For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a PAUL entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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NEWER  Israeli strikes kill 44 Palestinians in Rafah after Netanyahu says ground invasion is coming there, by Najib Jobain and Samy Magdy | AP  RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 44 Palestinians — including more than a dozen children — in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on today, hours after Israel’s prime minister said he had asked the military to plan for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people there ahead of a ground invasion. Benjamin Netanyahu . . . READ MORE . . .

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Palestinians brace for Rafah assault as Israel promises evacuation plan, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Henriette Chacar | Reuters  DOHA / JERUSALEM — Israeli air strikes killed 17 people in Gaza’s Rafah overnight, medics said today, as over a million Palestinians cramming into the border city await a full-blown offensive with the rest of their enclave in ruins and nowhere left to run. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it has ordered . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli PM plans for ground invasion of Rafah, where 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering. Reported by Scott Simon and Hadeel Al-Shalchi | NPR  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he remains focused on eliminating Hamas and has ordered plans to be drawn up to evacuate Rafah in order to target militants there. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM FEB. 9   Thousands of Palestinians try to survive Israel strikes on Rafah. Reported by Jordan-Marie Smith, Kathryn Fox and Sacha Pfeiffer | NPR  Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Hisham Mhanna from the International Committee of the Red Cross about Israeli military strikes in Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians have taken refuge. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM FEB. 9   What is ‘domicide,’ and why has war in Gaza brought new attention to the term? by Becky Sullivan | NPR  One of the most staggering statistics to emerge from the war between Israel and the militant group Hamas is this: More than 650,000 residents of Gaza will have no home to return to once Israel completes its military campaign, the United Nations estimates. And “many more” . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 9  White House downplays Biden, national security aide’s blunt comments on Israel, by Aamer Madhani | AP  WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday sought to downplay sharp criticism levied against Israel by President Joe Biden and his deputy principal national security adviser, Jon Finer, over how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has conducted . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 9  War in the Middle East goes beyond Israel-Hamas. Here are the other players influencing the roiling region, by Phil Holm | AP  The war between Hamas and Israel has reverberated across the Middle East, raising fears of a broader conflict. Page through this interactive map [provided] to see the influence of Iran, the United States and others in the region. Click HERE for maps and captions.

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China’s economic influence in the Middle East could potentially help it broker peace. Scott Simon of NPR asks Prof. Dawn Murphy of the National War College about China’s economic influence in the Middle East and how the U.S. hopes to manage it. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters,  the Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and to commentary from Redacted News and, via Consortium News, from Common Dreams; other information is accessible by clicking on some of the names and initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and a PAUL entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s 2nd largest city, kills 7, by Samya Kullab | AP  KYIV — A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, killed seven people overnight, including three children, Kharkiv region governor Oleh Syniehubov said today. At least 10 drones, he said, were launched at Kharkiv, eight of which were shot down. Civilian infrastructure . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says it foiled Ukrainian drone attack on civilian cargo ships in Black Sea. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russia said today it had repelled an attempted Ukrainian drone attack on Russian “civilian transport ships” on Friday evening in the southwestern part of the Black Sea, a key artery for grain and oil exports from both countries. Civilian vessels on the Black Sea . . . READ MORE . . .

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Young blood: Zelensky bets on new generation, battle-tested officers for top army posts, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  If President Volodymyr Zelensky gets his way, his Thursday decision to sack veteran General Valery Zaluzhny from command of Armed Forces of Ukraine won’t just switch out the man in charge, but unleash generational change across the army’s top leadership. The next Ukrainian army commander,  Oleksandr Syrsky, Zelensky said, will . . . READ MORE . . .

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Fate of Avdiivka uncertain as Ukrainian forces defending it struggle with fortifications, resources, by Asami Terajima | The Kyiv Independent  DONETSK OBLAST – Avdiivka is an embattled city just outside Russian-occupied Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Many infantrymen and other soldiers deployed on the first line of defense have complained that their positions appear to have been poorly . . . READ MORE . . .

