2024-02-06: News Headlines

Ron Jacobs (2024-02-05). Any Way You Look at It, You Lose. counterpunch.org Here it is, February 2024 and it's as if the US' two major parties had already held their nominating conventions. Biden vs. Trump. Two corpses of the US political system as the vaunted democracy's choices. Reactionary neoliberalism or reactionary fascism. The key word in both phrases is reactionary. At this point in history, I don't

Susana Khalil (2024-02-05). The Native Palestinian People Have the Right To Liberate Themselves. orinocotribune.com By Susana Khalil — Feb 3, 2024 | Let's be clear, no pirouettes please. | The native Palestinian people have the dignified right and duty to liberate themselves from Israel's Eurocentric colonial anachronism. | The native Palestinian people, not only have the dignified right to liberate themselves from colonialism, but they have the duty and obligation, since in their liberation they would be liberating the world from the most powerful fascism of our historical time, such as Zionism. | The liberation of Palestine is a just, noble and generous right. It is a fertile and fecund right. A right of universal honor…

WSWS (2024-02-06). The case of Hans-Georg Maassen: A fascist at the summit of the German state. wsws.org Germany's main domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, revealed last week that it is pursuing its former boss, Hans-Georg Maassen, as a "right-wing extremist suspect." The agency has been forced to admit that it was led by a right-wing extremist for eight years.

WSWS (2024-02-05). Republican governors join Abbott and fascist militias in Texas to denounce Biden and immigrant "invasion" wsws.org Coinciding with the far-right "Take our Borders Back" convoy, Republican governors descended on Eagle Pass, Texas Sunday to back Gov. Abbott's anti-immigrant campaign and his usurpation of federal authority over the border.

Final Straw (2024-02-05). Final Straw: Free Alex Stokes and Russian Anti-War Sabateur Ruslan Siddiqui. itsgoingdown.org Long running anarchist radio show The Final Straw reports on the case of antifascist prisoner Alex Stokes and beyond. Listen and Download HERE This week on the show, we're starting out with an interview with Lo and Meghan, two supporters of Jewish independent journalist, artist and antifascist leftist from Albany, NY, Alex Stokes Contompasis. Alex…

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_____ (2024-02-05). Reflections on the Holocaust and the Parallels between Nazi Brutality and Israeli Atrocities. transcend.org "At the end of World War II an august body, the United Nations, was formed as a global organization based on the horrors of the Nazi Regime against the Jews of Europe, a tragedy called The Holocaust. A unanimous resolution was made by world leaders at the time, Never Again, yet the same human catastrophe is being reenacted in the atrocities on Gaza by the Zionist Regime of Israel as a neo imperialist force."

newarab (2024-02-05). Israeli minister likens UK's David Cameron to Nazi appeaser. newarab.com Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli compared the In a post on X, Chikli shared a photo comparison of UK Foreign Minister David Cameron waving alongside the picture of former British prime minister Neville Chamberlain holding up a copy of the 1938 Munich Agreement that let Nazi Germ…

Rédaction Montréal (2024-02-05). Coalition for Women in Journalism and Women Press Freedom demanding police drop charges against Brandi Morin. pressenza.com "It is not healthy for Canadian democracy to have law enforcement agencies get in the way of journalistic work. Their job is to allow journalists access and get out of the way of independent newsgathering, a process necessary for a democracy, " says Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) and Women Press Freedom (WPF) founding director Kiran Nazish about the arrest and charges. | Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador and the B.C. SupremeCourt,have affirmed journalists' rights to witness and report on police actions, including arrests. Even the RCMP's civilian oversight body f…

Editor (2024-02-06). "What Is Anti-Racism?" — review. mronline.org Arun Kudnani traces its roots to the campaigns of 1930s' cultural thinkers such as anthropologist Ruth Benedict and gay rights activist Magnus Hirschfield, who were theorising the rise of Nazism in Germany and urged the U.S. political elite to educate the working class, believing that without this, economic hardship would make racism more likely.

