Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shoots unarmed man in the face in New York City
wsws.org | 2020-02-07
Eric Diaz-Cruz was shot as he sought to stop his mother\'s boyfriend from being detained by ICE early Thursday morning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/07/immi-f07.html

Pilger, Burchett and Assange: Three Extraordinary Australian Journalists That Spoke Truth to Power
Rick Sterling | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-07
Australia, writes Rick Sterling, should be proud of its three native sons that were willing to speak truth to power no matter the consequences.
mintpressnews.com/three-extraordinary-australian-journalists-that-spoke-truth-to-power/264753/

Interview with international model Andreja Pejic: \"I think standing behind Assange and Manning is where we should all be\"
wsws.org | 2020-02-07
The WSWS spoke with Andreja Pejic about the campaign to free Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning and broader political issues.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/07/andr-f07.html

Right-wing Nicaraguan opposition boasts of support from US and EU in campaign to oust Sandinista gov\'t
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-07
The US embassy and European Union are meeting with right-wing Nicaraguan opposition leaders and pressuring them to unite against elected…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/07/nicaragua-opposition-support-us-eu-coalition/

Right-wing Nicaraguan opposition boasts of support from US and EU in campaign to oust Sandinista gov\'t
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-07
The US embassy and European Union are meeting with right-wing Nicaraguan opposition leaders and pressuring them to unite against elected…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/07/nicaragua-opposition-support-us-eu-coalition/

Acronym group that sabotaged Iowa caucus birthed by billionaire who funded Alabama disinformation campaign
Max Blumenthal | mronline.org | 2020-02-07
Silicon Valley billionaire Reid Hoffman funded the creation of ACRONYM, the group that sabotaged the Iowa caucus results, after bankrolling voter manipulation campaigns including the notorious online \"false flag operation\" in Alabama\'s 2017 senate race. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/07/acronym-group-that-sabotaged-iowa-caucus-birthed-by-billionaire-who-funded-alabama-disinformation-campaign/

The Clinton Machine Will Do Anything to Stop Bernie Sanders
Robert Scheer | truthdig.com | 2020-02-07
The botched Iowa caucuses have raised many legitimate questions about the Democratic establishment, but to understand the point we\'re at now, it\'s necessary to think back several years. According to Grayzone journalist and editor Max Blumenthal, Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer\'s guest on the latest installment of \"Scheer Intelligence,\" part of the backlash Bernie Sanders is currently experiencing as he at…
truthdig.com/articles/the-clinton-machine-will-do-anything-to-stop-bernie-sanders/

Iowa debacle fueled by anti-Bernie billionaires, Russiagate hucksters, failed DNC elites
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-07
Max Blumenthal breaks down the shadowy network of billionaires, Democratic elites, and Russiagate profiteers behind the Shadow app that ruined…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/07/iowa-debacle-fueled-by-anti-bernie-billionaires-russiagate-hucksters-failed-dnc-elites/

Who is Behind \"Fake News\"? Mainstream Media Use Fake Videos and Images
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-07
The mainstream corporate media is desperate. They want to suppress independent and alternative online media, which they categorize as \"fake news\". Readers on social media are warned not to go onto certain sites. Our analysis confirms that the mainstream media are routinely involved in distorting the facts and turning realities upside down.
globalresearch.ca/who-is-behind-fake-news-mainstream-media-use-fake-videos-and-images/5557580

This is the time for solidarity, not stigma
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-02-07
In December 2019, several people began to develop infections in Wuhan (People\'s Republic of China); early signs indicated that the virus had emerged out of the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, but there is no certainty about that verdict. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/07/this-is-the-time-for-solidarity-not-stigma/

Libya is Being Torn Apart By Outsiders
Vijay Prashad | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-07
With the United States walking out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)–more commonly known as the Iran accord–we all enter into a heightened zone of danger. Trump is threatening a war on Iran through his statements and tweets, and now by his actions, assassinating serving Iranian and Iraqi generals on Iraqi soil. Assassinations…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/07/libya-is-being-torn-apart-by-outsiders/

Libya is Being Torn Apart By Outsiders
Vijay Prashad | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-07
With the United States walking out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)–more commonly known as the Iran accord–we all enter into a heightened zone of danger. Trump is threatening a war on Iran through his statements and tweets, and now by his actions, assassinating serving Iranian and Iraqi generals on Iraqi soil. Assassinations…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/07/libya-is-being-torn-apart-by-outsiders/

Thunberg: \'Indigenous Peoples Lead the Fight Against Crisis\'
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-07
The Fridays For Future (FFF) movement activist Greta Thunberg praised the role of Indigenous peoples in the fight against global climate change during a demonstration in Jokkmokk, Sweden, on Friday. | RELATED: | Floods, Cyclone Temporarily Halts Australia\'s Bushfires | \"We must give voice to Indigenous peoples around the world because we depend on them, even…
telesurenglish.net/news/Thunberg-Indigenous-Peoples-Lead-the-Fight-Against-Crisis-20200207-0001.html

Climate protesters take a literal TROJAN HORSE to British Museum (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-02-07
Climate activists have wheeled a real-life Trojan Horse into the courtyard outside the British Museum to protest oil and gas giant British Petroleum\'s (BP) sponsorship of a new exhibition about ancient Troy. | The activist theater group \'BP or Not BP\' built a replica of the Trojan Horse, built from reclaimed timber and discarded rope, which can seat 10 people. | @BBCNews Protestors breaking into The British Museum with a Trojan horse…..BP seemingly the target of their attention pic.twitter.com/qteYb8cIVs[mdas…
rt.com/uk/480307-climate-protesters-trojan-horse-bp/

