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February 20, 2022

1 comment on Ukraine News Links 19-20 February 2022

Ukraine News Links 19-20 February 2022
Sunday, 20 February 2022 • 17:00 — The New Dark Age

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Mr Putin’s telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron

UK revives Cold War-era unit to fight ‘disinformation’
https://www.rt.com/news/550014-uk-new-cell-disinformation/

Another Day Of Still Local War In Eastern Europe
https://southfront.org/another-day-of-still-local-war-in-eastern-europe/

Young Ukrainians – Everyday Fears, Military Propaganda and Chauvinism
https://www.globalresearch.ca/young-ukrainians-everyday-fears-military-propaganda-chauvinism/5771108

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Ukraine
February 19, 2022

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Russia Is Pressing For More Concessions While Donbas Heats Up
Saturday, 19 February 2022 — Moon of Alabama

Over the years Joe Biden has said a lot of nonsense. This though might top it all.

Biden Says Putin Has Chosen ‘Catastrophic’ War Over Diplomacy

Speaking from the Roosevelt Room in the White House, Mr. Biden said “we have reason to believe the Russian forces are planning to and intend to attack Ukraine in the coming week, in the coming days,” adding that “we believe that they will target Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, a city of 2.8 million innocent people.”

Asked whether he thinks that Mr. Putin is still wavering about whether to invade, Mr. Biden said, “I’m convinced he’s made the decision.” Later, he added that his impression of Mr. Putin’s intentions is based on “a significant intelligence capability.”

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Russia, Ukraine
February 19, 2022

No comments on As U.S. Threatens War with Russia, Biden Administration Unveils Imperial Strategy for Indo-Pacific That Could Lead to War with China

As U.S. Threatens War with Russia, Biden Administration Unveils Imperial Strategy for Indo-Pacific That Could Lead to War with China
Saturday, 19 February 2022 — CovertAction Magazine

By Jeremy Kuzmarov

President Biden at a virtual summit with China’s President Xi Jinping. [Source: axios.com]

Already threatening war with Russia, the White House this month has unveiled a new imperial grand strategy for the Indo-Pacific that raises the prospects of war with China.

The new strategy starts by repeating familiar clichés about America’s supposed humanitarian intentions in Southeast Asia and role in providing the security that “allowed regional democracies to flourish,” while ritualistically condemning Chinese aggression “spanning the entire globe.”

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China, Russia, USA
February 19, 2022

No comments on Watch: Head of the Russian Delegation in Vienna on Arms Control Konstantin Gavrilov explains Russia’s non-participation in the OSCE session

Watch: Head of the Russian Delegation in Vienna on Arms Control Konstantin Gavrilov explains Russia’s non-participation in the OSCE session
Saturday, 19 February 2022 — The Saker

In many comments I’ve seen people calling the Minsk Package of Measures as a ‘dead letter’. Here is a reminder. The very first item is:

1) Ceasefire.

The second item is:

2) Withdrawal of weapons.

Do we really consider that a ‘dead letter’, or the most basic start of ending the war?
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February 19, 2022

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Canada: Letter to MP on Emergencies Act
Saturday, 19 February 2022 — In Gaza

by Eva Bartlett

[I’m not sure how many Canadians visit the NDA but in the off-chance that you’re one of them, this letter is especially for you. But don’t forget that under the guise of the ‘Pandemic’, most of the ‘developed’ countries have passed and are using existing laws to create quasi-fascist states allegedly, in order to protect us. From ourselves? I’ve long said that the Virus is simply the pretext for invoking the last refuge of a capitalist – Fascism. And once more, ably abetted by assorted ‘lefties’ and of course, the ‘Liberals’ B]

Thank you Spencer Latu for writing this letter.

Friends, please consider sharing widely, & if Canadian sending the letter to your respective MP:

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February 19, 2022

No comments on Zelensky’s Knocking At The Bear’s Door

Zelensky’s Knocking At The Bear’s Door
Saturday, 19 February 2022 — SouthFront

Written by Alex Gallant exclusively for SouthFront

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) reported that, on the evening of February 16th, 189 ceasefire violations were recorded in the Donetsk region, and 402 in the Luhansk region. The shelling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) continued on the evening of the 18th in settlements like Zaitseve and Gorlovka.

