(2022-04-03). Russia-Ukraine Conflict Highlights Racist Double Standard in the West. orinocotribune.com By Wu Chaolan — Mar 21, 2022 | The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has garnered widespread attention across the globe. The wall-to-wall coverage and outpouring of reactions to the Russia-Ukraine conflict from the West has raised eyebrows at its double standard toward other humanitarian crises, which has unsheathed flagrant racist and biased attitudes toward the value of non-white lives that also matter. | CBS News senior correspondent in Kyiv Charlie D'Agata, for instance, has faced a widespread backlash due to his discriminatory comments on the Ukraine crisis: "This isn't a place, with all due respect, like…
(2022-04-03). Thursday 3/31: Ukraine, The War & The Labor Movement A Panel. indybay.org Zoom Panel | us02web.zoom.us/j/86828281477?pwd=UTFHMkVOZDFOMXM3L2JpS3R2UkJ1Zz09…
(2022-04-03). Saturday 5/7: Roy Zimmerman in Concert: RiZe Up 2022. indybay.org Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 93955…
(2022-04-03). 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.
(2022-04-03). Striking distance of Black Sea: U.S. aircraft carrier, 12 anti-missile destroyers remain in Mediterranean. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesApril 1, 2022 USS Truman carrier strike group to remain in Mediterranean region for now The USS Harry S. Truman and at least some of the warships supporting the aircraft carrier will remain on deployment in the Mediterranean Sea region for the foreseeable future, the Pentagon announced. Officials wouldn't say Thursday how much …
(2022-04-03). Pro-landlord shysters are served warning notice by Attorney General Rob Bonta. indybay.org Warning Notice From Attorney General Rob Bonta To Pro-Landlord Shysters:…
(2022-04-03). 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.
(2022-04-03). Deteriorating China-Japan Ties amidst Rising Global Tensions. journal-neo.org 
Despite the fact that China and Japan are neighbors with thousands of years of cooperation, their relations in the modern history have actually begun only after World War II: the military operations in the East Asia were so hard, and the Japanese committed such atrocities against the Chinese people that relations between the two countries …
(2022-04-03). Nagorno-Karabakh: opening another front against Russia? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com In addition to opening fronts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. ==== Global CommentMarch 31, 2022 South Caucasus: a new war on the horizonNikola Mikovic While the world's eyes turn towards Ukraine, Azerbaijan is taking full advantage in the South Caucasus. Quite aware that Russia is not in a position to intervene and protect its ally …
(2022-04-03). 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.
(2022-04-03). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 metrics improve, expert still urges caution. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 continue to decline, leading to some optimism about the way forward from pandemic to endemic. But experts still urge caution as the omicron subvariant, named BA.2, has quickly become the dominant strain in the U.S. "When you look around the nation, all of the metrics, with the exception of BA.2, have fallen precipitously," explains Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "But we need to be very cautious about…
(2022-04-03). Azerbaijan's wars against Karabakh set global precedents for unleashing wars of aggression. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Panaroma.amApril 2, 2022 2016 April war became a 'touchstone' — Artsakh Foreign Ministry Artsakh's Foreign Ministry on Saturday issued the following statement on the sixth anniversary of the 2016 April war launched by Azerbaijan: "Six years ago, on the night of April 2, 2016, the Azerbaijani armed forces, violating the May 12, 1994 Agreement on …
(2022-04-03). Colombia, Turkey, NATO, world's longest counterinsurgency and newest wars. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ramirez was interviewed while in Turkey. She and her Turkish counterparts had the opportunity to compare notes on the counterinsurgency war in her nation and Turkey's against Kurds in Turkey, Iraq and Syria. Also see: Video: NATO chief, Colombian president unite against Russia over Ukraine, against Russia, China over Venezuela Hurriyet Daily NewsApril 2, 2022 …
(2022-04-03). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is the best sleeping position? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Most people spend a third of their lives either asleep or resting, according to the Sleep Foundation. During sleep, the body recharges and repairs itself. And a good night's sleep often can be determined by what position you are lying in bed. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/F_x-SDYUvZk Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 11) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Back-sleepers beware. "I know…
(2022-04-03). Pdte. Maduro acusa a Iván Duque de planificar ataques contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net El presidente Maduro señaló que el blanco de los ataques sería el sistema eléctrico, así como el servicio de agua potable del país suramericano.
