Monthly Archives: March 2022

2022-03-31: News Headlines

Donbass Insider (2022-03-31). Censorship: Donbass Insider in the Crosshairs of Newsguard, an Agency Linked to the CIA, NATO and the White House. dissidentvoice.org On 18 March 2022, I received a letter in my e-mail box from a certain Edward O'Reilly, an analyst for NewsGuard, a sort of international Decodex (which awards green or red stickers to news sites, i.e. justifies the censorship of such and such a site), linked to the CIA, NATO and the White House, concerning …

Anonymous103 (2022-03-31). War In Ukraine Day 35: Getting Ready For The Russian Blow In Donbass. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On March 30, the Russian Ministry of Defence commented on the decision to decrease the military activities in the Kiev and Chernihiv regions, following the Kiev-Moscow negotiations in Istanbul. It was clarified that the main tasks of the Russian forces in the Kiev and Chernihiv directions have been completed. Russian forces are regrouping in order to intensify military actions in other priority areas and, above all, to complete the operation for the complete liberation of Donbass." The first st…

Dan Cohen (2022-03-31). Ukraine's Propaganda War: International PR Firms, DC Lobbyists and CIA Cutouts. indybay.org Dan Cohen reveals the network of foreign strategists, Washington DC lobbyists, and intelligence-linked media outlets behind Ukraine's public relations blitz.

Staff (2022-03-31). No peace without lifting of blockade: Yemeni military spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 31 (MNA) — Spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces Yahya Saree said on Wednesday evening that there will be no peace between Yemen and Saudi coalition without lifting of the siege on the impoverished country.

Nauman Sadiq (2022-03-31). Is Peace on the Horizon? Russia Wraps Up Military Operation in Ukraine? globalresearch.ca Ukrainian negotiators said that under their proposals, Kyiv would agree not to join alliances or host bases of foreign troops. The proposals, which would require a referendum in Ukraine. They have essentially agreed to to reject NATO membership.

Yves Wegelin, Serge Halimi (2022-03-31). More weapons are not the solution and Julian Assange. indybay.org What is insane, however, is the belief that peace can be secured for the future with even more weapons. SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he wants to invest an additional hundred billion euros in Germany's army; and in Switzerland, too, armament fantasies are being voiced.

Andrew Emett (2022-03-31). Teen awarded $325K settlement after police brutality incident. nationofchange.org Dee reportedly knelt on the teen and punched him at least ten times as the teen screamed, "Why are you punching me?"

Jeanine Molloff (2022-03-31). Supreme Court conservatives declare war against decades of regulations, potentially overturning decades of established law. nationofchange.org What the nation witnessed on December 10, 2021, was a mere prelude to the corporate abuse SCOTUS conservatives would unleash on the average American.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-03-31). "Wiki-Gate": Julian Assange Was Framed by the People Who Supported Him. globalresearch.ca Assange has been the object of an all out smear campaign by those who supported him. The Economist which granted Assange the New Media Award in 2008 intimates that he is an "enemy agent" responsible for "information anarchy … culminating in the destabilization of American democracy"

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-31). Ukraine recalls envoys from Georgia, Kyrgyzstan for not toeing line on weapons, sanctions. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMarch 31, 2022 Zelenskyy recalls ambassadors from Georgia, Morocco citing failure of obtaining sanctions against Russia President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday signed decrees recalling Ukrainian ambassadors from Georgia and Morocco, citing their failure to obtain imposition of sanctions of Russia or supply of weapons to Ukraine amid the war as the cause for …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-31). Editorial: Arms merchants, politicians, experts, think tanks batten on corpse of Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 30, 2022 'Vampires' in the war: US warmongers feeding on the bloody turbulence in other countriesConflict-profiteering syndicate Amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, arms dealers have made a big fortune in the ongoing war, and financial predators have also missed no opportunity to take full advantage of the situation. Moreover, in the US, there is …

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-03-31). 2022 California Armed Service Day – Tribute to United States Colored Troops. indybay.org AB 1655, is on the way to an official California Juneteenth Holiday to begin sharing our authentic contribution toward saving the Union while fighting for freedom. In July of 1862, Congress passed the Militia Act of 1862. It had become an "indispensable military necessity" to call on America's African descent population to help save the Union.

WSWS (2022-03-31). Australia Post workers oppose US-led drive to World War III. wsws.org

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-03-31). United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act. indybay.org The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to the African Americans who served with Union forces during the Civil War, collectively, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service during the Civil War.

