Monthly Archives: February 2023

2023-02-27: News Headlines

Zero Hedge (2023-02-27). US Military Aid to Ukraine Exceeds the Costs of Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

No Nukes Action (2023-02-27). Saturday 3/11: On 3/11 At Fukushima No Dumping Radioactive Water Into Pacific Ocean & No Restarting Nukes. indybay.org San Francisco Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St./California St | San Francisco…

Zero Hedge (2023-02-27). US Military Aid to Ukraine Exceeds the Costs of Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

No Nukes Action (2023-02-27). Saturday 3/11: On 3/11 At Fukushima No Dumping Radioactive Water Into Pacific Ocean & No Restarting Nukes. indybay.org San Francisco Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St./California St | San Francisco…

2023-02-27 10:23:21 | 10:23 EST | tr | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 

2023-02-26: News Headlines

No Nukes Action (2023-02-26). Saturday 3/11: On 3/11 At Fukushima No Dumping Radioactive Water Into Pacific Ocean & No Restarting Nukes. indybay.org San Francisco Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St./California St | San Francisco…

No Nukes Action (2023-02-26). Saturday 3/11: On 3/11 At Fukushima No Dumping Radioactive Water Into Pacific Ocean & No Restarting Nukes. indybay.org San Francisco Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St./California St | San Francisco…

2023-02-26 21:42:36 | 21:42 EST | jz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 

2023-02-22: News Headlines

Ryan Black (2023-02-22). Judge Rules Billions US Stole from Afghanistan's Central Bank Can't Be Used To Satisfy 9/11 Judgments. progressivehub.net CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS…

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-22). US Judge Says Families of 9/11 Victims Not Entitled to Afghan Central Bank Funds. news.antiwar.com A US judge has determined that families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks are not entitled to Afghan central bank funds that the Biden administration has seized. During the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the US withdrawal in 2021, the Biden administration froze $7 billion in Afghan central bank reserves that are …

Ryan Black (2023-02-22). Judge Rules Billions US Stole from Afghanistan's Central Bank Can't Be Used To Satisfy 9/11 Judgments. progressivehub.net CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS…

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-22). US Judge Says Families of 9/11 Victims Not Entitled to Afghan Central Bank Funds. news.antiwar.com A US judge has determined that families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks are not entitled to Afghan central bank funds that the Biden administration has seized. During the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the US withdrawal in 2021, the Biden administration froze $7 billion in Afghan central bank reserves that are …

2023-02-22 10:16:16 | 10:16 EST | tr | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 

2023-02-18: News Headlines

Christopher T Andersen, Mohamed Ag Ayoya, Dapeng Luo, Hadia Samaha, Fouzia Shafique, Mickey Chopra (2023-02-18). [Correspondence] Afghanistan's health system is under duress, but has not collapsed. thelancet.com Afghanistan's political crisis in August, 2021 triggered economic turmoil and a humanitarian emergency. Widespread hunger threatens the lives of children.1 Media stories relay the dire situation of some medical facilities—mostly hospitals in Kabul and other urban centres—without funds for staff salaries or medicine. However, although there are real challenges, the resilience exhibited by the health system has been largely overlooked.

Christopher T Andersen, Mohamed Ag Ayoya, Dapeng Luo, Hadia Samaha, Fouzia Shafique, Mickey Chopra (2023-02-18). [Correspondence] Afghanistan's health system is under duress, but has not collapsed. thelancet.com Afghanistan's political crisis in August, 2021 triggered economic turmoil and a humanitarian emergency. Widespread hunger threatens the lives of children.1 Media stories relay the dire situation of some medical facilities—mostly hospitals in Kabul and other urban centres—without funds for staff salaries or medicine. However, although there are real challenges, the resilience exhibited by the health system has been largely overlooked.

2023-02-18 17:43:43 | 17:43 EST | tr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 

2023-02-15: News Headlines

Larry Johnson (2023-02-15). Public Display of the Gross Incompetence of U.S. and NATO Military Leaders. sonar21.com If you are still wondering why the United States failed to prevail in Iraq and Afghanistan, especially Afghanistan, all you need to do is watch today's press conference of the…

Larry Johnson (2023-02-15). Public Display of the Gross Incompetence of U.S. and NATO Military Leaders. sonar21.com If you are still wondering why the United States failed to prevail in Iraq and Afghanistan, especially Afghanistan, all you need to do is watch today's press conference of the…

2023-02-15 17:52:34 | 17:52 EST | jz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 

2023-02-14: News Headlines

____ (2023-02-14). Afghan forces raid IS hideout in Kabul, killing several insurgents: official. ecns.cn Afghan forces raided a hideout of the IS in Police District 8 of Afghanistan capital Kabul, killing several insurgents, chief spokesman of the Taliban-run caretaker administration Zabihullah Mujahid said Tuesday.