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‘Ukraine’s army is about to collapse and Zelensky is finished.’ Clayton Morris of Redacted News, a YouTube program, speaks with Scott Ritter, former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence office and former UN weapons inspector several days ago. Click HERE for the 14-minute segment,

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FROM FEB 9  Ukraine aid bill inches forward in U.S. Senate, by David Morgan | Reuters  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Friday edged closer to passing a bill that includes $95.34 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, but faces an uncertain path to becoming law due to Republican opposition in both chambers of Congress. The Senate voted 64-19 to advance the legislation one step along a chain of preliminary votes that could stretch into next week, unless . . . READ MORE . . .

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The Biden-Schumer plan to kill more Ukrainians, by Jeffrey Sachs | Common Dreams / Consortium News  President Joe Biden is refusing to fold a losing hand as he bets with Ukrainian lives and U.S. taxpayer money. Biden and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer propose . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters, and to an interview, via the Greanville Post, from YouTube; other information is accessible by clicking on names and initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.)— MCM

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Israeli bombs target Gaza’s crowded Rafah as the U.S. warns Israel against sending troops there, by Najib Jobain, Wafaa Shurafa and Bassem Mroe | AP  RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel bombed targets in overcrowded Rafah early today, hours after Biden administration officials and aid agencies warned Israel against expanding its Gaza ground offensive to the southern city where more than half of the territory’s 2.3 million people have sought refuge. Airstrikes overnight and . . . READ MORE . . .

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Aid groups warn of Rafah ‘bloodbath’ if Israel advances. From Reuters. GENEVA — Any Israeli military advance into southern Gaza’s Rafah area could cause mass deaths among the more than a million Palestinians trapped there, with humanitarian aid in danger of collapse, aid workers said today. Israel has threatened to advance from Khan Younis, Gaza’s main southern city, to Rafah, where . . . READ MORE . . .

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Almost 10% of Gaza’s under-fives now acutely malnourished, UN says, by Emma Farge | Reuters  GENEVA — Almost one in 10 of Gazan children under five are now acutely malnourished, overwhelmingly as a result of Israel’s war on the territory’s Hamas rulers, according to initial U.N. data from arm measurements that show physical wasting. The food supplies that Gaza depends on have . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JAN. 16  Michael Hudson on Russia, Iran and the Red Sea: NATO’s war economy collapses. Danny Haiphong of YouTube and Patreon and Substack interviews the economist and author Michael Hudson on geopolitical and economic issues including U.S. foreign policy, the war in Ukraine, the war in Gaza and its context, NATO, and Europe. Click HERE for further introducton and to listen and watch. Click HERE for Wikipedia’s biography of Hudson.

For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, the Kyiv Post, and Reuters, and to an interview, via the Greanville Post, from YouTube; other information is accessible by clicking on names and initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Russia says downed 19 Ukrainian drones overnight. From AFP.  Russia shot down 19 Ukrainian drones over four different regions and the Black Sea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said today. “An attempt by the Kyiv regime to . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 8  Ukraine shakes up its military leadership. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR  Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy fired his top general in the biggest military leadership change since start of war in 2022. The two men had reportedly been feuding for months. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Ukraine’s new army chief says his immediate goals are better troop rotation and high-tech weapons, by Samya Kullab and Alex Babenko | AP  KYIV — Ukraine’s new military chief said today his immediate goals are to improve the rotation of troops out of the front lines and harness the power of new technology in the fight against Russia’s invasion. Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi spoke a day after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy put him in charge of the . . . READ MORE . . .

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Zelenskyy replaces Ukraine’s army’s leader almost 2 years into war with Russia. Steve Inskeep of NPR talks withChristopher Miller of the Financial Times about what a shakeup at the top of Ukraine’s military signals for the war with Russia. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Who is General Syrskyi, Ukraine’s new chief commander? by Dinara Khalilova | The Kyiv Independent  President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi and replaced him with Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, who had previously served as the commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces and the Khortytsia Operational and Strategic Group fighting in the country’s east. Zelensky called Syrskyi . . . READ MORE . . .

