Daily Archives: April 1, 2022

2022-04-01: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2022-04-01). Ukraine, Russia to resume peace talks Friday: Ukrainian media. ecns.cn Ukraine and Russia will resume their peace talks on Friday in an online format, the Ukrinform news agency reported Thursday, citing a member of the Ukrainian delegation David Arakhamia.

Editor2 (2022-04-01). Despite US Empire's Stranglehold on Information, Most of the World has Little Trouble Spotting the Villain. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Patrick Welch — Mar 19, 2022 | Biden is a killer. Here's why | Joe Biden's vitriol against Vladimir Putin is so shocking to the ear that it calls your sanity into question when you listen. Did I hear this right? Is this true? He's calling Putin a 'thug' and a 'war criminal'? | ‚Ä¢ Not only is Biden directly implicated in bringing this war to fruition—this great plan of the CIA for years: to bait and bleed, to goad Russia into war with Ukraine. His administration fostered the coup that led to this. His administration funded the Nazis knowingly—openly paid for the destructio…

TJ Coles (2022-04-01). 'Gods of War': How the US weaponized Ukraine against Russia. thegrayzone.com Since the US-engineered 2013-14 coup in Ukraine, American forces have taught Ukrainians, including neo-Nazi units, how to fight in urban and other civilian areas. Weaponizing Ukraine is part of Washington's quest for what the Pentagon calls "full spectrum dominance." "[I]f you can learn all modalities of war, then you can be the god of war," so said a Ukrainian artillery commander in 2016 while receiving training from the US Army. The unnamed commander was quoted by Lt. Claire Vanderberg, a …

Sara Flounders (2022-04-01). Sanctions on Russia boomerang — Biden promises food shortages. workers.org March 27 "Food shortages — it's going to be real," President Joe Biden said in Brussels March 25. "The price of the sanctions is not just imposed upon Russia. It's imposed upon an awful lot of countries as well, including European countries and our country as well." This ominous warning, . . . |

Edward Curtin (2022-04-01). Oliver Stone Documents the Past to Illuminate the Present. dissidentvoice.org The timing of the March 2022 release of this digital streaming documentary could not be more auspicious. For anyone wanting to understand how we arrived at a new Cold War with the second Irish-Catholic Democratic president in U.S. history, Joseph Biden, spewing belligerent absurdities about Ukraine, Russia, and Vladimir Putin, and leading a charge toward …

WSWS (2022-04-01). Workers and youth condemn Facebook censorship of Socialist Equality Party's anti-war video. wsws.org "This censorship is not only directed against us, but against the mass opposition to a world war," says Vandreier. The socialist anti-war perspective of the SGP "is to be banned and censored in the midst of deafening war propaganda for a third world war."

Editor2 (2022-04-01). Saudi-led Coalition Says 'Will Halt Yemen Attacks on Wednesday'. orinocotribune.com The Saudi Arabia-led military coalition that has been attacking Yemen for the past eight years, claims it will halt the offensive on Wednesday. | Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the coalition, made the announcement on Tuesday. | He alleged that the coalition would "take all steps and measures to make the ceasefire successful … and create a positive environment during the holy month of Ramadan to make peace and end the crisis." | The military campaign, which has enjoyed unstinting arms, logistical, and political support on the part of the United States, has been seeking to reinstate Yemen's former Riyadh- and W…

JANET (2022-04-01). World wants peace, Biden threatens war. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto March 29, 2022 March 29 — Recent polls show that a majority of people in the U.S. fear that the current crisis might escalate to a war with Russia, a war they want no part of. (cbs42.com, March 28) Despite avalanche of anti-Russia propaganda, revulsion for wider war exists among workers in the U.S. Here, protest in South Bronx, New York, March 26. President Joe Biden's comments made March 26 in Warsaw — threatening regime change in Moscow — certainly did nothing to alleviate those fears. The taste of danger remained even after his cohorts immediately walked back Biden's comme…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-01). Ukraine, Poland discuss NATO "peacekeeping" force in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 1, 2022 Polish peacekeeping plan for NATO allies to discuss: Ukrainian FM Poland's proposal to send international peacekeepers into war-torn Ukraine is for Poland to discuss with its NATO partners because Ukraine is not a member of the alliance, the Ukrainian foreign minister said in Warsaw on Friday. Dmytro Kuleba said that, during …