Bolivia\'s Coup-Born Regime Arrests Socialist Lawmaker Torrico
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-07
Bolivia\'s Special Force for the Fight Against Crime (FELCC) Thursday arrested Movement for Socialism (MAS) lawmaker Gustavo Torrico in La Paz as he was leaving home to work. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Warns of US Threats Against Him | The coup-born regime led by Jeanine Añez accuses Torrico of sedition and terrorism. This has caused outrage among human rights defenders who have been denouncing that the Bolivian government persecutes social activists who dissent. | \"This is totally illegal. I appeared…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivias-Coup-Born-Regime-Arrests-Socialist-Lawmaker-Torrico-20200207-0003.html

Well known Russian journalist Milashina & lawyer Dubrovina brutally attacked in Chechnya
rt.com | 2020-02-07
Gruesome details have emerged of an assault on a Russian journalist and her lawyer colleague after they arrived in Chechnya ahead of the high-profile local trial of a local activist. | Elena Milashina claims that she was attacked on Thursday evening, along with her companion Marina Dubrovina, in the local capital Grozny. According to Milashina\'s Facebook page, they were beaten by a large group of people inside the Kontinent Hotel, where they were was staying. | The group, numbering at least 15 members, approached the pair and, after a short verbal confrontation, brutally beat them for about a quarter of an hou…
rt.com/russia/480362-russian-lawyer-journalist-attacked-chechnya/

Radical radio station KPFK host Lila Garrett, 94, passes
Marcy Winograd | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-07
LOS ANGELES–It is with a heavy heart that I share the passing on Feb. 1 of one of my best friends, KPFK host and Emmy-award winning writer Lila Garrett, always a pistol, yet married to the peace movement and forever committed to progressive values. I said my goodbyes to Lila a little over a week …
peoplesworld.org/article/radical-radio-station-kpfk-host-lila-garrett-94-passes/

Duh, Jared! So who built the PA as a \'police state\'?
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-07
Nazareth. Maybe something good will come out of the Trump plan, after all. By pushing the Middle East peace process to its logical conclusion, Donald Trump has made crystal clear something that was supposed to have been obscured: that no US administration has ever really seen peace as the objective of its \"peacemaking\". The current…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/07/duh-jared-so-who-built-the-pa-as-a-police-state/

J31 \"Fare Strike\" Protest at New York\'s Grand Central Station
Coery Eiesbnreg | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-07
Just a few hours before the J31 Fare Strike convened at Grand Central Station, I had the opportunity to speak with Mayor de Blasio as a call-in to the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC. I alerted the Mayor to the …
globalresearch.ca/j31-fare-strike-grand-central-station/5703059

\'Protect protesters,\' Iraq\'s top cleric tells security forces
rt.com | 2020-02-07
Iraq\'s most powerful Shiite cleric has called for security forces to protect anti-government protesters. | Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani\'s words came two days after at least eight protesters were killed in the holy southern city of Najaf. They died when followers of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed a protest site and fired live rounds, AP said. | Sistani, a revered Shiite religious figure whose opinion holds sway over Iraqis, said security forces were \"indispensable\" and responsible for maintaining law and order. The comments came in his weekly Friday sermon delivered by a representative in Najaf. He di…
rt.com/newsline/480343-protect-protesters-iraq-sistani/

Venezuela \"Embassy Protectors\" Will Not be Able to Tell Jury that Coup Leader Juan Guaido Is \"Not President\", or Mention International Law
Ajamu Baraka | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-07
On February 4, Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell issued a ruling on what the jurors will be allowed to be told in the trial of the Embassy Protectors scheduled to begin on February 11. She granted most of the government\'s …
globalresearch.ca/embassy-protectors-will-not-able-tell-jury-guaido-not-president-or-mention-international-law/5703021

Lee Camp: They\'re Going to Try to Steal California From Sanders (Again)
Lee Camp | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-07
Californians should be forewarned that if they want to vote for someone outside the centrists

The Game is Rigged
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-07
Let\'s not beat around the bush. The game is rigged. The fix is in. | I\'m not just talking about the neofascistic Donald Trump, the Republican Party, the Republican-controlled United States Senate and the fake-impeachment trial that body just concluded. I\'m talking about their neoliberal enablers, the Democrats too.
counterpunch.org/2020/02/07/the-game-is-rigged/

Crisis and Opportunity: The \'Deal of the Century\' Challenge for Palestinians
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-07
After several postponements, US President, Donald Trump, has finally revealed the details of his Middle East plan, dubbed \'Deal of the Century\', in a press conference in Washington on January 28. Standing triumphantly beside Trump, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must have surely understood that the timing of the announcement, only a few weeks before…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/07/crisis-and-opportunity-the-deal-of-the-century-challenge-for-palestinians/

Crisis and Opportunity: The \'Deal of the Century\' Challenge for Palestinians
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-07
After several postponements, US President, Donald Trump, has finally revealed the details of his Middle East plan, dubbed \'Deal of the Century\', in a press conference in Washington on January 28. Standing triumphantly beside Trump, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, must have surely understood that the timing of the announcement, only a few weeks before…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/07/crisis-and-opportunity-the-deal-of-the-century-challenge-for-palestinians/

Voices From the Front Lines of a Climate Direct Action Campaign
Wen Stephenson | thenation.com | 2020-02-07
Voices From the Front Lines of a Climate Direct Action Campaign…
thenation.com/article/environment/climate-activism-grassroots-resistance/

Meditation & Prayer for Climate
Extinction Rebellion South Bay | indybay.org | 2020-02-07
Intersection of S. Market and W. San Carlos streets, San Jose, California…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/06/18830486.php

