FIrst, links to articles from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, and the New York Post; click on organizations’ names below for more of their stories. Then, a link to Lionel thinking out loud again and promoting his next appearance; he begins with a long quote on propaganda by Edward Bernays. Next, a link to text and video of George Soros address at the World Economic Forum. Finally, via Consortium News, a link to a possible change in how Ukraine’s government feeds the news media. — MCM
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Biden says U.S. sending medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine, by Lolita C. Baldor | The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says it will send Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems, a critical weapon that Ukrainian leaders have been begging for as they struggle to stall Russian progress in the Donbas region. The rocket systems are part of a new $700 million tranche of security assistance for Ukraine from the U.S. that will include helicopters, Javelin anti-tank weapon systems, tactical vehicles, spare parts and more, two senior administration officials said Tuesday. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the weapons package that will be formally unveiled today. The U.S. decision to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian forces advance in factory city, U.S. to send precision rockets to Ukraine, by Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder | Reuters * Advanced U.S. rockets will not be fired into Russia – official * Russia conducts nuclear drills * Russian forces tighten grip on city of Sievierodonetsk * Russia cuts more gas to Europe after EU agrees oil ban | KYIV — Russian troops today pressed their assault on a factory city targeted in their push to grab a swathe of eastern Ukraine, while the United States said it would supply advanced rockets to Kyiv to help it force Moscow to negotiate an end to the war. Ukraine’s General Staff said Russian forces, now 98 days into their invasion, were pounding infrastructure in eastern and southern regions including the symbolically important industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, the main focus of Moscow’s offensive in recent days . . . READ MORE . . .
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The U.S. is sending long-range rockets to Ukraine. Reported by A Martínez and Tom Bowman | National Public Radio President Biden said in a guest essay in The New York Times that he’s decided to provide Ukraine with more advanced rockets that will enable it to more precisely strike targets on the battlefield. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.
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Biden reverses course, says US will send rockets to Ukraine, by Allie Griffin | New York Post President Biden announced in an op-ed today that his administration will send advanced missile systems to Ukraine — reversing course from a day earlier when he said the US would not deliver the rockets to the war-torn country.“We have moved quickly to send Ukraine a significant . . . READ MORE . . .
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Chaos Guns War Death Confusion in Synchrony, by Lionel. Here’s a statistic. How much did the Russians and Soviets suffer during World War II? 27M Soviets lost their lives, with as many as 11.4M military deaths joined by up to 10M civilian deaths due to military activity and an additional 8-9M deaths due to famine and disease. . . . Which of your children would you sacrifice for NATO expansion? . . . Would you advise any young person today to volunteer for the United States military in any capacity that could result in combat or war? READ MORE . . .
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Soros ‘on Russia, China, and the Fight for Our Lives.’ Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, George Soros discussed a wide range of topics, including why he believes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “. . . may have been the beginning of the Third World War and our civilization may not survive it.” Click HERE for the transcript and a video of the speech.
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Official Behind Media Reports of Russian Atrocities Fired by Ukrainian Parliament, by Caitlin Johnstone | caitlinjohnstone.com / Consortium News A Ukrainian government official frequently cited as a source by western news media for her allegations of atrocities committed by Russian troops has been fired by the Ukrainian parliament, in part because of the unevidenced nature of . . . READ MORE . . .
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