Daily Archives: February 11, 2022

2022-02-11: News Headlines

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-10). U.S. clears transfer of weapons from Baltic states to Ukraine: DM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense Ministry: US greenlights arms supplies from Baltic states to Ukraine The United States has greenlighted the supply of "very interesting items" for the needs of the Armed Forces which Ukraine has long requested. "Today we received the consent of the United States on the supply of very interesting items from the Baltic states….In the …

Fight Back (2022-02-10). San José protests against U.S. war on Russia. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Saturday, February 5, anti-war protesters gathered in front of San José's City Hall to demand an end to imperial saber rattling in eastern Europe. Speakers from CODEPINK, Freedom Road Socialism (FRSO), National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Party for Socialism and Liberation, and the El Barrio Defense Committee gathered a crowd of 30 onlookers while calling for end to the war drive against Russia. | Mike Paradela of FRSO said "We called the protest because what the U.S. government is doing is not good for working people. NATO does not benefit working people, it began as an al…

Staff (2022-02-10). Rep. Ro Khanna: The U.S. Could End the Yemen War Tomorrow. It's Time to Stop Arming the Saudis. democracynow.org President Joe Biden had promised to end support for offensive operations by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and stop all "relevant" arms sales, but the U.S. continues to service Saudi warplanes, and the administration recently approved the sale of $650 million in air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia. Congressmember Ro Khanna, one of the most outspoken congressional critics of the war, says the U.S. has the power to stop the fighting. "We could ground the Saudi Air Force to a halt tomorrow if we stopped supplying them with tires and parts," says Khanna. "Instead, we continue to author…

Joseph Nathan (2022-02-10). The follies of US, UK in Russia-Ukraine conflict. asiatimes.com The warning by the US that Russia could invade Ukraine sounds like a repeat of the warmongering rhetoric used previously by George W Bush's administration to oust Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi from power over unsubstantiated allegations that they were in possession of weapons of mass destruction. To avoid being drawn into another US-led war …

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-10). Retired U.S. commander discusses weapons sent to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformFebruary 9, 2022 Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges, ex-Commander USEUCOMDiplomacy has to be backed by a strong military capability Ukrainian interviewer: General, you were recently in Kyiv, came here and spoke together with four former U.S. ambassadors, General Breedlove. What event was that, a week ago? Hodges: This was a delegation of five former ambassadors. …

sputniknews (2022-02-10). Putin Calls for 'Persistent Efforts' to Get NATO & US to Provide Legal Security Guarantees to Russia. sputniknews.com Russia has been demanding that NATO and the United States take Moscow's security concerns into consideration, and has rolled out security proposals to the West that include legal guarantees that NATO will not be expanding eastwards or place offensive weapons in the countries which neighbour Russia.

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