Meditation & Prayer for Climate
Extinction Rebellion South Bay | indybay.org | 2020-02-07
Intersection of S. Market and W. San Carlos streets, San Jose, California…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/06/18830486.php

Antarctica Temperatures Trigger Fear of Rapid Ice Melt
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-02-07
Climate scientists on Friday revealed the latest troubling new observation in Antarctica, illustrating the consequences of the rapid warming of the area brought on by the manmade climate crisis. | As The Guardian reported Friday, researchers stationed at the Esperanza research station at the northern tip of the Antarctic peninsula found that temperatures reached 64.9 ∫ Fahrenheit (18.3 ∫ Celsius)–the highest temperature logged since scientists began recording the continent…
truthdig.com/articles/antarctica-temperatures-trigger-fear-of-rapid-ice-melt/

Expansion of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Tehran Wants to Build \"the Golden Ring\"
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-07
BRI-led Eurasian integration processes are one of the defining characteristics of contemporary International Relations, and the Golden Ring could eventually become the centerpiece of these efforts if Ambassador Hosseini\'s W-CPEC+ proposal succeeds, especially if it\'s done in parallel with N-CPEC+….
globalresearch.ca/iranian-ambassador-pakistan-wants-build-golden-ring/5703034

Largest city in Russia\'s Far East to introduce \'mask regime\' from Monday as coronavirus fears spread
rt.com | 2020-02-07
Located only 20km (12.4 miles) from China and straddling the banks of the shared Amur River, Khabarovsk in Russia\'s Far East is especially vulnerable to the new coronavirus sweeping its southern neighbor. | So far, however, the city of over 600,000 people has not reported any infections. Nevertheless, officials are not taking any chances. From Monday, a compulsory \"mask regime\" will be introduced, as a precautionary measure. The move follows the closure of border crossings last week. | The rule will apply to almost every category of worker who deals with the public including teachers, doctors, retail and bank…
rt.com/russia/480332-russia-far-east-coronavirus-mask-regime/

Trump says Xi\'s \'sharp\' leadership will defeat coronavirus in U-turn on harsh anti-China rhetoric
rt.com | 2020-02-07
Donald Trump says China will defeat the deadly coronavirus, thanks to its great discipline and Xi Jinping\'s strong leadership, as the US president\'s tone on Beijing softens following the recent signing of a new trade deal. | The two leaders discussed the outbreak of the virus, which has claimed 640 lives in China, during a phone call on Friday. | That provided the perfect grounds for an attack on Beijing, but Trump, who earlier blasted China for currency manipulation, intellectual property theft, and election meddling, was this time reluctant to take advantage of the dire health crisis in order to attack Beiji…
rt.com/news/480344-trump-xi-china-coronavirus/

Xi says China \'confident & capable\' of beating coronavirus outbreak in phone call with Trump
rt.com | 2020-02-07
China has taken aggressive measures to combat a lethal viral outbreak sweeping the country, enacting the most comprehensive and strict efforts to contain the illness, President Xi Jingping told his American counterpart in a phone call. | Having declared a \"people\'s war\" on the fast-spreading coronavirus, Xi told President Donald Trump that China was \"fully confident and capable\" of overcoming the epidemic and was already seeing positive results, adding that Beijing\'s long term economic prospects would not change. | Trump responded by expressing confidence in Beijing\'s \"strength and resilience\" in confronting t…
rt.com/newsline/480282-xi-trump-call-coronavirus/

Neoliberalism and the Coronavirus
Seiji Yamada | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-07
In This Changes Everything, Naomi Klein notes that the TV sets owned by Americans were manufactured in China with the energy input from coal-burning. Those carbon emissions are logged in China\'s ledger. The trucking to bring the TV to your town\'s big box outlet is logged in the U.S.\'s ledger. However, the transoceanic shipping that…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/07/neoliberalism-and-the-coronavirus/

The 2019 China Wuhan Coronavirus & (BSL-4) Biotech Warfare Labs with Dr. Francis Boyle
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-02-07
Dr. Frances Boyle talks about the Wuhan Coronavirus and how in his view it is a genetically engineered bioweapon that was accidentally released from the Wuhan Biosafety (BSL-4) laboratory.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/06/18830488.php

Chinese national describes life inside the coronavirus quarantine zone
C.J. Atkins | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-07
SINGAPORE–It\'s been more than two weeks since authorities in the city of Wuhan quarantined 11 million people in an attempt to contain the coronavirus outbreak spreading across China and around the world. Except for a few foreign nationals whose governments have ferried them out on charter flights, the capital of epidemic-hit Hubei province remains, essentially, …
peoplesworld.org/article/chinese-national-describes-life-inside-the-coronavirus-quarantine-zone/

Chinese scientists say pangolins might be missing link in coronavirus transmission
rt.com | 2020-02-07
Chinese researchers now believe that the deadly coronavirus may have spread from bats to humans through the illegal sale and trafficking of pangolins, scaly mammals widely used in Eastern medicine. | \"This latest discovery will be of great significance for the prevention and control of the origin (of the virus),\" South China Agricultural University, which led the new research, said in a statement on its website. | Pangolins are among Asia\'s most-trafficked animals, with an estimated one million of the armored creatures snatched from Asian and African forests in the past decade despite specific protections unde…
rt.com/news/480327-pangolin-missing-link-coronavirus/

