Chicago police to be deputized as federal immigration agents
wsws.org | 2020-01-20
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency says it will use the Chicago Police Department to enforce federal immigration laws.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/20/chi-j20.html

Brazil\'s far-right government backed terror plot against Venezuela, top newspaper reveals
Ben Norton | mronline.org | 2020-01-20
Brazil\'s extreme Bolsonaro government backed an attack on Venezuela in a plot to overthrow its elected president. The shocking terror operation has received no coverage in mainstream U.S. media. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/20/brazils-far-right-government-backed-terror-plot-against-venezuela-top-newspaper-reveals/

A Circus Then, a Circus Now
Chris Hedges | truthdig.com | 2020-01-20
Chris Hedges has the week off. Here, in this reposted column from Jan. 7, 2019, are his thoughts about the then-nascent presidential election campaign. | It is January 2019. This signals the start of the 2020 election circus. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the first big-name Democrat on stage. But we will soon be deluged with candidates, bizarre antics and endless commentary by fatuous TV and radio pundits. The hyperventilating, the constant polling, the updates on who has the largest campaign war chest, the hypothetical matches between this hopeful and that hopeful, the mocking tweets by Donald Trump, will, as we saw…
truthdig.com/articles/a-circus-then-a-circus-now/

Embassy Protectors speak out in Fort Lauderdale
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-20
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Virginia Braces for Arrival of Pro-Gun Militias Amid State of Emergency
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-20
Virginia-based gun control activist Catherine Koebel is intimately familiar with the reign of terror that the state\'s pro-gun forces attempt to maintain through threats and intimidation, despite the fact that a strong majority of Virginia residents support gun reforms. | Koebel, who grew up in Blacksburg, Virginia, and has been involved in gun control organizing in the state since the Virginia Tech shooting left 33 people dead in 2007, said she has faced vicious harassment and death threats for he…
truthout.org/articles/virginia-braces-for-arrival-of-pro-gun-militias-amid-state-of-emergency/

Better Living Through Glyphosate? Spray Now, Ask Questions Later
Mark Harris | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
There\'s a lot of talk in the Trump era about the \"war on science.\" But this war, such as it is, extends far beyond uninformed Republican attacks on climate change science or Donald Trump\'s mocking insults of Greta Thunberg, the teen climate activist nearly 60 years the old bully\'s junior. This war involves not only…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/20/better-living-through-glyphosate-spray-now-ask-questions-later/

\'Berlin conference showed Moscow & Ankara have a huge role to play in solving Libya crisis\'
rt.com | 2020-01-20
The Berlin peace summit shows that Russia and Turkey still have an important role to play as they are among the few countries that can really influence the situation in Libya, Yusuf Erim, a Turkish foreign policy expert, said. | The peace conference on Libya convened in Berlin succeeded in bringing together a host of world leaders to try and find a way out of the civil war plaguing the war-ravaged land for years, Erim told RT. However, it also clearly showed that very few nations can really move the Libyan peace process forward, as most lack a strategy and the will to translate words into action. | Also on rt.
rt.com/news/478673-berlin-libya-huge-role-russia-turkey/

Secular Traditions in Indian Music and Poetry
San Jose Peace & Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-01-20
San Jose Peace and Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street | San Jose, CA 95112 | Bus routes: 22, 522, 23, 523, 55, 64, 66, 68, 72, 73, 168, 181, 500, Hwy 17 Express, MST 55, LRT…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/16/18829814.php

Iran & US Relationships; Scottish Independence; and Protests in France
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
Join George Galloway on the new home for the Mother of All Talk Shows – this week we discuss latest on Iran and US relationships; Scottish independence, and protests in France.
sputniknews.com/radio-moats/202001201078084950-iran–us-relationships-scottish-independence-and-protests-in-france/

Protesters in Lebanon marched towards parliament, faced police repression
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-20
Political forces in the country have failed to respond to the protesters\' demands for an overhaul of the political system in any credible way, even after three months of popular protests in the country…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/20/protesters-in-lebanon-marched-towards-parliament-faced-police-repression/

Trump Showed Us Who He Was Before He Became President
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
The long record of this presidency\'s transgressions now includes the open dog-wagging assassination

Trump\'s Legal Team Responds to Dems Impeachment Scam
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-20
There\'s overwhelming just cause to impeach and remove Trump from office for legitimate high crimes. | The same is true for most of his predecessors, along with most current and former congressional members. | The Constitution\'s Article II, Section 4 states \"(t)he …
globalresearch.ca/trump-legal-team-responds-dems-impeachment-scam/5701045

As neo-Nazis head to Richmond, Trump boosts gun-rights rally
wsws.org | 2020-01-20
The president\'s tweet is a declaration of solidarity with ultra-right forces on the eve of his impeachment trial.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/20/virg-j20.html

Trump Wants to Deliver State of the Union Address \'With Impeachment Trial Behind Him\', Graham Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
On Saturday, Donald Trump\'s legal team released a statement attempting to reject his impeachment by the House and characterising the charges against the US President as a \"dangerous attack\" on Americans and their right to vote.
sputniknews.com/us/202001201078086469-trump-wants-to-deliver-state-of-the-union-address-with-impeachment-trial-behind-him-graham-says/