WSWS (2022-03-31). New Zealand's ISO backs US-NATO imperialism in Ukraine war against Russia. wsws.org The International Socialist Organisation, a pseudo-left group supportive of the Labour-led government in New Zealand, has declared that anyone opposing Ukraine's integration into NATO's war plans is making "concessions" to Russia.

ecns.cn (2022-03-31). China's Terracotta Warriors exhibited in Japan. ecns.cn Shanghai will launch a nucleic acid testing campaign in areas west of the Huangpu River starting Friday amid the second phase of the city's closed-off management, an official told a press conference on Thursday.

WSWS (2022-03-31). German government plans missile defence system for war against Russia. wsws.org Four weeks after Chancellor Scholz announced Germany's biggest rearmament since the end of the Second World War, new weapons systems are being purchased in large quantities.

WSWS (2022-03-31). Australian budget boosts military spending amid escalating war drive. wsws.org The budget papers explicitly refer to "an increasingly assertive China," dispensing with the previous norm of references to "mounting tensions" with unnamed "foreign adversaries."

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-03-31). Pdte. Maduro resalta lucha de Venezuela por un mundo multipolar. telesurtv.net "Venezuela ha sido, es y será epicentro de los combates por un mundo nuevo, un mundo igualitario, que ya se ve en el horizonte", resaltó el jefe de Estado.

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-03-30). US veteran who volunteered to fight for Ukraine describes 'suicide mission'. thegrayzone.com An American volunteer for Ukraine tells The Grayzone how his foreign legion tried to use him as cannon fodder. A decade after Henry Hoeft joined the US Army at age 18, he was back on the battlefield, but this time as a volunteer for a foreign military engaged in a proxy war against a powerful foe. After answering the Ukrainian government's call for foreign fighters this February, however, the American veteran quickly decided he was being sent on a "suicide …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-30). New McCarthyism Silences the Black and Other Radical Left. libya360.wordpress.com Erica Caines Socialists, anti-imperialists, anti-war activists, Black radicals, and other independent alternative voices who challenge mainstream media and its political culture are being explicitly targeted by Liberals and Big Tech in a censorship campaign akin to the McCarthy era. "I was a victim of the McCarthyite hysteria against independent political ideas in the USA— a…

_____ (2022-03-30). Russia, Ukraine And The Law Of War: Crime Of Aggression. popularresistance.org When it comes to the legal use of force between states, it is considered unimpeachable fact that in accordance with the intent of the United Nations Charter to ban all conflict, there are only two acceptable exceptions. One is an enforcement action to maintain international peace and security authorized by a Security Council resolution passed under Chapter VII of the Charter, which permits the use of force. | The other is the inherent right of individual and collective self-defense, as enshrined in Article 51 of the Charter, which reads as follows: | "Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right…

Staff (2022-03-30). Russia to Drastically Reduce Military Activity in Kiev Area after Advances in Peace Negotiations. orinocotribune.com Russia has taken "two steps towards the de-escalation of the conflict in Ukraine," one in the military field and the other in the political sphere, said Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation in the peace negotiations. | At a press conference following the meeting held with Ukrainian representatives in Istanbul, Turkey, this Tuesday, March 29, the Russian delegation detailed the steps it will take to de-escalate the conflict: | ‚Ä¢ At the military level: The decision has been made to drastically reduce military activity in the vicinity of Kiev and Chernigov. | ‚Ä¢ At the…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Head of EU Military Committee inspects Georgian troops returning from Central African Republic. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseMarch 30, 2022 Issues of Georgia-EU cooperation were discussed within the framework of the European Peace Instrument A high-level EU delegation paid a visit to the Ministry of Defense of Georgia. The Head of the Directorate of Defense and Security Pavel Herczynski and the Chairman of the EU Military Staff, Vice-Admiral Erve …

Editor (2022-03-30). Divided World: The UN Condemnation of Russia is endorsed by Countries run by the richest, oldest, Whitest people on Earth but only 41% of the World's population. mronline.org Just as the imperial core of North America, Europe and Japan does not represent the world in their population numbers, demographics, wealth, or power, neither does the imperial core speak for the world on crucial issues of war, peace, justice, and international law. Indeed the Global South has already spoken to the Global North so many times, in so many ways, with patience, persistence and eloquence, to little avail.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Russia, Ukraine hold peace negotiations as US continues to ratchet up tensions. wsws.org Tuesday's peace talks came just days after a visit by US President Joe Biden to Warsaw, in which one highly provocative statement followed another.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Federal judge declares Trump illegally conspired to overthrow the Constitution. wsws.org In a scathing ruling Monday, US District Judge David Carter wrote that had Eastman and Trump's plan succeeded, it would have "permanently ended the peaceful transition of power" and undermined the Constitution.