Trump says Xi\'s \'sharp\' leadership will defeat coronavirus in U-turn on harsh anti-China rhetoric
rt.com | 2020-02-07
Donald Trump says China will defeat the deadly coronavirus, thanks to its great discipline and Xi Jinping\'s strong leadership, as the US president\'s tone on Beijing softens following the recent signing of a new trade deal. | The two leaders discussed the outbreak of the virus, which has claimed 640 lives in China, during a phone call on Friday. | That provided the perfect grounds for an attack on Beijing, but Trump, who earlier blasted China for currency manipulation, intellectual property theft, and election meddling, was this time reluctant to take advantage of the dire health crisis in order to attack Beiji…
rt.com/news/480344-trump-xi-china-coronavirus/

China, Iran and North Korea Are Almost Encircled by 500 US Military Bases
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-07
US president Donald Trump\'s approval ratings, at 49%, are now at their highest ever level since his assumption to office three years ago (1). Trump is a heavy favourite to be re-elected in November, a likelihood which the ever-growing …
globalresearch.ca/china-iran-north-korea-almost-encircled-500-us-military-bases/5702990

Laurie Garrett: World Can\'t Let Racist Attitudes Impact Handling of Coronavirus Outbreak
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-07
The Chinese doctor who warned the government about a possible coronavirus outbreak has died after contracting the virus while working at Wuhan Central Hospital. Thirty-four-year-old ophthalmologist Li Wenliang warned his fellow medical workers about coronavirus on December 30. He was then investigated by police and accused of \"making false comments.\" His death has sparked a wave of anger and outrage in China, where the hashtag \"We want freedom of speech\" went viral on Chinese social media site Weibo this week. The death toll from the coronavirus has now topped 630 people in China, with more than 31,000 confirmed…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/7/laurie_garrett_china_coronavirus_response

Largest city in Russia\'s Far East to introduce \'mask regime\' from Monday as coronavirus fears spread
rt.com | 2020-02-07
Located only 20km (12.4 miles) from China and straddling the banks of the shared Amur River, Khabarovsk in Russia\'s Far East is especially vulnerable to the new coronavirus sweeping its southern neighbor. | So far, however, the city of over 600,000 people has not reported any infections. Nevertheless, officials are not taking any chances. From Monday, a compulsory \"mask regime\" will be introduced, as a precautionary measure. The move follows the closure of border crossings last week. | The rule will apply to almost every category of worker who deals with the public including teachers, doctors, retail and bank…
rt.com/russia/480332-russia-far-east-coronavirus-mask-regime/

China, Iran and North Korea Are Almost Encircled by 500 US Military Bases
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-07
China is ringed by at least 400 of these bases stretching from northern Australia, up through the Pacific, across eastern and central Asia. This encirclement of China involving warships, submarines and bombers, was implemented by president Obama following his announcement in late 2011 of a \"pivot\" towards Asia.
globalresearch.ca/china-iran-north-korea-almost-encircled-500-us-military-bases/5702990

Chinese scientists say pangolins might be missing link in coronavirus transmission
rt.com | 2020-02-07
Chinese researchers now believe that the deadly coronavirus may have spread from bats to humans through the illegal sale and trafficking of pangolins, scaly mammals widely used in Eastern medicine. | \"This latest discovery will be of great significance for the prevention and control of the origin (of the virus),\" South China Agricultural University, which led the new research, said in a statement on its website. | Pangolins are among Asia\'s most-trafficked animals, with an estimated one million of the armored creatures snatched from Asian and African forests in the past decade despite specific protections unde…
rt.com/news/480327-pangolin-missing-link-coronavirus/

Trump sinks to racist panic as China mobilizes against disease
Joel Wendland-Liu | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-07
Even though a tiny number of cases of coronavirus have surfaced in the U.S., widespread panic about the disease has surfaced in the form of hostility and racism toward Chinese people and even people who seem to be of Asian descent who are not Chinese. Many Americans, often self-identified as fans of Trump and living …
peoplesworld.org/article/trump-sinks-to-racist-panic-as-china-mobilizes-against-disease/

Venezuela: Sergei Lavrov Met National Dialogue Representatives
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-07
Russia\'s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Friday met with the \"National Dialogue\" representatives in Caracas where he stressed that the U.S. sanctions against Venezuela are unacceptable and illegal. | RELATED: | Russia\'s Foreign Affairs Minister to Meet President Maduro | \"Unfortunately, the crisis Venezuela is going through comes from a campaign led by the United States to overthrow the legitimate government chaired by President Nicolas Maduro,\" L…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Sergei-Lavrov-Met-National-Dialogue-Representatives-20200207-0006.html

Israeli Attack Endangers Civilian Aircraft in Damascus
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-07
A civilian aircraft flying from Tehran to Damascus narrowly avoided fire from Syria\'s air defense systems, which were activated in response to an Israeli missile attack on Friday. | RELATED: | Palestinian Killed, Two Wounded in Israel Strikes on Gaza | Due to the Israeli strike, the aircraft, an Airbus A320, was unable to land at Damascus Airport and had to divert to Russia\'s Khmeimim airbase, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. | The surprise attack, which was made by four Isra…
telesurenglish.net/news/misinformation-or-negligence-israeli-attack-endangered-civilian-flight-20200207-0004.html

Russia\'s Foreign Affairs Minister to Meet President Maduro
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-07
Russia\'s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Friday will meet with Venezuela\'s President Nicolas Maduro at a time when the U.S. government threatens to tighten its sanctions against the Bolivian revolution. | RELATED: | Russian Foreign Minister Bolsters Diplomatic Ties With Mexico | After visiting Cuba and Mexico, Lavrov arrived in Caracas on Thursday ni…
telesurenglish.net/news/russian-foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov-arrives-in-venezuela-as-part-of-his-latin-american-tour-20200207-0002.html