Instead of Real-Time Commentary, Eight Common-Sense Reason for Not Going to War with Iran
Patrick T. Hiller | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
In the wake of the assassination of Iranian military leader Major General Qasem Soleimani and nine other people by a U.S. drone strike in Iraq, tensions between the United States and Iran are at their height. The immediate threat of war is real. Real-time news and expert commentary across the nationwide spectrum of media outlets…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/20/instead-of-real-time-commentary-eight-common-sense-reason-for-not-going-to-war-with-iran/

US, UK \'Normalised\' Targeted Drone Killings in Blow to Human Rights, Study Shows
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
The study was conducted before the assassination of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Qasem Soleimani who died in a US drone strike on the Baghdad International Airport on 3 January, ordered by President Donald Trump.
sputniknews.com/military/202001201078085671-us-uk-normalised-targeted-drone-killings-in-blow-to-human-rights-study-shows/

France Says Eight Nations Back European-Led Naval Mission in Strait of Hormuz
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
Multiple European states began mulling a \'maritime security mission\' in the Persian Gulf last summer amid simmering tensions between the UK and Iran, but the initiative seemed to have been put on hold after London announced that it would be joining a US-led maritime coalition instead.
sputniknews.com/world/202001201078085826-france-says-eight-nations-back-european-led-naval-mission-in-strait-of-hormuz/

Martin Luther King and the Black Revolutionary Tradition
Eric Mann | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
Every year, until The Revolution comes again, the counter-revolution manipulates the historic birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, that so many people fought for, as their symbol of Black \"integration\" into imperialism and \"non-violent\" acquiescence to, at best, Barack Obama\'s cynical negation of his dream. As Donald Trump has just assassinated Iranian General Quassem Soleimani–with…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/20/martin-luther-king-and-the-black-revolutionary-tradition-2/

Iranian FM Zarif won\'t attend Davos forum as organizers \'changed agenda\'
rt.com | 2020-01-20
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will not attend the World Economic Forum\'s annual meeting in Davos this week. The forum\'s organizers have \"abruptly changed its agenda,\" Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi explained on Monday. | The minister \"was scheduled to attend… but they abruptly changed the schedule and it was not the schedule that we agreed upon,\" Mousavi told reporters. \"So he will not attend Davos.\" | Last week, Reuters reported that Zarif was no longer on the list of nearly 3,000 people due at the event. The forum is being held under the banner \'Stakeholders for a Sustainable and…
rt.com/newsline/478688-iran-zarif-davos-agenda/

Worldwide Furor Sparked by U.S. Assassination of Iran\'s General Suleimani
Jeff Mackler | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
The Trump administration\'s January 3 drone missile assassination of Iran\'s Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani just outside Iraq\'s Baghdad airport brought the world to the brink of yet another catastrophic U.S. war. That the Iranian government would retaliate in a matter of days, if not hours, was unquestioned. But Iran\'s response stunned the world in its…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/20/worldwide-furor-sparked-by-u-s-assassination-of-irans-general-suleimani/

Indian Technophiles, Gear Up: Over 1 Mln Jobs Opportunities To Open Up in Data Science This Year
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
New Delhi (Sputnik): Out of India\'s 1.37 billion population, over 630 million people are on the internet and more than 5 million work in the technology sector. According to data from Chinese tech company TCL, India has the highest \'new technology acceptance\' rate in the world.
sputniknews.com/india/202001201078084987-indian-technophiles-gear-up-over-1-mln-jobs-opportunities-to-open-up-in-data-science-this-year/

India Launches Tax Raid on Luxury Hotel Chain Owner Jyotsna Suri and Her Close Aide
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
New Delhi (Sputnik): In the current FY 2019

It Was Haftar Who Refused to Sign Agreement on Ceasefire in Berlin – Diplomatic Source
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A conference on Libyan settlement was held on Sunday in Berlin, with representatives of Russia, the United States, Turkey, Egypt, the European Union, the United Nations and other countries invited to attend.
sputniknews.com/world/202001201078085144-it-was-haftar-who-refused-to-sign-agreement-on-ceasefire-in-berlin—diplomatic-source/

Cyprus Dubs Turkey \'Pirate State\' as Mediterranean Gas Drilling Dispute Simmers
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
Turkey resumed gas exploration drilling in the Mediterranean Sea off Cyprus\'s coast last week amid overlapping claims between Nicosia and the Turkish-backed de facto state of Northern Cyprus regarding the extent of their maritime economic zones.
sputniknews.com/europe/202001201078086024-cyprus-dubs-turkey-pirate-state-as-mediterranean-gas-drilling-dispute-simmers/

The Roots of American Demonization of Shi\'a Islam
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-20
The US targeted assassination, via drone strike, of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, apart from a torrent of crucial geopolitical ramifications, once again propels to center stage a quite inconvenient truth: the congenital incapacity of so-called US elites to even attempt …
globalresearch.ca/roots-american-demonization-shia-islam/5701065

