US Undeclared War on China by Other Means
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
Both right wings of the US one-party state seek control over other nations, their resources and populations
Wake Up Senators! New bipartisan War Powers Act to Constrain Military Action against Iran
Eric Margolis | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
The US Senate, long the lap dog of the man who would be king, President Donald Trump, appears to have finally remembered its proper constitutional role. | Last week, the Senate voted 55/45 for a new bipartisan War Powers Act to …
globalresearch.ca/wake-up-senators-new-bipartisan-war-powers-act-to-constrain-military-action-against-iran/5703851
Sanders Tells New York Times He Would Consider a Preemptive Strike Against Iran or North Korea
Jacob Crosse | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
Bernie Sanders has won the popular vote in both the New Hampshire and Iowa presidential primary contests in considerable part by presenting himself as an opponent of war. Following the criminal assassination of Iranian General Qassem Suleimani last month, Sanders …
globalresearch.ca/sanders-tells-new-york-times-he-would-consider-preemptive-strike-against-iran-north-korea/5703849
Danish troops to return to Iraq air base for anti-ISIS campaign in March
rt.com | 2020-02-17
Denmark said it will send military personnel back to the Iraqi Al-Asad base on March 1 to restart training of Iraqi security forces in the fight against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). | The NATO member-state last month removed most of the 130 military personnel it had stationed at the Al-Asad base, due to security concerns in the wake of an Iranian missile attack on the facility on January 8. Denmark's forces at the base are part of the international coalition fighting IS in Iraq and Syria. | The Danish defense ministry said on Monday the security situation was now no different than before the attack,…
rt.com/newsline/481020-danish-troops-iraq-isis/
US Pressuring Iraq Not to Reveal Details of Soleimani Killing: MP
Iran Front Page | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-17
A member of Iraq's Fatah Alliance says the United States is putting a lot of pressure on the Iraqi government to prevent the disclosure of the results of a probe into the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi …
globalresearch.ca/us-pressuring-iraq-not-reveal-details-soleimani-killing-mp/5703918
US Paving Way to Deploy Intermediate and Short-Range Missiles in Europe and Asia – Lavrov
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-17
Moscow earlier called on the US to avoid deploying the missiles near Russia's borders, after Washington left the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, stressing it would lead to the "degradation" of the global arms control system.
sputniknews.com/military/202002171078334612-us-paving-way-to-deploy-intermediate-and-short-range-missiles-in-europe-and-asia—lavrov/
Brazilian Scientist Opens Up on His Research That Will Help Study Origin of Universe
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-17
Scientist Thiago Tomei, who won an international award last week, has opened up on his work at the European Center for Nuclear Research, where he takes part in Large Hadron Collider experiments (LHC).
sputniknews.com/science/202002171078333380-brazilian-scientist-opens-up-on-his-research-that-will-help-study-origin-of-universe/
US Sanctions Policy On Iran Has Failed: President Rouhani
telesurenglish.net | 2020-02-16
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed Sunday that the policy of "maximum pressure" exercised by the United States on Iran has failed and that all the economic indicators of the Islamic republic show that the Iranians have overcome the worst phase of that policy. | RELATED: | 'The West Is Winning' Pompeo Says at the Munich Conference | "The U.S. has concluded that the path they have chosen to deal with Iran has been based on the wrong strategy," Rouhani said, referring to several…
telesurenglish.net/news/president-rouhani-us-hard-sanctions-policy-on-iran-has-failed-20200216-0009.html
'No shred of evidence': Iran demands US presents proof of Saudi oil attacks claim after UN report release
rt.com | 2020-02-16
Tehran slammed the US for using a recent UN report to peddle its Saudi oil attack claims, accusing Washington of "clutching at every straw" to back up the allegations, while the report itself is based on shaky hypotheses. | "Just hours after the attack on Saudi oil facilities on September 14, 2019, the US baselessly attributed it to Iran, but has failed so far to present any shred of evidence. Now, it clutches at every straw to seemingly prove its allegation," the Iranian mission to the UN stated on Saturday. It was responding to the US mission doubling down on the White House's claim that Iran was behind the…
rt.com/news/480983-iran-saudi-aramco-attack-proof/
The Senate Rejects Outsourcing War Powers to Trump
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2020-02-14
The Senate Rejects Outsourcing War Powers to Trump…
thenation.com/article/politics/war-powers-senate-iran/
Senate follows House in banning money for Trump war on Iran
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-02-14
WASHINGTON–By a bipartisan 55-45 vote on Feb. 13, the GOP-run Senate followed the Democratic-run House and barred saber-rattling Donald Trump from spending any military money to make war on Iran. Eight Republicans joined all 45 Democrats and both independents in voting against Trump and against war on Iran. One of the eight, Maine's Susan Collins, …
peoplesworld.org/article/senate-follows-house-in-banning-money-for-trump-war-on-iran/
Peace Action: Senate Reclaims War Powers to Thwart Iran War
Paul Kawika Martin | peaceaction.org | 2020-02-13
Washington, D.C.