Brittani Banks (2022-04-01). Ukraine and the Global Economic War: Is This Barbarism or Civilization? independentmediainstitute.org Do the Ukraine war and the action of the United States, the EU and the UK spell the end of the dollar as the world's reserve currency? Even with the peace talks recently held in Turkey or the proposed 15-point peace plan, as the Financial Times had reported earlier, the fallout for the dollar still …

Catherine Crockett (2022-04-01). Saturday 5/7: Roy Zimmerman in Concert: RiZe Up 2022. indybay.org Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 93955…

Yves Wegelin, Serge Halimi (2022-04-01). 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.

deweylaura (2022-04-01). Why we oppose Biden's Warsaw speech and Putin's war. cpusa.org As the bombs drop and the war rages on into the fifth week of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Biden dramatically escalated the danger of a wider conflict by calling for Vladimir Putin's removal. "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power," quipped Biden at the end of a much-touted speech in Warsaw. …

Staff (2022-04-01). Kyiv strike on fuel depot creates awkward backdrop for talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) — The Kremlin said on Friday that a Ukrainian strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod did not create comfortable conditions to continue peace talks with Kyiv.

Rann Miller (2022-04-01). Opinion: Squeezing All The Daylight Out Of A Lemon, Senate Elects More Daylight Saving Time To Exploit Workers. moguldom.com The U.S. Senate passed a bill on March 15 called the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time. DST was instituted in 1918 to save energy during World War I. During World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted "war time," a year-round daylight-saving time, to save energy. After …

Ann Brown (2022-04-01). Putin Is Reportedly In A Nuclear Command Bunker In The Ural Mountains: 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com Russia is five weeks into its war with Ukraine, which started when troops invaded on Feb. 24. According to numerous reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin took cover in a nuclear command bunker in the Ural Mountains. Here are five things to know. 1. Not 1 bunker, but 2 luxury bunkers for Putin Russia has two …

Ann Brown (2022-04-01). Apple And Meta (Facebook) Duped Into Giving User Data To Hackers Posing As Law Enforcement. moguldom.com Hackers tricked Apple and Meta, the parent company of Facebook, into giving them user data by posing as law enforcement officers with forged legal requests. In mid-2021, Apple and Meta handed over basic subscriber details including customer addresses, phone numbers and IP addresses in response to fake "emergency data requests." Typically, search warrants or subpoenas …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-01). U.S. Decline in the Region Triggers SOUTHCOM Command Operations. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad General Laura Richardson, head of Southern Command, greets Colombian General Luis Navarro, head of the Colombian Armed Forces (Photo: Juan Chiari / Southern Command). The U.S. Southern Command has been mobilizing in various spectrums of its low-intensity warfare in South America and the Caribbean. Since the beginning of the Russian Federation's special military…

JANET (2022-04-01). The war in Ukraine and its effects on Latin America and the Caribbean. iacenter.org March 31, 2022 by Carlos Mauricio Ferolla and Marcelo Depieri March 23, 2022. On Feb. 24, war broke out in Ukraine after the invasion of the Russian army. The war has a global impact on a multipolar international system, hyperconnected and in a critical state, undergoing a process of hegemonic transition from the West to the East. The military conflict adopts new configurations, what Ignacio Ramonet calls a new type of war, taking the form of an economic, media, cultural, political, etc. war. In addition to the economic effects of the military conflict, there is the global impact of the sanctions imposed by the U…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-01). Homogenize various post-Soviet conflicts: new Azerbaijani war in Karabakh aims to weaken Russia, complete ethnic cleansing. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Panorama.amApril 1, 2022 Artsakh president: Our goal is to withdraw Azerbaijani troops to their initial positions A regular sitting of the Security Council chaired by President of the Artsakh Republic Arayik Harutyunyan was held in an expanded format on Friday, the presidential office reported. *** "We understand that their goal was to capture the whole …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-01). Saakashvili returned in October to recruit Georgia for war with Russia — ruling party chairman. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2April 1, 2022 Saakashvili knew something in advance and that's why he came here. Otherwise, he had been promising to come for eight years — Mamuka Mdinaradze Mikheil Saakashvili knew something in advance and that's why he came here. Otherwise, he had been promising to come for eight years. Such a statement made today the …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-01). Georgian ruling party rebukes Ukraine for insult over war demands. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 1, 2022 Ruling party head: "illogical" steps of Ukrainian Gov't "insult" to Georgia The Ukrainian Government is in a state of war, but this still does not justify the steps which are an "insult" to the Georgian state, Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Thursday in response to …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-01). Stoltenberg: NATO's door open for Ukraine, Georgia, Bosnia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 1, 2022 Georgia in NATO SecGen's 2021 Report NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's Annual Report for 2021 says that practical cooperation with Georgia throughout the year continued to strengthen the country's defense capabilities and bolster interoperability with the Alliance. "This helps Georgia advance in its preparations towards eventual membership in the Alliance," the …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-01). More NATO warplanes arrive in Baltic, 130 combat aircraft on alert. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 1, 2022 Lithuania and Estonia welcome new NATO fighter detachments NATO's collective Air Policing mission in the Baltics continues as incoming Allies Spain, Czech Republic and France officially take over from outgoing Allies Poland, Denmark and Belgium. The traditional handover-takeover ceremonies in ≈ iauliai, Lithuania, and àÑmari, Estonia, took place on March 31, …

