The World Demands Us Out of the Middle East
Kevin Zeese, Margaret Flowers | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-29
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…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/29/the-world-demands-us-out-of-the-middle-east/
The World Demands Us Out of the Middle East
Kevin Zeese, Margaret Flowers | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-29
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…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/29/the-world-demands-us-out-of-the-middle-east/
Israeli Defense Minister Wants Annexation of Occupied West Bank
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-29
Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex over a third of the occupied West Bank shorlty after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his so-called "Deal of the Century" plan on Middle East peace. | RELATED: | Iran Slams Trump's Middle East Peace Plan as 'Disgraceful' | "Yesterday evening, history knocked on our door and granted us a one-time opportunity to apply Israel law on all of the settlements in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israeli-Defense-Minister-Wants-Annexation-of-Occupied-West-Bank-20200129-0007.html
Iran Slams Trump's Middle East Peace Plan as 'Disgraceful'
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-29
Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday strongly rejected the U.S. Middle East peace plan as "disgraceful." | RELATED: | Iran: Alternative Solution to the So-Called Century's Deal | In a statement released hours after U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of the so-called Deal of the Century, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said it is the "betrayal of the century" and is "doomed to failure." | "Palestine belongs to the Palestinians," he said. "The Zionist regime (of…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Slams-Trumps-Middle-East-Peace-Plan-as-Disgraceful-20200129-0001.html
Raging Grannies Remember Kent State at J25 No War With Iran Rally
San Mateo Protests | indybay.org | 2020-01-29
Old enough to remember, members of the Raging Grannies tuned up their voices to sing a classic anti-war song from the Vietnam war era.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/26/18830102.php
Iran is Not Responsible for US Deaths in Iraq
John Grant | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-29
Who exactly is responsible for US casualties in Iraq during the Iraq War? The question has been raised thanks to President Trump's decision to assassinate Iranian General Gasem Soleimani. On January 13, the New York Times published a front-page story about a lawsuit filed against Iran in federal court by US veterans and veteran families;…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/29/iran-is-not-responsible-for-us-deaths-in-iraq/
Call for "No War but Class War" in San José on International Day of Action Pt I
R. Robertson | indybay.org | 2020-01-29
San José demonstrators broadcast their demands on an international day of action against war with Iran on January 25. Several hundred people with signs and banners met at City Hall for a brief program then marched through the historic downtown to the intersection of Story and King Roads where they rallied.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/28/18830119.php
In impeachment crisis, Trump continues fascistic appeals, Democrats promote warmonger John Bolton
wsws.org | 2020-01-29
An architect of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Bolton has advocated wars for regime change in Iran, Syria, Libya, Venezuela, Cuba, Yemen and North Korea.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/29/impe-j29.html
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/
Video: Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis, The Iran-Contra Affair
Horizons | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-29
This was posted on Youtube in 2011. | This is the full length 90 min. version of Bill Moyer's 1987 scathing critique of the criminal subterfuge carried out by the Executive Branch of the United States Government to carry out operations …
globalresearch.ca/video-secret-government-constitution-crisis/5701860
The U.S. Is Recycling Its Big Lie About Iraq to Target Iran
Nicolas J. S. Davies | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-29
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 …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-recycling-big-lie-about-iraq-target-iran/5702169
Call for "No War but Class War" in San José on International Day of Action Pt I
R. Robertson | indybay.org | 2020-01-29
San José demonstrators broadcast their demands on an international day of action against war with Iran on January 25. Several hundred people with signs and banners met at City Hall for a brief program then marched through the historic downtown to the intersection of Story and King Roads where they rallied.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/28/18830119.php
Indian PM Modi says it would take Indian Army 10 days max to 'make Pakistan bite dust'
rt.com | 2020-01-29
Indian PM Narendra Modi says the Indian military could take down neighboring Pakistan within a week
Russian Defence Ministry Says Pompeo's Concern over Russian "Attack" in Syria Hypocritical
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-29
On Tuesday, Mike Pompeo accused Russia, the Assad government, Iran and Hezbollah of violating a ceasefire in northern Syria through 'ruthless actions' and 'barbaric attacks'.
