(2022-01-19). There Must Be a Response to the Risk of Biological Catastrophe Posed by US Military Laboratories. journal-neo.org 
In light of the civil disturbances which have swept across Kazakhstan, the risk of a biological catastrophe is growing because of secret US military laboratories in regions of Central Asia and the South Caucasus, which are potentially susceptible to sociopolitical unrest. Aside from the fact that the USA's development of delayed-action bioweapons in Kazakhstan is …
(2022-01-19). US must abandon plans to supply arms to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) — The United States should reaffirm its interest in the diplomatic resolution of tensions around Ukraine by refusing to supply weapons to Kiev, the Russian Embassy in Washington said in a statement…
(2022-01-19). Sub-Saharan Africa and the degeneration of capitalism. greenleft.org.au Africa ought to be the richest continent on Earth. Its natural resources alone make this a fact and yet it remains oppressed and prey to exploitation. William Briggs explains why.
(2022-01-19). Friday 1/21: Virtual Forum: The Crisis in SF Public Education. indybay.org Virtual event. Register here…
(2022-01-19). Omicron: As inequalities grow unions must fight back. greenleft.org.au Workers have been forced to bear the cost of the COVID-19 recession while corporations have raked in huge profits. Sarah Hathway argues that unions are in a good position to make demands on the state and bosses for protections.
(2022-01-18). Kremlin 'Concerned' by 'Extremely Dangerous' Prospect of Delivery of Stingers to Ukraine. sputniknews.com British defence chief Ben Wallace announced Monday that London is supplying Kiev with weapons for "self defence" and small numbers of trainers to teach the Ukrainian army how to use them. US officials and lawmakers, meanwhile, have warned that they would back a Ukrainian "insurgency" with anti-armour and anti-air weapons if Russia invaded.
(2022-01-18). British, U.S. spy planes patrol Donbass, Crimea borders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com British reconnaissance plane flies along demarcation line in Donbas and administrative border with Crimea Western reconnaissance planes continue to fly along the demarcation line in Donbas. Today, on January 18, a strategic reconnaissance aircraft Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint arrived in Ukraine from Britain. An hour ago, UK Defense Journal correspondent George Allison reported his departure …
(2022-01-18). Britain to deliver anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, Canada deploys special operations forces. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UK to pass anti-tank defense systems to Ukraine Britain will deliver a new package of security systems to Ukraine to help improve its defensive capabilities…. "We have decided to provide Ukraine with lightweight anti-tank defensive weapons systems," United Kingdom Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told the House of Commons of the British Parliament. *** As we …
(2022-01-18). La izquierda del siglo XXI. globalizacion.ca Desde que el capitalismo tomó como modelo al neoliberalismo, se ha redefinido el carácter y las formas en que opera la izquierda. Ser anticapitalista, en este período histórico, es ser, ante todo, antineoliberal. Resistir y combatir la hegemonía neoliberal en…
(2022-01-18). German media on course for war against Russia. wsws.org The press spokesmen for German capitalism seem determined to wage its third war against Russia or the Soviet Union in little more than a century.
(2022-01-18). First-ever felony charges filed against driver in fatal Autopilot-involved crash. rt.com 
Tesla driver charged with vehicular manslaughter after two killed in collision involving 'self-driving' car | A Tesla limo driver has become the first person to face felony charges in the US for vehicular manslaughter with a partially-automated driving system. His car ran a red light and hit another vehicle, killing both passengers. | Kevin George Aziz Riad was charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter after his Autopilot-enabled Tesla Model S ran a red light at high speed and struck a Honda Civic at an intersection in the Los Angeles suburb of Gardena in December 2019. Both passengers of the Honda die…
(2022-01-18). Bitcoin may drop as crypto bubble pops — analyst. rt.com 
The rise and fall in Bitcoin value is akin to a 'financial mania,' Investco says | Top cryptocurrency Bitcoin could tumble below $30,000 this year as the air comes out of the crypto bubble, according to US investment firm Invesco's list of "improbable but possible" outcomes for 2022. | "The mass marketing of Bitcoin reminds us of the activity of stockbrokers in the run-up to the 1929 crash," Paul Jackson, Invesco's global head of asset allocation, said in a note on Monday as quoted by Business Insider. | "We think it is not too much of a stretch to imagine Bitcoin falling below $30,000 this year," Jackson said…
(2022-01-18). Following Houthis' strike on UAE, Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen killing 12. peoplesdispatch.org 
The Houthis had used drones and ballistic missiles to launch attacks inside the UAE. The UAE is a partner in the Saudi-led coalition which has been waging a war inside Yemen for the past seven years…
(2022-01-18). Sweden Launches 'Drone Hunt' as More Objects Sighted Over Country's Nuclear Power Plants. sputniknews.com Following several sightings of drones above nuclear power plants and even the royal castle, the Swedish police and the Coast Guard are now investigating the Stockholm archipelago to established whether the drones could have come from the sea.
(2022-01-18). Turkey Eyes a Major Role in Africa through Arms Deals. journal-neo.org 
Armed with drones and active diplomacy, Turkey is slowly — but surely — charting a path for a major role for itself in Africa. While Russia has historically dominated African arms market with 49 percent of market share, Turkey's ambitious foray includes geo-political interests, especially with regards to how it sees itself as a natural …
(2022-01-18). Aafia Siddiqui, Political Prisoner. dissidentvoice.org 
The media coverage of the hostage-taking at a synagogue in Texas has been predictably hysterical, Islamophobic and inaccurate about Aafia Siddiqui, the apparent political cause of the hostage-taker Malik Faisad Akram. According to his family in England he has "mental health issues." He was "said to have" weapons and explosives. He was "said to have" …