____ (2023-02-14). Afghan forces raid IS hideout in Kabul, killing several insurgents: official. ecns.cn Afghan forces raided a hideout of the IS in Police District 8 of Afghanistan capital Kabul, killing several insurgents, chief spokesman of the Taliban-run caretaker administration Zabihullah Mujahid said Tuesday.

2023-02-14 21:59:43 | 21:59 EST | tr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 

2023-02-04: News Headlines

Anonymous669 (2023-02-03). U.S. Drone Killed Al-Qaeda Bomb Expert In Yemen With 'Ninja Missile' (Photos). southfront.org A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) | Al-Qaeda's top bomb maker in Yemen was reportedly killed along with two other members of the terrorist group in a United States drone strike on the central Yemeni province of Ma'rib on January 30. | A combat drone targeted the vehicle of the bomb expert, who was identified as Hassan al-Hadrami by Yemeni sources, near a fuel stati…

John Rachel (2023-02-03). Ukraine: The Latest Neocon Con. dissidentvoice.org Think about this … The neocons lied to us about Bosnia, Serbia, and Kosovo. They lied to us about Afghanistan. They lied to us about Iraq. They lied to us about Libya. They lied to us about Syria. They're currently lying to us about Yemen, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Colombia, and China. So … …

Anonymous669 (2023-02-03). U.S. Drone Killed Al-Qaeda Bomb Expert In Yemen With 'Ninja Missile' (Photos). southfront.org A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) | Al-Qaeda's top bomb maker in Yemen was reportedly killed along with two other members of the terrorist group in a United States drone strike on the central Yemeni province of Ma'rib on January 30. | A combat drone targeted the vehicle of the bomb expert, who was identified as Hassan al-Hadrami by Yemeni sources, near a fuel stati…

John Rachel (2023-02-03). Ukraine: The Latest Neocon Con. dissidentvoice.org Think about this … The neocons lied to us about Bosnia, Serbia, and Kosovo. They lied to us about Afghanistan. They lied to us about Iraq. They lied to us about Libya. They lied to us about Syria. They're currently lying to us about Yemen, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Colombia, and China. So … …

2023-02-04 16:33:50 | 16:33 EST | sr | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 

2023-02-03: News Headlines

John Rachel (2023-02-03). Ukraine: The Latest Neocon Con. dissidentvoice.org Think about this … The neocons lied to us about Bosnia, Serbia, and Kosovo. They lied to us about Afghanistan. They lied to us about Iraq. They lied to us about Libya. They lied to us about Syria. They're currently lying to us about Yemen, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Colombia, and China. So … …

Anonymous669 (2023-02-03). U.S. Drone Killed Al-Qaeda Bomb Expert In Yemen With 'Ninja Missile' (Photos). southfront.org A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) | Al-Qaeda's top bomb maker in Yemen was reportedly killed along with two other members of the terrorist group in a United States drone strike on the central Yemeni province of Ma'rib on January 30. | A combat drone targeted the vehicle of the bomb expert, who was identified as Hassan al-Hadrami by Yemeni sources, near a fuel stati…

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-02). Four Brothers: Turkey, Pakistan hold 2-week Ataturk special ops exercise near Afghan, Tajik borders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com PanArmenian.netFebruary 1, 2023 Pakistan hosting "Ataturk-XII 2023" drills with Turkey Related: Four brothers target Armenia Four brothers target Iran: "Perhaps the button has already been pushed" Pakistan and Turkey are conducting joint military exercises in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of the former, Anadolu Agency reports. According to a statement from the Pakistan military's media …

_____ (2023-02-02). Pepe Escobar: Ukraine War is Desperate Move by U.S. to Preserve Hegemony and Prevent Multipolar World. strategic-culture.org The war in Ukraine is not just about Ukraine and Russia with the U.S. and NATO acting as seemingly benevolent supporters of Ukraine, as the Western media portray. | The war in Ukraine is not just about Ukraine and Russia with the U.S. and NATO acting as seemingly benevolent supporters of Ukraine, as the Western media portray. | The United States and its NATO allies are deeply involved in the conflict. The military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 — after 20 years of futile occupation — was a calculated "reorganization of firepower" against Russia, says Pepe Escobar. | Ukraine is merely a proxy a…

2023-02-03 22:07:24 | 22:07 EST | sr | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 

