Daily Archives: January 30, 2022

2022-01-30: News Headlines

_____ (2022-01-29). Call To Action: No War With Russia Over Ukraine. popularresistance.org Once again, our world is facing an imminent threat of war between two major nuclear powers. As in the past, the United States is using the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as the vehicle to wage war in clear violation of international law and the Charter of United Nations. | The Biden administration is currently flying $200 million worth of weapons and other "lethal aid" to Ukraine and has 8,500 US troops on standby to enter that country. 'Nonessential' US diplomatic personnel and their families are being withdrawn from the country. The corporate media is lockstep in its portrayal of Russia as the enemy…

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-29). U.S. embassy in Kiev: "How do you know Russia means war? They scream 'Peace!'" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com In case anyone still doesn't realize who is pushing for war. Russia hiding preparations for war under slogans of peace — U.S. embassy The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has warned that the Kremlin's propaganda machine is running at full speed to hide its preparations for war under slogans of peace. According to Ukrinform, the embassy …

sputniknews (2022-01-29). Ukraine's Zelensky Fears US Deliberately Overplaying Escalation Rhetoric, Reports Say. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fears that the United States is exaggerating the threat of an imminent invasion of Ukraine to conclude an agreement with Russia, which would give Moscow more control over the Donbass region, Politico has reported, citing sources close to the Ukrainian leader and his team.

Eric Zuesse (2022-01-29). The Washington Post Publishes a Commentary Full of Lies Against Putin. dissidentvoice.org On January 29, the Washington Post published an op-ed by the well-known Yale neoconservative Timothy Snyder, titled "Putin's case for invading Ukraine rests on phony grievances and ancient myths." Key passages in Snyder's article are: Last July, Vladimir Putin supplied the mythical basis [BAD LINK FROM SNYDER: here is a functional link to see Putin's article] for Russian war propaganda in an …

WSWS (2022-01-29). Contradicting US, Ukrainian President Zelensky denies Russian attack imminent. wsws.org The NATO powers' calls to prepare for a war against Russia supposedly to defend Ukraine are reckless, unsubstantiated propaganda threatening to trigger a world war.

Anonymous103 (2022-01-29). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On January 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | DPR forces shelled UAF positions near Maryinka with small arms; | The UAF shelled DPR positions near Yasnoe with high calibre machine guns ; | The DPR Ministry of Information was evacuated following a bomb threat, according to the head of DPR Ministry of Information ; | The UAF shelled the village of Elenovka with grenade launchers; | As a result of sniper fire by the UAF, a civilian was wounded in the village of Aleksandrovka. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: :…

Staff (2022-01-29). Failure of American 'disinformation' revealed. rt.com Why is the US government pretending that RT is the only news outlet that makes mistakes? | A new US government report has accused RT of spreading false narratives. However, in the process, Washington officials have exposed some untruths of their own. Far from being an isolated case, it's typical of the West's burgeoning disinformation industry. | Whenever a new 'threat' appears, be it ethnic conflict, weapons of mass destruction, terrorism or anything else, the coffers of government open up, and funds pour into state organizations, think tanks and private 'experts' in an effort to dissect the problem in questi…

TASS (2022-01-29). US pumps Kiev regime with weapons, incites it to military adventures, says Russian embassy. tass.com The diplomatic mission called once again on Washington to force its wards to comply with the Minsk agreements, and not to indulge their belligerency and attempts to forcibly assimilate the Russian-speaking population…

_____ (2022-01-29). France has Become a "Destabilizing Force" in Africa. journal-neo.org In a January briefing with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, on the eve of his talks with Russian head of state Vladimir Putin, said Russia was allegedly becoming a "destabilizing force". In making this assessment of Russia's policies, Macron was certainly following instructions from Washington to actively deploy anti-Russian rhetoric and propaganda. …

Staff (2022-01-29). GOP Doctors Caucus 'infuriated' with Fauci, White House. rt.com "We are not going to vaccinate our way" out of the Covid-19 pandemic, Rep. Greg Murphy says | Murphy, a practicing surgeon, says the GOP Doctors Caucus is "infuriated" with the White House and its chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, for promoting Covid-19 vaccinations too heavily while ignoring potential therapeutic treatments. | "I'm a vice chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus. We are infuriated — infuriated — that this has all been about vaccination. Fauci has been, 'Vaccination, vaccination, vaccination,' rather than therapeutics," Murphy told Breitbart News on Friday, adding that he believes the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-01-29). Consumer Health: What is a Pap smear, and who needs one? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about Pap smears. A Pap smear, also called a Pap test, is a routine screening test for early diagnosis of cervical cancer. A Pap smear also can detect changes in cervical cells that suggest cancer may develop in the future. Early stage cervical cancer generally produces no signs or symptoms, so early diagnosis is important. There is a greater chance for a cure when…

WSWS (2022-01-29). Canadian media and Conservatives promote far-right trucker protest to push for scrapping of remaining anti-COVID-19 measures. wsws.org Anyone following the Canadian corporate media's news coverage in recent days will have been bombarded by reports about a small protest led by far-right owner-operator truckers against a federal government-imposed vaccine mandate.

Anne Drapkin Lyerly (2022-01-29). [Perspectives] Pregnancy and the origins of illness. thelancet.com The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to be felt for years after the virus is contained. Alongside the more than 5 ∑5 million COVID-19 deaths globally, there have been massive shifts in how we understand and practise medicine and public health, transformations of global economies, and losses in livelihoods, health, education, and security. There is also the disquieting prospect that our current trauma could have lasting intergenerational impacts—that children gestated or born during this pandemic might carry an imprint of their mother's experience with lifelong and inheritable consequences.

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