We Need to Treat Nuclear War Like the Emergency It Is
Olivia Alperstein | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-25
If the current state of global affairs reminds you of an over-the-top plot by a white-cat-stroking James Bond villain, you're not far off. When it comes to nuclear policy, we are closer than ever to a real-life movie disaster. | During …
globalresearch.ca/we-need-treat-nuclear-war-like-emergency-it-is/5704620
The Trumps Had No Right to Visit the Taj Mahal
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2020-02-25
This piece originally appeared on Informed Comment. | The Trumps visited the Taj Mahal during their trip to India. They didn't have a right to do so. | The building is properly the mausoleum of Mumtaz Mahall, literally "Queen Mumtaz" in Mughal Persian. It was constructed of white marble in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by the Mughal emperor of India, Shah Jahan (1628[mdash…
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Virus 'literally knocking at the door', WHO warns countries
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-25
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on countries on Tuesday to boost their readiness against coronavirus, saying the virus is "literally knocking at the door".WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier, speaking at a news briefing in Geneva, said that WHO officials were meeting in Rome to discuss measures taken in Italy, which he said were "pretty strong". A mission to Iran, which had been announced for Tuesday, has been delayed and he had no date for its departure.Many countries have "pandemic plans" ready and some may act upon them depending on their situation, but at the moment the WHO itself does not plan anoth…
yenisafak.com/en/life/virus-literally-knocking-at-the-door-who-warns-countries-3512763
Four more infected with coronavirus in Iraq
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-25
Some four people have been infected with the coronavirus in Kirkuk, north of Iraq's capital Baghdad, according to country's Health Ministry on Tuesday.In a statement, the ministry confirmed that four people were from the same family who recently returned from Iran.On Monday, the Iraqi authorities confirmed the first case of the coronavirus in the country's Najaf city, saying an Iranian student tested positive for the coronavirus, and was immediately quarantined.Coronavirus outbreak, officially known as COVID-19, which was first detected in December in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the capital of central Hubei provin…
yenisafak.com/en/world/four-more-infected-with-coronavirus-in-iraq-3512761
Turkey quarantines its citizens returning from Iran
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-25
Turkey will quarantine for 14 days its citizens returning from Iran amid coronavirus fears, the Turkish health minister said on Tuesday.Fahrettin Koca said a total of 132 Turkish citizens, who landed in the capital Ankara from Iran on Tuesday, have been quarantined and they will remain in a hospital for 14 days.He said all Turkish citizens, who want to return from Iran, will be subject to 14-day quarantine."No coronavirus cases were found in Turkey," the minister said, adding maximum efforts are being made to prevent the spread of coronavirus to the country.Iran has so far reported 14 deaths from the coronavirus,…
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Iran deputy health minister tests positive for coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-25
Iran's deputy health minister has tested positive for coronavirus, the semi-official news agency ILNA reported on Tuesday.The spokesman for Iran's health ministry confirmed in an interview with state television that Deputy Minister Iraj Harirchi has been infected and is now under quarantine.
yenisafak.com/en/world/iran-deputy-health-minister-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-3512762
Turkey: Istanbul-bound Iranian flight lands in Ankara over coronavirus alert
yenisafak.com | 2020-02-25
A plane from Iran has diverted from Istanbul, its destination, to land in Ankara, Turkey's capital, due to the presence of 17 people possibly infected with coronavirus on board.The Turkish Airlines flight from Tehran, with 132 passengers on board, landed at Ankara's Esenboga Airport Tuesday at 10.29 a.m. (0729GMT), said correspondents on the ground.Passengers from the flight have been taken in for preliminary health exams by the Ankara Health Directorate and Health Ministry officials.The 17 passengers are being treated as possible cases as they have higher-than-normal temperatures.Turkey to date has no reported c…
yenisafak.com/en/life/turkey-istanbul-bound-iranian-flight-lands-in-ankara-over-coronavirus-alert-3512766
Iranian Deputy Health Minister Diagnosed With Coronavirus – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-25
Tehran previously stated that at least 95 people had been diagnosed with the dangerous disease. The majority of confirmed cases in the country come from the city of Qom – a centre of traditional pilgrimage for Shia Muslims, with at least 15 Iranians dying from the disease.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202002251078400582-iranian-deputy-health-minister-diagnosed-with-coronavirus—reports/
The Priorities of General Motors: Ditching Holden
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-24
It seemed to be a case of grand misrepresentation. Holden cars, those great Australian acquisitions, along with home, lawnmower and nuclear family, gave the impression of indigenous pride, the home brand. It was also resoundingly masculine. But behind that image was a mighty American thrust, with General Motors holding the reins on investment as benevolent…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/24/the-priorities-of-general-motors-ditching-holden/
US defense secretary launches simulated nuclear attack against Russia in Pentagon war game
wsws.org | 2020-02-24
The war game took place as more than 20,000 troops and 20,000 military vehicles began to arrive in Europe for the massive "Defender 2020" exercise targeting Russia.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/24/nuke-f24.html
What Comes After the Nuclear Family?