Russia Says Israel Used Civilian Plane as Human Shield During Syria Strikes
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-07
Russia accused Israel of \"making a total mockery of the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians.\"
theantimedia.com/russia-says-israel-used-civilian-plane-as-human-shield-during-syria-strikes/

Just a Little Sloppy Record-Keeping? The Pentagon\'s $35 Trillion \'Accounting Black Hole\'
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-07
Over the past two weeks of coronavirus headlines and heightened global anxiety, along with impeachment coverage and after over the Super Bowl weekend Americans huddled in living rooms in blissful oblivion, a story which in more normal times would be …
globalresearch.ca/pentagon-35-trillion-accounting-black-hole/5702993

Russia\'s largest oil company\'s shares fall after reports of new US sanctions
rt.com | 2020-02-07
Rosneft stock slumped nearly five percent during Friday trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange after reports claimed that the US wants to slap the Russian oil giant with new sanctions over its cooperation with Venezuela. | As of 2: 49pm Moscow time (11: 49am GMT) Rosneft shares were trading at 453.5 rubles (US$7.1) per share, down 4.65 percent from the previous session. | Read more | | Rosneft inks deal with India\'s top refiner on up to 2 MILLION tons of crude supplies | The drop came less than two days after the Trump administration announced that it w…
rt.com/business/480320-rosneft-shares-fall-sanctions/

\'All Journalists at Risk\' if Assange Handed to US Jailers
Ben Chacko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-06
All journalists will be at risk if Julian Assange is extradited to the US and jailed for publishing classified information, a packed debate at London\'s Frontline Club heard today. | Mr Assange faces up to 175 years behind bars if convicted …
globalresearch.ca/all-journalists-risk-assange-handed-us-jailers/5702932

Don\'t Extradite Assange meeting in London: The political issues
wsws.org | 2020-02-06
The aim of the Don\'t Extradite Assange group is to rehabilitate the Labour Party and the trade unions, its \"left\" representatives in particular, and to corral the movement in defence of Assange under their control.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/06/deam-f06.html

Acronym group that sabotaged Iowa caucus birthed by billionaire who funded Alabama disinformation campaign
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-06
Silicon Valley billionaire Reid Hoffman not only funded the creation of ACRONYM, the group that sabotaged Iowa caucus results; he…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/06/acronym-iowa-caucus-billionaire-alabama-disinformation/

Acronym group that sabotaged Iowa caucus birthed by billionaire who funded Alabama disinformation campaign
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-06
Silicon Valley billionaire Reid Hoffman funded the creation of ACRONYM, the group that sabotaged the Iowa caucus results, after bankrolling…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/06/acronym-iowa-caucus-billionaire-alabama-disinformation/

Acronym group that sabotaged Iowa caucus birthed by billionaire who funded Alabama disinformation campaign
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-06
Silicon Valley billionaire Reid Hoffman not only funded the creation of ACRONYM, the group that sabotaged Iowa caucus vote results,…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/06/acronym-iowa-caucus-billionaire-alabama-disinformation/

Iowa Fiasco Raises the Stakes for New Hampshire, Where Sanders Could Win Big
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-02-06
Corporate Democrats are ready to escalate…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/04/18830356.php

Embassy Protection Collective: \"We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law\"
Venezuela Analysis | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-06
In this exclusive interview, VA talks to the activists who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC ahead of their trial.
theantimedia.com/embassy-protection-collective-we-are-not-the-ones-who-violated-the-law/

The \"Final Solution\" for Palestine?
Jerome Irwin | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
President Trump and PM Benjamin Netanyahu\'s so-called \"Peace Plan\" for Palestine and Palestinians won\'t remotely bring about peace in the Middle East. This latest lunatical American Fundamentalist Christian & Orthodox Jewish Kamikaze plan can only but bring about another world war; because the sought after conclusion of such a war, in some key power circles…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/the-final-solution-for-palestine/

To March or Not to March: Why are the Streets Nearly Empty?
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
I couldn\'t get to the January 25th antiwar rally. Viewing photographs of that sparsely attended rally drives home the fact that the antiwar movement is nearly dead in the US. Perhaps it is dead and I cannot bring myself to accept that fact? Only days later, bellicose Trump presented a laughable plan for peace in the…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/to-march-or-not-to-march-why-are-the-streets-nearly-empty/

Draft UN Resolution Condemns Trump Middle East \'Peace\' Plan
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-06
A draft United Nations Security Council resolution rebuked Tuesday President Donald Trump\'s pro-Israel peace proposal and condemned Israeli plan to annex its illegal settlements in Palestinian territories. | Tunisia and Indonesia circulated the draft text to council members. Though it …
globalresearch.ca/draft-un-resolution-condemns-trump-middle-east-peace-plan/5702925

Duh, Jared! So who built the PA as a \'police state\'?
Jonathan Cook | zcomm.org | 2020-02-06
By pushing the Middle East peace process to its logical conclusion, Donald Trump has made crystal clear something that was supposed to have been obscured: that no US administration has ever really seen peace as the objective of its \"peacemaking\"
zcomm.org/znetarticle/duh-jared-so-who-built-the-pa-as-a-police-state/

Fascists align with conservatives to kick out Die Linke in eastern Germany
Morning Star | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-06
Protests were sparked in Germany\'s eastern state of Thuringia Wednesday after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party–which has ties to neo-Nazis–joined forces with two conservative parties in the state parliament to oust incumbent Die Linke (Left Party) President Bodo Ramelow. State elections were held in October, but the left-wing premier was unable to form …
peoplesworld.org/article/fascists-align-with-conservatives-to-kick-out-die-linke-in-eastern-germany/

