Monthly Archives: February 2024

2024-02-11: News Headlines

Andrés Madrid, Andrés Tapia (2024-02-11). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org

Andrés Madrid, Andrés Tapia (2024-02-10). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org

albawaba (2024-02-11). Two Jordanian soldiers killed in a helicopter crash. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A report by the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF), confirmed that two Jordanian pilots have lost their lives after a Royal Jordanian Air Force's GROP training aircraft crashed during a training session in Mafraq, eastern Jordan. The JAF report named the two soldiers killed in the incident: Squadron Leader Omar Ata Abbadi, and Flight Lieutenant Mohammad Abdullah Al-Khudair, after they were hospitalized. ÿµÿ±Ÿëÿ≠ ŸÖÿµÿØÿ± ÿπÿ≥ŸÉÿ±Ÿä ŸÖÿ≥ÿ§Ÿ&ag…

geo.tv (2024-02-10). WATCH: Florida I-75 charter plane crash kills two of five passengers onboard. geo.tv Plane was owned by charter company called Hop-a-Jet Worldwide Jet Charter…

WSWS (2024-02-10). A revealing comment on the Boeing crisis. wsws.org The head of the Emirates Airline has said Boeing is in the "last chance saloon" for dealing with the major problems caused by the domination of finance over its manufacturing process.

People's Dispatch. (2024-02-10). US Anti-War Activists Confront Senators Over Support For Israel. popularresistance.org On February 7, activists with feminist anti-war group CODEPINK confronted several US Senators who have been doubling down on their support for Israel throughout the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip. | "Killing Hamas makes Israel safe," said Florida Senator Ted Cruz to an activist who told him that "the war does not make Jews safer." Cruz has received over one million dollars from the pro-Israel lobby since 1990, receiving USD 489,419 from 2019 to 2024. Cruz's top pro-Israel Political Action Committee (PAC) donors are the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the Republican Jewish Coalition. "Kill…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-02-11). Russian defense shoots down 30 Ukrainian drones on the day. plenglish.com Moscow, February 11 (Prensa Latina) Russian anti-aircraft defense systems shot down 30 drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Defense reported today.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-11). Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 9:00 AM on Sunday, February 11, 2024, espionage equipment at Ruweisat Al-Alam site in the hills of Kfar Shuba and the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with appropriate weapons, inflicting a direct hit: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: Closing the gaps in cancer care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 2024 could mark a grim milestone in the battle against cancer. In January, the American Cancer Society announced that, for the first time ever, new cancer cases could exceed the 2 million mark. Early detection and the right treatment are among the best weapons to fight cancer. However, today many people don't have equitable access to cancer care because of systemic barriers and health disparities. Mayo Clinic is working to change that with strategic initiatives aimed at health…

Norman Solomon (2024-02-11). Full Speed Ahead on the Global Titanic. indybay.org Going Along with the Utter Madness of Nuclear Weapons…

Michael Welch (2024-02-10). The Global Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. A panel discussion from the 31st Annual General Conference. globalresearch.ca

Norman Solomon (2024-02-10). Full Speed Ahead on the Global Titanic. indybay.org Going Along with the Utter Madness of Nuclear Weapons…

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2024-02-10: News Headlines

Andrés Madrid, Andrés Tapia (2024-02-09). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org

Editor (2024-02-09). Feb 9, 2024. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ This Magnificent Russian Music Is Astonishing Imperialism, Lenin, and US Wars Abroad: The Problem is Capitalism, by Rob Urie The Vladimir Putin Interview (Video, X) Joe Rogan & Aaron Rodgers: "Stand Courageously For What You Believe In," by John Leake The US Keeps Bombing People While Saying It Doesn't Want To Fight, by Caitlin Johnstone Israel's genocide in Gaza: Let Them Eat Dirt, by Chris Hedges Israeli Government's Lies About Gaza Shouldn't Be a Surprise, by Yves Smith Rockets Falling on Us — Gaza's Newton Lights Up Tents and Hearts in Rafah Greenwald: Congress, in Chaos, Can't Eve…

Andrés Madrid, Andrés Tapia (2024-02-10). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org

WSWS (2024-02-09). Chile's deadly forest fires, climate change and the need for socialism. wsws.org The worst fire disaster in Chile's history is primarily a consequence of a capitalist-made climate crisis that is with increased frequency devastating populations in every corner of the planet.

nosihle (2024-02-09). Minister concerned about high number of vehicle crashes. sanews.gov.za Minister concerned about high number of vehicle crashes | Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has expressed concern at the high level of vehicle crashes and fatalities that have occurred in the country recently. | "In recent past weeks, there were some equally gruesome accidents that robbed our country of fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, families and young children who had a potential to grow up and make a meaningful contribution to develop our country," Chikunga said on Friday in the Free State. | She made these remarks during her visit to Riebeckstad High School where six pupils died and more than 40 othe…