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February 19, 2022

No comments on As US Renews Support for Saudi War in Yemen, Civilian Death Toll Nearly Doubles

As US Renews Support for Saudi War in Yemen, Civilian Death Toll Nearly Doubles
Thursday, 17 February 2022 — MintPress News

HAJJAH, YEMEN – Two parallel but very different meetings took place recently — one in search of peace, the other to plan more war. In Oman’s capital, Muscat, an official delegation headed by Ansar Allah, met with Omani and European officials to negotiate de-escalation and humanitarian assistance in Yemen. Meanwhile, the United States and the Saudi-led Coalition held meetings to plan a ground escalation in Sana’a and Hajjah province in Yemen’s southeast to coincide with airstrikes against residential neighborhoods in other cities throughout the north, which have killed and injured dozens of people and caused extensive damage to property and infrastructure.
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February 19, 2022

1 comment on Ukraine News Links 18-19 February 2022

Ukraine News Links 18-19 February 2022
Saturday, 19 February 2022 • 20:00 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular.

Even Though The Neocons And Neoliberals Are Drooling For War In Ukraine, Putin Never Intended A War

Russia Is Pressing For More Concessions While Donbas Heats Up

Global Research Weekender: Whose Fault Is the Ukrainian Crisis? Provoking a Third World War?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/global-research-weekender-whose-fault-ukrainian-crisis-wwiii-imminent/5771121

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February 18, 2022

1 comment on Ukraine News Links 17-18 February 2022

Ukraine News Links 17-18 February 2022
Friday, 18 February 2022 • 22:00 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular.

War In Ukraine Begins

Russia Begins Preparing for Refugees From Donbass
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/02/18/russia-begins-preparing-for-refugees-from-donbass/

Before Making Conclusions…
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/02/before-making-conclusions.html

Truths and lies about pledges made to Russia
https://www.schweizer-standpunkt.ch/news-detailansicht-en-international/truths-and-lies-about-pledges-made-to-russia.html

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February 18, 2022

1 comment on Moscow’s coercive diplomacy is working

Moscow’s coercive diplomacy is working
Friday, 18 February 2022 — Indian Punchline

by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gesturing at a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin , Moscow, February 15, 2022

The upshot of the Russian response, transmitted to Washington on Thursday, regarding security guarantees may look as if the stalemate is heading toward a war. Moscow has rejected the US’ call for ‘de-escalation’ by pointing out that the Russian troops are deployed on Russian territories; it also rejects the threat of sanctions, which it says is a contrived attempt to “exert pressure and devalue Russia’s proposals on security guarantees.”

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February 18, 2022

No comments on Black Agenda Report 18 February 2022

Black Agenda Report 18 February 2022
Friday, 18 February 2022 — Black Agenda Report

Terrell Starr and Black Support of Imperialism
Black Agenda Report’s analysis of the US instigated crisis in Ukraine makes clear that imperialism is the source of turmoil in that country. The US role in heightening tensions must be exposed and the servants of US empire must be exposed as well.

DOCUMENT: Articles of Pacification with the Maroons of Trelawny Town, Concluded March the First, 1738
The history of the Maroons of Jamaica’s Cockpit Country is a story of the difficulties of Black sovereignty and autonomy in an imperial world.

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Black Agenda Report
February 18, 2022

No comments on As Trudeau Cracks Down, the Left Drives Protesters Into the Arms of the Right Once Again

As Trudeau Cracks Down, the Left Drives Protesters Into the Arms of the Right Once Again
Thursday, 17 February 2022 — MintPress News

Opinion & Analysis

Divide and rule, the cultivation of tribalism, is an insurance policy against successful dissent and the threat of revolution.

By Jonathan Cook

OTTAWA – If you were Canada’s prime minister, what would you be prepared to do to enforce Covid restrictions on large swaths of your population? No one need ask that question any longer. Now we know the answer.

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February 18, 2022

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Ecosocialist Bookshelf, February 2022
Thursday, 17 February 2022 — Origin: Climate & Capitalism

Reading matter for reds and greens: Five new books and five recent reviews

Ecosocialist Bookshelf is a monthly Climate & Capitalism feature, hosted by Ian Angus. Books described here may be reviewed at length in future. Inclusion of a book does not imply endorsement, or that C&C agrees with everything (or even anything!) these books say.

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February 18, 2022

1 comment on War or Images of War?