sputniknews.com/world/202001291078170928-russian-defence-ministry-says-pompeos-concern-over-russian-attack-in-syria-hypocritical/
Iran's Khamenei says Trump's Middle East peace plan is doomed to fail
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-29
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan for the Israel-Palestinian conflict was doomed to fail and all Muslim nations should oppose it."The devilish and vicious policy of America towards Palestine called the 'deal of the century' will never materialize…all Muslim nations will confront them and will not let it materialize," Khamenei said a tweet written in Farsi.Trump on Tuesday announced a U.S. peace plan which would set up a Palestinian state with strict conditions but allow Israel to take over long-contested Jewish settlements in the occupie…
yenisafak.com/en/world/irans-khamenei-says-trumps-middle-east-peace-plan-is-doomed-to-fail-3510773
China, und nicht nur der Iran, wird von den USA ins Visier genommen
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-29
Die von Prà§sident Donald Trump autorisierte Ermordung des iranischen Generals Qassem Soleimani hat eine Kettenreaktion in Gang gesetzt, die sich àºber die Region des Nahen Ostens hinaus ausbreitet. Dies lag in der Absicht desjenigen, der die Entscheidung getroffen hat. Soleimani …
globalresearch.ca/china-und-nicht-nur-der-iran-wird-von-den-usa-ins-visier-genommen/5702248
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
Noam Chomsky Is the Antidote to Trump's Fascism
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2020-01-28
In addition to the obvious terrors
Noam Chomsky Is the Antidote to Trump's Facism
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2020-01-28
In addition to the obvious terrors
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/
Iran: Alternative Solution to the So-Called Century's Deal
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
In response to Trump's Middle East Plan, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif presented the proposal of the Islamic Revolution's leader Ali Jamenei for a solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict instead of the so-called century's deal offered by the U.S. | RELATED: | Trump's Middle East Plan: The World Reacts | The best solution, according to the Iranian religious leader, is to hold a referendum in which all residents in the territory of Palestine, including those occupied by Israel, decide…
telesurenglish.net/news/iran-alternative-solution-to-the-so-called-century-deal-20200128-0018.html
The U.S. Is Recycling Its Big Lie About Iraq To Target Iran
Nicolas J S Davies | commondreams.org | 2020-01-28
Regardless of uncertainties regarding Iran's actions in the 1980s, the U.S.'s campaign against Iran has violated the most critical lessons U.S. and UN officials claimed to have learned from the debacle in Iraq. (Photo: Wiktor Szymanowicz / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/nowar_2.jpeg …
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UK Gives Huawei Green Light to Help Build 5G Network
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
The British House of Commons' Science and Technology Committee Tuesday concluded that there are no technical grounds for excluding Huawei from the U.K's 5G or other telecommunications networks. | RELATED: | Huawei To Help Bring 5G To Bolivia | Despite this decision, the Chinese company will be prohibited from providing equipment to the "sensitive parts" of the British 5G network. Among them are, for instance, military bases, nuclear plants, and other "critical" national infrastructures. | "This package…
telesurenglish.net/news/UK-Gives-Huawei-Green-Light-to-Help-Build-5G-Network-20200128-0009.html
Selected Articles: How Far Can Imperialism Go?
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-28
A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media "NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize", and where "nuclear weapons and wars make us safer" | | | If, like us, this is a …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-how-far-can-an-imperialist-go/5702109
A política '100 segundos para a meia-noite'
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-28
Enquanto a atenàßà£o político-mediática estava concentrada na campanha eleitoral, em Itália, o ponteiro do "Relógio do Apocalipse"
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/
Minneapolis builds solidarity with Iraq's mass movement against U.S. occupation
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-27
Minneapolis, MN – On January 25, around 150 anti-war activists and members of working class and community groups united to protest the U.S. military in Iraq and threats of war against Iran. Part of a global day of protest, the action came two days after millions of Iraqis overcame political disunity to fill the streets of Baghdad and demand an end to 17 years of U.S. occupation. | The Minneapolis event was held in front of the K-Mart at the busy Lake Street and Nicollet Avenue intersection. Protesters chanted, gave speeches, held banners and brought their message of peace and anti-imperialist solidarity to thousa…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/26/minneapolis-builds-solidarity-iraq-s-mass-movement-against-us-occupation
Tampa says: No war with Iran and U.S. out of the Middle East!
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-27
Tampa, FL – Activists and community members came together January 25 to demand "No war with Iran and U.S. out of the Middle East." The protest took place in downtown Tampa and coincided with hundreds of protests around the United States and the world in an International Day of Action against the Trump administration's war mongering. The event was hosted by ANSWER Suncoast, Tampa Bay SDS and the Tampa Anti-War Committee. | Gareth, a member of Tampa Bay SDS, explained why they attended the protest: "We need to center the people living under these conditions and having to face these horrible atrocities carried out b…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/26/tampa-says-no-war-iran-and-us-out-middle-east
South Florida protest demands: No war on Iran
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-27
Fort Lauderdale, FL
NYC demands: "No War on Iran"
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-27
New York, NY – Over 200 attended a rally at Columbus Circle in New York City on January 26 to demand no war on Iran. The protest was part of a global day of action demand U.S. hands off Iran, weeks after President Trump assassinated Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian general. | The action was called by Answer Coalition and United National Antiwar Coalition, with endorsements and speakers from various organizations, including International League of People's Struggles, International Action Center, December 12th Movement, BAYAN, and many others. | Despite the rain, the crowd was passionate in calling an end to the United…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/26/nyc-demands-no-war-iran
Grand Rapids rallies against U.S. war on Iran, joins worldwide call for U.S. to leave Iraq
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-27
Grand Rapids, MI – 45 people rallied in Grand Rapids on January 25 to demand "No U.S. war on Iran! U.S. out of Iraq!" | "We are part of an international day of protest, with more than 100 protests in U.S. cities alone. People are sick of the endless wars that Trump promised to halt. The U.S. needs to leave the Middle East and let the people of those countries decide their own destiny," said Barbara Howard of the Anti-War Committee. | Howard continued, "Trump's assassination of the respected Iranian General Soleimani was outrageous. We think it is good Trump backed down quickly from a regional war. Now it is time…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/26/grand-rapids-rallies-against-us-war-iran-joins-worldwide-call-us-leave-iraq
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 in a global day of action against war in Iran, initiated in the United States by 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
When Will the Winter Come to an End?