Assassination of Amílcar Cabral, one of Africa\'s foremost anti-colonial leaders
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-20
He was a prolific Marxian theorist who not only led the war of independence that toppled Portuguese rule in Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde but influenced the fight for decolonization across the continent.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/20/assassination-of-amilcar-cabral-one-of-africas-foremost-anti-colonial-leaders/

China\'s President Xi Pledges to Curb Coronavirus Outbreak as Total 217 Cases Confirmed
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
The new strain of coronavirus was first reported in China\'s city of Wuhan in early January. According to media reports, those infected displayed symptoms typical of pneumonia and other acute respiratory diseases.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001201078085640-chinas-president-xi-pledges-to-curb-coronavirus-outbreak-as-total-217-cases-confirmed/

Malaysia refuses to become the plastic \'rubbish dump of the world\'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-20
Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to more than a dozen countries as Kuala Lumpur said it will not become the world\'s rubbish bin. | The country has seen an increase in the number of shipments containing waste since China prohibited imports of refuse in 2018. | Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin said the 150 containers have been sent back since the third quarter of last year and a further 110 are expected to be returned by mid-2020. | \"If people want to see us as the rubbish dump of the world, you dream on,\" Yeo told reporters during an inspection at a port in northern Penang state. | Yeo said t…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/01/20/malaysia-refuses-to-become-the-plastic-rubbish-dump-of-the-world/

Could renewables overtake coal in China?
rt.com | 2020-01-20
As China continues its long and painful move away from coal, solar and wind energy are becoming increasingly competitive. | In September of last year Oilprice reported an incredible milestone for renewable energy when solar and wind power became cheaper than coal in most of the world. Now, a new report released this week by Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables has heralded another milestone: China will soon be added to that list of countries in which coa…
rt.com/business/478706-china-renewables-overtake-coal/

US official delivers Trump\'s threatening message to Sri Lankan president
wsws.org | 2020-01-20
Sri Lanka is a key focus of intensifying rivalry between US and India, on one hand, and China and Russia, on the other.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/20/slus-j20.html

Because \'I Can Feel Bernie Beating Trump,\' Pramila Jayapal Endorses Sanders for President
Common Dreams staff | commondreams.org | 2020-01-20
The co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus \"has led the fight against Trump\'s racism, sexism and xenophobia,\" Sanders said responding to the news. \"Together, we will defeat Trump and build a working class movement and transform this country so it works for all.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/jayapal_1_0_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/19/because-i-can-feel-bernie-beating-trump-pramila-jayapal-endorses-sanders-president?cd-origin=rss

ReclaimMLK: Youth Climate Strike & Resiliency Village
Youth Vs Apocalypse | indybay.org | 2020-01-20
Oscar Grant/ Frank Ogawa Plaza | Oakland, CA 94612…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/16/18829815.php

The Humanitarian and Environmental Disaster of Trump\'s Border Wall
William deBuys | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
A new Wild West has taken root not far from Tombstone, Arizona, known to many for its faux-historical reenactments of the old West. We\'re talking about a long, skinny territory

MLK and the Ghost of an Untrue Dream
Ipek S. Burnett | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
King\'s dream of economic justice and equality required America\'s power structures to change. It required America to take a critical look at the unbridled capitalist system that gave way to perpetual injustice. It required a radical and deep reconstruction of both politics and society, where the tangled roots of racism, poverty, militarism, and materialism would be exposed and eliminated.
counterpunch.org/2020/01/20/mlk-and-the-ghost-of-an-untrue-dream/

A Note on Carlos Ghosn and Global Capitalism
Charles Andrews | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
The boss of world car maker Nissan

Owyhee Initiative Wilderness and Public Lands Deal Critique: Ten Years After
Katie Fite | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
The Owyhee Initiative (OI) wilderness and public lands legislation passed Congress in 2009 as the Owyhee Public Lands Management Act. Hoopla on the bill\'s ten-year anniversary generated a spate of articles extolling collaboration and idolizing individual cattlemen. OI collaboration talking points are being parroted by supporters of a new round of Quid Pro Quo wilderness…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/20/owyhee-initiative-wilderness-and-public-lands-deal-critique-ten-years-after/

A Loophole for the Lawless: \"Qualified Immunity\" Must Go
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
On August 11, 2014, officers from the Caldwell, Idaho Police Department asked for Shaniz West\'s permission to enter and search her home. They were looking for her ex-boyfriend. West authorized the search and handed over her keys. Instead of entering and searching the home, though, the police brought in a SWAT team, surrounding the building.
counterpunch.org/2020/01/20/a-loophole-for-the-lawless-qualified-immunity-must-go/

Why Do We Have School Lunch Debt at All?
Jill Richardson | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
A Google search for \"paying school lunch debt\" reveals a long list of recent news stories about good Samaritans paying off the school lunch debt of children whose families cannot afford it. A Fredonia, New York man paid off $2,000 in school lunch debt in his area, helping 140 families. A Rigby, Idaho tattoo shop…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/20/why-do-we-have-school-lunch-debt-at-all/

Lack of action on climate change leads to warmest decade ever recorded
wsws.org | 2020-01-20
For all the proclamations by corporations and governments that they accept the need to reduce fossil fuel use, carbon emissions rose to the highest ever level in 2019.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/20/pers-j20.html

