russian Presidents. U.S. President …
globalresearch.ca/trump-putin-made-best-week-ever-netanyahu/5702401

EPA Reapproves Glyphosate, Claims Pesticide Poses No Human Health Threat