Top cleric Sistani condemns use of force to disperse Iraq protest camps, calls for elections
rt.com | 2020-01-31
Iraq's leading Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, has condemned the use of force to disperse protest camps across the country. | He also renewed calls for early elections to be held in a free and fair manner. | Sistani, who delivered his message through a representative at Friday prayers in the holy city of Kerbala, also "heavily condemned" US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, Reuters reported. | Earlier this month, Sistani condemned the US-Iranian military confrontation taking place on Iraqi soil, saying it risked plunging the war-ravaged country and the wider Middle East into deepe…
rt.com/newsline/479714-sistani-force-iraq-us/
Tehran says US sanctions on chief of nuclear energy organization was 'unwise move'
rt.com | 2020-01-31
Iran's nuclear energy organization has described recent sanctions on the head of the agency by the US an "unwise move." Washington announced new sanctions on Thursday against the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and its director, Ali Akbar Salehi. The sanctions freeze any assets that Salehi has within US jurisdiction. | The organization tweeted on Friday that "the unwise move" by President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Salehi and AEOI "will not in any way interrupt [Iran's] peaceful nuclear activities and policies." | "Such cruel sanctions will further enhance the nuclear scientist's motives in…
rt.com/newsline/479745-iran-us-sanctions-nuclear/
No War, No Sanctions on Iran
We Insist | indybay.org | 2020-01-31
January 25, 2020…a fabulous San Francisco turnout at the last in a series of emergency protests prompted by Trump's assassination of Iran's General Qasem Soleimani.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/30/18830196.php
How government and media are prepping America for a failed 2020 election
Whitney Webb | mronline.org | 2020-01-31
Russia, China and Iran are already being blamed for using tech to undermine the 2020 election. Yet, the very technologies they are allegedly using were created by a web of companies with deep ties to Israeli intelligence. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/31/how-government-and-media-are-prepping-america-for-a-failed-2020-election/
The U.S. Is Recycling Its Big Lie About Iraq To Target Iran
Nicolas J S Davies | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
Sixteen years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, most Americans understand that it was an illegal war based on lies about non-existent "weapons of mass destruction." But our government is now threatening to drag us into a war on Iran with a nearly identical "big lie" about a non-existent nuclear weapons program, based on politicized intelligence from the same CIA teams that wove a web of lies to justify the U.S.
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/the-u-s-is-recycling-its-big-lie-about-iraq-to-target-iran/
The U.S. Is Recycling Its Big Lie About Iraq To Target Iran
Nicolas J S Davies | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
Sixteen years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, most Americans understand that it was an illegal war based on lies about non-existent "weapons of mass destruction." But our government is now threatening to drag us into a war on Iran with a nearly identical "big lie" about a non-existent nuclear weapons program, based on politicized intelligence from the same CIA teams that wove a web of lies to justify the U.S.
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/the-u-s-is-recycling-its-big-lie-about-iraq-to-target-iran/
Terrorism and the Militarization of the NYPD
David Rosen | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-31
President Donald Trump's decision to assassinate Qassem Suleimani (the leader of Iran's Quds Force) and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (commander of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units) on January 3rd provoked deep fears in New York City. Mayor Bill de Blasio pointed out,…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/31/terrorism-and-the-militarization-of-the-nypd/
Wealthy Gulf States Plan to Spend Big to Coax Syria Away from Iran
Agha Hussain | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-31
In the first of a three-part series, Agha Hussein investigates efforts by wealthy Gulf Arab countries to ply post-war Syria away from Iran by investing heavily in its post-war reconstruction.
mintpressnews.com/wealthy-gcc-gulf-states-spending-big-coax-syria-away-from-iran/264522/
Australia Offers a Preview of the World to Come
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-31
Unless we remove the arsonists in power across the globe, we're headed for a climate catastrophe no less destructive than nuclear war.
