(2022-04-22). German government invests billions into prolonging Ukraine war. wsws.org NATO wants the military defeat and economic ruin of Russia. It has no interest in ending the war through a ceasefire.
(2022-04-22). White House announces another $800 million in military aid to Ukraine. wsws.org The White House announced on Thursday that it will be sending an additional $800 million in military aid to Ukraine for its proxy war with Russia which is now focused in the East of the country.
(2022-04-22). War In Ukraine Day 57: Russian Forces At ´Azovstal ª And Advance In North Of Donbass. southfront.org 
The war in Ukraine is first and foremost a mass event. In addition to crises, such events also bring opportunities….
(2022-04-22). Turkey Says Some NATO Members Want Longer Ukraine War to Hurt Russia. news.antiwar.com In an interview on Wednesday, "There are countries within NATO who want the war to continue," Cavusoglu told CNN Turk. "They want Russia to become weaker." | According to Iran's
(2022-04-22). Combat-ready: NATO in talks to deploy yet more troops to eastern flank. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 22, 2022 NATO allies in talks to send more troops to eastern flank: Polish official A senior Polish national security official said on Friday that the NATO alliance was discussing ways to boost troop numbers on its eastern edge amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. *** "Talks are under way to expand the NATO …
(2022-04-22). Japan intensifies hard-line stance on islands "illegally occupied" by Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 22, 2022 Japan shifts to hard-line stance on territorial dispute with Russia Tokyo has switched to a hard-line stance in its decades-long territorial dispute with Moscow following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, stating in its annual foreign policy report released Friday that four northern islands are "illegally occupied" by Russia. *** The report highlighted …
(2022-04-22). Azerbaijan: "We have proved to the whole world how to wage a war in the 21st century" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The leadership of Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Japan and Finland got the message on how to "liberate occupied territories" from Russia. === Azeri Press AgencyApril 22, 2022 President Ilham Aliyev: "Although war is over, the territorial claims against us are not over yet" "We have proved to the whole world how to wage a war in …
(2022-04-22). France to deliver howitzers, anti-tank missiles for war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 22, 2022 Macron announces supply of Milan anti-tank systems, Caesar howitzers to Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the supply of Milan anti-tank missiles and Caesar self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. *** "We are delivering significant equipment, from Milan to Caesar. I think we have to continue on this route. Always with the red …
(2022-04-22). Biden: U.S. prepared to supply weapons for interminable war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 22, 2022 Biden: USA can supply Ukraine with weapons for long time The United States is capable of supplying Ukraine with weapons for a long time, U.S. President Joe Biden has said on Thursday. "We have the capacity to do this for a long time," he said, answering a journalist's question about how long …
(2022-04-22). Synthetic Left Joins Corporate Right in Getting Ukraine War Wrong. covertactionmagazine.com Since the Russian military operation to de-Nazify and de-militarize Ukraine began in late February, there is a common misperception that …
(2022-04-22). The Panama Canal, a Weapon the West Will Not Use Against Russia. orinocotribune.com Preventing the passage of Russian ships through the Panama Canal, as proposed by Ukraine and the United States, would break the historical "neutrality" of the passage and turn the canal into a military objective, warned the Panamanian political analyst Richard Morales, in an interview with Sputnik. | The official agenda of the visit by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to Panama, has as its central point the migratory cooperation between both countries. However, it occurs in the context of the conflict in Ukraine and the emphatic request of Oksana Dramaretska, concurrent Ukrainian ambassador in Panama, t…
(2022-04-22). Tuesday 4/26: The War in Ukraine: NO U.S./NATO WAR WITH RUSSIA! NO WORLD WAR 3! indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2022-04-22). India blocs Japanese Air Self-Defense Force flight for Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaApril 22, 2022 Japan reworks Ukraine aid plan after India blocks military plane Japan is redrawing its plan for transporting humanitarian aid supplies to displaced Ukrainians after India reportedly refused to let Self-Defense Forces aircraft land in the country. The plan was for an Air Self-Defense Force plane to pick up relief items at …
(2022-04-22). NATO's Warmongering Voice in the Caribbean. orinocotribune.com By A.T. Freeman — Apr 14, 2022 | Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Sir Ron Sanders, Antigua and Barbuda's ambassador to the US and the OAS, has emerged as one of the most strident Caribbean voices
(2022-04-22). Turkey makes NATO ally Greece offer it better not refuse. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey and its weapons have recently established a record in Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia, Ethiopia and Ukraine that Athens would be wise to heed is the message from Greece's NATO ally and neighbor. ==== Hurriyet News AgencyApril 22, 2022 Defense minister urges Greece to respond to Turkey's call for 'friendship' Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on …
(2022-04-22). Coup-threatened Georgia: ruling party exposes "NGO clan" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On the role of "NGOs' in fomenting coups in Georgia, and the wars that inevitably follow them, see item below the news report. The United National Movement is the party founded by Mikheil Saakashvili, who returned from Ukraine late last year, where he held a major post in the government of Volodymyr Zelensky, to launch …
(2022-04-22). WB estimates Ukraine damage at roughly $60bn: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) — Physical damage to Ukraine's buildings and infrastructures from Russia's military operations has reached roughly $60 billion and will rise further as the war continues, World Bank President David Malpass said on Thursday.
