(2022-04-27). The White House is Turning the War in Ukraine into a New Gold Rush. journal-neo.org 
The Americans have a saying that every new president needs his own "splendid little war." They understand perfectly that a war of that kind will enrich the incoming political and military establishment and also solve many social and financial problem in the country, not least unemployment, and help reduce foreign debt. The political establishment has …
(2022-04-27). The Ukraine Crisis Can't Save Biden. popularresistance.org The United States, its NATO allies, and their partners in corporate media are engaging in an unprecedented war propaganda effort. Their goal is to get and maintain public support for their actions against Russia which are playing out in Ukraine. The messaging is constant and isn't at all subtle. One cannot go online for any purpose without seeing exhortations to help Ukrainian children, buy products colored in blue and yellow, or somehow "stand with Ukraine." | What passes for news about Ukraine is usually little more than anti-Russian screeds, sourced by "anonymous officials" eager to reveal claims that Vladimir…
(2022-04-27). German-European war plans: politics and media rejoice over Macron's election victory. wsws.org As a supporter of the European Union and a more independent European foreign policy, Macron is seen as an ally by the German ruling class in the implementation of the German-European great power ambitions.
(2022-04-27). Was the policy of detente a political mistake? indybay.org Under attack is a policy for which today, as in past decades, the top priority is to contain the European war before the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons is crossed… | In the age of nuclear weapons, war can no longer be a means of politics.
(2022-04-27). Second front: Japan-Russia tensions rising. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 26, 2022 Russia warns Japan over military exercises Russia warned Tokyo it will take retaliatory measures should Japan expand the scope of its joint naval exercises with the United States, APA's Moscow correspondent reports citing the Russian Foreign Ministry. The drills near the Russian border are fueling tensions in the region and …
(2022-04-27). Venezuela's National Assembly Appoints New Supreme Court Justices. orinocotribune.com 
30 new justices, the General Inspector of Courts, and the director of the School of the Judiciary were sworn in. | This Tuesday, April 26, 42 magistrates were appointed to the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) by the National Assembly (AN). After evaluating candidates from civil society, the new judges were approved by a qualified majority in the plenary session held on Tuesday. | PSUV Deputy Giuseppe Alessandrello, president of the judicial nominations committee, was in charge of announcing the candidates for approval by the AN. | "This is a transcendental act in the political life of this country, and in all its i…
(2022-04-27). Venezuela ante un mundo sin petróleo. cubadebate.cu øCuánto durarán las reservas probadas de petróleo en el mundo? Para 2016, se calculaba que restaban 1,65 trillones de barriles, que a la tasa de consumo anual de 35.442.913.090 darían para 47 años, de los cuales han transcurrido ya siete. En artículos anteriores señalamos que las reservas de Venezuela son el doble de las de Arabia Saudita y trece veces mayores que las de Estados Unidos, las cuales, al ritmo de explotación actual, durarán sólo unos ocho años. Estas cifras tienen precisas consecuencias para el planeta; veamos lo que significan para Venezuela.
(2022-04-26). US weapons, European supplicants block peace in Ukraine. thegrayzone.com Richard Sakwa, scholar and author of "Frontline Ukraine", on the obstacles to peace in Ukraine. As the Russia-Ukraine war opens a new phase in the Donbas, scholar Richard Sakwa on the absence of diplomacy; the Western media's veneration of Zelensky; the European Union's self-implosion over the war; and the crackdown on dissent in both Ukraine and Russia. Guest: Richard Sakwa. Professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent. His books include "Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands" …
(2022-04-26). Defense Secretary Austin admits the US is a party to Ukraine war. wsws.org In prepared remarks following a meeting with Ukrainian officials, Austin declared, "our focus in the meeting was to talk about those things that would enable us to win the current fight and also build for tomorrow."
(2022-04-26). US is the biggest saboteur of world peace and stability. ecns.cn Facts have proven that the US is the biggest spreader of disinformation, culprit of coercive diplomacy and saboteur of world peace and stability.