The ‚ÄãJuliana ‚Äã21 continue to fight for justice in the biggest climate lawsuit in America
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-20
Decision of Divided Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals finds primarily for Juliana ‚Äãplaintiffs, but holds Federal Judiciary can do nothing to stop the U.S. Government in causing climate change and harming children. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/20/the-%e2%80%8bjuliana-%e2%80%8b21-continue-to-fight-for-justice-in-the-biggest-climate-lawsuit-in-america/

Bushfire scientist warns that Australia\'s disaster is \"a wake-up call\"
wsws.org | 2020-01-20
\"If nothing is done to address climate change this wildfire season will be a preview into our future.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/20/fglv-j20.html

Climate change \"spin\" as Davos gathering confronts mounting environmental and economic crisis
wsws.org | 2020-01-20
The picture presented by the WEF\'s own analysis is of a socio-economic system heading for catastrophe on every front, for which the ruling elites have no answer.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/20/davo-j20.html

Erdogan Says Did Not Send Troops to Libya Yet, Only Military Advisers
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
ANKARA (Sputnik) – On 5 January, Erdogan said Turkish troops were gradually departing to Libya to support the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), with which Ankara had signed a security memorandum in December.
sputniknews.com/africa/202001201078086391-erdogan-says-did-not-send-troops-to-libya-yet-only-military-advisers/

Putin\'s Weekly Schedule Includes No Meeting With Libya\'s Haftar – Kremlin
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin does not have a meeting with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), scheduled for this week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
sputniknews.com/world/202001201078086299-putins-weekly-schedule-includes-no-meeting-with-libyas-haftar—kremlin/

80 Hadi loyalist soldiers killed in Yemen attack
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-20
Since 2015, Yemen is witnessing a brutal international war with Hadi forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, the US, United Kingdom and France (international coalition), launching violent airstrikes and ground assaults against the Houthi forces…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/20/80-hadi-loyalist-soldiers-killed-in-yemen-attack/

This week in history: January 20-26
wsws.org | 2020-01-20
25 years ago: Nuclear war scare caused by Norwegian rocket On January 25, 1995, the Russian military mistook a Black Brant XII rocket–launched by a team of Norwegian and US scientists to research the northern lights over Svalbard–as an incoming Trident missile launched as a high-altitude nuclear attack by the US Navy. It was the first time a Russian leader used the nuclear briefcase in a real alert.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/20/twih-j20.html

#MeToo provocation against Bernie Sanders organized by CNN and Elizabeth Warren
wsws.org | 2020-01-20
This is a political stink bomb, borrowed from the #MeToo playbook, typical of American politics in its putrefaction.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/20/warr-j20.html

How Perception Management Has Wrecked Reality
Greg Guma | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-20
In The Secret Man, Bob Woodward\'s book about his Watergate source Deep Throat, he notes, \"Washington politics and secrets are an entire world of doubt.\" And that was before Trump and cyberwar. | Even though Woodward knew the identity of his …
globalresearch.ca/how-perception-management-has-wrecked-reality/5701091

Ike Was Right
Eric Margolis | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-20
\"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist. Now this conjunction of an …
globalresearch.ca/ike-was-right/5701070

\'I Attended Chandrayaan 2 Landing Despite Failure Warnings\': PM Modi Shares Anecdotes With Students
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
New Delhi (Sputnik): The first three months of the academic calendar are rough for high-school students in India, as they gear up for \"board examinations\"

NAFTA 1.0: Was It a \"Legal Agreement\". One of Its Signatories Linked to Organized Crime. And What About NAFTA 2.0?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-19
Public opinion has its eyes riveted on USMCA, which is tagged as NAFTA 2.0. It is important at this stage to focus on the murky history of NAFTA 1.0 as well as the transition to NAFTA 2.0. | USMCA modifies the …
globalresearch.ca/nafta-1-0-was-it-a-legal-agreement-one-of-its-signatories-linked-to-organized-crime-and-what-about-nafta-2-0/5697702

Not Bernie, Us. Not Warren, Us. Their Clash Underscores the Need for Grassroots Wisdom
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-01-19
Billionaires want Sanders and Warren to clash and burn…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/16/18829794.php

Ex-UN weapons inspector: Biden\'s Iraq war vote excuse a \'bald-faced lie\'
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-19
Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter dismantles Joe Biden\'s explanation for his Iraq war vote and recounts Biden\'s long record…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/19/ex-un-weapons-inspector-bidens-iraq-war-explanation-a-bald-faced-lie/

Southern Peace Activists Help Soldiers Become Conscientious Objectors
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-19
The South is arguably the engine of the U.S. war machine. The region is home to Fort Bragg, the largest U.S. military base in the world. Southern states supply more soldiers than others; the region is home to three of the five states with the highest military recruitment numbers in 2016