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Mixed reactions in Ukraine following Zaluzhny’s dismissal, From Kyiv Post. President Zelensky on Thursday announced the dismissal of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Gen. Valery Zaluzhny. Oleksandr Syrsky, the former commander of the Ground Forces, has been appointed as the new commander-in-chief. Zelensky praised Syrsky as “the most experienced Ukrainian commander.” Kyiv Post brings to your attention reactions from public . . . READ MORE . . .

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Putin urges U.S. to push Ukraine to talks, hints at possible swap of imprisoned WSJ reporter. From AP. Russian President Vladimir Putin used an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to urge Washington to recognize Moscow’s interests and persuade Ukraine to sit down for talks. Putin also said that Russia stands ready to negotiate a potential prisoner exchange that . . . READ MORE . . .

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Putin tells Tucker Carlson Russia has no interest in attacking Poland or Latvia, by David Ljunggren, Ronald Popeski and David Brunnstrom | Reuters Russian president Vladimir Putin said in an interview that aired on Thursday that Russia will fight for its interests “to the end” but has no interest in expanding its war in Ukraine to other countries such as Poland and Latvia. In his first interview with an American journalist since before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago, Mr Putin said Western leaders had come to realise . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JAN. 16  Michael Hudson on Russia, Iran and the Red Sea: NATO’s war economy collapses. Danny Haiphong of YouTube and Patreon and Substack interviews the economist and author Michael Hudson on geopolitical and economic issues including U.S. foreign policy, the war in Ukraine, the war in Gaza and its context, NATO, and Europe. Click HERE for further introducton and to listen and watch. Click HERE for Wikipedia’s biography of Hudson.

 

For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Biden to host Jordan king to discuss Gaza: White House. From AFP. U.S. President Joe Biden will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Washington on Monday for talks on resolving the Israel-Hamas conflict, the White House said. The meeting comes as the United States and regional powers . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli destruction to make Gaza ‘buffer zone’ a ‘war crime’: UN. From AFP.  Israel’s reported ongoing destruction of all buildings along the border inside Gaza with the aim of creating a “buffer zone” is a war crime, UN rights chief Volker Turk warned today in a statement. Israel’s “extensive destruction of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly, amounts to . . . READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  Israeli forces intensify strikes on Rafah in southern Gaza, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters DOHA / TEL AVIV — Israeli forces bombed areas in the southern border city of Rafah today where more than half of Gaza’s population is sheltering, a day after PrimeeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a proposal to end the war in the Palestinian enclave. Netanyahu said on Wednesday terms proposed . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli strikes kill 13 in a southern Gaza town that could be the next target in the war, by Najib Jobain, Wafaa Shurafa and Kareem Chehayeb | AP  RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed over a dozen people overnight and into today in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas’ cease-fire terms and vowed to . . . READ MORE . . .

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Blinken ends latest Mideast mission after new Israeli snub of proposed Gaza cease-fire plan, by Matthew Lee | AP  TEL AVIV — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken left the Middle East today with public divisions between the United States and Israel at perhaps their worst level since Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza began in October. Wrapping up . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 7 AND TODAY  Kataib Hezbollah commander killed in Baghdad in U.S. strike, by Ahmed Rasheed and Timour Azhari | Reuters  BAGHDAD — A commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that the Pentagon has blamed for attacking its troops, was killed in a U.S. strike on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.”[U.S.] forces conducted a unilateral strike in Iraq in response to the attacks on U.S. service members, killing a Kataib Hezbollah commander responsible for directly planning and participating in attacks on U.S. forces in the region,” a statement . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 7  U.S. drone strike kills a leader of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq. Reported by Jane Arraf and James Hider | NPR  A U.S. drone strike in Baghdad killed at least one leader of an Iran-backed militia on Wednesday, the Pentagon said. In a nighttime attack Wednesday, the U.S. military “conducted a unilateral strike in Iraq in response to the attacks on U.S. service . . . Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM FEB. 7  Gazans are becoming more openly angry with Hamas for the war’s toll on civilians. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR  Gazans are increasingly voicing their anger at Hamas’s handling of the war and the heavy costs civilians have paid. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM FEB. 7  Blinken says Hamas’ new ceasefire proposal includes obvious non-starters. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR  Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders to discuss a ceasefire proposal for Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM FEB. 7  Congress’ path forward for the border, Israel and Ukraine. Reported by Deirdre Walsh | NPR  A bipartisan Senate bill to reduce and manage the surge of migrants approaching the U.S. Mexico border Wednesday was derailed by Republicans. Now, Democrats are moving to Plan B. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and Tass, and to commentary from the Kyiv Independent; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date, so far, HERE.) — MCM