(2022-04-26). In Video: French Milan ATGM Spotted On Front Lines In Ukraine. southfront.org 
(2022-04-26). Use Of UR-77 Self-Propelled Mine Clearance Rocket Launcher In Urban Warfare. southfront.org 
A particular feature of the military conflict in Ukraine is the extremely intense fighting within dense urban settlements with developed engineering infrastructure. | Since the Second World War, there have probably only been four large-scale instances of such combat. These are, first of all, the fighting in Grozny in the winter of 1994-1995, the storming of Aleppo in 2016 and, the fighting in the suburbs of Damascus in 2012 and the storming of Mosul in 2016-2017. All of these examples have common features, pec…
(2022-04-26). Biden's New Arms Czar For Ukraine Has A Lot Of Blood On His Hands. popularresistance.org President Joe Biden's new appointee as arms czar for Ukraine, Terry Wolff, has a lot of blood on his hands. | The three-star general's new job is to coordinate arms shipments to Ukraine that are designed to bog down the Russians, including a new $800 million weapons package that President Biden authorized last Thursday. | A native of Elk Grove, California, who graduated from West Point in 1979, Wolff previously trained Iraqi forces for a deadly siege of Mosul in 2016, and helped plan operations in the illegal war on Afghanistan as a National Security Council senior director for the country. | Between November 201…
(2022-04-26). Lloyd Ostin Declares US Real Goal To Defeat Russia On Battlefield — CNN. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | After the visit to Ukraine by the US Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense on April 24th, CNN reported on Biden's change of strategy towards Russia. The US officials also announced new military assistance and the return of diplomats to Ukraine. | Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told reporters after a trip to Kyiv that "we want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can't do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine." The new US goal is "to defeat Russia on the…
(2022-04-26). How US Spread Biological 'Poison', Ethnic Division and Ideological Antagonism Around the World. libya360.wordpress.com Zhang Mengxu Poison disseminator Illustration: Xu Zihe/GT GT Editor's Note: Since the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine began, the international community has grown increasingly aware of the roles the US and NATO have played behind the crisis. From funding biological labs to creating ethnic division and ideological confrontation around the world, from imposing sanctions…
(2022-04-26). Georgian war party leaders are officials in the Ukrainian government. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Dream is the party of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili; that is, the current ruling party. Viktor Yanukovych of course was the president of Ukraine at the time of the U.S.-supported coup there in 2014. He was deposed with Western backing, hence the allusion below.Davyd Arakhamia, also known as David Braun, is the leader of …
(2022-04-26). Finland and Sweden prepare to join NATO. wsws.org The ruling elites in both Scandinavian countries, which maintained formal neutrality after World War II, have seized on the Russian government's reactionary invasion of Ukraine to overcome long-standing opposition among working people to the aggressive US-led military alliance.
(2022-04-26). Bulgarian coalition partner firm in opposition to involvement in Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Sofia GlobeApril 26, 2022 Socialist party refuses to join Bulgarian PM's delegation in Kyiv The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), a ruling coalition member, vehemently opposed to proposals for Bulgaria to supply arms to Ukraine, has refused to take part in Prime Minister Kiril Petkov's planned trip to Kyiv. Petkov plans to lead a coalition government …
(2022-04-26). Biden's New Arms Czar for Ukraine Has a Lot of Blood on His Hands—They Are Likely to Get Even Bloodier. covertactionmagazine.com Terry Wolff oversaw training of Iraqi forces for deadly siege of Mosul and coalition fighting dirty war in Syria President …
(2022-04-26). Japan to Jordan, Israel to Kenya: 43 NATO allies, partners to attend Ukraine war summit. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Finland, Sweden and Ukraine are members of NATO's Partnership for Peace program and are NATO Enhanced Opportunities Partners, as are Australia and Jordan. Israel, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia are members of NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue. Qatar is a member of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative. Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea were NATO Contact Countries before …
(2022-04-26). Defend Alice Walker: anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead April 25, 2022 While the war in Ukraine — egged on by U.S. imperialism and its NATO ally — continues to dominate the mainstream media in the U.S. and globally, terrorist attacks on the Palestinian people continue unabated. Crocodile tears are being shed for Ukrainian refugees, but there is little-to-no sympathy being shown toward Palestinians who have suffered colonial oppression for decades. March to defend Palestine, New York City, April 20. WW Photo: Shanza Deen These genocidal attacks, now carried out by the fascistic Israeli Defense Forces, have been the bloody foundation that…
(2022-04-26). The disintegration of the German Left Party—the price of right-wing politics. wsws.org The real cause of the German Left Party's crisis is its right-wing politics. The worsening of the social crisis as a result of the pandemic and inflation, as well as the war in Ukraine, have made it impossible to hide its right-wing policies under left-wing phrases.
(2022-04-26). War it is — and escalation is coming. mronline.org 
'War is war', and this war is set to escalate.
(2022-04-26). Japan boosts aid to Ukraine, says Russia "shook foundation of international order to its core" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 26, 2022 Japan to provide food, medicine to Ukraine, Kishida tells Zelenskyy Japan will provide food and medicine to war-torn Ukraine as additional relief supplies, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday after speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone. Kishida told reporters after their roughly 40-minute conversation that Japan will step up …
(2022-04-26). Zelenskymania and Switzerland's ruined image. mronline.org 
Background and foreground of the war in Ukraine.