Putin meets Johnson in Berlin, but UK PM says \'no normalization of relations\'
rt.com | 2020-01-19
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the Libya peace conference in Berlin. Johnson used the opportunity to state it outright to Putin that there will be \"no normalization\" of bilateral relations between Moscow and London. | The UK PM then demanded Russia end what he called \"destabilizing activity\" that supposedly threatens the UK, its citizens and allies, though he did not elaborate what exactly he meant by that. Instead, Johnson once again referred to the Salisbury poisoning case, which London has been blaming on Moscow without providing it…
rt.com/newsline/478664-putin-johnson-meet-libya-conference/

Berlin peace talks: In war-torn Libya, can intl community help finish what Russia & Turkey started?
rt.com | 2020-01-19
Talks in Berlin between warring Libyan factions could finally deliver a lasting ceasefire after a decade of chaos ushered in by NATO regime change there. Could the mediation efforts, kick-started by Moscow and Ankara, bear fruit? | All eyes in Europe and beyond are set on Berlin, as PM Fayez al-Sarraj of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army (LNA) arrive on Sunday for peace talks hosted by Germany and attended by representatives from 11 countries, including Russia\'s Vladimir Putin. | The GNA has been internationally recognized since 2015, but Hafta…
rt.com/news/478573-libya-berlin-conference-ceasefire/

Putin & Erdogan set stage for Libya peace talks at Berlin meeting (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-19
The Libyan peace talks in Berlin were yet to begin, but Russia\'s Vladimir Putin and Turkey\'s Recep Tayyip Erdogan already voiced their positions on the conflict, Erdogan speaking against Haftar and Putin calling for dialogue. | As the two presidents met ahead of the Sunday conference, Erdogan was direct in showing his animosity towards Libya\'s Khalifa Haftar, whose forces have been closing in on the UN-backed government in Tripoli. | \"Haftar has proven himself to be in favor of a military solution [to the conflict]. Here in Berlin, the ceasefire must be confirmed. Haftar\'s aggressive behavior must be stopped s…
rt.com/news/478652-putin-erdogan-set-stage-berlin/

\'Where\'s Putin?\' World leaders can\'t start Berlin conference photo-op without Russian president (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-19
Leaders gathering for Libya peace talks in Berlin attempted to take a group photo as the summit got underway, but the photo-op was momentarily delayed as no one could seem to find Russian President Vladimir Putin. | The awkward \'Where\'s Putin?\' moment was captured on video as other leaders shuffled around trying to locate the Russian president. | German Chancellor Angela Merkel looked particularly perturbed by Putin\'s absence, turning around to look for him multiple times and pointing toward the empty spot where he should have been standing. | French President Emmanuel Macron then joined the search, looking…
rt.com/news/478659-putin-berlin-libya-talks-photo/

\'Where\'s Putin?\' World leaders can\'t start Berlin conference photo-op without Russian president (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-19
Leaders gathering for Libya peace talks in Berlin attempted to take a group photo as the summit got underway, but the photo-op was momentarily delayed as no one could seem to find Russian President Vladimir Putin. | The awkward \'Where\'s Putin?\' moment was captured on video as other leaders shuffled around trying to locate the Russian president. | German Chancellor Angela Merkel looked particularly perturbed by Putin\'s absence, turning around to look for him multiple times and pointing toward the empty spot where he should have been standing. | French President Emmanuel Macron then joined the search, looking…
rt.com/news/478659-putin-berlin-libya-talks-photo/

Merkel & Guterres announce results of Libya peace talks in Berlin (WATCH LIVE)
rt.com | 2020-01-19
The results of the much-anticipated Libya peace conference in Berlin, which was convened in the hope of ending the years-long civil war and chaos in the country, are being announced. | German Chancellor Angela Merkel and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres are presenting the results of the intensive talks at a final press conference on Sunday evening. | The conference in Berlin was tasked with reaching a lasting ceasefire between Prime Minister of the UN-backed Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, and his rival Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, whose forces have been…
rt.com/news/478655-results-libya-berlin-talks/

At first I couldn\'t stop laughing at the cop\'s counter-terror list. But I stopped because it\'s utterly sinister
Emily Apple | thecanary.co | 2020-01-19
On 17 January, the Guardian revealed a counter-terrorism document listing a variety of protest and left-wing groups alongside neo-Nazis and the far-right and their associated symbols. | My first reaction to it was laughter and piss-taking. The list contains groups from Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) to Greenpeace and Animal Aid. It\'s also woefully out-of-date. It\'s as if someone has taken a roll call of groups from ten years ago and added Extinction Rebellion (XR) to the list. | It also c…
thecanary.co/opinion/2020/01/19/at-first-i-couldnt-stop-laughing-at-the-cops-counter-terror-list-but-i-stopped-because-its-utterly-sinister/

Iran Two Years Away From a Nuclear Bomb, Documents Talk for Themselves – Israeli Analyst
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-19
Israel doesn\'t believe the Iranian claims that their nuclear programme is peaceful, says an Israeli analyst. Although Israel has the right to defend itself, Ephraim Asculai still believes it would have been better if the two countries sat down for talks.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202001191078075999-iran-two-years-away-from-a-nuclear-bomb-documents-talk-for-themselves/