The Reproductive Justice Gap at HBCUs
Miranda Perez | thenation.com | 2020-02-13
The Reproductive Justice Gap at HBCUs…
thenation.com/article/activism/the-reproductive-justice-gap-at-hbcus/
US Senate strikes symbolic blow against Trump by limiting war powers toward Iran with new resolution
rt.com | 2020-02-13
The US Senate has passed a resolution limiting President Donald Trump's war powers in the case of Iran. The measure would only allow the president authority to strike in the case of self-defense or an imminent attack. | Eight Republicans joined Democrats in voting for the measure, which was passed 55-45. The resolution fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to override a presidential veto, meaning this resolution is more symbolic than anything. | The president made his feelings on the War Powers Resolution clear on Wednesday when he tweeted that Iran would "have a field day" if his hands "were tied" due…
rt.com/usa/480793-war-powers-trump-senate/
No. 1 Sponsor of Terrorism? US Media Name Iran, but Overlook a Candidate Closer to Home
Joshua Cho | fair.org | 2020-02-13
After the illegal assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, FAIR ( 1/9/20) noted that the corporate media offered no moral objections to murdering another country's high-ranking state official. The media consensus was that Soleimani was a despicable "terrorist" responsible for the deaths of "hundreds of Americans"–a formula that buried the crucial distinc…
fair.org/home/no-1-sponsor-of-terrorism-us-media-name-iran-but-overlook-a-candidate-closer-to-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-1-sponsor-of-terrorism-us-media-name-iran-but-overlook-a-candidate-closer-to-home
What about stopping endless wars? Trump urges GOP to vote down Iran war resolution because it's a partisan ploy by Democrats
rt.com | 2020-02-12
US President Donald Trump says the resolution that would block him from using force against Iran is a partisan trick by Democrats, even though he campaigned on a peace platform and some of his closest allies support the proposal. | "We are doing very well with Iran and this is not the time to show weakness," Trump tweeted on Wednesday, adding that Tehran would "have a field day" if his hands were tied. | "The Democrats are only doing this as an attempt to embarrass the Republican Party. Don't let it happen!" he urged the GOP majority. | ….If my hands were tied, Iran would have a field day. Sends a very bad s…
rt.com/usa/480702-trump-iran-war-senate/
Trump's New Budget Funds Endless War & Nuclear Weapons While Slashing Aid to Poor & Hungry Americans
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-11
President Trump unveiled his 2021 budget request Monday, proposing massive cuts to Medicaid and food stamps while increasing spending on the military and his border wall. The $4.8 trillion budget would slash Environmental Protection Agency spending by more than a quarter while allocating $18 billion for Trump's newly established Space Force. Trump is also requesting billions more for nuclear weapons, including a new submarine-launched nuclear warhead. Experts and Democratic lawmakers warn that increasing the nuclear stockpile will increase the likelihood of nuclear war and defy international agreements. Democrats…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/11/trump_2021_budget
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.