(2022-04-22). German chancellor: NATO-Russia clash could trigger third world war, nuclear war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Scholz's logic at times (see below) is not only tortuous but torturous. His main message, though, seems unequivocal. Der SpiegelApril 22, 2022 "There Cannot Be a Nuclear War" Excerpts from interview. The SPD is a party of peace, but it has never been pacifist. The two great postwar Social Democratic chancellors, Willy Brandt and Helmut …
(2022-04-22). Yes to the Atrophy of the Barbarism of War, No to the Inhuman Barbarism of the False Peace. orinocotribune.com By Susana Khalil — Apr 12, 2022 | War is not the moral solution, but neither are pacifists, and in many cases, they amputate the victim under this magnanimous catechism that in the end does not materialize or come close to justice. | War is a human shame, it is a spiritual failure and the failure of reason, it is human bitterness…Animals are not saints either, but what will the fauna and flora say about us when an atomic bomb was dropped on our planet, in Hiroshima, and also with the loving touch of a son; the pilot wrote his mother's name on the plane, Enola Gay. And on the third day, another atomic bomb…
(2022-04-22). Navajo Elderly Denied Entry to Navajo Council During Protest of New Mining. indybay.org Navajo elderly were refused entry to the spring session of the Navajo Nation Council today. During a peaceful protest outside the Navajo Nation Council chambers, Dine' opposed new helium mining on the sacred Beautiful Mountain. While isolated Navajos need water to survive COVID-19, the Navajo Council plans to give a half-million-dollar gift to a private Christian school.
(2022-04-22). Turkish-Indonesian strategic partnership: NATO's gateway to ASEAN. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1952 along with Greece after both nations had served their apprenticeship by deploying troops for the Korean War. Three years later Turkey became the main pivot in the founding of the Central Treaty Organization, modeled after NATO.A year earlier the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, also modeled after …
(2022-04-22). Dorothy A. Brown and Dean Baker on Tax Policy. fair.org 
This week on CounterSpin: News media coverage of taxes falls broadly into two camps: There are, especially in April, lots of "news you can use"—type stories—like NBC's Today show on April 14 warning viewers to be mindful of typos and not be lazy about filing for extensions, or NBC Nightly News on April 18, noting that if you filed by mail, you might wait five to eight months for your return, due to backlogs at the IRS. Taxes as an "oh well, what are you gonna do" thing that all of us have to deal with. | Then there are other stories, disconnected stories, about tax policy: Who pays, how much, and…
(2022-04-22). The next stage in the fight of educators against the pandemic, school cuts and the danger of war. wsws.org The recent strikes by teachers and school employees in Minneapolis and Sacramento over wages ravaged by inflation are only the beginning of a new wave of struggles.
(2022-04-22). A must read for Lenin's birthday, the 'Letter to American Workers'. fightbacknews.org To mark the 152nd birthday, April 22, of the outstanding revolutionary V.I. Lenin, Fight Back News Service is circulating his famous article "Letter to American Workers" written in 1918. | Comrades! A Russian Bolshevik who took part in the 1905 Revolution, and who lived in your country for many years afterwards, has offered to convey my letter to you. I have accepted his proposal all the more gladly because just at the present time the American revolutionary workers have to play an exceptionally important role as uncompromising enemies of American imperialism—the freshest, strongest and latest in joining in…
(2022-04-22). Earth Day: Biden & US capitalism's broken climate promises. liberationnews.org 
It is clear that "green capitalism" will not save us. A democratically-planned economy focused on meeting the needs of the people and the planet is the only way forward.
