Kevin Barrett | Either way, the writing is on the wall for the Zionist entity, and no amount of obscenely genocidal bluster emanating from Ugly American Trump can disguise that fact. | Since Franklin D. Roosevelt orchestrated World War II, defeated the British Empire by stealth, seized its gold and usurped its position as the world’s number one power, the Ugly American has (in his own mind at least) bestrode the world. And who is this Ugly American? According to Wikipedia: “’Ugly American’ is a stereotype depicting American citizens as exhibiting loud, arrogant, self-absorbed, demeaning, thoughtless, ignorant, and ethnocentric behavior.” ■ It is safe to say that in the whole history of Ugly Americans, there has never been one as ugly as Donald J. Trump. And in America’s 75 ugly years of world domination, featuring the murder of roughly 60 million people in CIA and military interventions, never have uglier words escaped the blood-dripping foam-flecked mouth of a US leader than Trump’s lunatic babbling about finishing the Gaza genocide. ■ Following up on campaign vows to “finish the job” and “clean it (Gaza) out,” on January 26 Trump said he wanted to “just clean the whole thing out” by forcing Gazans into Egypt and Jordan.

Kit Knightly | Today is seven years since the Skripal Psy-op was launched and for the first time in a little while it’s being mentioned with a little renewed vigor by mainstream pundits, because anti-Russia paranoia is suddenly de rigueur again. There’s nothing to say about the Skripal “poisoning” that we hasn’t been said before – either by us by the other writers and outlets who have done excellent, in depth coverage over the years.

[Translation: DeepL + Grammarly:] Moscow considers Macron's nuclear rhetoric a threat to Russia - Lavrov. | The main statements of the Russian Foreign Minister:

 ● Publications about the suspension of U.S. intelligence transfers to Kyiv confirm what Moscow has been saying for a long time - without Western assistance. Ukraine cannot strike Russia;
 ● Macron has the means to call Putin; accusations that Russia is preparing a war against Europe are nonsense;
 ● Napoleon and Hitler were Macron's predecessors.

Macron warned of 'Russian threat' in an address to the nation:

 ● The French are “justifiably concerned about the war in Ukraine”, the decline in US support for Kyiv, and the possible imposition of duties on goods from Europe;
 ● The Russian threat is present and affects countries in Europe, including us;
 ● France is considering sending peacekeepers to Ukraine after a ceasefire;
 ● France should recognize its special status - we have the most powerful and effective army in Europe;
 ● Macron to open debate on extending France's nuclear umbrella to European allies;
 ● European Council meeting with Zelensky - a chance for Europe to commit to increased defense spending.

■ Russia calls Emmanuel Macron's nuclear deterrent comments a 'threat' (aNews)
■ Macron’s Remarks on Possible Use of Nuclear Arms a Threat to Russia - Lavrov (Sputnik)
■ Kremlin reacts to Macron’s ‘war’ speech (RT)
■ Macron should apologize – Moscow (RT)
■ Macron decided to defy Russia - The Kremlin also hit: Funnier than a long table (Pravda EN)

La jefa de la diplomacia comunitaria, Kaja Kallas, insistió en que los líderes deberían lograr hoy un “acuerdo político” para reforzar a Ucrania | Los líderes de la Unión Europea (UE) manifestaron este jueves su deseo de impulsar la capacidad de defensa europea en un momento en el que Estados Unidos marca distancias con el club comunitario, mientras que el presidente de Ucrania, Volodímir Zelenski, agradeció a los Veintisiete por no dejar a Kiev "sola". ● Los líderes se expresaron en ese sentido a su llegada a la reunión de líderes de la UE que se celebra hoy en Bruselas para abordar la defensa del club comunitario y el apoyo a Ucrania. El primer ministro polaco, Donald Tusk, afirmó que "Europa ha perdido mucho tiempo pero todo puede cambiar hoy", e hizo un llamamiento para "retomar la carrera armamentística con Rusia" y "ganarla". El canciller saliente de Alemania, Olaf Schoz, defendió la necesidad de que la Unión Europea modifique sus reglas de estabilidad presupuestaria para que los Veintisiete puedan aumentar su gasto en defensa "a largo plazo" y no únicamente los próximos años.

■ Europe will need to pull all the levers to up its defence spending (The Economist)(Archived)