Trump\'s State of the Union Address: Half MAGA Rally, Half Resistance Protest, Full-on Reality TV Drama
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-06
Tuesday\'s State of the Union dubbed \"the launching of the great American comeback\" came just a day after the Iowa caucuses in the 2020 presidential election and a day before Trump was acquitted of both articles of impeachment by the …
globalresearch.ca/trump-state-union-address-half-maga-rally-half-resistance-protest-full-reality-tv-drama/5702953

Oakland: Reject the Cover-up! Protest Against Sham Impeachment Trial
RejectTheCoverup | indybay.org | 2020-02-06
Grand Lake Theater intersection, 3200 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/03/18830347.php

At acquittal protests, Trump foes vow to keep pressure on through election
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-06
WASHINGTON–On to, and through, November. That was the prevailing vow foes of GOP President Donald Trump took in nationwide demonstrations on the evening of Feb. 5, just minutes after the GOP-run Senate voted almost unanimously along party lines not to convict him on impeachment charges of abuse of power and defiance of congressional investigations. \"Nov. …
peoplesworld.org/article/at-acquittal-protests-trump-foes-vow-to-keep-pressure-on-through-election/

How California Will Be Stolen From Bernie Sanders (Again)
Lee Camp | truthdig.com | 2020-02-06
Given what just unfolded at the Iowa caucuses, not to mention in 2016, voters in the Golden State need to look out on Super Tuesday.
truthdig.com/articles/how-california-will-be-stolen-from-bernie-sanders-again/

They\'re Going to Try to Steal California From Sanders (Again)
Lee Camp | truthdig.com | 2020-02-06
Given what just unfolded at the Iowa caucuses, not to mention in 2016, voters in the Golden State need to look out on Super Tuesday.
truthdig.com/articles/theyre-going-to-try-to-steal-california-from-sanders-again/

Syrian Army\'s Offensive in Idlib Deepens Rift Between Russia and Turkey
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-06
Major strains are appearing in Russian-Turkish relations, particularly over the Syrian Army\'s latest offensive against Turkish-backed jihadists in Idlib and Russia\'s non-agreeance with Turkey\'s support for the Muslim Brotherhood government based in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Last week Turkish…
globalresearch.ca/syrian-army-offensive-idlib-deepens-rift-between-russia-turkey/5702948

The \'Deal of the Century\' Challenge for Palestinians
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-02-06
The Palestinian leadership cannot be absolved from its responsibility towards the Palestinian people, and its unmitigated failure to develop a comprehensive national strategy…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-deal-of-the-century-challenge-for-palestinians/

Video: Syrian Army Advance in Idlib Province. Netanyahu and Erdogan to the Rescue of Al Qaeda
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-06
In Greater Idlib the defences of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other favorites of the foreign powers supporting \'Syrian democracy\' are collapsing. | On February 5, the Syrian Army, supported by Russian airpower, took control of a number of villages in southeastern …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-captured-saraqib-netanyahu-n-erdogan-rescue/5702958

Tulsi Gabbard in New Hampshire
Michael Tracey | thenation.com | 2020-02-06
Tulsi Gabbard in New Hampshire…
thenation.com/article/politics/tulsi-gabbard-new-hampshire-primary/

Tulsi Gabbard in New Hampshire
Michael Tracey | thenation.com | 2020-02-06
Tulsi Gabbard in New Hampshire…
thenation.com/article/politics/tulsi-gabbard-new-hampshire-primary/

Trump\'s Imaginary World, Maduro\'s Real World
Maria Paez Victor | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
Trump gave his State of the Union to his Congress this week. He is the president behind the curtain. But he is not the benevolent, comical, trickster, wanna-be Wizard of the famous story, but a malevolent and armed ogre that threatens his country and the world. He spreads lies like magic dust into his people\'s eyes…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/trumps-imaginary-world-maduros-real-world/

Trump\'s Imaginary World, Maduro\'s Real World
Maria Paez Victor | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
Trump gave his State of the Union to his Congress this week. He is the president behind the curtain. But he is not the benevolent, comical, trickster, wanna-be Wizard of the famous story, but a malevolent and armed ogre that threatens his country and the world. He spreads lies like magic dust into his people\'s eyes…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/trumps-imaginary-world-maduros-real-world/

Trump\'s Imaginary World, Maduro\'s Real World
stclair | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
Trump gave his State of the Union to his Congress this week. He is the president behind the curtain. But he is not the benevolent, comical, trickster, wanna-be Wizard of the famous story, but a malevolent and armed ogre that threatens his country and the world. He spreads lies like magic dust into his people\'s eyes…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/trumps-imaginary-world-maduros-real-world/

Maduro: \'the US Does Not Appoint President in Venezuela\'
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-06
Venezuela\'s President Nicolas Maduro Wednesday reminded Donald Trump that the president of Venezuela is chosen by the Venezuelan people and not the United States. | RELATED: | Venezuela Commemorates 28th Anniversary of National Dignity Day | \"In Venezuela, the president is not appointed by the U.S. president; the People choose him through elections,…
telesurenglish.net/news/Maduro-the-US-Does-Not-Appoint-President-in-Venezuela-20200206-0001.html

Turkey Gives Assad Deadline to Pull Back or Face Military Action
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-06
Turkey has given the Syrian government until the end of this month to withdraw from recently seized territory in Idlib province.
theantimedia.com/turkey-gives-assad-deadline-to-pull-back-or-face-military-action/