SF015 (2022-04-01). Overview Of Shocking Reports From Mariupol Residents On Behavior of Azov Fighters (Video, English Subtitles). southfront.org This is a small part of the many video testimonies of the behavior of AFU fighters in Mariupol towards civilians. | Many would say, after all, war and defending one's homeland can justify this. However, during the Second World War, soldiers of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS (not the notorious Allgemeine SS which included all concentration camp personnel) did not act in such a manner towards the population of the occupied countries. Here, however, the AFU fighters deliberately sought to inflict maximum damage on their own…

Junaid S. Ahmad (2022-04-01). Pakistan warns of foreign-backed regime-change attempt, to disrupt China/Russia alliance. multipolarista.com Pakistan's opposition is trying to overthrow Prime Minister Imran Khan with a no-confidence motion. Khan says the US sent him a threatening letter and he has proof of foreign funding for a regime-change operation, aimed at reversing his independent foreign policy – like his alliance with China and Russia and support for Palestine.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-04-01). 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.

ecns.cn (2022-04-01). Chinese lawmakers' suggestions move toward implementation. ecns.cn A total of 9,203 suggestions made by national lawmakers have been distributed to 208 organizations to be processed, part of China's efforts to transform people's voices into concrete actions.

JANET (2022-04-01). Latest U.S. 'war for oil' fuels global warming. iacenter.org By Betsey Piette March 30, 2022 '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 emergency NATO summit in Brussels March 25, President Joe Biden announced the U.S. will accelerate liquified natural gas (LNG) exports to Europe, sending an additional 15 billion cubic meters (bcm) of LNG shipments on seagoing tankers in 2022, on top of 2021 exports of 22 bcm. B…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-04-01). 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.

Brittani Banks (2022-04-01). Movement Generation Works to Usher in a Sustainable Just Transition. independentmediainstitute.org In the mid-2000s, when the documentary featuring former Vice President Al Gore, "An Inconvenient Truth," first alerted viewers that human activity was drastically altering the environment, and global warming would insidiously thaw the North and South poles and raise the sea levels, urban organizers like Mateo Nube heard the warning loud and clear. Nube quickly …

WSWS (2022-04-01). More guns, less butter: Biden's World War III budget. wsws.org On Monday, the White House announced the largest US military budget in American history, focused overwhelmingly on preparations to fight a war with Russia and China.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-01). Dock workers in Genoa protest transit of arms through their port. peoplesdispatch.org Working class formations in Italy have mobilized on numerous occasions to block the transit of arms through Italian ports and airstrips and protest the complicity of the Italian government in imperialist wars.

Ana Perdigón (2022-04-01). Anti-Chavista Henri Falcón Announces New Party Ahead of 2024 Presidential Race. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, March 30, with an eye on the 2024 presidential race, opposition leader Henri Falcón presented his new political party called Future. This announcement was made shortly after his departure from his former party, Progressive Advance. | During a press conference, from the àÅvila Hotel in Caracas, Falcón officially launched "Futuro" as party which seeks to focus on the technological and educational development of the country, ensuring that it emerges as an "unequivocally collective effort of opposition [to the current Government of Venezuela]." | "I proudly present this collective project to the…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-04-01). Venezuela and International Criminal Court Strengthen Cooperation. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, March 31, a series of meetings were concluded between Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro and the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, yielding advances in cooperation between the two entities. | In statements offered at the end of the meeting, the Venezuelan head of state confirmed that among the new mechanisms agreed upon was the installation of an ICC office in Venezuelan territory. | The office "will allow a more effective, real dialogue," President Maduro said, "a dialogue that permits the memorandum of understanding that we signed to continue its development."