Staff (2022-03-30). Russia says no progress in peace talks with Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) — The Kremlin said Wednesday peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have not yet made any significant progress.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Georgian parliament speaker at NATO headquarters. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaMarch 30, 2022 Speaker Papuashvili Meets NATO's Deputy SecGen in Brussels Georgian Parliamentary Chairperson Shalva Papuashvili and NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ met on March 29 in Brussels. The two officials discussed Russia's aggression against Ukraine, Georgia's relations with the Alliance, and regional peace and stability, the Georgian Parliament reported. "It is important …

deweylaura (2022-03-30). Karen Talbot, World Peace Council leader on the world stage. cpusa.org Nuclear disarmament was Karen Talbot's passion, and the United Nations was the stage for her activism. Her time as leader in the World Peace Council was bookended by the popular, worldwide anti-nuclear movement of the 1970s and the nuclear arms buildup and renewed Cold War of the 1980s. When in 1983 President Reagan called …

Editor (2022-03-30). Ukraine and the Global economic war: barbarism or civilisation? mronline.org DOES the Ukraine war and the action of the U.S., EU, and the UK spell the end of the dollar as the world's reserve currency? Even if the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine reach a 15-point peace plan, as Financial Times has reported, the fallout for the dollar still remains.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Ukrainian delegation remains in Turkey for military-technical talks. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 30, 2022 Ukraine's delegation stays in Turkey for 'military-technical' talks Ukrainian negotiator Davyd Arakhamia said his delegation is staying in Istanbul to hold talks on "military-technical" cooperation with the Turkish government on Wednesday. Arakhamia spoke a day after delegations from both sides met in Turkey's largest city to hold peace talks, hailed by …

isabella (2022-03-30). It's Farmworker Awareness Week. Here's What Those Who Feed Us Deserve. inequality.org

Gabriel Rockhill (2022-03-30). Nazis in Ukraine: Seeing through the fog of the information war. liberationnews.org There is indeed a deep and expansive history of fascism in Ukraine, which has been aided and abetted by the US government…

Nicholas Stender (2022-03-30). Biden's budget cements turn towards war, police. liberationnews.org President Joe Biden unveiled his 2023 budget, calling for dramatically increased funding for war and the police while allocating all-too-little funding for social services.

Anonymous103 (2022-03-30). Exclusive: DPR Special Forces Soldier Reveals Situation In Mariupol As It Is. southfront.org

_____ (2022-03-30). Global Food Shortages: How Does Your Garden (Or Pantry) Grow? popularresistance.org "President Joe Biden and other leaders of the world's major industrialized democracies pledged action on Thursday [March 24] to address food shortages caused by Russia's war on Ukraine," Politico reports. | Biden says food shortages "are going to be real," although he seems to see them as an opportunity to increase US grain production and food exports rather than a real threat to Americans' own well-being. | After a year of continuing his predecessor's "trade war" policies, Biden seems to be getting some free trade religion, which is nice, but he may be under-estimating the scope of the problem. | The Russian inv…

_____ (2022-03-30). The Urgent Need For Climate Action. popularresistance.org Although the worst effects of catastrophic climate change lie in the distant future, there are recent warnings that tell us that a climate disaster may be nearer than we thought. The Arctic and Antarctic regions are warming more than twice as fast as the remainder of the world. In the Antarctic region, the vast Thwaites glacier, sometimes called "the Doomsday Glacier", has recently exhibited so many cracks that scientists fear that it may shatter into small pieces like a windscreen. If this happens, the event may trigger the collapse of other nearby glaciers through a mechanism called "Marine Ice Cliff Instabilit…