_____ (2024-02-05). The Transnational Capitalist Class. The Billionaires, the Trillionaires. "Stake Holder Capitalism" and the New World Order. transcend.org 21 Jan 2024 – In 2011, the Great British Class Survey was conducted in collaboration with the University of Manchester, the London School of Economics, and the University of York. The British have always been obsessed with class, so it is not surprising that they would attempt something of this nature.

Andrés Tapia Arias, Andrés Madrid Tamayo, People's Dispatch. (2024-02-05). Capitalism And Drug Trafficking In Ecuador. popularresistance.org Ecuador is experiencing a wave of organized crime violence that is linked to structural problems. It is the product of a complex context divided between the increase in poverty, new drug routes worldwide and the emergence of a local narco-bourgeoisie. Amid all this, a global crisis of neoliberal capitalism, and consequently, the decomposition and rupture of the social pact between classes, peoples and hegemonic blocks. | In this context, the Government of Daniel Noboa has decided to confront the wave of drug crime that is drowning Ecuador through the declaration of internal armed conflict. In other words, war aga…

Binoy Kampmark (2024-02-05). When Much is Too Much: Elon Musk's Compensation Package. counterpunch.org When is the acquisitive nature of open frontier capitalism too much? When Elon Musk is told that US$56 billion as a pay package is unfair. This, at least, was the finding by Delaware Court of Chancery by Judge Kathaleen McCormick regarding the spellbinding 2018 compensation package for the planet's wealthiest human being. McCormick and Musk already have

Eugene Puryear (2024-02-05). Tales from the pages of COINTELPRO. liberationnews.org It is naive to assume that the ruling class and its institutions are not attempting to sow dissension in the ranks of the movements challenging capitalism and imperialism today.

WSWS (2024-02-05). Capitalism leads to genocide and war—youth and students must fight for world socialism! wsws.org The fact that genocide has been adopted as policy by all the major capitalist powers is a warning. Gaza is the test case, the imperialist powers are making clear that there are no "red lines" they will not cross in their struggle to sustain their hegemonic rule.

Drago Bosnic (2024-02-05). US and NATO Are "The Fourth Reich". Strikes Inside Iran are Contemplated. globalresearch.ca

Emanuel Pastreich (2024-02-05). Free Whistleblower Joshua Schulte. End Criminal Governance in the United States. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2024-02-05). US and NATO are the Fourth Reich. infobrics.org Anyone with a single functioning brain cell knows who the bad guys are. Except for the bad guys themselves. On the contrary, they're unequivocally convinced they're the "good guys". It's not entirely clear if this is a coping mechanism, self-delusion or perhaps simply a case of one lying to everyone (including themselves).

Rania Khalek (2024-02-06). ECOWAS Exodus: Niger, Mali, & Burkina Faso's Anti-Colonial Uprising Continues. thealtworld.com On January 28, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a bloc condemned by West Africa's popular movements as a vestige of French neo-colonial control of the region. In a statement announcing the exit, the three countries stated, "Under the influence of foreign powers", the regional bloc of ECOWAS "has become a threat to its member states." | Kwesi Pratt, Jr. the General Secretary of the Socialist Movement Ghana (SMG), explains how West Africa's popular movements are rising up against French neo-colonialism and what the withdrawal means…

WSWS (2024-02-06). Australian pseudo-left slanders workers, defends unions' complicity in Gaza genocide. wsws.org Defending the union bureaucracy, prominent Socialist Alliance member Tim Gooden described workers as ignorant adherents of the "Murdoch media," whose attitude to the mass murder of Palestinians is "it's got nothing to do with us…"

Editor (2024-02-05). Trudeau, Restore UNWRA Funding Now: An Open Letter. socialistproject.ca Dear PM Trudeau and Minister Hussen, | I am still reeling over your decision to cut aid to UNRWA. What a disgrace! And, this, at a time when the people of Gaza (and elsewhere in the Middle East) are in desperate need of help. Allegations levelled at UNWRA, which emanate (through torture) from the Israeli military, are highly suspicious. They come on the heels of the ICJ's preliminary ruling and can only be construed as a vicious riposte against the UN, and as an

Editor (2024-02-05). Book review: 'Pragmatism versus Marxism'. mronline.org Written by Marxist philosopher George Novack (1905-1992) and published in 1975 by Pathfinder Press, "Pragmatism versus Marxism: An appraisal of John Dewey's Philosophy" sought to explain the origins, emergence, class basis, and norms of pragmatism, which has been the predominant mode of thought in U.S. intellectual and political life.