Secular Traditions in Indian Music and Poetry
San Jose Peace & Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-01-19
San Jose Peace and Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street | San Jose, CA 95112 | Bus routes: 22, 522, 23, 523, 55, 64, 66, 68, 72, 73, 168, 181, 500, Hwy 17 Express, MST 55, LRT…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/16/18829814.php

Over 330 People Wounded in Lebanon After Clashes in Beirut
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-19
More than 330 people were treated for injuries sustained during clashes between the Lebanese security forces and protesters in central Beirut on Saturday, the Red Cross reported. | RELATED: | At Least 220 Wounded in Protests Over the Crisis in Lebanon | The clashes, which lasted for several hours on Saturday, forced the closure of several streets in Beirut\'s central district, prompting the Lebanese security forces cordon off these areas in order to prevent the spread of violence i…
telesurenglish.net/news/Over-330-People-Wounded-in-Lebanon-After-Clashes-in-Beirut-20200119-0002.html

Trump Is the Third President to Lie About Afghan War Success
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-19
The Bush, Obama and Trump administrations all routinely lied to the American people about the success of the 18-year war in Afghanistan. They exaggerated progress and inflated statistics to create an illusion that that the war was winnable. But after …
globalresearch.ca/trump-third-president-lie-about-afghan-war-success/5700997

Today\'s US-Iran Crisis Is Rooted in the Decision to Invade Iraq
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-19
The ramifications of the illegal, unnecessary and predictably tragic U.S. decision to invade Iraq are still with us. This includes the ongoing crisis with Iran, which brought us perilously close to all-out war in early January, resulted in the tragic downing of a civilian airliner and remains in a hair-trigger situation. | Those of us who opposed the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq raised questions regarding the Bush administration\'s false alarmist claims about Iraqi weapons, weapons programs and weapons system…
truthout.org/articles/todays-us-iran-crisis-is-rooted-in-the-decision-to-invade-iraq/

Our Last Decade to Get Climate Right
Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson | zcomm.org | 2020-01-19
In the climate talks to come, we need more youth, indigenous, and civil society groups

Former Russian Prime Minister Medvedev Says to Remain Chair of United Russia Ruling Party
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-19
On 15 January, Dmitry Medvedev unexpectedly resigned hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced sweeping changes to the Constitution and a revamped approach to managing the country\'s economy.
sputniknews.com/russia/202001191078076191-medvedev-says-to-remain-chair-of-united-russia-ruling-party/

US Director on Russian Affairs at NSC Leaves Post Amid Pending Investigation – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-19
sputniknews.com/us/202001191078076043-us-director-on-russian-affairs-at-nsc-leaves-post-amid-pending-investigation-reports/

Russian tech giant Yandex wants to expand car-sharing service across Europe
rt.com | 2020-01-19
Russia\'s Yandex, which runs a popular car-sharing service in the country, is planning to expand across Europe this year, the tech company has revealed. | \"We are considering such an opportunity,\" Dmitry Gorchakov, Yandex\'s head of geolocation services PR told RT. | It was earlier reported that the firm could make up to 1,000 electric vehicles available to rent. While the exact city where Yandex is going to test launch the project is not clear, Anton Ryazanov, chief of Yandex.Drive, told the Financial Times that the company is eyeing Madrid and Copenhagen, as well as cities in France and Italy. | Also on rt.com…
rt.com/business/478130-russian-yandex-europe-carsharing/

Russians Celebrate Epiphany by Bathing in Icy Waters – Photos
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-19
On 19 January, Eastern Orthodox believers worldwide celebrate Epiphany, marking the baptism of Jesus Christ, which is usually accompanied by bathing in icy cold water. In Russia, however, the holiday often takes place under extreme weather conditions.
sputniknews.com/russia/202001191078077881-russians-celebrate-epiphany-by-bathing-in-icy-waters-photos/

Putin\'s Now Purged the West from the Kremlin. Medvedev Cabinet dissolved
Tom Luongo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-19
It came as the biggest shock of the day on Wednesday. The Russian government resigned. The day before President Vladimir Putin gave his State of the Nation address and outlined a slate of constitutional changes. | That speech prompted an overhaul …
globalresearch.ca/putin-purged-west-kremlin/5700995

Cusack, Bernie\'s prophet of doom: Only 10-12 years to stop climate change & \'predatory capitalism\'
rt.com | 2020-01-19
It appears actor John Cusack took the climate change messages in his film \'2012\' really, really seriously, because he says Earth only has a handful of years left

ReclaimMLK: Youth Climate Strike & Resiliency Village
Youth Vs Apocalypse | indybay.org | 2020-01-19
Oscar Grant/ Frank Ogawa Plaza | Oakland, CA 94612…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/16/18829815.php

2019 Year in Review: From Corporate Capture of Social Media to Trump\'s War Agenda to Climate Change
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-19
\"It just seems like people have really lost their way, severed ties with reality completely, where we\'re listening to some pied piper online instead of really questioning authority. questioning the power structures like we should be all along!\"

ReclaimMLK: Youth Climate Strike & Resiliency Village
Youth Vs Apocalypse | indybay.org | 2020-01-19
Oscar Grant/ Frank Ogawa Plaza | Oakland, CA 94612…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/16/18829815.php