_____ (2022-03-30). Tens Of Millions Of Indian Workers Join General Strike. popularresistance.org Tens of millions of workers across India participated in a two-day general strike Monday and Tuesday against the class-war, "pro-investor" policies of the far-right, Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. | Many workers did so in the face of government and management threats of disciplinary action, even firing. | The strike impacted all parts of India, from Assam in the northeast and Punjab in the northwest, to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the south, as millions of workers in road transport, steel, oil, coal, power generation, postal and telecom services and public health walked off the job…

scorinoco (2022-03-30). On Mexico's Clash with the EU (Interview). orinocotribune.com Kawsachun News spoke to José Luis Granados Ceja, Mexican journalist, about why Mexico's government has drawn attacks recently from international media and the European Union. | The EU parliament has been passing resolutions condemning the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) labeling him as authoritarian. What's going on here? | Like with many things, the real issue is energy policy. The war in Europe has made the issue of energy even more pressing than before. Europe depends on hydrocarbons from Russia, without it their citizens freeze in their homes. So they want to diversify where they bu…

WSWS (2022-03-30). Canadian workers denounce US-NATO war drive against Russia and Putin's invasion of Ukraine. wsws.org In contrast to the pro-war propaganda pumped out by the corporate-controlled media on a daily basis, working people across Canada have no enthusiasm for the aggressive warmongering of American and Canadian imperialism.

Dakotah Lilly (2022-03-30). As Inflation Hits US Workers Hard, do Argentina and Venezuela Provide a Heterodox Toolbox to Confront It? (Part I). orinocotribune.com By Dakotah Lilly — Mar 27, 2022 | Part I: Introduction | Inflation is currently a problem in the United States. It is not a problem in the classical sense that inflation has been weaponized as in the past; as a trojan horse against popular, socialist, or nationalist governments in favor of neoliberal adjustment plans. Instead, inflation is a problem in the United States because it exemplifies a ramping up of an aspect of a class based warfare tactic by the oligarchic establishment in order to continue raking in huge profits and an ever increasing share of the capital-labor pie. How do we know this? Well, we…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Marine deployment raises recent U.S. Eastern European buildup to 12,000 troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Air Force TimesMarch 29, 2022 400 Marines deploy in Eastern Europe as part of US response to Ukraine war Three Marine Corps aviation units have joined more than 10,000 U.S. troops mobilized to Eastern Europe and Germany in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. The Marines already had been on …

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2022-03-30). CovertAction Bulletin Podcast: Hawaiian People Win Against U.S. War Machine Poisoning Their Water. covertactionmagazine.com Red Hill Navy Facility In Hawaii thousands of people have been displaced and 93,000 have had their water poisoned by …

Andrea Mazzarino (2022-03-30). With All Eyes on Ukraine, the Fight Against Climate Change Is Falling Behind. truthout.org What do a six-year-old in the United States and an 85-year-old in Russia have in common besides being on opposite sides of a war? | They're both feeling the strain of a warming planet. | "Is the earth going to get so hot that we can't survive?" my young son asked me last summer as we plodded through the woods behind our Maryland home. I wasn't certain, I replied hesitantly. (Not exactly the most reassuring answer from a mother to a question I ask myself every day.) We had just left my younger child at home, because she started wheezing when she stepped into that already more than 100-degree July morning. | A few…

WSWS (2022-03-30). Maritime Union of Australia backs US-led war drive against Russia. wsws.org The union is actively campaigning for the Australian government to deepen its involvement in the US-NATO conflict with Russia in Ukraine that threatens nuclear world war.

Dave LIndorff (2022-03-30). Teach-in on the War in Ukraine. thiscantbehappening.net Our own Ron Ridenour, along with a number of knowledgeable experts on the region, the war, the CIA and other related issues will be on hand to discuss the current crisis in Ukraine this April 1.

Anonymous103 (2022-03-30). Military Situation In Syria On March 30, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On March 30, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On March 30, two SAA soldiers were killed and two others were wounded by gunmen near Dael; | On March 29, a doctor working in one of the Russian-backed factions was killed as a result of the explosion of an explosive device planted in his car by unknown persons in the town of Mahja; | On March 29, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish…

imperial.ac.uk (2022-03-30). "Your journeys are only just beginning": Imperial graduation ceremonies. imperial.ac.uk Three in-person ceremonies are taking place at the Royal Albert Hall to award postgraduate degrees.