Can the U.S. and Iran Avoid a Disastrous Collision?
Prabir Purkayastha | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
With the United States walking out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)–more commonly known as the Iran accord–we all enter into a heightened zone of danger. Trump is threatening a war on Iran through his statements and tweets, and now by his actions, assassinating serving Iranian and Iraqi generals on Iraqi soil. Assassinations are illegal in international law, but then Trump\'s understanding of domestic and international law is limited by what he thinks he can get away with. A war in the region now threatens its entire oil and shipping infrastructure, and can also take down the entire gl…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/can-the-u-s-and-iran-avoid-a-disastrous-collision/

Can the U.S. and Iran Avoid a Disastrous Collision?
Prabir Purkayastha | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
With the United States walking out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)–more commonly known as the Iran accord–we all enter into a heightened zone of danger. Trump is threatening a war on Iran through his statements and tweets, and now by his actions, assassinating serving Iranian and Iraqi generals on Iraqi soil. Assassinations are illegal in international law, but then Trump\'s understanding of domestic and international law is limited by what he thinks he can get away with. A war in the region now threatens its entire oil and shipping infrastructure, and can also take down the entire gl…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/can-the-u-s-and-iran-avoid-a-disastrous-collision/

Can the U.S. and Iran Avoid a Disastrous Collision?
Prabir Purkayastha | zcomm.org | 2020-02-06
Source: Independent Media Institute With the United States walking out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)–more commonly known as the Iran accord–we all enter into a heightened zone of danger. Trump is threatening a war on Iran through his statements and tweets, and now by his actions, assassinating serving Iranian and Iraqi generals Read…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/can-the-u-s-and-iran-avoid-a-disastrous-collision/

Aida Merlano: Ivan Duque Persecutes Me to Assassinate Me
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-06
The former Colombian congresswoman, Aida Merlano, said Thursday that Colombian President Iván Duque is chasing her to assassinate her. | \"I apologize for entering the country like this, illegally,\" Merlano said during her statement at a special hearing held at the Palace of Justice, in Caracas, where she said she was set up by the leaders of the country\'s traditional political machine. | RELATED: | US and Colombia Carrying out Military Exercises in Cartagena | She stressed that t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Aida-Merlano-Ivan-Duque-Persecutes-Me-to-Assassinate-Me-20200206-0008.html

Can the U.S. and Iran Avoid a Disastrous Collision?
Prabir Purkayastha | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
With the United States walking out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)–more commonly known as the Iran accord–we all enter into a heightened zone of danger. Trump is threatening a war on Iran through his statements and tweets, and now by his actions, assassinating serving Iranian and Iraqi generals on Iraqi soil. Assassinations…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/can-the-u-s-and-iran-avoid-a-disastrous-collision/

Philippines foreign secretary defends US security act after Duterte threat
rt.com | 2020-02-06
The Philippines\' foreign secretary warned on Thursday that abrogating a security accord with Washington would undermine his country\'s security and \"foster aggression\" in the disputed South China Sea. The warning came after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened last month to give notice to the US to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement if the reported visa cancellation of his political ally, Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, was not corrected within a month. | The accord, known as VFA, took effect in 1999 to provide legal cover for the entry of American forces to the Philippines for joint training with Filipino troops.
rt.com/newsline/480220-philippine-us-security-duterte/

Russia praises China for transparent coronavirus updates
rt.com | 2020-02-06
Moscow welcomes the prompt and transparent information exchange with China on the new coronavirus outbreak, said Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, Aleksey Volin. | \"China is providing transparent updates on developments around the new coronavirus outbreak. Every day they report the number of new cases, deaths and recoveries, detailing their steps to fight the epidemic. There is enough information to gauge the real picture,\" Volin said in an interview to Russia-China: Top News. | Volin stressed that the transparency and verifiability of the coronavirus-related updates is bei…
rt.com/sponsored-content/480243-russia-china-coronavirus-transparent-updates/

Philippine foreign secretary defends US security act after Duterte threat
rt.com | 2020-02-06
The Philippine foreign secretary warned on Thursday that abrogating a security accord with Washington would undermine his country\'s security and \"foster aggression\" in the disputed South China Sea. The warning came after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened last month to give notice to the US to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement if the reported cancellation of the visa of his political ally, Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, was not corrected within a month. | The accord, known as VFA, took effect in 1999 to provide legal cover for the entry of American forces to the Philippines for joint training with Filipino tro…
rt.com/newsline/480220-philippine-us-security-duterte/

Staaanley! Bojo\'s father accidentally reveals China\'s \'concern\' at PM Johnson\'s lack of support over coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-02-06
PM Boris Johnson\'s father

Chinese Doctors Are Using Cuban Antivirals Against Coronavirus
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-06
The Recombinant Interferon Alpha 2B (IFNrec), an antiviral produced by the Cuban biotech industry, is being used by Chinese doctors to treat patients infected by the 2019-nCoV coronavirus, which has affected more than 28,000 people and has killed 564 patients worldwide. | RELATED: | China Tests Russian Vaccine to Combat New Coronavirus | Since Jan. 25, the ChangHeber Company located in Changchun city has been producing the famous Cuban antiviral, which is one of 30 medicines chosen by…
telesurenglish.net/news/cuban-antiviral-used-against-coronavirus-in-china-20200206-0005.html

\'Gasmaggedon\' sweeps over global gas market
rt.com | 2020-02-06
China\'s state-owned gas importers are considering declaring force majeure on LNG imports, which would amplify the turmoil in global gas markets. | Shipments of oil and gas are backing up at Chinese ports, which is creating ripple effects across the world. Now, Chinese state-owned CNOOC is considering declaring force majeure on its LNG import commitments, according to the FT. Sinopec and CNPC are also apparently considering the move. | Read more | | China finds oil in Asia\'s deepest onshore well, nearly 9,000 meters underground | Prices were already…
rt.com/business/480214-gasmaggedon-global-gas-market/