truthdig.com/articles/australia-offers-a-preview-of-the-world-to-come/
US government censorship? Social media giants disappear accounts of Iranian and Venezuelan academics, journalists
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-30
Red Lines host Anya Parampil talks with Professor Mohammad Marandi of the University of Tehran. Professor Marandi's Facebook and Instagram…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/30/social-media-giants-disappear-popular-iranian-venezuelan-accounts/
Swiss Channel to Send Humanitarian Goods to Iran Now Active
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-30
A Swiss mechanism to send food, medicine, and other humanitarian goods to Iran started Thursday its trial operations, The United States Department of the Treasury and the Swiss government said. | RELATED: | US House Blocks Trump's Ability to Wage War Against Iran | Seeking to ensure that Swiss-based companies in the food, pharmaceutical, and medical industries can sell their products to the Islamic Republic without getting in the U.S. Treasury' crosshairs the Swiss Humanitarian Trade…
telesurenglish.net/news/Swiss-Channel-to-Send-Humanitarian-Goods-to-Iran-Launched-20200130-0020.html
US House Blocks Trump's Ability to Wage War Against Iran
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-30
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday in favor of restricting President Donald Trump's ability to launch military attacks against Iran. | RELATED: | US Military Recovers Remains From Afghan Plane Crash | According to NBC, the bill at the U.S. House of Representatives received 288 votes in favor of restricting Trump's authorization to launch military attacks against the Islamic Republic. | The new bill approves two measures that will prevent Trump from being able to w…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-House-Blocks-Trumps-Ability-to-Wage-War-Against-Iran-20200130-0010.html
US House votes to block funding for military action against Iran
rt.com | 2020-01-30
The House of Representatives has voted to restrict President Donald Trump's ability to launch military strikes on Iran, and will debate a measure to repeal a 2002 act that gives the US broad warmaking powers in Iraq. | The first bill, which would block Trump from using federal funds to for "unauthorized military force against Iran" passed by a largely party-line vote of 228-175. It comes two weeks after the House passed a symbolic resolution restricting Trump's warmaking powers. That resolution did not go on to the Senate for approval.
rt.com/usa/479620-house-votes-block-funding-iran-strike/
US Sanctions Bar Iran from Accessing $5B Energy Export Revenue
Tsvetana Paraskova | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-30
Due to the U.S. sanctions on Iran, Tehran is unable to use or transfer US$5 billion in revenues it has received from Iraq for supplying natural gas and electricity to its neighbor, an Iranian official told local media on Wednesday….
globalresearch.ca/us-sanctions-bar-iran-accessing-5b-energy-export-revenue/5702309
The U.S. is recycling its big lie about Iraq to target Iran
Nicolas J S Davies | nationofchange.org | 2020-01-30
Another U.S. war would engulf the Middle East and the world in even greater chaos than the one the CIA engineered against Iraq.
nationofchange.org/2020/01/30/the-u-s-is-recycling-its-big-lie-about-iraq-to-target-iran/
NIAC Action Statement on Passage of Legislation Prohibiting Unauthorized War with Iran
commondreams.org | 2020-01-30
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/01/30/niac-action-statement-passage-legislation-prohibiting-unauthorized-war-iran?cd-origin=rss
The U.S. is recycling its big lie about Iraq to target Iran
Nicolas J. S. Davies | mronline.org | 2020-01-30
The U.S.'s campaign against Iran has violated the most critical lessons that U.S. and UN officials claimed to have learned from the debacle in Iraq. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/30/the-u-s-is-recycling-its-big-lie-about-iraq-to-target-iran/
Trump Admin to Scrap Obama-Era Restrictions on Landmines
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-30
The United States government is set to rescind restrictions on the U.S. military's use or acquisition of landmines, an internal State Department cable obtained by Vox revealed Thursday and later confirmed to Reuters by two U.S. officials. | RELATED: | US House Blocks Trump's Ability to Wage War Against Iran | "It is a complete flouting of established international norms, a smack in the face to civilians at risk from long-existing stockpiles, and breaks with decades of precedent," Arms…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Admin-to-Scrap-Obama-Era-Restrictions-on-Landmines-20200130-0025.html
Bush-era Iraq war authorization voted out by US House
rt.com | 2020-01-30
The House of Representatives has voted to repeal a 2002 resolution authorizing the US to wage war on Iraq. The law was used by the Trump administration to justify the recent drone killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. | The House voted 236 to 166 to kill the 2002 Authorization for Military Force (AUMF) on Iraq, with eleven Republicans joining the Democrats to vote in favor, and two Democrats bucking their party to oppose it. | The 2002 AUMF was drafted during the presidency of George W. Bush to authorize the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and has been used by subsequent administrations to continue military acti…
rt.com/usa/479624-house-votes-repeal-aumf/
JCPOA Nuclear Agreement Collapsing Due to Western Bad Faith
Padraig McGrath | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-30
In spite of the Russian Foreign Ministry's best efforts, the JCPOA may very well be in the process of collapsing. On January 14th, British, French and German officials decided to trigger the agreement's Dispute Resolution Mechanism in relation to alleged …
globalresearch.ca/jcpoa-collapsing-due-western-bad-faith/5702291
Edging World Closer to Nuclear War, Trump Deploys 'Low Yield'—More 'Usable'—Atomic Warhead on US Submarine
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-30
Anti-nuclear campaigners expressed alarm Thursday as the Federation of American Scientists revealed the U.S. has deployed a nuclear warhead on a submarine that is currently patrolling the Atlantic Ocean. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/18385426573_f7708c823b_o1.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/01/30/edging-world-closer-nuclear-war-trump-deploys-low-yield-more-usable-atomic-warhead?cd-origin=rss
La politica 100 secondi a Mezzanotte
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-30
La lancetta dell' ´Orologio dell'apocalisse ª
US Announces Three New Bases in Iraq After Iraqis Demand Full Withdrawal
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-29
The three sites chosen for the news bases, Erbin, Sulimania and Halabja are all extremely close to Iran, with Halabja just eight miles from its border.