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Russia throwing large numbers of troops at Ukraine’s Avdiivka, mayor says. From AFP. Large numbers of Russian troops are pushing to capture the frontline town of Avdiivka, its Ukrainian mayor said today, escalating a months-long effort to capture the industrial hub. Late last year, Moscow launched a costly bid to seize the town, which . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine needs more troops fighting Russia. Hardened professionals from Colombia are helping, by Illia Novikov and Manuel Rueda | AP  KYIV — Melodic Colombian Spanish fills a hospital treating soldiers wounded fighting Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine’s ranks are depleted by two years of war. As it battles the Russian war machine, Ukraine . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian army loses up to 310 troops in Donetsk area over 24 hours. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 310 troops in the Donetsk area over 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Here are the details of this and other combat actions that happened over the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry report. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine wants to make reconstruction transparent. Will it work? by Dominic Culverwell | The Kyiv Independent  IRPIN, Ukraine — Inside a bare apartment littered with concrete blocks and slabs of plywood, construction site manager Serhiy Yerokhin points to a large balcony overlooking the treetops of this suburb outside of Kyiv occupied and heavily damaged during the first month of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Almost two years ago, a missile tore through the roof of . . . READ MORE . . .

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Hamas proposes 135-day Gaza truce with complete Israeli withdrawal, by Samia Nakhoul and Andrew Mills | Reuters  DOHA / TEL AVIV / GAZA — Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months, during which all hostages would go free, Israel would withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and an agreement would be reached on an end to the war. The militant group’s proposal came  . . . READ MORE . . .

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As the Israel-Hamas war enters its 5th month, there’s renewed hope for a cease-fire. Reported by Steve Inskeep and Michele Kelemen | NPR  Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel trying to push for a new hostage deal that he hopes could lead to an end to the war in Gaza. Hamas has responded to the latest proposal on the table. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

 

For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Agence France-Presse, and to commentary from Substack, the Kyiv Independent and, via Consortium News, Common Dreams; other articles are accessible by clicking on their sources’ names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Russia attacks targets across Ukraine with missiles and drones as EU’s top diplomat visits Kyiv, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Russia fired cruise and ballistic missiles and Shahed-type drones at six regions across Ukraine this morning, authorities reported, killing at least five civilians and injuring almost 40 others, including a pregnant woman. The attacks hit major cities including Kyiv, where the European Union’s top diplomat . . . READ MORE . . .

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‘Massive’ Russian air attack kills at least 5 in Ukraine. From AFP. Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine today in a “massive” early morning attack that killed at least five people and injured more than 30, officials in Kyiv said. A strike on the capital Kyiv killed four people when . . . READ MORE . . .

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Swedish prosecutor closes Nord Stream probe, says no jurisdiction. From AFP. The Swedish prosecutor probing the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines linking Russia and Germany said today he was closing the investigation, citing a lack of jurisdiction. Prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said he had had “in-depth cooperation” with German . . . READ MORE . . .

