Daily Archives: February 9, 2024

2024-02-09: News Headlines

Norman Solomon (2024-02-09). Going Along with the Utter Madness of Nuclear Weapons. counterpunch.org Yes, the Doomsday Clock keeps ticking — it's now at 90 seconds to midnight, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists — but the ultimate time bomb never gets the attention that it deserves. Even as the possibility of nuclear annihilation looms, this century's many warning signs retain the status of Cassandras. Presidents George W. Bush and Donald

Xinhua (2024-02-09). TEPCO confirms leak of 5.5 tonnes of radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear power plant. pressenza.com Approximately 5.5 tonnes of water contaminated with radioactive materials have leaked from equipment at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, local media reported Wednesday. | At around 08: 53 local time on Wednesday, workers discovered a water leak at the outlet of a device used for purifying contaminated water, Fukushima Central television reported, citing Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the plant's operator. | TEPCO estimates that the amount of leaked water was about 5.5 tonnes, which may contain 22 billion becquerels of radioactive materials such as cesium and strontium, according to media repor…

WSWS (2024-02-09). Godzilla Minus One: A little more thoughtful approach to the genre. wsws.org The 37th film in the Godzilla franchise and the fourth Toho-led remake of the 1954 original film returns to its anti-nuclear-war inspirations to considerable box office success.

ecns.cn (2024-02-09). Accidents at the Fukushima nuclear plant cause more worries. ecns.cn They also fully expose the chaotic and disorderly internal management of Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, the spokesperson said.

teleSUR (2024-02-09). Russia Sought Peaceful Solution to Problems in Ukraine: Putin. telesurenglish.net On Thursday night, former FOX host Tucker Carlson published a two-hour interview with President Vladimir Putin in which the Russian leader addressed issues related to the Ukrainian conflict, the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO), and the explosion of the Nord Stream pipeline. | RELATED: | NATO expansion: | Putin recounted the main moments of NATO's expansion through the countries o…

WSWS (2024-02-09). Biden administration demands another $60 billion to fund the Ukrainian bloodbath. wsws.org Like all wars, the US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine is creating golden opportunities for the capitalist parasites to turn human blood into dollars and euros. Workers have no interest in supporting the American or European bourgeoisies in their squabble to determine who acquires the lion's share of the booty.

David Finkel (2024-02-09). From Ukraine to Palestine: Poisons of Denialism. counterpunch.org "Israel pursuing similar goals to Russia" — Sergel Lavrov RT News, Thursday 28 December 2023: "The fight against Nazism is what historically unites Russia and the Middle Eastern country, the foreign minister said. "The declared goals of Israel in its ongoing operation against Hamas militants in Gaza seem nearly identical to Moscow's in its campaign against

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2024-02-09). CIA Director Calls China Biggest 'Threat', Says Ukraine War Benefits US. popularresistance.org The director of the Central Intelligence Agency, William J. Burns, published an article in which he referred to "the United States' principal rivals—China and Russia", while emphasizing that "China is the bigger long-term threat". | Strongly implying that we are in the early stages of a new cold war, he wrote that "China and Russia consume much of the CIA's attention". | Burns revealed that "the CIA has been reorganizing itself" in order to counter China. The notorious US spy agency has created a special "mission center" focusing exclusively on Beijing, and has doubled its budget for anti-China operations.

geo.tv (2024-02-09). WATCH: Putin says defeating Russia in Ukraine 'impossible'. geo.tv Putin states that peaceful resolution to war would be possible if US stopped supplying weapons to Ukraine…

ecns.cn (2024-02-09). Xi says China-Russia relations embrace new development opportunities. ecns.cn China and Russia withstood many tests together in the past, and their relations embrace new development opportunities in the future, said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.

tvbrics (2024-02-09). A conference on Russian BRICS chairmanship is held in India. tvbrics.com The speakers noted that Russia always standed for an equal and respectful dialogue with its partners…

Editor (2024-02-09). Feb 9, 2024. sitrepworld.info This Magnificent Russian Music Is Astonishing Imperialism, Lenin, and US Wars Abroad: The Problem is Capitalism, by Rob Urie The Vladimir Putin Interview (Video, X) Joe Rogan & Aaron Rodgers: "Stand Courageously For What You Believe In," by John Leake The US Keeps Bombing People While Saying It Doesn't Want To Fight, by Caitlin Johnstone Israel's genocide in Gaza: Let Them Eat Dirt, by Chris Hedges Israeli Government's Lies About Gaza Shouldn't Be a Surprise, by Yves Smith Rockets Falling on Us — Gaza's Newton Lights Up Tents and Hearts in Rafah Greenwald: Congress, in Chaos, Can't Eve…

albawaba (2024-02-09). Borussia Dortmund vs Freiburg predicted lineups – Bundesliga 2023-24. albawaba.com Borussia Dortmund host Freiburg at the Signal-Iduna-Park in Matchday 21 of the Bundesliga on Saturday.Match date: Saturday, 9 February | Kick-off time: 19: 30 (GMT) | Venue: Signal-Iduna-ParkBorussia Dortmund vs Freiburg predicted lineups: Dortmund possible XlManager: Edin TerzicAlexander Meyer; Marius Wolf, Niklas Sule, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ian Maatsen; Marcel Sabitzer, Salih Ozcan, Emre Can; Donyell Malen, Niclas Fullkrug, Jamie Bynoe-GittensFreiburg possible XlManager: Christian StreichNoah Atubolu; Lukas Kubler, Attila Szalai, Manuel Gulde, Jordy Makengo; Maximilian Eggestein, Nicolas Hofler; Ritsu Doan,…

Eric Toussaint (2024-02-09). Russia: Origin and consequences of the debt repudiation of February 10, 1918. cadtm.org

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-09). Presidente de Rusia niega posibilidad de conflicto nuclear con OTAN. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 de feb (RHC) Los países de la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN) "intentan asustar a su población con una amenaza rusa imaginaria" cuando hablan sobre un supuesto conflicto nuclear, acotó el presidente Vladimir Putin, en entrevista publicada hoy.

Norman Solomon (2024-02-09). Full Speed Ahead on the Global Titanic. indybay.org Going Along with the Utter Madness of Nuclear Weapons…

Bárbara Gómez (2024-02-08). Putin denuncia implicación de Estados Unidos en explosión de los Nord Stream. radiohc.cu Moscú, 9 feb (RHC) El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, denunció en entrevista con el periodista estadounidense Tucker Carlson, publicada este jueves, la implicación de Estados Unidos en la explosión de los gasoductos Nord Stream.

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