(2022-02-20). Western democracies have mutated into propagandists for war. asiatimes.com 
Marshall McLuhan's prophecy that "the successor to politics will be propaganda" has happened. Raw propaganda is now the rule in Western democracies, especially the US and Britain. On matters of war and peace, ministerial deceit is reported as news. Inconvenient facts are censored, demons are nurtured. The model is corporate spin, the currency of the …
(2022-02-20). Russian Warplanes Flew Over US Al-Tanf Base In Southeastern Syria. southfront.org 
File image. | On February 20, two warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) flew over the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf where the US-led coalition maintains a large garrison. | The coalition's main proxy group in al-Tanf, the Revolutionary Commando Army (MaT), confirmed that the warplanes were spotted by its fighters. In a propaganda statement, the group claimed that the two warplanes almost collided over al-Tanf. | Around 200 US troops and some 300 MaT fighters are usually present at al…
(2022-02-20). NATO chief dismisses evidence of broken promises. rt.com 
The secretary general says the alliance's 'open door policy' was enshrined in its founding document | NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has categorically denied the accusations that the alliance has violated its pledge not to expand eastwards, despite the recent discovery of an archive document apparently confirming that the promise was made. | In an interview with German broadcaster ARD on Saturday, Stoltenberg was asked to comment on newly discovered minutes of a meeting between US, UK, French, and German officials from March 6, 1991. The document, published by Der Spiegel, contains multiple references…
(2022-02-20). US unleashed propagandistic hysteria around Russia – Cuban foreign minister. tass.com "We firmly oppose NATO's expansion towards the Russian borders", Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said…
(2022-02-19). Canada to arm Ukraine with lethal weapons as part of US-led war drive against Russia. wsws.org Even though recent shelling in eastern Ukraine was instigated by Ukrainian forces, Canada's foreign ministry asserted without any evidence that "Russian military activity" was "escalating" the situation in Donbas.
(2022-02-19). Global Research Weekender: Whose Fault Is the Ukrainian Crisis? Provoking a Third World War? globalresearch.ca The botched narrative of a February 16 Russian invasion of Ukraine reveals the desperation of the Anglo-American allies in provoking a third world war. As the warmongers of the West continue building up their war propaganda while their military equipment …
(2022-02-19). Does NATO really pose a threat to Russia? rt.com 
The growing standoff between East and West is a hangover from the Cold War | Russia has laid down its red lines, insisting that NATO expansion towards its borders poses an unacceptable challenge to its policy of so-called "indivisible security." As the US-led military bloc insists it exists solely to defend its members, Moscow's requests for mutual security assurances have revealed the two sides no longer even speak the same language. | Russia's red lines: | Western governments committed themselves to a new defensive doctrine in all the main pan-European security agreements signed in the 1990s. The pri…
(2022-02-19). Eileen Gu controversy exposes the importance of racial loyalty to the American Empire. mronline.org 
Corporate media used the 2022 Beijing winter Olympics to create endless anti-China screeds. An athlete was even condemned for choosing to affirm her Chinese heritage. White supremacy drives foreign policy decisions and American thinking.
(2022-02-19). Mexico's National Electoral Institute Issues Ultimatum, Gives AMLO Three Hours to Take Down Government 'Propaganda'. orinocotribune.com The National Electoral Institute (INE) of Mexico has ordered President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his political party Morena to withdraw "government propaganda issued last week." | The "propaganda" referred to by the INE was publication of the livestreams and YouTube videos showcasing López Obrador's February 12 meeting, in Hermosillo, Sonora state, with authorities from the Seri indigenous community, as well as an official supervision act that took place at the Tomás Oroz Gaytán stadium in Cajeme, Sonora state. According to the Complaints and Denunciations Commission of the INE, these videos and streams exh…
(2022-02-19). California's "endemic plan" sets the stage for unending COVID-19 infections and deaths. wsws.org The propaganda campaign is driven not by science, but by the demands of the corporations and financial elite. The aim is to fabricate a narrative that COVID-19 is harmless in order to maximize profits under the guise of a "return to normalcy."
(2022-02-19). Disorder, Public Protests And In-Fighting in Ankara's Militants Controlled Area of Northern Aleppo. southfront.org 
Written by Khaled Iskef | Locals of Al-Bab town in northeastern Aleppo countryside held demonstrations in support of the dismissal's decision against the Turkish-linked faction "Sultan Sulaiman Shah" leader, Mohammad al-Jasem, also known as "Abu-Amshah". | A local source said the protesters raised placards with slogans demanding to put into practice the tripartite committee decision, which investigated the violations made by "Abu-Amshah" and his faction, and decided to dismiss him from his position and to not designate him any other position later. | The source added that the protest took place after the decis…
(2022-02-19). Colombia Wants Only 'Wealthy and Educated' Venezuelan Migrants. orinocotribune.com The Vice President of Colombia, Marta Lucía Ramírez, has complained about the "less wealthy and unskilled" Venezuelans who stay in Colombia as migrants. That group of vulnerable Venezuelans is at the center of the smear campaign and hybrid war against Venezuela, led by the US with its regional allied governments. | The Colombian vice president made the classist comment against migrants who are in a vulnerable economic situation or who do not have a considerably "high" academic level, during the regular session of the Permanent Council of the Organization of States Americans (OAS) this week. | "Colombia has not be…
(2022-02-19). Lessons From January 6th: An Inside Job. popularresistance.org Over a year after the harum-scarum storming of the U.S. Capitol, there is ample evidence that it was an inside job. Not only was the security detail intentionally minimized to the extreme, but decisions were made at the highest levels of the chain of command to allow a right-wing mob to rampage through the building. At the forefront of this antidemocratic horde, as we shall see, there were fascist or semi-fascist organizations whose leadership has multiple direct ties to the military and intelligence agencies. All of this raises fundamental questions regarding the true nature of the U.S. government and its relati…
(2022-02-19). Missile In Australia's Western Desert Sparks Landmark OECD Case. popularresistance.org Culturally significant Aboriginal heritage sites continue to be put at risk in Australia, despite the international outcry following Rio Tinto's destruction of the 46,000-year-old caves at Juukan Gorge. | The culprit this time is the Australian Defense Force, which undertakes live-fire training exercises and weapons testing at the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA). Within range of falling missiles and mortars there is evidence of sequential spiritual engagement spanning centuries in rock engravings, heritage artefacts, tool-making sites, and also sites of mythological importance for Indigenous people. | Andrew and Ro…
(2022-02-19). [Correspondence] Steroid use in non-pneumococcal and non-Haemophilus bacterial meningitis. thelancet.com We thank Diederik van de Beek and colleagues1 for their Seminar on the management of bacterial meningitis, but would like to question their statement that "dexamethasone should be continued for 4 days in all patients, except in those with L[isteria] monocytogenes". Although the authors outlined the evidence for improved outcomes in patients with pneumococcal meningitis and poor outcomes in patients with neurolisteriosis, insufficient evidence was presented to support dexamethasone use in other forms of meningitis, such as meningococcal.