(2022-04-02). Russia Vows To Target British Weapons Being Supplied To Ukraine. southfront.org 
2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | British-made long-range artillery and anti-ship systems, which the UK has promised to Kiev, will become legitimate targets for Russian troops if delivered to Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, said in an interview with the
(2022-04-02). China rejects EU calls to cut ties with Russia over Ukraine war. wsws.org Hostile official remarks after yesterday's virtual European Union-China summit point to escalating global tensions provoked by NATO's war against Russia in Ukraine.
(2022-04-02). US Imperialism's Proxy War With Russia In Ukraine. popularresistance.org Here is my analysis of what's going on in Ukraine after one month. It may not prove acceptable to many. Certainly not liberals, the ruling elite in Washington, or even some left liberal and socialist left. But I've always spoken my mind and will continue to do so, with no allegiances to any political forces or organizations. So here goes: | First, this is a proxy war engineered by US neocons and political elites, that has its origins going back as far as 1999, when the neocons began to gain greater control over US foreign policy. The dress rehearsal for the current conflict originates with the Clinton administrat…
(2022-04-02). Ukraine — A Decisive Transfer Of The Balance Of Power From West To East. popularresistance.org Most of the debate and coverage of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war in Australia and the Western world is decidedly banal. It is characterized by the simplification of an extremely complex situation to generate a narrative that can be summarized as Putin and Russia are evil and Ukraine is good. | This gross simplification is not helpful in either understanding the causes of the war, the nature of the war, its broader implications and most importantly of all, how it can be ended with the least number of additional deaths and injuries and damage to Ukraine's infrastructure. | The preponderance of human-interest repo…
(2022-04-02). Germany supplies tanks to Ukraine and prepares for war against Russia. wsws.org According to media reports, the German government is planning further arms deliveries to Ukraine worth some €300 million.
(2022-04-02). NATO urged to reflect on its role in Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn
(2022-04-02). Russian Strikes Setting Ground For Second Stage Of Advance In East Of Ukraine. southfront.org 
Units of the Russian Armed Forces in Mariupol | As of April 2, the situation on the frontline remains without major changes with the most intense fighting has been ongoing in Mariupol city. Russian troops and DPR units have been carrying out the final stage of the operation to secure the city. The remaining members of Kyiv's forces focused their defense in city port and Azovstal Plant areas. | In own area of operations, units of the Lugansk People's Republic continued their advance on positions of the Ukrainian 57th Infa…
(2022-04-02). Nazis in Ukraine: seeing through the fog of the information war. mronline.org 
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin undertook what he referred to as a "special military operation … to de-militarise and de-Nazify Ukraine."
(2022-04-02). "Democratization" and Anti-Semitism in Ukraine: When Neo-Nazi Symbols become "The New Normal" globalresearch.ca In the Ukraine parliament, extremist symbols are on display. The flags of France, the UK, Canada, hang alongside those of the Neo-Nazi Svoboda party together with two White supremacist flags.