Huawei Sues US Verizon Wireless Co. for Patent Infringement
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-06
China\'s high-tech firm Huawei Wednesday filed a lawsuit in Texas against U.S. carrier Verizon, seeking compensation for what it said were infringements of its intellectual property rights. | RELATED: | Chinese Huawei Beats Trump\'s Ban, Makes a $58.3 Billion Profit | Huawei\'s lawsuit argues that Verizon should pay the Chinese company for its use of a variety of…
telesurenglish.net/news/huawei-goes-sues-verizon-for-patent-infringement-20200206-0007.html

Beijing hits out at Taiwanese vice president-elect\'s White House visit
rt.com | 2020-02-06
China said on Thursday it \"firmly opposes\" a meeting at the White House between US security officials and a senior Taiwanese politician. Vice President-Elect William Lai made the visit this week during a personal trip to the US, according to Taiwanese media. | On Monday, Lai reportedly had a 70-minute meeting with US National Security Council officials. It was not clear what was discussed. | A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday that Beijing opposes any official exchange between the US and Taiwan. Washington \"shall not arrange [for] US leaders, government officials and Congress members to hav…
rt.com/newsline/480257-china-taiwan-vp-us/

New Zealand\'s coronavirus travel ban stokes tensions with China
wsws.org | 2020-02-06
The Labour Party-led government\'s decision to suspend inbound travel from China is a nationalist move that is stoking tensions with China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/06/cban-f06.html

Russia praises China for transparent coronavirus updates
rt.com | 2020-02-06
Moscow welcomes the prompt and transparent information exchange with China on the new coronavirus outbreak, said Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, Aleksey Volin. | \"China is providing transparent updates on developments around the new coronavirus outbreak. Every day they report the number of new cases, deaths and recoveries, detailing their steps to fight the epidemic. There is enough information to gauge the real picture,\" Volin said in an interview to Russia-China: Top News. | Volin stressed that the transparency and verifiability of the coronavirus-related updates is bei…
rt.com/sponsored-content/480243-russia-china-coronavirus-transparent-updates/

Let\'s Move the Goalposts. The US-China Confrontation
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-06
The prospect of \'moving the goalposts\' is a peculiarly American strategy to ensure that America will always win. To accomplish this, one either moves the goalposts in position to receive the ball regardless of how badly-aimed it might be, or …
globalresearch.ca/lets-move-goalposts/5702904

The Democrats and Iowa
Robert Fantina | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
The Iowa caucuses are over, sort of, and as of this writing, results are finally being announced, incrementally. This delay is causing great amounts of weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth. \'Oh, no!\', the pundits proclaim. \"This shows that the Democrats are in disarray, and it\'s like handing a gift to President Donald Trump, a mere nine months prior to the next presidential election.\"
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/the-democrats-and-iowa/

The Divided States of Trumpistan?
Wim Laven | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
With the end of the Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump the partisan divide is deepened and acquittal a mere formality. Mitch McConnell promised to quickly acquit Trump of the charges, he did so with no witnesses or evidence provided. It leaves me wondering what this leaves of American democracy, the Constitution, and where is the…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/the-divided-states-of-trumpistan/

Why are Democratic Candidates Taking Money From Union-Busting Lawyers?
Andrea Beaty | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
The Iron Workers Union endorsed Joe Biden last week, citing his dedication to \"defend rights and jobs of American workers\", and calling him \"a friend to union ironworkers\". The union endorsement marks one of many that Democratic candidates are fighting for by unveiling detailed labor plans and promising to overturn \"right-to work laws\" that weaken…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/why-are-democratic-candidates-taking-money-from-union-busting-lawyers/

A Brutal Attack on Justice and Civil Liberties in Imran Khan\'s Pakistan
Ayesha Khan | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
When Imran Khan became Prime Minister of Pakistan he vowed to eradicate inequality. As an opposition leader he campaigned on the slogan, Do nahin, aik Pakistan (Not two but one Pakistan) and his party, Tehreek Insaaf, which translates as \"The Party of Justice,\" promised justice for all. Yet the very idea of justice has been turned on its head…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/a-brutal-attack-on-justice-and-civil-liberties-in-imran-khans-pakistan/

Questions for the Iowa Caucus Counters
Fred Baumgarten | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
Who decided there needed to be a \"better\" way to tabulate the results, and why? Why was the development of the app kept secret? Why was it rushed into use with no training or testing? What was the exact nature of the reporting \"inconsistencies\"? Do we have certainty that every precinct\'s results were tabulated and…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/questions-for-the-iowa-caucus-counters/

Federico Fellini: Author of Cinema
Gaither Stewart | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
The cinema world is marking the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Federico Fellini (b. January 20,1920-d. October 31, 1993) in Rimini on the shores of the Adriatic Sea on the east coast of Italy. Exhibits of his films and his life are being shown all over Italy, while a major show, \"Fellini 100\",…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/federico-fellini-author-of-cinema/

From the UN, New Ammo for Egalitarians
Sam Pizzigati | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-06
Irrelevance can sometimes be liberating, and, at the United Nations in New York, folks have been feeling fairly irrelevant for quite some time now. Decades ago, debates on the UN General Assembly floor would make headlines the world over. These days the UN typically slips into the daily news cycle only when world leaders annually…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/06/from-the-un-new-ammo-for-egalitarians/