2022-02-14: News Headlines

Brian Becker (2022-02-14). The West covered sports in 2008, but politics in 2022 — What changed? liberationnews.org U.S. media coverage of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics was accompanied by a barrage of non-stop political attacks against China by US commentators and the mainstream media.

WSWS (2022-02-14). As US COVID-19 deaths continue to surge, corporate media maintains near blackout. wsws.org COVID-19 deaths continue at pandemic highs. However, all efforts are in place to hide these figures and return to a state of normalcy.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-02-14). Colombia is Bleeding to Death. libya360.wordpress.com Alejandra Garcia Even though you wouldn't know if you only followed the corporate media, in January violence continued to spiral in Colombia. Human rights movements recorded an increase of attacks against police stations, military bases, and civilians and reported assassinations and intimidation against social leaders in several departments. In February, the panorama has been no…

New Atlas (2022-02-14). Myanmar's Terrorists Nominated for "Nobel Peace Prize" to Prop up Western Regime Change Proxies. newatlas.report February 14, 2022 (The New Atlas) — The US-backed opposition in Myanmar continues pressing on with the division and destruction of the Southeast Asian country — and key player in China's Belt and Road Initiative. Let's take a look at how bad the propaganda is and how directly the West is involved in creating a …

Staff (2022-02-14). Conviasa Announces Direct Flights from Tehran to Caracas. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's national airline is ready to start direct flights between Caracas and Tehran in March 2022. The flights will benefit tourists, commerce, and industry. | Ramón Velázquez, Venezuelan vice minister for air transport and president of the Venezuelan national airline, Conviasa, announced direct flights between Tehran, Iran, and Venezuela's capital. The announcement occurs in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which remains relatively controlled in both countries, due to the approach of each country's government. | In an exclusive interview for HispanTV, Velázquez said that "joining Tehran with Caracas is a…

Michael Harris (2022-02-14). Why have we never heard of Black Marines serving at Iwo Jima? indybay.org 2022 California Black History Month, we began to focus on equitable and inclusive services for California Black Veterans. | Some have chosen to double down on controlling the narrative while denying and reducing earned Veteran benefits. | President Biden's Executive Order #13985 can't get to California fast enough…

William Briggs (2022-02-13). The United States, war on two fronts and loss of empire. greenleft.org.au The propaganda war against China and Russia got a whole lot worse in the past week. The very real danger of war either in our region, or in Europe, was made abundantly clear, argues William Briggs.

Peter Handel (2022-02-13). Attacks on Journalists Are Just One Looming Threat to Press Freedom in the US. truthout.org Every year, Project Censored publishes State of the Free Press, an in-depth look at the year's best independent journalism, centering voices and topics marginalized by the establishment press. Each volume features the project's list of the year's most important but underreported news stories. In addition, the book provides critical analysis of the junk food news served by the establishment media and the prevalence of "news abuse." It also revisits previous years' top 25 stories and shares th…

Gérard Delépine (2022-02-13). High Recorded Mortality in Countries Categorized as "Covid-19 Vaccine Champions". The Vaccinated Suffer from Increased Risk of Mortality. globalresearch.ca This "health strategy" based on false simulations, lies, promises never kept, propaganda and the fear campaign has become unbearable. In turn it has been followed by the extortion of consent to be vaccinated, by outright blackmail.

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