Four Million to Form Massive Human Chain at Pro-Environment Initiative in India – Photos
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-19
New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian state of Bihar has launched a mega-event, the forming of a human chain to create awareness about the ongoing climate crisis across the globe. This is the state\'s third such human chain event.
sputniknews.com/india/202001191078075360-four-million-to-form-massive-human-chain-at-pro-environment-initiative-in-india—photos/

Iraqi Forces Say Detain One of Leaders of Daesh in Al-Fallujah
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-19
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) have detained one of the leaders of the Daesh* terrorist group in the city of Al-Fallujah, Anbar province, the ISOF said.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001191078077843-iraqi-forces-say-detain-one-of-leaders-of-daesh-in-al-fallujah/

Pakistani PM Urges UN to Pressure India to Allow Supervision of Ceasefire Violations in Kashmir
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-19
New Delhi (Sputnik): Days after Pakistan failed in its second attempt to garner international support on Kashmir at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the UNSC to insist that India allow supervision by the UN along the Line of Control.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001191078076020-pakistani-pm-urges-un-to-pressure-india-to-allow-supervision-of-ceasefire-violations-in-kashmir/

Revealed Iran\'s Attack Did Cause Casualties, US/Israeli Cyberattack & Pompeo Threatens The World
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-19
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/18/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/revealed-irans-attack-did-cause-casualties-us-israeli-cyberattack-pompeo-threatens-the-world/

Pompeo Says Gangland-Style Hit on Soleimani Was \"Restoration of Deterrence\"
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-19
America\'s \"shadow president\", Mike Pompeo, has acknowledged that the assassination of Iran\'s highest-ranking military general, Qassem Soleimani, was part of a broader strategy to restore \"real deterrence\" by eliminating presumed enemies of the United States. Pompeo\'s comments at …
globalresearch.ca/pompeo-says-hit-soleimani-restoration-deterrence/5700985

Maduro says time for direct talks with Trump, blames Pompeo & co for US \'failure\' in Venezuela
rt.com | 2020-01-19
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he is open to talks with US President Donald Trump in the hope of repairing ties with the US, while blaming Trump\'s hawkish advisers for feeding him a distorted narrative. | In an interview with the Washington Post, published on Saturday, Maduro said that he would like to sit down with his US counterpart, suggesting that both countries would benefit from rapprochement based on mutual respect. | If there\'s respect between governments, no matter how big the United States is, and if there\'s a dialogue, an exchange of truthful information, then be sure we can create a n…
rt.com/news/478616-venezuela-maduro-direct-talks-trump/

Remarks on the US/China \"Trade Deal\"
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-19
The first thing to understand is that it is not a trade deal. It is Trump backing off his tariffs when he discovered that the tarrifs fall on US goods and American consumers, not on China. Trump is covering his …
globalresearch.ca/remarks-us-china-trade-deal/5700993

France\'s Popular Uprising: Revolution or Frozen Conflict?
Diana Johnstone | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-19
The people are angry with their government. Where? Just about everywhere. So what makes ongoing strikes in France so special? Nothing, perhaps, except a certain expectation based on history that French uprisings can produce important changes

Video: The WHO\'s Vaccine Experts Inadvertently Communicate to the World that \"Vaccine Hesitancy\" Makes Scientific Sense
Dr. Gary G. Kohls | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-19
In this expose, the WHO vaccine experts admit that: | Vaccines can be fatal. | The design of safety studies makes it difficult to spot problems. | Safety monitoring is inadequate. | Vaccine adjuvants increase risk. | \"The FDA receives 45% of its annual budget …
globalresearch.ca/world-health-organization-vaccine-experts-vaccine-hesitancy-makes-scientific-sense/5700984

In impeachment document, Democrats say Trump endangers US security
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-19
Democratic U.S. lawmakers leading the impeachment case against Republican President Donald Trump said on Saturday the president must be removed from office to protect national security and preserve the country\'s system of government. | RELATED: | US House to Send Trump Impeachment Charges to Senate for Trial | In a 111-page document filed before Trump\'s Senate trial begins in earnest on Tuesday, the lawmakers laid out their arguments supporting charges of abuse of power and obs…
telesurenglish.net/news/In-impeachment-document-Democrats-say-Trump-endangers-US-security-20200118-0009.html

Bolivia\'s Movement to Socialism Party Forms Presidential Plan
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-19
The Movement to Socialism ( MAS ) is choosing this Sunday its presidential formula for the elections, which will be held in Bolivia on May 3, with the \"firm commitment\" to remain united around single leadership, the democratically elected President Evo Morales said this weekend. | RELATED: | Bolivia\'s Anti-Imperialist Army School Renamed After Che\'s Assassins | In a message released on his official Twitter account, Morales said that \"the first day of meeting between national leaders of…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivias-Movement-to-Socialism-Party-Forms-Presidential-Plan-20200119-0001.html