Vijay Prashad | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-24
Hangameh Golestan, Witness 1979, 1979 On 17 January, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, led the Friday prayers for the first time in eight years. He mocked the 'American clowns' who threatened Iran and said that Iran's response to the US assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani was a 'slap in the face' of US …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/when-will-the-winter-come-to-an-end/
Canada's Justin Trudeau Toes the Imperial Line on Iran
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-24
While the current Liberal government claims to be progressive and in favour of a rules-based international order, promotion of democracy and world peace, its actions regarding Iran demonstrate that the primary drivers of Canadian foreign policy remain US geo-political interests and the interests of the rich and powerful. (This previous article argues this has long been the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/canadas-justin-trudeau-toes-the-imperial-line-on-iran/
Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva: Obama, Hillary Ordered Me Not to Negotiate with Iran
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-24
"I remember that Hilary Clinton worked hard against my idea to go to Iran. She even called the Emir of Qatar and asked him to convince me not to go. When I arrived in Moscow and met with [Dmitry] Medvedev, I found out Obama had called and asked him to help convince me not to go."
mintpressnews.com/brazil-president-lula-da-silva-obama-hillary-ordered-not-negotiate-iran/264315/
Houthis Anticipate US Assassination Attempts, Warn US Troops Will Be Targeted in Retaliation
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-24
The U.S. recently admitted that it tried and failed to kill an Iranian commander in Yemen, sparking both fear and mobilization among Yemen's Houthis.
mintpressnews.com/houthi-anticipate-us-assassination-attempts-warn-us-troops-will-be-targeted/264304/
Pentagon Now Says 34 US Soldiers Suffered Traumatic Brain Injuries in Iran Attack
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-24
(ZH)
US war threat against Iran remains
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-24
anti-war Barry SheppardIssue 1250 United States US aggression against Iran San FranciscoJanuary 24, 2020The decision by United States President Donald Trump not to bomb Iran in retal…
greenleft.org.au/content/us-war-threat-against-iran-remains
"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/
'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/
CBP Deported an Iranian Student With Valid Visa, Defying Court Order
Carol Rose | aclu.org | 2020-01-21
Last night, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) deported an Iranian student with a valid visa, despite a federal court order prohibiting his removal. | Shahab Dehghani arrived at Boston Logan Airport on Sunday, January 19 to study at Northeastern University, where he was enrolled. Customs officials detained him and questioned him for hours, abruptly revoking his student visa, which the State Department granted after a year of intense vetting. | As CBP tried to put Shahab on the next available flight, supporters and friends gathered at night in the arrivals hall at Logan to demand that CBP stop deporting…
aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/cbp-deported-an-iranian-student-with-valid-visa-defying-court-order
Netflix, Iran and the Documentary as Geopolitical Weapon
Brian Mier | fair.org | 2020-01-21
Netflix's Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy | Like The Mechanism before it, Netflix's new series Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy is an entertainment product that advances US interests through character assassination of a popular left-wing Latin American leader. | "Try saying this," the director said: "'In the '80s, Rio de Janeiro was a land of the haves and the have nots. I was a have not.'" In 2016, I was working as a fixer on an episode of a Netflix documentary crime series, and the main character was not cooperating with the script. | He was Afro-Brazilian, but he was not the…
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Netflix, Iran and the Documentary as Geopolitical Weapon
Brian Mier | fair.org | 2020-01-21
Netflix's Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy | Like The Mechanism before it, Netflix's new series Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy is an entertainment product that advances US interests through character assassination of a popular left-wing Latin American leader. | "Try saying this," the director said: "'In the '80s, Rio de Janeiro was a land of the haves and the have nots. I was a have not.'" In 2016, I was working as a fixer on an episode of a Netflix documentary crime series, and the main character was not cooperating with the script. | He was Afro-Brazilian, but he was not the…
fair.org/home/netflix-iran-and-the-documentary-as-geopolitical-weapon/
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
SPLC Statement on the Detainment of Iranians and Iranian Americans
splcenter.org | 2020-01-06
The following statement is by Southern Poverty Law Center Interim President and CEO Karen Baynes-Dunning following reports that Iranians and Iranian Americans are being detained and questioned at U.S. ports of entry:…
splcenter.org/news/2020/01/06/splc-statement-detainment-iranians-and-iranian-americans