2023-02-02: News Headlines

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-02). Four Brothers: Turkey, Pakistan hold 2-week Ataturk special ops exercise near Afghan, Tajik borders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com PanArmenian.netFebruary 1, 2023 Pakistan hosting "Ataturk-XII 2023" drills with Turkey Related: Four brothers target Armenia Four brothers target Iran: "Perhaps the button has already been pushed" Pakistan and Turkey are conducting joint military exercises in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of the former, Anadolu Agency reports. According to a statement from the Pakistan military's media …

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-02). Four Brothers: Turkey, Pakistan hold 2-week Ataturk special ops exercise near Afghan, Tajik borders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com PanArmenian.netFebruary 1, 2023 Pakistan hosting "Ataturk-XII 2023" drills with Turkey Related: Four brothers target Armenia Four brothers target Iran: "Perhaps the button has already been pushed" Pakistan and Turkey are conducting joint military exercises in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of the former, Anadolu Agency reports. According to a statement from the Pakistan military's media …

2023-02-02 21:49:03 | 21:49 EST | sr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 

2023-02-01: News Headlines

Andy Kroll (2023-01-31). Can the Military-Industrial Complex Be Tamed? tomdispatch.com My name is Bill Astore and I'm a card-carrying member of the military-industrial complex (MIC). Sure, I hung up my military uniform for the last time in 2005. Since 2007, I've been writing articles for TomDispatch focused largely on critiquing that same MIC and America's permanent war economy. I've written against this country's wasteful and unwise wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its costly and disastrous weapons systems, and its undemocratic embrace of warriors and militarism. Nevertheless, I remain a lieutenant colonel, if a retired one. I still have my military ID card, if only to get on bases, and I still tend…

manager (2023-01-31). CEPR Sanctions Watch, January 2023. cepr.net In this Sanctions Watch, covering January 2023: freezing temperatures and sanctions-fueled crisis kill 100+ in Afghanistan; 160 lawyers call to remove Cuba from "State Sponsor of Terror" list; US, UK, and EU impose new sanctions on Iran as protests subside; former top DOD expert calls for new approach and sanctions relief for North Korea; US …

Staff (2023-01-31). Headlines for January 31, 2023. democracynow.org Antony Blinken Meets Palestinian Leaders After Reiterating "Ironclad" U.S. Support for Israel, Taliban Offshoot Claims Responsibility for Bombing of Pakistani Police Compound, Amnesty: Iranian Protesters Were Denied Fair Trials and Tortured Before Their Executions, White House Will End COVID-19 Emergency Declarations in May, Memphis Fire Department Terminates 3 Who Responded to Tyre Nichols' Violent Arrest, Family Calls for Federal Civil Rights Probe into Newark Police Killing of Carl Dorsey, New Zealand Prime Minister Blames Climate Change for Record Flooding, Missing Mexican Environmentalists&…

Andy Kroll (2023-01-31). Can the Military-Industrial Complex Be Tamed? tomdispatch.com My name is Bill Astore and I'm a card-carrying member of the military-industrial complex (MIC). Sure, I hung up my military uniform for the last time in 2005. Since 2007, I've been writing articles for TomDispatch focused largely on critiquing that same MIC and America's permanent war economy. I've written against this country's wasteful and unwise wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its costly and disastrous weapons systems, and its undemocratic embrace of warriors and militarism. Nevertheless, I remain a lieutenant colonel, if a retired one. I still have my military ID card, if only to get on bases, and I still tend…

manager (2023-01-31). CEPR Sanctions Watch, January 2023. cepr.net In this Sanctions Watch, covering January 2023: freezing temperatures and sanctions-fueled crisis kill 100+ in Afghanistan; 160 lawyers call to remove Cuba from "State Sponsor of Terror" list; US, UK, and EU impose new sanctions on Iran as protests subside; former top DOD expert calls for new approach and sanctions relief for North Korea; US …

Staff (2023-01-31). Headlines for January 31, 2023. democracynow.org Antony Blinken Meets Palestinian Leaders After Reiterating "Ironclad" U.S. Support for Israel, Taliban Offshoot Claims Responsibility for Bombing of Pakistani Police Compound, Amnesty: Iranian Protesters Were Denied Fair Trials and Tortured Before Their Executions, White House Will End COVID-19 Emergency Declarations in May, Memphis Fire Department Terminates 3 Who Responded to Tyre Nichols' Violent Arrest, Family Calls for Federal Civil Rights Probe into Newark Police Killing of Carl Dorsey, New Zealand Prime Minister Blames Climate Change for Record Flooding, Missing Mexican Environmentalists&…

2023-02-01 23:42:11 | 23:42 EST | sr | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0