mintpressnews.com/us-announces-three-new-bases-iraq-iraqis-demand-full-withdrawal/264466/
Pentagon Now Says 50 US Troops Suffered Brain Injuries in Iran's Missile Strike
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-29
Hours after the attack, President Trump had announced that "no Americans were harmed."
Pentagon Now Says 50 US Troops Suffered Brain Injuries in Iran's Missile Strike
Milwaukee: Rally against war on Iraq, Iran
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-28
Milwaukee, WI – On January 25, around 40 people gathered at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and North Avenue to protest the ongoing U.S. war in Iraq and the threat of war with Iran. The protesters occupied each of the four street corners and took to chanting before running through a short lineup of speakers. | "Organization and numbers are the two greatest weapons at the disposal of the working class. We must use them if we're gonna win," said Ryan Hamann, a speaker from Freedom Road Socialist Organization. "Here's to building a strong, united, firmly anti-imperialist anti-war movement in Mi…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/28/milwaukee-rally-against-war-iraq-iran
How Government and Media Are Prepping America for a Failed 2020 Election
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-28
Russia, China and Iran are already being blamed for using tech to undermine the 2020 election. Yet, the very technologies they are allegedly using were created by a web of companies with deep ties to Israeli intelligence.
mintpressnews.com/media-israel-intelligence-2020-elections-cyber-security/264361/
The U.S. Is Recycling Its Big Lie About Iraq To Target Iran
Nicolas J. S. Davies | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-28
Sixteen years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, most Americans understand that it was an illegal war based on lies about non-existent "weapons of mass destruction." But our government is now threatening to drag us into a war on Iran with a nearly identical "big lie" about a non-existent nuclear weapons program, based on politicized intelligence from the same CIA teams that wove a web of lies to justify the U.S. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/the-u-s-is-recycling-its-big-lie-about-iraq-to-target-iran/
The World Demands US Out Of The Middle East
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-27
The world is saying no to war with Iran and US out of the Middle East. Hundreds of protests were held in the United States and around the world on Saturday with a unified voice of "No War." These protests are in solidarity with massive protests in Iraq calling for the US to get out …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/the-world-demands-us-out-of-the-middle-east/
South Florida protest demands: No war on Iran
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-27
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Debating Trump's 'maximum pressure' on Iran w/ Michael Doran
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-26
A former Bush administration official defends Trump's "maximum pressure" on Iran. Michael Doran, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/26/debating-trumps-maximum-pressure-on-iran-w-michael-doran/
20,000 US Troops Have Surged Into Middle East Since Last Spring to 'Counter Iran'
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-26
Over the past eight months, the United States has poured more than 20,000 additional troops into the Middle East to counter Iran.
20,000 US Troops Have Surged Into Middle East Since Last Spring to 'Counter Iran'
Protesters say no war on Iran
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-25
anti-war Kerry SmithIssue 1251 Australia No war on IranJanuary 25, 2020Activists joined a global day of action against war on Iran, initiated in the United States by the United National Antiwar Coalition. One hundred people took part in Sydney on January 25. | The protest took…
greenleft.org.au/content/protesters-say-no-war-iran
Pentagon Now Says 34 US Soldiers Suffered Traumatic Brain Injuries in Iran Attack
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-24
(ZH)
"The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations
'This Is Already a Hot War the US Is Prosecuting Against Iran' – CounterSpin interview with Gregory Shupak about
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2020-01-23
Janine Jackson interviewed media scholar Gregory Shupak about the Soleimani assassination for the January 10, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/this-is-already-a-hot-war-the-us-is-prosecuting-against-iran/
Gregory Shupak on Iran Assassination, Brett Hartl on Biodiversity Loss
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-01-10
Media…
fair.org/home/gregory-shupak-on-iran-assassination-brett-hartl-on-biodiversity-loss/
In the ongoing crisis, Congress must rein in Trump's war powers
Jon Rainwater | peaceaction.org | 2020-01-08
As we feared, President Trump's reckless assassination of Iran's Gen. Soleimani resulted in escalation
Sanders Remarks on Iran
Bernie Sanders | zcomm.org | 2020-01-04
Sanders remarks on Iran Escalation…
zcomm.org/zvideo/sanders-remarks-on-iran/