Betsey Piette (2022-03-30). Latest U.S. 'war for oil' fuels global warming. workers.org 'Bomb train' transporting liquified natural gas rolls through Hudson Valley, New York, community as school bus passes nearby. Is the U.S./NATO-instigated war with Russia, taking place on the battlefield of Ukraine, yet another "war for oil" — or a war over control of global sales of natural gas? At an . . . |

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2022-03-30: News Headlines

Dan Cohen (2022-03-30). Ukraine's Propaganda War: International PR Firms, DC Lobbyists and CIA Cutouts. indybay.org Dan Cohen reveals the network of foreign strategists, Washington DC lobbyists, and intelligence-linked media outlets behind Ukraine's public relations blitz.

Staff (2022-03-30). Russia to Drastically Reduce Military Activity in Kiev Area after Advances in Peace Negotiations. orinocotribune.com Russia has taken "two steps towards the de-escalation of the conflict in Ukraine," one in the military field and the other in the political sphere, said Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation in the peace negotiations. | At a press conference following the meeting held with Ukrainian representatives in Istanbul, Turkey, this Tuesday, March 29, the Russian delegation detailed the steps it will take to de-escalate the conflict: | ‚Ä¢ At the military level: The decision has been made to drastically reduce military activity in the vicinity of Kiev and Chernigov. | ‚Ä¢ At the…

WSWS (2022-03-30). Federal judge declares Trump illegally conspired to overthrow the Constitution. wsws.org In a scathing ruling Monday, US District Judge David Carter wrote that had Eastman and Trump's plan succeeded, it would have "permanently ended the peaceful transition of power" and undermined the Constitution.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Russia, Ukraine hold peace negotiations as US continues to ratchet up tensions. wsws.org Tuesday's peace talks came just days after a visit by US President Joe Biden to Warsaw, in which one highly provocative statement followed another.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). EU advisers urge full NATO membership for Israel. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Express (Britain)March 29, 2022 Israel urged to join NATO as Turkey seeks 'golden prize' of EU membership Israel has been urged to join NATO after two diplomatic experts said "it is time to start building" towards full membership of the intergovernmental military alliance. Israel took a step closer to NATO in 2014 when it …

WSWS (2022-03-30). Spain's PSOE-Podemos government announces record military budget. wsws.org While it claims there is no money for an elimination strategy for COVID-19, the government is showering the military with money amid the war drive against Russia.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Chevron, the USW, and the threat of war: What striking oil workers need to know. wsws.org Chevron is the fourth-largest private oil company in the world, with close ties to the US military—industrial complex and interests in controlling the vast oil and gas reserves in Russia.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Maritime Union of Australia backs US-led war drive against Russia. wsws.org The union is actively campaigning for the Australian government to deepen its involvement in the US-NATO conflict with Russia in Ukraine that threatens nuclear world war.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Stop censoring the opponents of war! wsws.org On Saturday, Facebook deleted a video posted by the Socialist Equality Party of Germany opposing the German government's participation in the US-led NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Canadian workers denounce US-NATO war drive against Russia and Putin's invasion of Ukraine. wsws.org In contrast to the pro-war propaganda pumped out by the corporate-controlled media on a daily basis, working people across Canada have no enthusiasm for the aggressive warmongering of American and Canadian imperialism.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Tens of millions of Indian workers join general strike against Modi's class-war assault. wsws.org Support for the strike was especially strong among workers at the many state-owned corporations now targeted for privatization.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Australian "cash splash" budget masks military boost and pandemic health cuts. wsws.org Although barely mentioned in the media coverage, a centrepiece of the budget was a further increase to military spending in preparation for participation in US-led wars against Russia and China.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Marine deployment raises recent U.S. Eastern European buildup to 12,000 troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Air Force TimesMarch 29, 2022 400 Marines deploy in Eastern Europe as part of US response to Ukraine war Three Marine Corps aviation units have joined more than 10,000 U.S. troops mobilized to Eastern Europe and Germany in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. The Marines already had been on …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Biden's colossal military budget, global bellicosity won't save him from domestic crisis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 29, 2022 Biden mired in credibility crisis on Ukraine amid attempt to seek defense spending boostFanning war to divert internal conflicts won't work or make US greatBy Wang Qi and Liu Xuanzun The White House on Monday asked Congress for an $813 billion national defense in 2023, including $773 billion for the Pentagon, …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Nagorno-Karabakh: Russia reinforces troops after Azerbaijani armed incursion. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Armenian WeeklyMarch 29, 2022 A View from Baku: How Azerbaijan perceives the Russia-Ukraine conflict Azerbaijan continues to utilize the preoccupation of the international community with the war in Ukraine to pursue its long-term policy of ethnic cleansing against the indigenous Armenian population in Nagorno-Karabakh, by cutting off gas supplies and harassing the people, as well …

