(2022-02-22). Russia sends troops into East Ukraine, Biden announces sanctions. wsws.org Monday's escalation comes after weeks in which the US and NATO recklessly ratcheted up tensions with Russia, including by sending 5,000 troops of the airborne division to Poland and 300 Javelin missiles to Ukraine, and unleashing a torrent of war propaganda.
(2022-02-22). Has Elizabeth Truss Decided to Help Washington Enrich itself at the Expense of Afghanistan? journal-neo.org 
At the end of December 2021, the Biden administration, in another of its now blatantly false propaganda campaigns, tried to convince the world of the supposedly "humane treatment of the people of Afghanistan." It should be recalled that at the time the matter concerned the delivery of one million doses of coronavirus vaccine produced by …
(2022-02-22). Australian government accuses China of "aggression" over naval laser incident. wsws.org Without providing any evidence to back his charge, Prime Minister Morrison branded the mere pointing of a laser rangefinder at a patrol spy plane as an "act of intimidation" that could have killed the flight crew.
(2022-02-21). Katrina vanden Heuvel: Smart Diplomacy Can Still Resolve the Ukraine Crisis Without War. democracynow.org 
As President Biden warns of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, France has secured a commitment from both Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet at a summit in an effort to defuse the escalating tension. We speak to veteran journalist Katrina vanden Heuvel, whose latest article for The Washington Post, "A path out of the Ukraine crisis," argues both leaders must work to avoid a catastrophic war. "There's a bluffing that could be taken more lightly, except this is the most dangerous confrontation between the United States, NATO and Russia in decades," says vanden Heuv…
(2022-02-21). Western media helps Ukrainian neo-Nazis spread staged propaganda. multipolarista.com 
Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion organized a photo op training Ukrainian elderly women and children to shoot guns. Top US and British media outlets eagerly spread the fascist propaganda to demonize Russia.
(2022-02-21). The Growing Scandal Of The Missing Intelligence. popularresistance.org U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he was convinced that Russian President Vladimir Putin had made up his mind to invade Ukraine, but European officials are not convinced. | "As of this moment I'm convinced he has made the decision" to invade, Biden told a reporter in response to a question at a White House press briefing. Asked how he knows this, Biden said, "We have a significant intelligence capability." | But The Washington Post reported on Saturday that: | "Some European allies questioned the United States' conviction that the Kremlin will launch hostilities, saying that they have not seen direct eviden…
(2022-02-21). Dominating the Information Space: The Narrative Floats Into Fantasy. strategic-culture.org Mass-data cloud analysis has become the new type modus operandi, vice basing forecasts on a psychological profiling of others' innate natures. | What we have been witnessing began on 3 December 2021 when the Washington Post signalled a massing of Russian troops for an invasion of Ukraine.
(2022-02-21). How You Can Debunk Atlantic Council's Anti-China "Uyghur Genocide" Lies in 5 Minutes. newatlas.report February 21, 2022 (The New Atlas) — The Atlantic Council has released a report claimed across the Western media to provide additional evidence of "genocide" in China's western region of Xinjiang. However, in less than 5 minutes of research it is possible to expose the report as propaganda built on existing, baseless claims coupled to …
(2022-02-21). WSWS readers give support to 2022 New Year appeal. wsws.org Testimonials for the New Year fund point to the critical role that the site, now entering its 25th year of publication, has played in countering the lies and propaganda of the corporate media.
(2022-02-21). War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda. transcend.org 17 Feb 2022 – 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 age. In 1964, Marshall McLuhan famously declared, "The medium is the message." The lie is the message now.
(2022-02-21). Australia urged to stop 'maliciously spreading disinfo'. rt.com 
Canberra claimed that Beijing's vessel directed a laser at an Australian aircraft | Beijing has accused Australia of spreading fake news after Canberra claimed that a Chinese vessel had directed a military laser at an Australian warplane within the latter's exclusive economic zone. | Speaking in a regular press briefing on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that the country's ship was abiding by international law and had not committed any wrongdoing against the Australian warplane. | "The Chinese vessel sailing in the high seas complies with relevant international law and international…