Janine (2024-02-09). State of the Nation Address in numbers. sanews.gov.za State of the Nation Address in numbers | President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall on Thursday. | Below is the SONA in numbers: | Social Assistance | | More than 26 million — South Africans who continue to receive social assistance every month provided by the democratic state. | Some 9 million — unemployed people receiving the Special Social Relief of Distress Grant every month. | | Unemployment and Job Creation | | Two million ≠— people who lost their jobs due to COVID-19. | 15 to 24 — the ages of millions of young peo…

WSWS (2024-02-09). US National Transportation Safety Board exposes further safety compromises on Boeing 737 Max aircraft. wsws.org Photo documentation after repairing the rivets and replacing the MED plug shows that the bolts were not reinstalled after the rivets were repaired.

People's Dispatch. (2024-02-10). US Anti-War Activists Confront Senators Over Support For Israel. popularresistance.org On February 7, activists with feminist anti-war group CODEPINK confronted several US Senators who have been doubling down on their support for Israel throughout the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip. | "Killing Hamas makes Israel safe," said Florida Senator Ted Cruz to an activist who told him that "the war does not make Jews safer." Cruz has received over one million dollars from the pro-Israel lobby since 1990, receiving USD 489,419 from 2019 to 2024. Cruz's top pro-Israel Political Action Committee (PAC) donors are the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the Republican Jewish Coalition. "Kill…

Democracy Now! (2024-02-09). Hundreds Protest Biden in NYC, Arms and Military Sites in Chicago and California. pressenza.com Protests against the war are continuing throughout the U.S. Here in New York, at least 100 Jewish American activists and their allies were arrested Wednesday as they blockaded a road on President Biden's motorcade route as he attended fundraisers. | In Chicago, 33 people were arrested as they blocked entrances to the Woodward manufacturing plant, which makes military equipment that has been used by Israel in Palestine. In California, CodePink and other activists blocked an entrance to the Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield. | CodePink activist: "It's our responsibility, when our government is so horrendously brea…

Naveen Reddy (2024-02-09). Social Ecology and the Medical-Industrial Complex. counterpunch.org In Remaking Society, Murray Bookchin writes, "All ecological problems have their roots in social problems." If we apply his theory of social ecology to our modern world, we can appreciate that the ongoing climate crisis is a function of the concentration of capital among a small minority of individuals who plunder natural resources and exploit

Michael Welch (2024-02-10). The Global Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. A panel discussion from the 31st Annual General Conference. globalresearch.ca

Adam Fishbein (2024-02-09). Once the US's "Good Friend" in Honduras; Now on Trial for Drug Trafficking. cepr.net The trial of Juan Orlando Hernández, once the seemingly untouchable and authoritarian president of Honduras, is officially set to begin on February 12 in New York. Hernández, who faces drug-trafficking and weapons charges, was to be tried at the same time as Juan Carlos "El Tigre" Bonilla, formerly the feared head of Honduras's National Police. …

geo.tv (2024-02-09). WATCH: Putin says defeating Russia in Ukraine 'impossible'. geo.tv Putin states that peaceful resolution to war would be possible if US stopped supplying weapons to Ukraine…

Kyle Anzalone (2024-02-09). Biden Admin Admits to 'Missteps' in Handling Gaza Genocide But Will Not Alter Policy. news.antiwar.com A top US official admitted that the White House had made some missteps in how it has handled the Israeli slaughter in Gaza. President Biden has shipped 25,000 tonnes of weapons to Israel per Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, and refused to place any conditions on the aid the US provides to Israel. The unfettered support …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-09). Mayo Clinic Minute: Closing the gaps in cancer care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 2024 could mark a grim milestone in the battle against cancer. In January, the American Cancer Society announced that, for the first time ever, new cancer cases could exceed the 2 million mark. Early detection and the right treatment are among the best weapons to fight cancer. However, today many people don't have equitable access to cancer care because of systemic barriers and health disparities. Mayo Clinic is working to change that with strategic initiatives aimed at health…

Norman Solomon (2024-02-09). Going Along with the Utter Madness of Nuclear Weapons. counterpunch.org Yes, the Doomsday Clock keeps ticking — it's now at 90 seconds to midnight, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists — but the ultimate time bomb never gets the attention that it deserves. Even as the possibility of nuclear annihilation looms, this century's many warning signs retain the status of Cassandras. Presidents George W. Bush and Donald

Norman Solomon (2024-02-09). Full Speed Ahead on the Global Titanic. indybay.org Going Along with the Utter Madness of Nuclear Weapons…

Norman Solomon (2024-02-10). Full Speed Ahead on the Global Titanic. indybay.org Going Along with the Utter Madness of Nuclear Weapons…

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