Editor (2022-03-29). Ukrainian forces want to surrender and Azov forces started shooting at them — they are at war with each other. mronline.org U.S. Navy veteran and independent journalist, Patrick Lancaster, has been making regular reports from Ukraine since the beginning of the crisis. His reports reveal that what is happening on the ground is not what Western corporate media would have you believe.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-29). Ukraine: How and Why the War Was Fabricated. libya360.wordpress.com Atilio Boron Before being elected President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first NATO Commander. In February 1951, a few months after taking office he wrote the following text: "If in 10 years all the American troops stationed in Europe for the purpose of securing national defense have not returned to the…

_____ (2022-03-29). Ukrainian War Lies Expose Frightening Reality Shift. journal-neo.org The utter insanity of the Western Media at the outset of the Ukraine War, name calling, using video game footage to prove atrocities, ploys that grew up during the War on Terror, has created a reality shift that cannot be easily corrected. Today, tens of millions of Americans and similar numbers from NATO countries including …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). Georgian leader rejects Ukraine's call to open new war fronts in Caucasus, Transnistria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaMarch 29, 2022 Georgia Pledges Peaceful De-occupation Ruling Georgian Dream party chair Irakli Kobakhidze said today the Government remains committed to its policy of peaceful de-occupation and will "stand against every provocation aimed at escalating a new military confrontation with our Abkhaz and Ossetian brothers and sisters." "Any war in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali will …

KWORINOCO (2022-03-29). Russia: We Won't Supply Europe with Gas Unless Purchased with Rubles. orinocotribune.com The spokesperson for the Kremlin warned that Russia, which has been subjected to western sanctions, will not deliver gas to Europe unless purchases are made using Russia's currency, the ruble. | "Clearly we are not going to supply gas for free," said the spokesperson for the Russian President, Dmitri Peskov, during a press release this Monday. "This much can be said with absolute certainty." | According to the Russian spokesperson, Russia cannot "be a charity" while it is facing multiple sanctions imposed by western countries due to its military operations in Ukraine, which began on February 24. This course of ac…

Michael Welch (2022-03-29). "Russia is Succeeding Wildly in its Objectives!" Scott Ritter on the War in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2022-03-29). Biden Appears to Reveal the US Is Training Ukrainian Troops in Poland. news.antiwar.com President Biden appeared to reveal on Monday that the US is training Ukrainian troops in Poland. Biden made the comments when trying to explain a recent gaffe. In Poland on Friday, President Biden told members of the 82nd Airborne Division that Ukrainians were "stepping up" against the Russian assault and said, "You're going to see …

Editor (2022-03-29). Re-visiting Russiagate in light of the Ukraine war. mronline.org A lot of anti-empire commentary is rightly going into criticizing how the Obama administration paved the way to this conflict in Ukraine with its role in the 2014 coup and support for Kyiv's war against Donbass separatists.

Eds. (2022-03-29). Mariupol—Civilians denounce the crimes of the fighters of the neo-nazi Azov Regiment. mronline.org The information war around the Russian military operation in Ukraine is becoming increasingly insane, with the continued publication of false information (including via the hacking of Russian media sites) that must be debunked.

Anonymous103 (2022-03-29). War In Ukraine Day 33: Warring Sides Slowly Advance On Front Lines While Kiev And Moscow To Renew Negotiations. southfront.org On March 28, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation reported no advances of the Russian troops on the…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). Video: Conflict has escalated from Ukraine/Russia to Russia/U.S.-led West war — a life-and-death one. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 28, 2022 The war has escalated from one between Russia and Ukraine to one between Russia and the US-led West America's goal is to promote a color revolution in Russia and overthrow Putin's regime. The war has escalated, from one between Russia and Ukraine to one between Russia and the US-led West, and …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). U.S. deploys more troops, electronic attack planes to Germany to boost NATO's fire power. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Air Force TimesMarch 28, 2022 Navy electronic attack aircraft heading to Germany amid Ukraine war With thousands of troops deployed to Europe in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Navy is adding to its assets in the region. The Defense Department announced Monday that six EA-18G Growlers, with 240 air crew and maintainers, will …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-03-29). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