War or Images of War?
Friday, 18 February 2022 — Edward Curtin

By EJ Curtin

Experienced foreign policy analysts such as Ray McGovern, Scott Ritter, and Pepe Escobar, while agreeing that the Biden administration is clearly guilty of provoking Russia over Ukraine, are divided over whether it will lead to war. All agree that Russia has no intention of invading Ukraine and that it is clearly justified in demanding safe borders by insisting U.S./NATO withdraw troops and missiles from the countries surrounding it, stop NATO’s “open door” policy, stop putting nuclear weapons in Europe, etc.

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February 18, 2022

No comments on War Inc. Throws an Invasion Party and No One Shows Up

War Inc. Throws an Invasion Party and No One Shows Up
Thursday, 17 February, 2022 — The Saker

By Pepe Escobar, posted with the author’s permission and widely cross-posted

Moscow has not deviated for a moment from its Sun Tzu approach – while detailing all demands and all red lines many times over.

The Dem combo remote-controlling the senile President of the United States by earpiece/teleprompter was never accused of being the brightest bulbs in the room – any room.

That explains why one of their own, Nancy Pelosi, on ABC News, gave the whole Russian “invasion” game away two – or three – days, depending on their math, before the “canceled” non-event.

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February 18, 2022

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Interrogating the Amnesty International Apartheid Report
Thursday, 17 February 2022 — Global Justice in the 21st Century

By Richard Falk

[Prefatory Note: The following interview conducted by Daniel Falcone appeared in COUNTERPUNCH in February 11, 2022. Small modifications have been made. While the Report significantly strengthened the civil society consensus to the effect that Israel is guilty of the continuing crime of apartheid, it has not [had an] overt impact in governmental policy circles in the West nor even within UN settings–a classic example of the primacy of geopolitics when [it] collides with normative imperatives.]
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February 18, 2022

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EU’s “Alternative” to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Thursday, 17 February 2022 — The New Atlas

(Brian Berletic – NEO) – The European Union unveiled what it is touting as an “alternative” to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Called the “Global Gateway,” the EU claims it will deliver better alternatives consisting of “high standards, good governance, and transparency,” in a rollout almost indistinguishable from the vague and poorly received US “Build Back Better World” (B3W) proposal.

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February 18, 2022

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COMMENT: Does it matter who replaces Cressida Dick as head of a racist police force?
Thursday, February 17, 2022 — NetPol

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick with London Mayor Sadiq Khan

Inevitably, speculation has begun on who will take over from the outgoing Metropolitan Police Commissioner, following the recent announcement of Cressida Dick’s early departure from the most senior policing position in the country.

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February 18, 2022

2 comments on Iran Unbound. What it means.

Iran Unbound. What it means.
Thursday, 17 February 2022 — Indian Punchline

by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR

Iran’s negotiator Ali Bagheri says nuclear deal ‘closer than ever’

The negotiations in Vienna over the revival of the Iran nuclear deal, known as JCPOA, are almost certainly close to an agreement. The surest sign is that crude oil futures were sharply lower in mid-morning Asian trade Feb. 17 despite bearish developments due to the rising tensions on the Ukraine-Russia border. Even an interim deal could potentially increase oil exports by 700,000 b/d, according to S&P Global Platts Analytics, easing the persistent tightness in oil markets.

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February 17, 2022

No comments on John Pilger: War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda

John Pilger: War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda
Thursday, 17 February 2022 — MintPress News

The war hysteria that has rolled in like a tidal wave in recent weeks and months is the most striking example. Known by its jargon, “shaping the narrative,” much if not most of it is pure propaganda.

By John Pilger

Marshall McLuhan’s prophecy that “the successor to politics will be propaganda” has happened. Raw propaganda is now the rule in Western democracies, especially the US and Britain.

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President Biden at a virtual summit with China’s President Xi Jinping. [Source: axios.com]

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gesturing at a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin , Moscow, February 15, 2022

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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick with London Mayor Sadiq Khan

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Iran’s negotiator Ali Bagheri says nuclear deal ‘closer than ever’

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Thursday, 17 February 2022 — MintPress News

The war hysteria that has rolled in like a tidal wave in recent weeks and months is the most striking example. Known by its jargon, “shaping the narrative,” much if not most of it is pure propaganda.

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