(2022-04-22). Who are the War Criminals? The Nightmare: The Iraq Invasion's Atrocities, Unearthing the Unthinkable. globalresearch.ca They promised that the invasion of Iraq would be without a bloodbath…
(2022-04-22). Consumer Health: Addressing concerns and dispelling myths about organ donation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. And it's estimated 20 patients die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. Have you considered becoming a donor? If you've never considered organ donation or delayed…
(2022-04-22). Turkey commemorates life of Chechen separatist warlord. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The piece is beyond eulogy and approaching hagiography.The Kremlin's strategic partner Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened a public park dedicated to Dzhokhar Dudayev, first president of the "Chechen Republic of Ichkeria," last December, triggering a fierce reaction from current Chechen president, Ramzan Kadyrov.Turkey is not through with Chechnya and with Dagestan, Ingushetia and the Tatars in …
(2022-04-22). Normalizing Nuclear War and Predicting Global Food Shortages. indybay.org (Photo of my grandfather and me on Easter Sunday at my parent's home in Yorktown, Virginia 1959)…
(2022-04-22). Mayo Clinic Minute: 'Liver in a box' is saving lives with new technology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It is new technology called "liver in a box," and it's improving outcomes for patients who receive lifesaving transplants. April is National Donate Life Month, which helps raise awareness about the importance of organ donation. According to Lifesource, more than 11,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for a lifesaving liver donation. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/TOR3KjXs9KM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 09) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo…
(2022-04-22). Monday 4/25: Fentanyl Awareness Virtual Town Hall & Listening Session. indybay.org Zoom Link: us02web.zoom.us/j/89453471671…
(2022-04-22). Colombia's private sector received cut from organized crime profits: warlord. colombiareports.com Jailed warlord "Otoniel" told Colombia's war crimes tribunal that politicians and police commanders are on the payroll of paramilitary organization AGC, local media reported Thursday. Dario Antonio Usuga, a.k.a. "Otoniel,"…
(2022-04-22). Consumer Health: What do you know about testicular cancer? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about testicular cancer. Compared with other types of cancer, testicular cancer is rare. But testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men in the U.S. between the ages of 15 and 35. Approximately 9,910 new cases of testicular cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2022, and 460 people will die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society….
(2022-04-22). WorkWeek 4-21-22 Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support/DC Assange Demo. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support, DC Assange Support Demo, Chris Hedges On Imperialist War & Censorship, SF Redistricting & Racism, LA Gentrification & A Labor Candidate…
(2022-04-22). S.Korean court ends longest-ever hearing on warrant to arrest ex-president Park. news.xinhuanet.com A South Korean court on Thursday ended the longest-ever hearing here on a warrant to arrest former President Park Geun-hye, who was impeached earlier this month.
(2022-04-22). Iran education ministry blasts terror attacks in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) — A day after deadly bomb attacks against students and worshipers in Afghanistan, the Iranian ICESCO National Commission condemned the terror attacks saying such attacks increase public hatred towards the terrorists.
(2022-04-22). World Earth Day: ecological protection a priority in Tibet. ecns.cn Friday marks Earth Day 2022. China's Tibet Autonomous Region embraces one of the best ecological environment in the world thanks to rising awareness of the harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
(2022-04-22). Washington: Lifting US Sanctions on Venezuela to be Decided Only After Mexico Talks—Does Venezuela Need This? orinocotribune.com Caracas, April 21, 2022 ( "It is very clear that on one side of the table are the Venezuelans…
(2022-04-22). Air defense, armored vehicles: Britain trains Ukrainian troops at home, in Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 22, 2022 UK training Ukrainian troops in Poland: Johnson Ukrainian troops are being trained in Poland to use anti-aircraft defence equipment donated by the British government, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed. "I can say that we're currently training Ukrainians in Poland in the use of the anti-aircraft defences," Johnson told reporters …
(2022-04-22). Sunday 5/1: Bay Area Labor May Day Parade & Rally. indybay.org Parade will begin at Market Street and the Embarcadero in San Francisco and will march up to the Civic Center, where the rally will be held.