Nicole Sussner Rodgers | thenation.com | 2020-02-24
What Comes After the Nuclear Family?
thenation.com/article/society/nuclear-family-progressive-critique/
Scientists to hunt tornadoes with microphones used to listen for NUKES
rt.com | 2020-02-24
Meteorologists have long-struggled to predict when and where tornadoes will strike, but now scientists testing specialized microphones used to detect illegal nuclear weapons tests believe they may have a way to track the twisters. | Tornadoes can be a scourge, wreaking havoc and misery on populations with little to no prior warning because of how incredibly difficult they are to predict and track with any high degree of accuracy. | But now, Roger Waxler of the University of Mississippi and his team at the National Center for Physical Acoustics think they have the answer: microphones that can hear infrasound, o…
rt.com/usa/481551-scientists-hunt-tornadoes-nuke-microphones/
Iran elections show growing alienation from bourgeois-clerical regime
wsws.org | 2020-02-24
The 'principalist' faction more aligned with Russia and China won amid a collapse in voter turnout, falling from 62 percent in 2016 to just 42.6 percent.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/24/iran-f24.html
Trump Threatens Union-Rights for 750,000 US Federal Workers
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-24
U.S. President Donald Trump published Thursday a memorandum -signed on Jan. 29- that gives Defense Secretary Mark Esper the authority to circumvent collective bargaining rights for the Pentagon's 750,000 civilian workers. | RELATED: | 109 US Troops Suffer Traumatic Brain Injury After Iran Attack | Trump argues in the document that a unionized workforce at the Department of Defense (Do…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Threatens-Union-Rights-for-750000-US-Federal-Workers-20200224-0015.html
Cities quarantined in Italy, Iran, South Korea as coronavirus spreads globally
wsws.org | 2020-02-24
Medical staff are racing to avert a deadly global pandemic, underscoring the need for a coordinated, international medical campaign to halt the spread of the disease.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/24/coro-f24.html
How a Subtle Turkey-Iran Entente is Helping Iran Secure a Firm Presence in Syria
Agha Hussain | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-24
In the last of a three-part series, Agha Hussein investigates how cooperation with Turkey is helping Iran resist pressure to leave Syria.
mintpressnews.com/subtle-turkey-iran-entente-secure-presence-syria/265138/
Health Experts Warn World Is Approaching 'Tipping Point' in Spread of Coronavirus as Outbreaks Erupt in Italy and Iran
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-24
Even as world health officials were encouraged Monday by reports out of China that the spread of coronavirus first detected in Wuhan is slowing, two months after outbreaks first began, authorities warned that the virus is now spreading rapidly in other countries and that the world is fast approaching a "tipping point" with the virus. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1202993197.png …
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Russiagate 2.0 drowns out Trump's reckless escalation of US-Russia nuclear arms race
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-23
Amid new fear-mongering about "Russian interference," former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter on Trump's overlooked, reckless escalation of the US-Russia…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/23/russiagate-2-0-drowns-out-trumps-reckless-escalation-of-us-russia-nuclear-arms-race/
Dangerous games: US NUKES Russia in 'mini exercise' attended by Pentagon chief
rt.com | 2020-02-22
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper played himself in a drill at the US Strategic Command HQ in Nebraska, which featured a bizarre scenario of America nuking Russia in response to its own nuclear strike against a 'NATO ally'. | US military exercises simulating various crises are not that uncommon, yet, out of all plausible scenarios, this particular drill apparently simulated a highly unrealistic one. The classified exercise conducted at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha on Thursday focused on an imaginary nuclear conflict between the US and Russia in Europe. | According to the drill scenario, Moscow somehow dec…
rt.com/usa/481482-us-nukes-russia-pentagon-games/
Yemen's Houthis Launch Fresh Missile and Drone Attacks on Saudi State Oil Facilities
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2020-02-21
A series of tit-for-tat attacks have culminated in a large-scale Houthi attack on Saudi state oil facilities on Friday. The United States has yet to blame Iran for the attack.
mintpressnews.com/houthis-allegedly-capture-two-british-fighter-pilots-in-yemen/265070/
The Persian Gulf Standoff
Todd Smith | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-20
They say we've been down this road before. The "last time" creakily hinged upon a hysterically hyped WMD threat from Iraq that overwhelmingly forced the W. Bush regime and its bipartisan cheerleaders to preemptively invade Iraq in order to eliminate the imminent threat that Saddam Hussein's non-existent WMD posed to the "Freedom-loving" world. Such was …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/the-persian-gulf-standoff/
United States: New weapons raise danger of nuclear war
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-02-20
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Peace Action: Senate Reclaims War Powers to Thwart Iran War
Paul Kawika Martin | peaceaction.org | 2020-02-13
Washington, D.C.
US Deploys 'Mini-Nukes' in Deplorable Threat to World Peace
Strategic Culture | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-08
These so-called "mini-nukes" represent–despite the diminutive-sounding name–an increased risk of nuclear war.
Trump Says War With Iran Was "Closer Than You Thought" Last Month
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-05
Trump told reporters that the U.S. came "closer than you thought" to war with Iran last month.
Trump Says War With Iran Was "Closer Than You Thought" Last Month
War with Iran Is at Stake–and Democrats' High Jumps Over Low Standards Aren't Helping
Norman Solomon | zcomm.org | 2020-02-02
The huge crisis with Iran is more dangerous because so many Democrats have been talking out of both sides of their mouths…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/war-with-iran-is-at-stake-and-democrats-high-jumps-over-low-standards-arent-helping/
War Crimes Against Iran
Marjorie Cohn | zcomm.org | 2020-02-02
Trump has already committed the crime of aggression against Iran…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/war-crimes-against-iran/
House Votes to Rein in Trump's Iran War Powers While Ending Endless Wars
Jon Rainwater | peaceaction.org | 2020-01-31
Washington, D.C.