(2022-04-02). Ukraine's Helicopter Attack in Russia May Hinder Peace Talks. orinocotribune.com Russia has denounced that the Ukrainian Army bombed a fuel depot inside Russian territory, just 35 kilometers from the border on Friday, April 1. Kremlin has warned that this surprise attack could imply a turning point in the conflict and could hinder the peace talks going on between Russia and Ukraine. | The Governor of Belgorod region of Russia, Viacheslav Gladkov, said that two Ukrainian Armed Forces helicopters bombed an oil storage facility managed by the Russian energy giant Rosneft, in an area located about 80 kilometers from the battered Ukrainian city of Kharkov. | The bombardment, which has neither been…
(2022-04-02). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On April 2, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
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(2022-04-02). World hunger and the war in Ukraine. peoplesdispatch.org The war in Ukraine, along with sanctions imposed by the United States and Western countries against Russia, have caused global food, fertiliser, and fuel prices to War in the 'breadbasket of the world': | Russia and Ukraine together
(2022-04-02). Will health be used as a way to pressure Global South on Ukraine war? peoplesdispatch.org The government of Lithuania reversed its decision to donate almost half a million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh after the latter abstained during the UN resolution on the war in Ukraine. This sets an alarming precedent…
(2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…
(2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…
(2022-04-02). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 2, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | In the East of the Kiev region, Russian forces retread to the Priluki area; | The UAF took control of Bucha, Boridyanka, Ivankiv, Irpen and Gostomel; | Clashes continue near Kharkiv; | Russian forces secured the town of Izyum south of Kharkiv; | Clashes were reported in the village of Gusarovka, south-west of Izyum; | 40 Ukrainian fighters were killed with a P-800 Oniks cruise missile strike in the Shakhtars'ke area, according to the Russian MoD; | Clashes continue north of the…
(2022-04-02). New Cold War Neocolonialism: West Threatens Solomon Islands over China Alliance. orinocotribune.com By Benjamin Norton — Mar 29, 2022 | The Solomon Islands, a sovereign country in the Pacific, broke ties with Taiwan and allied with China. So the US backed a failed violent coup attempt. Australia now calls the area its "backyard," and media moguls demand an invasion to prevent the nation from signing a security pact with Beijing. | The Solomon Islands is a sovereign nation in the Pacific, near Papua New Guinea and Australia, with a population of nearly 700,000 people (making it larger than EU/NATO member Luxembourg, NATO members Iceland and Montenegro, and EU member Malta). | As Western powers heat up their…
(2022-04-02). Sanctions on Russia boomerang — Biden promises food shortages. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders March 31, 2022 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, reported around the world, was delivered at a NATO press conference. As Biden spoke, workers' actions in Spain, Greece, Italy, France and Germany confronted soaring prices for fuel and food. From truckers to farmers on tractors, roads were blocked. Fishing people organized on boats. The pric…
(2022-04-02). History rounds off skeletons to zero: The Thirteenth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
On 16 March 2022, as Russia's war on Ukraine entered its second month, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev warned his people that 'uncertainty and turbulence in the world markets are growing, and production and trade chains are collapsing'.
(2022-04-02). Dock Workers In Genoa Protest Transit Of Arms Through Their Port. popularresistance.org On March 31, dock workers of the Italian port of Genoa observed a 24-hour strike protesting the usage of the port for the transit of arms which are likely to be used in deadly imperialist wars going across the world. The call of the strike was given by USB Italia trade union. Activists from various left, anti-war groups including Potere al Popolo participated in the blockade held at the Ethiopia crossing at the Genoa port and an assembly of workers at Cap in via Albertazzi. | During the protest, workers raised a banner which read "Not a penny, a rifle or a soldier for war" and also stated that Italian ports and a…
(2022-04-02). Workers and students in Australia call for international anti-war movement. wsws.org "A lot of people oppose this war, but others get sucked into anti-Russia and anti-China hate… We need to unite Russian and Ukrainian workers, and workers everywhere, against the war."