(2022-04-21). Ukraine: A New Consensus On Whiteness? popularresistance.org In 1999 US and NATO forces bombed Serbia for 78 days, ushering a new century further characterized by war and militarism. With no negative consequences of military overreach, especially after the dismantling of the Soviet Union, the U.S. unleashed war in its various forms (from direct attacks to sanctions, drones, and subversion) with a wanton disregard for its human and political consequences. Yet, even when massive numbers of U.S. troops were deployed in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, and other ancient cities whose names are in the great religious texts of the world, and reduced them to rubble, the awful rea…
(2022-04-21). Ben Norton on the US-Backed Coup in Pakistan, Neverending War in Ukraine, and a Multipolar World. mintpressnews.com "Anyone who knows the basic history of the U.S. knows that it has organized coups and impeachments and color revolutions around the world for many decades, but [Khan's ouster] was pretty much done in broad daylight!" — Ben Norton…
(2022-04-21). Now is the Time for Non-Alignment and Peace. orinocotribune.com By Roger McKenzie and Vijay Prashad — Apr 16, 2022 | "And maps can really point to places | Where life is evil now" | — WH Auden, In Time of War, 1939 | War is an ugly part of the human experience. Everything about it is hideous. War is most obviously the act of invasion and the brutality that goes along with its operations. No war is precise; every war hurts civilians. Each act of bombardment sends a neurological shudder through a society. | World War II demonstrated this ugliness in the Holocaust and in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. | From Hiroshima and the Holocaust rose two mighty m…
(2022-04-21). Kherson Region In The South Of Ukraine On Its Way To Peace. southfront.org 
Russian soldiers raised the Victory Banner on the Walk of Fame (monument to soldiers who died in the Great Patriotic War) in Kherson | By today, artillery strikes by the AFU and the Russian Army on the border areas of the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions continue. However, no successful offensive operations have been carried out by the sides . The Russian Armed Forces are striking targets in Mykolaiv and south of Nikopol with cruise missiles and respond to any attack of the AFU with artillery shelling. Meanwhile, the ci…
(2022-04-21). Western-Led Globalization Might End. popularresistance.org An article written by authors John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge for Bloomberg on March 24 sounded the alarm to announce the end of "the second great age of globalization." The Western trade war and sanctions against China that predated the pandemic have now been joined by the stiff Western sanctions imposed against Russia after it invaded Ukraine. These sanctions are like an iron curtain being built by the United States and its allies around Eurasia. But according to Micklethwait and Wooldridge, this iron curtain will not only descend around China and Russia but will also have far-reaching consequences acro…
(2022-04-21). No Concessions From Russia: 'Easter Truce' In Ukraine Rejected. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | UN Secretary General Guterres called on Russia and Ukraine for a four-day truce on the eve of Easter for humanitarian aid and the withdrawal of citizens. Previously, all joint attempts to secure humanitarian corridors were thwarted by the Ukrainian side, as a result Russian forces are providing evacuation from the war-torn cities and villages by their own means. | On April 21, the Russian side rejected the proposal for an "Easter truce" at another meeting of the UN Security Council.
(2022-04-21). War In Ukraine Day 56: If One Not To Act, Opponent Does It. southfront.org 
Fierce fighting continues in the main sections of the front in eastern Ukraine. | The Azovstal plant in Mariupol is being mopped up. |
(2022-04-21). Saakashvili: We are not a war party, but "Ukraine and world are defeating Georgia's century-old enemy" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2April 21, 2022 We are not a war party, but a party that protects and saves the country — Mikheil Saakashvili We are not a war party, but a party that protects and saves the country. Such a statement made today the former president of Georgia. "Great changes await the whole region and the world. …
(2022-04-21). Trudeau: Canada to provide heavy artillery to Ukrainian military. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Canadian PressApril 20, 2022 Canada will send heavy artillery to Ukraine, Trudeau pledges Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed plans Tuesday to send heavy artillery to embattled Ukraine…. Trudeau mentioned the plan to provide artillery…during a news conference in Dalhousie, N.B., saying the decision followed a specific request to Canada from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government. …
(2022-04-21). The Civil War/Proxy War in Ukraine and the Russian Offensive. mronline.org 
To get a firm grasp on the current situation in Ukraine, we must understand the central role that the United States and NATO have played in the conflict from the start, beginning in 2014 with the U.S.-engineered Maidan coup.