2022-01-29: News Headlines

Kim Petersen (2022-01-28). The Imperialists' and Proxies' War against Syria. dissidentvoice.org On 30 August 2021, the United States' 20-year military occupation of Afghanistan came to an end when the removal of American forces was completed. Although the withdrawal was botched, it was the correct move. The withdrawal is ignominious because it turns out that the much ballyhooed US fighting forces were, in the end, defeated by …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-01-28). Despite figuring in Oslo talks, the rights of women remain deeply in peril in Afghanistan. peoplesdispatch.org The Taliban and the western powers had very different agenda and aims from the recent talks in Oslo. Thus while the issue of women's rights figured prominently, it is unlikely that much will change on the ground in light of recent developments…

Staff (2022-01-28). Headlines for January 28, 2022. democracynow.org U.S. Calls for Security Council Meeting on Ukraine as Russia Warns of Nuclear Confrontation, Biden Pledges to Nominate Black Woman to Supreme Court in February, Burkina Faso Coup Leader Paul-Henri Damiba, Who Was Trained by U.S. Military, Gives First Speech, Xiomara Castro Sworn In as First Woman President in Honduras's 200-Year History, Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Survivors Sue over Cancer Diagnoses, 70 Confirmed Dead After Tropical Storm Brings Flooding to Southern Africa, Massive Iceberg Breaks Up in Southern Atlantic, with Unknown Environmental Toll, Federal Judge Cancels Biden Administration's Largest-Ever Of…

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