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Neuralink has implanted its first brain chip in a human! But we wonder: is this really the definitive breakthrough in user interface or are we opening a Pandora’s box? The declared goal is noble: to enhance human capabilities, cure neurological disorders such as ALS or Parkinson’s, and even restore sight to the blind. But be […]
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from thefreeonline on 31st Jan 2024 Israel War on Gaza | by Al Jazeera
Unbowed after joint US-UK bombing of Yemen, the Ansarallah revolutionaries warn of continued attacks in Red Sea until Israeli Genocide in Gaza is stopped
The Iran-aligned group’s statement, released on Wednesday, said all US and British warships participating in “aggression” against Yemen are targets. The statement stoked concern over the simmering tensions in the region as well as increased disruption to world trade.
The Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen, have launched drones and missiles at shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November 19. The group said the attacks are a response to Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
The US and Britain have struck back at Houthi targets in Yemen as they patrol the Red Sea in a naval coalition that has swapped numerous attacks with the Yemeni group.
In the latest exchange, the Houthis fired missiles at the US warship USS Gravely. On Tuesday night, US Central Command said its forces had shot down an antiship cruise missile.
The Houthi attacks have added a global economic element to the turmoil emanating from the war in Gaza.
Several shipping companies have suspended transits through the Red Sea, which is accessed from the Gulf of Aden, instead taking much longer and costlier journeys around Africa to avoid being attacked.
Tanker on fire for hours after attack by Houthis in Gulf of Aden: Jan 27, 2024
The Houthis said they will persist with their military operations until a ceasefire is agreed in the Gaza Strip and food and medicine are allowed into the enclave to ease a humanitarian crisis. They insist they are prepared to dig in for the long haul.
On Tuesday, Mohamed al-Atifi, commander of the Houthi forces, said: “We are prepared for a long-term confrontation with the forces of tyranny. The Americans, the British and those who coordinated with them must realise the power of the sovereign Yemeni decision and that there is no debate or dispute over it.”
Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies
from thefreeonline on 31st Jan 24 by Finian Cunningham at Strategic-Culture
The stupid American politicians are digging a hole for themselves and have no awareness of how to reverse it, Finian Cunningham writes.
Predictably, Joe Biden is being flayed by the Republicans over the killing of three U.S. troops in Jordan by Iraqi militants.
The Democrat president is slammed for being weak and a coward by his political opponents.
The United States and Israel are Blowing Up the Mideast to Conceal Their Disastrous Defeat in Gaza The longer this horror goes on, the worse it will get for Washington and its Israeli client state.
Donald Trump, his main Republican rival, mocked Biden as a “loser” and said the attacks on U.S. troops were because of the president’s “weakness and surrender”.
Nikki Haley, the other Republican vying for the presidential election this year, also taunted Biden for showing spinelessness toward Iran. She called for direct retaliation on the Islamic Republic “with the full force of American strength”. Logically, that could imply the use of nuclear weapons.
Unanimously across the mainstream U.S. political spectrum, it was assumed that Iran was ultimately responsible for the deadly attack on the U.S. military base on Sunday in Jordan where three military servicemen were killed and 34 were reportedly wounded, according to early reports.
Red Sea Crisis Is Opportunity for U.S. to Weaken Europe & China No wonder the Americans ultimately treat their European vassals with contempt. Because they are utterly spineless and clueless.
The attack was claimed by Iraqi militants, the Kata’ib Hezbollah, as part of an umbrella group known as the Islamic Resistance. The militants are believed to be an alliance of militias based in Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, and Yemen. The latter two include Hezbollah and the Ansar Allah movement also known as the Houthis. All are allied with Iran. But each is understood to have its own agency in directing and executing operations.
These groups have carried out hundreds of attacks on U.S. and Israeli bases since October 7 when Israel launched its offensive on Gaza following the deadly raid on Israel by Hamas. The Yemenis bring a maritime dimension to the region-wide resistance with the ongoing targeting of U.S. and other ships in the Red Sea area.
Iran has denied that it was involved in the latest attack on the U.S. base in Jordan. Tehran also denies it is behind the Yemeni operations in the Red Sea.
Iran and the resistance groups say they are an anti-imperialist alliance that is united by opposition to the U.S.-backed Zionist genocide in Gaza.
Continue reading “Stupid Macho U.S. Electioneering Will Push Biden Into Doomed War”from thefreeonline on 30 Jan 2024 by Colin M at MASSolidarity.org
An organized clandestine underground network to resist the slave state was not inevitable. The path of fatalism and despair, a pale specter that still haunts many would-be rebels today, was just as likely.
In those days, given the seemingly low odds of success, an overwhelming feeling of helplessness doubtless consumed many hearts.
Courageous people, most of who’s names we will never know, stared away from that specter and did the highly delicate and risky work of organizing an insurgent network in the Saint-Domingue colony (Haiti).
Written by Colin M., originally published on Medium with The Shadow under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Social movements for freedom and equality are undergoing a resurgence throughout the world. Past movements can be a source of inspiration as well as concrete lessons for present struggles. One of the earliest international movements for a more free and equal society was the movement to abolish slavery.
Readers from the US may be familiar with the abolitionist movement there, but abolitionism began earlier and in other places. The victory of abolishing colonial slavery was a tremendous achievement in its time and the legacy of slave emancipation is still with us now, whether we know it or not.
How was this original victory won? This subject is thoroughly explored in The Black Jacobins by C.L.R. James and Bury the Chains by Adam Hochschild. These two books, although written about 80 years apart, compliment one another very well and weave together an image of the past that gives the reader a vivid picture of how this epic struggle played out.
Continue reading “The Death of Slavery, The First Dawn of Freedom”
More than 60 members of Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth (HASL) organised a sit-in at the offices of Lambeth Council on 12th January , rasing banners calling for “no more overcrowding”. They sat in for two and a half hours in support of a family of seven living in a one bedroom flat infested with mould. Medical […]
Direct Action Gets Results! Housing Action Group Stages Sit-in
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