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The Nord Stream pipelines and the perils of containment, by Seymour M. Hersh | seymourhersh.substack.com The idea of blowing up Russia’s Nord Stream 1 and 2 natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea had come from the American intelligence community. The Biden administration had asked it in late 2021 . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine is about to get new U.S. long-range bombs. How will it use them? by Dinara Khalilova | The Kyiv Independent  Striking Russian pressure points deep behind enemy lines has become a near-daily task for Ukraine — and the country’s long-range arsenal continues to grow to serve the purpose. Ukraine’s latest acquisition, the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb, the brainchild of Boeing and Saab . . . READ MORE . . .

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The U.S. toppling of Imran Khan, by Jeffrey D. Sachs | Common Dreams / Consortium News  From the start, Pakistan’s president advocated that the conflict in Ukraine should be settled at the negotiating table rather than on the battlefield. The U.S. and EU arm-twisted foreign leaders including Khan . . . READ MORE . . .

 

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Ground Zero hero dies, by Snejana Farberov | New York Post  Bob Beckwith, the retired firefighter who appeared in an iconic photo with President George W. Bush atop a fire engine at Ground Zero just three days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, has died from Ground Zero-related cancer, his family said Monday. Beckwith, 91, a  . . . READ MORE . . .

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Bob Beckwith, firefighter who stood with Bush after 9/11, dies at 91, by Sam Roberts | The New York Times  After the attacks, Mr. Beckwith had put on his old leather helmet and uniform and joined a brigade to clear debris at ground zero. He became something of a celebrity and a spokesman for numerous charities, . . . READ MORE . . .

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Bob Beckwith, retired firefighter in famous image with Bush after 9/11, dies at 91, by Philip Marcelo | AP  NEW YORK  — Bob Beckwith, a retired firefighter whose chance encounter with the president amid the rubble of ground zero became part of an iconic image of American unity after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, died Sunday night. He was 91. The Long Island resident stood . . . READ MORE . . .

 

For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, National Public Radio and, via Consortium News, Common Dreams, and to commentary from Popular Resistance; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Israel presses onslaught in Gaza’s Khan Younis as U.S. pursues ceasefire quest, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Humeyra Pamuk and Bassam Masoud | Reuters DOHA / CAIRO / GAZA — Israeli forces killed at least 14 Palestinians in airstrikes as they pressed their onslaught in Gaza’s main southern city Khan Younis on Tuesday, while the top U.S. diplomat pursued a quest to broker a ceasefire in the four-month-old. . . READ MORE . . .

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Blinken pushes for progress on Gaza cease-fire-for-hostages deal in meetings with Egyptian mediators, by Mattew Lee, Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP  CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed ahead with a diplomatic tour of the Middle East today, meeting Egyptian leaders as part of his efforts to secure a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in exchange for the release of hostages. His visit . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 5  Blinken is back in the Middle East as U.S. responds to attack. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR  Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in the Middle East, reassuring the region that the U.S. is seeking to de-escalate tensions and pushing for more aid to get into Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM FEB. 5  In Israel, France’s new foreign minister presses for a cease-fire to end ‘the tragedy in Gaza,’ by Sylvie Corbet | AP  PARIS — France’s new foreign minister on Monday used his first visit to Israel to urge the government to allow an “ immediate cease-fire ” and a “massive influx” of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem during . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 2  Western officials warn of war-crimes complicity, by Jake Johnson | Common Dreams / Consortium News  Government officials in the United States and Europe, said to number more than 800, released a letter Friday criticizing their countries’ leaders for providing unconditional military and diplomatic support to Israel as it inflicts disaster on Gaza’s population.  The authors of the letter, who remain anonymous, wrote that they were “obliged to do everything in our power . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 4  For God’s sake, Joe, what the hell are you doing? by Col. Ann Wright (Ret.) | Popular Resistance  It’s 3 a.m. and I can’t sleep again. All of us concerned about Gaza and the West Bank are spending sleepless nights and busy days trying desperately to pressure the Biden administration to stop its complicity in the relentless Israeli genocide in Gaza, to stop providing weapons and money to Israel and to . . . READ MORE . . .