(2022-04-02). New York City marches for Palestine on Land Day, calls to #DefundRacism. samidoun.net 
On Wednesday, 30 March, Palestinian Land Day, hundreds of marchers took to the streets of midtown Manhattan in New York City to protest organizations funding war crimes in Palestine, including the "Friends of the Israel Defense Force," the Central Fund of Israel and American Friends of Ateret Cohanim. MARCH BEGINS"Land Day, Resist Settler Colonialism, Defend …
(2022-04-02). Russian Warplanes Resume Airstrikes On ISIS Hideouts In Central Syria. southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | The Russian Aerospace Forces have resumed its combat operations against ISIS cells in the central region of Syria after a short halt. | On April 1 and 2, Russian warplanes carried out more than 30 airstrikes on the terrorist group's areas of influence in the eastern countryside of Homs, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said tha…
(2022-04-02). Rethinking ASEAN ties with U.S., signs of another Cold War may be in the air. ecns.cn It is correct that U.S. President Joe Biden's invitation to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for a summit at the White House on March 28-29 was postponed, supposedly due to conflicting schedules.
(2022-04-02). Mothering Sunday: A World War I film not at all about World War I. wsws.org The film, directed by Eva Husson from a 2016 novella by Graham Swift, takes place in the aftermath of the First World War, but the war does not play the dominant role it should. On the contrary…
(2022-04-02). Amazon Labor Union wins election at Amazon warehouse in New York City. wsws.org While the ALU claims to be independent, its orientation is to the trade union apparatus, a section of which sees such initiatives as a means to somehow revive support for thoroughly discredited organizations.
(2022-04-02). Global food crisis fuels international class struggle. wsws.org Significant strikes and demonstrations are breaking out across the world in the largest wave of social protest since before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The working class is the social force capable of stopping world war.
(2022-04-02). NATO's War against Yugoslavia. Deliberately Triggering A Humanitarian Disaster. globalresearch.ca Feature image the bombing of Yugoslavia | First published on July 1, 2018 In order to justify aggression on Yugoslavia, NATO, Western allies, public medias, international humanitarian organizations and even Western intellectuals, were fabricating the story that Serbian forces ethnically …
(2022-04-02). Teenager with autism swims toward victory. ecns.cn Chen Xingrong's favorite activity is hopping onto the swing in the middle of the living room and dangling around.
(2022-04-02). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.
(2022-04-02). Illegally Imprisoned Venezuelan Diplomat Faces US Court Amid a Shifting Global Context. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Mar 31, 2022 | Alex Saab's April 6 hearing takes place in the setting of a mercurial world situation, where events in Ukraine may have indirect bearing on his case and on the larger US economic war against Venezuela. | In a world where the US believes it makes the rules and the rest of humanity must follow its orders — what President Biden euphemistically calls the "
(2022-04-02). The information war that precedes and complements kinetic war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Xinhua News AgencyMarch 30, 2022 Roundup: How the U.S. cranks up its information war in the Russia-Ukraine conflict Social media platforms are undoubtedly inundated with content about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Yet aside from startling videos and images, a full-scale information war is unfolding on the digital front, with only one "initiator-in-chief" — …
(2022-04-02). US showed animosity after refusing entry to vocalist: spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) — Ali Bahadori Jahromi, the Iranian government spokesman has described the US administration's refusal to allow the Iranian singer to enter US as another example of the US animosity towards Iran under any circumstances.
(2022-04-02). House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill With Racial Justice Provisions. truthout.org The House voted along party lines on Friday to end federal prohibition of cannabis, advancing a bill that aims to address some of the damage caused by drug policing across the nation. While the bill is unlikely to pass in the Senate, the House vote is a powerful signal to President Joe Biden that elected Democrats — like much of the country — are ready to fully decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and repair some of the damage caused by the war on drugs. | The House approved the legislation, known as the Marijuana Opportunity and Reinvestment (MORE) Act, by a 220-204 vote after rejecting a bid…
(2022-04-02). 'Nazism is a Disease': Texan Came to Donbass to Protect People & Tell the Truth About 8-Year Long War. libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova Russell Bonner Bentley, a 61-year old American from Texas, says he couldn't stop himself from coming to the rescue of the people of Donbass, as they confronted fascism just like their great-grandfathers did 80 years ago. First as a soldier and now as a war correspondent, Bentley is defending the land where he…