Editor (2024-02-05). Feb 5, 2024. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Willie Nelson — Blue Skies (with Lyrics) There is no God Higher than Truth, by Alex Krainer "All Options Are On the Table," by Bill Astore It's now: people vs. the banks, by Alex Krainer "We are the Good Guys" — Prof Didier Raoult Calls for COVID-19 Vaccine Moratorium, by John Leake Understanding American Totalitarianism and Hegemony in 3 minutes (Video) The Worst US I've Ever Seen | Col. Larry Wilkerson (Video) Never Before Has The Empire Been So Exposed, by Caitlin Johnstone Tedros Dismayed at Global Hesitancy on WHO Plans w/Dr McCullough, Alison Stein (Video, Transcript) "Y…

geo.tv (2024-02-05). 'World's coolest dictator' Nayib Bukele declares presidential victory in El Salvador. geo.tv Polls closed at 5pm, about two hours before Bukele claimed victory…

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-06). Tedros the Terrorist tries to push WHO's Pandemic Treaty using university students. expose-news.com Over the weekend, the University of Warwick concluded its Warwick Economics Summit. On the second day, 3 February, the World Health Organisation ("WHO") Dictator-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, joined the Summit via Zoom …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-02-05). The Hegemonic UN-WEF-NATO Triad: U.N. "Sustainable Development" (SDG 2030) = Endless Wars, Poverty and Famine Worldwide. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on October 2, 2023 | *** | February 5, 2024, we commemorate Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann. | "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that …

ecns.cn (2024-02-06). Xinjiang's RMB cross-border settlement soars 13.3% in 2023. ecns.cn The cross-border settlement of Chinese yuan, or RMB, of enterprises in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region registered a new high to 52.8 billion yuan (about $7.23 billion) in 2023, a year-on-year growth of 13.3 percent, said Xu Ke, vice governor at Xinjiang branch of People's Bank of China during a press conference on Monday.

albawaba (2024-02-06). Saudi $100B Alat appoints previous DELL executive CEO. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — New Saudi Arabia firm has announced the appointment of Amit Midha, previously president for Asia Pacific and Japan Global Cities at Dell Technologies, as Chief Executive Officer to lead Alat, a newly established technological advancement company backed by a $100 billion in capital investments from the Public Investment fund, which has been putting focus on funding advanced project with a $700 billion budget in line with the kingdom's 2030 plan to diversify economical income.Alat is described by Midha in a recent statement as an enterprise dedicated to transforming top international corporations a…

Staff (2024-02-05). Lakshagriha-Mazar Dispute: Court grants ownership rights of tomb and over 100 Bighas land to Hindus. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror News In a significant development, a court in Uttar Pradesh has delivered a verdict in the longstanding Lakshagriha-Mazar land ownership dispute, ruling in favor of the Hindu side. The dispute centered around a piece of land and a tomb in Baghpat, and the court's decision comes after years of legal battles and …

Staff (2024-02-05). Lakshagriha-Mazar Dispute: Court grants ownership rights of tomb and over 100 Bighas land to Hindus. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror News In a significant development, a court in Uttar Pradesh has delivered a verdict in the longstanding Lakshagriha-Mazar land ownership dispute, ruling in favor of the Hindu side. The dispute centered around a piece of land and a tomb in Baghpat, and the court's decision comes after years of legal battles and …

tvbrics (2024-02-05). Egypt and Tunisia discuss co-operation in the health sector. tvbrics.com The meeting between the two countries discussed achieving integration in the field of pharmaceutical industry…

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