Staff (2022-04-01). Webinar on Alex Saab Case Next Tuesday with Top Panelists. orinocotribune.com Alex Saab's trial starts April 6 in Miami. This webinar includes the latest updates on the case. Protests demanding his freedom will take place in Miami, Boston, New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Diego, Vancouver and Chicago. | The webinar is going to be held next Tuesday April 5, 7 pm ET, 6 pm Central Time. | Panelists: | ‚Ä¢ Alfred de Zayas, former rapporteur on Venezuela for United Nations Human Rights Council | ‚Ä¢ Suzanne Adely, President of the Nation…

teleSUR, MER (2022-04-01). Pdta. hondureña recibe credenciales de embajadora venezolana. telesurtv.net El Gobierno hondureño afirmó que el restablecimiento de relaciones con Venezuela es parte del respeto al Derecho Internacional.

teleSUR, MER (2022-04-01). Venezuela y CPI exploran mecanismos de cooperación y asistencia técnica conjunta. telesurtv.net Se establecerá una oficina de asistencia técnica de la Fiscalía de la CPI en el país, como parte del memorando de entendimiento firmado en noviembre de 2021.

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…

The Socialist Program (2022-03-31). China Reaffirms Closer Relations with Russia as Ukraine War Continues. liberationnews.org Key international relationships are being profoundly tested by the war in Ukraine, especially between China and Russia — the two countries at the top of the U.S. empire's hit list.

Editor (2022-03-31). Russia promises reduced military activity, as Ukraine proposes 'neutral' status at talks. mronline.org After the three-hour meeting in Turkey, Russia said it has decided to drastically cut back its military activity near Kiev in order for peace talks to progress. According to TASS, top Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said the talks were "constructive."

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 …

_____ (2022-03-31). Russia Welcomes Ukraine's Written Proposals But Says No Breakthroughs. popularresistance.org On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia welcomed Ukraine's written proposals on a potential peace deal but cautioned that there is still a long way to go to end the fighting. | Peskov said that he hasn't seen anything too promising and that there are no signs of a breakthrough between the two sides. Ukraine put forward its proposal during talks in Turkey on Tuesday. | The Ukrainian proposal includes a pledge not to join NATO, but Kyiv wants security guarantees similar to NATO's Article 5, which outlines the alliance's mutual defense agreement. Ukraine wants these guarantees from several NATO cou…

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.

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.

VINS (2022-03-31). Scared Straight: TikTok Teens and Children Battling War Anxiety. projectcensored.org When Russian forces escalated attacks in Ukraine in February, social media users were forced to sift through mounting misinformation. But a new TikTok phenomenon is preying on Sweden's most vulnerable….

Ricardo Vaz (2022-03-31). Venezuela Sentenced to Pay 1.6 Billion Dollar Award to Agribusiness Corporations. venezuelanalysis.com Seed and fertilizer supplier Agroisleña was nationalized by the Hugo Chávez government in 2010.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-31). 200 Million Strike in India Against Right-Wing Narendra Modi Government's Policies. towardfreedom.org Living standards of India's working people have deteriorated because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government's lack of sufficient policy interventions during the pandemic, People's Dispatch reports.

Andy Kroll (2022-03-31). How Not to Cope with Vladimir Putin by Drilling and Pumping. tomdispatch.com While the Ukrainian people bear the lethal brunt of Russia's invasion, shockwaves from that war threaten to worsen other crises across the planet. The emergency that loomed largest before Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine began — the heating of Earth's climate — is now looming larger still. The reason is simple enough: a war-induced rush to boost oil and gas production has significantly undercut efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres made that clear in an angry March 21st address blasting world leaders scrambling for yet more oil and gas. "Countries coul…

Anonymous103 (2022-03-31). Overview 18+: More Evidence Of Murders, Torture Of Russian POWs By Ukrainian Nazis. southfront.org The pose of the Russian serviceman confirms that he had his hands up when he was killed. He was shot after he surrendered. | Here is a short overview of more evidences of the murders and torture of Russian prisoners of war (POW) by Ukrainian Nazis. More and more shocking facts that show the essence of the criminal Ukrainian regime are being revealed. While there are almost no successes on the front lines to share, the Kiev regime publishes and widely distributes videos of torture and murders of Russian prisoners of war. | Ign…

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