WSWS (2022-03-29). Stop Facebook's censorship of the SGP's anti-war video! wsws.org In an act of political censorship that must be widely opposed, Facebook deleted a popular anti-war video by the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party, SGP) without providing any reason.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). NATO powerhouse Turkey poses as beneficent peacemaker. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The regime that has conducted and is still conducting wars in Iraq, Libya, Syria and the Caucasus. Erdogan is transparently angling for the Nobel Peace Prize (with also-ran Emanuel Macron). ==== Hurriyet Daily NewsMarch 29, 2022 Turkey says meaningful progress in Russia-Ukraine talks achieved in Istanbul Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu has said that the most …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). Hungary: Sunday election a referendum on war or peace. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hungarian Telegraphic OfficeMarch 29, 2022 Orbán: Risk of being dragged into war at stake "Ruining ourselves isn't help, regardless of how our hearts beat as one with the Ukrainians," the prime minister said in a video on Facebook. Orbán said the demand by Ukrainians and the Hungarian left to "simply turn off the energy pipelines …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). Ukraine: NATO Quad, Turkey to act as "security guarantors" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyMarch 29, 2022 Ukraine wants to see 8 countries, including Turkiye, as security guarantors Ukraine wants to see eight countries, including Turkiye, as guarantors in a possible deal with Russia, said a Ukrainian negotiator after peace talks in Istanbul on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, David Arakhamia said they are seeking an international agreement where …

Staff (2022-03-29). Iran welcomes Yemeni peace initiative. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Tuesday that the Yemeni peace initiative could pave the way for the war on Yemen to come to an end.

ecns.cn (2022-03-29). Russia, Ukraine start new round of peace talks: media. ecns.cn Russia and Ukraine kicked off a fresh round of face-to-face peace talks here on Tuesday, aiming to achieve substantial progress for a ceasefire, according to media reports.

Julie Varughese (2022-03-29). Bringing Together Activism and Journalism: Q&A with Jacqueline Luqman, New Toward Freedom Board Member. towardfreedom.org Toward Freedom welcomed Jacqueline Luqman onto the board of directors on March 17. Jacqueline brings a background in activism and in journalism, and describes herself as a "Pan-Africanist, anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist revolutionary." She recently told TF Editor Julie Varughese why she joined the board.

Andy Kroll (2022-03-29). The Costs of (Another) War. tomdispatch.com What do a six-year-old in the United States and an 85-year-old in Russia have in common besides being on opposite sides of a war? They're both feeling the strain of a warming planet. "Is the earth going to get so hot that we can't survive?" my young son asked me last summer as we plodded through the woods behind our Maryland home. I wasn't certain, I replied hesitantly. (Not exactly the most reassuring answer from a mother to a question I ask myself every day.) We had just left my younger child at home, because she started wheezing when she stepped into that already more than 100-degree July morning. A few summer…

Anonymous103 (2022-03-29). Another Information Provocation Against Russia Succeeded. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On March 29th, Russian General Vladimir Shamanov claimed that the AFU servicemen who shoot Russian prisoners of war and watched them suffering have already been captured by the Russian special forces: " Those who mocked our servicemen, they did not rejoice for long, after three days our special forces captured these ruffians. Today they are lying at their feet, begging for mercy. I'll tell you their names. One ruffian was called Sergey Velichko, nickname Chili. The second is Konstantin Nemechev.

Anonymous103 (2022-03-29). BREAKING: Large Explosion At Military Facility In Belgorod Region Of Russia. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On March 29th, a large explosion was reported in the village of Krasny Oktyabr in the Belgorod region of Russia. Apparently, the warehouse of Russian rocket and artillery weapons was destroyed. | Ukrainian sources reported that the warehouse of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Belgorod region was hit by a Ukrainian Tochka-U missile. | The governor of the Belgorod region Gladkov is yet to confirm if the explosion was a result of the attack from Ukraine. He claimed: "The incident…

_____ (2022-03-29). The MADness Of The Resurgent US Cold War On Russia. popularresistance.org The war in Ukraine has placed U.S. and NATO policy toward Russia under a spotlight, highlighting how the United States and its allies have expanded NATO right up to Russia's borders, backed a coup and now a proxy war in Ukraine, imposed waves of economic sanctions, and launched a debilitating trillion-dollar arms race. The explicit goal is to pressure, weaken and ultimately eliminate Russia, or a Russia-China partnership, as a strategic competitor to U.S. imperial power. | The United States and NATO have used similar forms of force and coercion against many countries. In every case they have been catastrophic for…

