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2022-02-20: News Headlines

_____ (2022-02-20). What Kind of Transit of Power is Expected in Turkmenistan? journal-neo.org Following Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow's decision that he will hand over power to a "younger generation", Turkmenistan's transit has become a highly debated topic. Experts note that outside powers such as Turkey, Pakistan and the US, which would like to draw Turkmenistan into their orbit of influence, to the Taliban (a movement banned in Russia), …

Vijay Prashad (2022-02-20). The Terrible Fate Facing the Afghan People. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad — Feb 15, 2022 | On February 8, 2022, UNICEF (the United Nations Children's Fund) Afghanistan

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-19). Pentagon chief in Poland: "The most dangerous conflict since World War II" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Quotes from video of joint press conference below. Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak: "The most dangerous conflict since World War II." Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: "Polish and American soldiers fought and died together in Iraq and Afghanistan." "[Poland] Fourth largest concentration of U.S. forces in Europe." === Radio PolandFebruary 18, 2022 NATO stands united with Ukraine as …

Kathy Kelly (2022-02-19). The US Owes Afghanistan Reparations, Not Starvation. truthout.org During visits to Kabul, Afghanistan, over the past decade, I particularly relished lingering over breakfasts on chilly winter mornings with my young hosts who were on their winter break from school. Seated on the floor, wearing coats and hats and draped with blankets, we'd sip piping hot green tea as we shared fresh, warm wheels of bread purchased from the nearest baker. | But this winter, for desperate millions of Afghans, the bread isn't there. The decades-long U.S. assault on Afghanistan's people has now taken the…

ecns.cn (2022-02-19). IAEA to report in April on Japan's plan of discharging Fukushima contaminated water. ecns.cn The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Friday it will publish a report in April detailing the findings of its mission to review the Japanese government's plan to release the contaminated radioactive water into the sea from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

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