Matteo Salvini Vows to Recognize Jerusalem as Israeli Capital
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-19
Matteo Salvini recently conducted an interview with Israel\'s Ynet News to discuss Italian-Israeli relations and his bid for the premiership of the Mediterranean country. | RELATED: | Israel, Greece, Cyprus to Sign Pipeline Deal in Mediterranean | In his interview with Ynet, Salvini said he would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, despite harming relations with the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank region. | \"Yes, absolutely\", Salvini said, answering the reporter\'s…
telesurenglish.net/news/Matteo-Salvini-Vows-to-Recognize-Jerusalem-as-Israeli-Capital-20200119-0003.html

Iran to Review Cooperation with Int\'l Nuclear Watchdog In Case of \'Unjust\' Steps by EU – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-19
The European parties to the Iranian nuclear deal earlier launched a dispute resolution mechanism under the agreement, a process that could entail the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001191078075865-iran-to-review-its-cooperation-with-intl-nuclear-watchdog-in-case-of-unjust-steps-by-eu—reports/

What Rod Blagojevich\'s Double Impeachment Could Mean for Trump
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-19
Impeachments are fortunately rare in American political life: Trump is only the third president to have been impeached; eight governors have been impeached and removed from office. | The most recent was former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. He was arrested in 2008, after he was caught on a federal wiretap trying to sell the appointment to fill Barack Obama\'s vacated U.S. Senate seat. Blagojevich was also charged with various crimes related to campaig…
truthout.org/articles/what-rod-blagojevichs-double-impeachment-could-mean-for-trump/

The Battle to Impeach Trump Is Part of a Global Struggle for Democracy
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-19
The impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump

Around The World in 8 Minutes: South African workers\' struggle
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-19
We look at the struggle lead by NUMSA and NUM unions in South Africa, a run organized against dictatorship in Thailand and the mass assassinations of social leaders in Colombia.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/19/around-the-world-in-8-minutes-south-african-workers-struggle/

Putin on Western Attempts to Rewrite History: We Need to Do Everything Possible to Preserve Truth
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-19
Earlier in January, the Polish parliament adopted a resolution declaring that the Soviet Union carries equal responsibility with Nazi Germany for the beginning of World War II.
sputniknews.com/world/202001191078077464-putin-on-western-attempts-to-rewrite-history/

An Easy Proof of Behaviourism
Anil Eklavya | zcomm.org | 2020-01-19
The Experiment Confirming that stimulus and reward change behaviour. Participant (Subject): Consent not necessary, as it avoids chances of bias. A Human Lab Rat Behaviour Waking up early based on the stimulus. Stimulus Holding a gun to the head of the participant and threatening to shoot him/her if they don\'t wake up at the pre-decided Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/an-easy-proof-of-behaviourism/

Gremlin in the sky: Pentagon contractor shows maiden flight of its new \'swarm\' drone
rt.com | 2020-01-19
Swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles overwhelming enemies\' defenses with sheer numbers might soon be part of the US combat strategy. Footage of the first flight of one such drone has just been showcased by a Pentagon contractor. | A video published on YouTube by an applied science and IT company, Dynetics, shows a drone, which looks roughly like a large air-to-surface missile, being drop-launched from under the wing of a US transport Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft. | The drone designated X-61A then releases small wings and ignites its rocket engine, setting off for an autonomous flight. Media reports sugges…
rt.com/usa/478660-pentagon-gremlins-swarm-drone-test/

IMF Chief Warns of Financial Disaster Driven by Inequality
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-01-19
IMF Head Kristalina Georgieva warns of a return of the Great Depression driven by inequality and financial sector instability in a speech delivered at the Peterson Institute of International Economics.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/17/18829820.php

IMF Chief Warns of Financial Disaster Driven by Inequality
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-01-19
IMF Head Kristalina Georgieva warns of a return of the Great Depression driven by inequality and financial sector instability in a speech delivered at the Peterson Institute of International Economics.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/17/18829820.php

German Foreign Minister Lashes Out at US Over Its Max Pressure Policy Towards Iran
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-19
Tensions between Tehran and Washington, which have been growing since Donald Trump\'s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, peaked this January following the killing of the Islamic Republic\'s top commander Qasem Soleimani. Following the assassination, Germany and other European countries reiterated their calls for avoiding escalation.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001191078077556-german-foreign-minister-lashes-out-at-us-iran/

Iran will review cooperation with IAEA if Europe takes \'unjust measures\' over nuclear deal
rt.com | 2020-01-19
Tehran will review its cooperation with the global nuclear watchdog IAEA if the EU introduces \"unjust\" steps over the 2015 nuclear deal, which was first abandoned by the US, Iran\'s parliament speaker has warned. | Britain, France and Germany formally launched a process, charging Iran with failing to comply with the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on its nuclear program. | Speaker of Iran\'s parliament, Ali Larijani, called the decision \"unfortunate.\" | \"We clearly announce that if Europe, for any reason, uses Article 37 of the nuclear agreement unfairly, then Iran will make a serious decision re…
rt.com/news/478635-iran-will-review-cooperation-iaea/

Unity Requires Recognizing that Warren Is Telling the Truth
Elie Mystal | thenation.com | 2020-01-19
Unity Requires Recognizing that Warren Is Telling the Truth…
thenation.com/article/sanders-warren-truth/