_____ (2022-03-29). New York Freezes Seneca Nation Bank Account(S). popularresistance.org This is the latest attempt by New York State to oppress the Onà∂ndawá'ga (Seneca) People. New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has found a way to deliver an economic blow to the Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI); by freezing their banking transactions in a time during gross inflation and need for medicines and assistance. | Governor Hochul's husband is employed as general counsel for Delaware North Corporation (DNC); ergo: Hochul household income is partially provided by Delaware North Corporation, the very same company that built three racetrack casinos in violation of the original 2002 exclusivity gaming agre…

Ann Brown (2022-03-29). Dr. Ron Daniels And NAARC Respond To Growing Interest In Lineage-Only Reparations Criteria. moguldom.com While the federal government has been slow to move forward on the issue of reparations, many local governments have been debating the repair of slavery and its legacy. Besides the discussion about whether or not reparations are due, there is also an argument now about who should receive reparations. Should reparations be based on race …

Kevin Mwanza (2022-03-29). Top Economist El-Erian: Federal Reserve Keeps 'Flip Flopping' On Inflation, America Is Headed For Stagflation. moguldom.com The U.S. Federal Reserve is flip-flopping on its monetary policy as it tries to contain inflation amid surging consumer demand and the looming threat of global stagflation caused by the war in Ukraine, according to economist Mohamed El-Erian. Rising energy and commodities prices caused by the destabilization of NATO ally Ukraine have analysts talking of …

Ali Abunimah (2022-03-29). Holocaust survivor backs war crimes case against Israel's Benny Gantz. electronicintifada.net "The Ziada family suffered a painful loss due to the decision of Israeli commanders to bomb civilian targets," says Jacques Bude.

Editor (2022-03-29). Madeleine Albright, war criminal. workers.org The main job of an imperialist diplomat is to lie. And to lie with conviction. If lucky, they don't get caught in a flagrant lie. Strangely enough, career diplomat Madeleine Albright, who died March 23, is most infamous for her one slip up when, caught off guard, she told the . . . |

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). MPs: Georgia doesn't need another war with Russia at Ukraine's behest. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMarch 29, 2022 Ruling party MP calls on opposition "not to act like fifth column" amid Ukraine war Irakli Zarkua, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, has called on opposition parties in Georgia to avoid "acting like the fifth column" in the country amid the crisis of the war in Ukraine. In …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). Did Biden confirm U.S. is training Ukrainian troops in Poland? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Radio PolandMarch 29, 2022 US training Ukrainian troops in Poland? Joe Biden appears to have revealed that the United States is training Ukrainian soldiers in Poland amid Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a Polish website. Last Friday, the American president visited US troops stationed in the Polish city of Rzeszów, the dorzeczy.pl website reported …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). "More relevant than ever": NATO conducts AWACS exercise in Netherlands. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandMarch 29, 2022 NATO Allies participate in Exercise Frisian Flag Allied Air Forces have come together in Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands to take part in the Royal Netherlands Air Force-led exercise Frisian Flag, between March 28 and April 8. Over the two-week period, participants from France, Canada, Italy, Germany the United Kingdom and …

Fra Hughes (2022-03-29). Belfast Solicitors Challenge OFCOM on its Banning of RT in the UK. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Mar 22, 2022 | The only voices we are allowed to hear concerning the war between Russia and Ukraine are that which is promoted and filtered by NATO, EU, Britain, and America. | Belfast Solicitors Brentnall acting on behalf of a client are seeking a possible judicial review of the decision by OFCOM to revoke the television license for RT formerly known as Russia Today from broadcasting in the United Kingdom. | OFCOM (Office of Communications) is the regulator for the communications services and…

Our Reporter (2022-03-29). Lower Secondary Curriculum: expect no end of term exams, changes in report cards. plusnews.ug Examinations have been a permanent fixture in Uganda's education cycle. However, this is bound to change with the new competence-based lower secondary curriculum, which will shift focus to class-based assessments. Normally, towards the end of every term, learners are expected to sit final examinations, which are marked, and the scores are recorded on the report …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-29). WFP warns of unprecedented levels of hunger and food insecurity in Haiti. peoplesdispatch.org In a country with one of the highest levels of food insecurity in the world, data indicates that the situation in Haiti will only worsen. The World Food Program (WFP) of the United Nations has warned that The WFP, citing the latest Integrated Food Phase Classification (IPC)

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