(2022-04-26). The Chris Hedges Report: Ukraine and the 'Worthy' and 'Unworthy' Victims of War. scheerpost.com 
By Chris Hedges / Rulers divide the world into 'worthy' and 'unworthy' victims; those we are allowed to pity, such as Ukrainians enduring the hell of modern warfare, and those whose suffering is minimized, dismissed, or ignored. This bifurcation of the world in…
(2022-04-26). China not interested in World War III: Foreign Ministry. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) — The Chinese authorities are not seeking World War III and are in favor of resolving the conflict in Ukraine through diplomacy, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.
(2022-04-26). Ukraine: A New Consensus on Whiteness? orinocotribune.com By Ajamu Baraka — Apr 20, 2022 | The Biden administration and corporate media cover up the existence of white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Ukraine. They are disappeared from the official narrative in order to get public buy-in for U.S. policy. | 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. unle…
(2022-04-26). NATO warships arrive in Finland for exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ReutersApril 25, 2022 NATO warships arrive at Finnish port for training exercises Three NATO warships arrived in the southwestern Finnish port of of Turku on Monday to train with Finland's navy as Helsinki considers the possibility of joining the U.S.-led alliance amid increased tensions with Russia over Ukraine. Latvian minelayer LVNS Virsaitis and minehunters Estonian …
(2022-04-26). President Xiomara Castro repeals neoliberal ZEDE Law in landmark step and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at the repeal of the Law of Zones of Employment and Economic Development by progressive President Xiomara Castro in Honduras; renewed threats by the US and its allies against a security cooperation agreement between China and the Solomon Islands; an appeal by UN experts urging the international community to resume its support to 6 leading Palestinian civil society organizations outlawed by Israel; and the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on the global military expenditure in 2021.
(2022-04-26). The Civilian Deaths You Haven't Heard About. tomdispatch.com Madogaz Musa Abdullah still remembers the phone call. But what came next was a blur. He drove for hours, deep into the Libyan desert, speeding toward the border with Algeria. His mind buckled, his thoughts reeled, and more than three years later, he's still not certain how he made that six-hour journey. The call was about his younger brother, Nasser, who, as he told me, was more than a sibling to him. He was also a close friend. Nasser was polite and caring. He loved music, sang, and played the guitar. Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and Bob Marley were his favorites. Abdullah finally found Nasser near the village…
(2022-04-26). Democrats Go After Union Busters As Labor Movement Explodes. moguldom.com Consultants to Democratic Party political committees may be banned from giving clients union-busting guidance following a news report that Amazon hired a consulting firm with close ties to Democratic political groups to help squash efforts to unionize at a Staten Island, New York, warehouse. Global Strategy Group (GSG), a consultant and polling partner for a pro-Biden …
(2022-04-26). The Role of Modern China in a Changing World. libya360.wordpress.com James ONeill We are currently witnessing the greatest change in the geopolitical landscape that has ever occurred in the lives of those alive today. At the end of the Second World War there were two major powers in the world: Russia and the United States. Only one, the United States, then had the atomic bomb,…
(2022-04-26). Top-level US visit to Pine Gap highlights Australia's role in war planning against China. wsws.org The head of the US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral John Aquilino, who last year declared that war against China was "much closer than most think," described Australia as an "extremely high-end partner."
(2022-04-26). 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…
(2022-04-26). Colin Kaepernick's "I Color Myself Different" mronline.org 
Colin Kaepernick: The idea for "I Color Myself Different" had been circulating in my mind long before I put a pen to the page, in part, because the story is based on an actual moment from my childhood. When I was in kindergarten, I was given a seemingly straightforward assignment in school: "draw a picture of yourself and your family."
(2022-04-26). 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….
(2022-04-26). Mayo Clinic Minute: How a Southern diet is connected to chronic diseases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Warmer weather brings more opportunities for picnics, barbecues and gatherings around food. But before you reach for a second helping, consider if what you're eating may be increasing your risk for chronic disease. In a traditional Southern diet — highlighted by fried foods, organ meats, processed meats, eggs and egg dishes, sugar-sweetened beverages, and bread — the prevalence of high blood pressure in the African American population is higher according to Dr. Ivan Porter II, a nephrologist at Mayo…
(2022-04-26). Georgian opposition accelerates plans for coup, war: parliament speaker. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2April 26, 2022 There is a disinformation campaign against Georgia in order to cause unrest in the country and to involve Georgia in the war — Shalva Papuashvili "There is a disinformation campaign against Georgia in order to cause unrest in the country and to involve Georgia in the war. What's best is that we …
(2022-04-26). Muslims and the War on Terror: Two-plus decades of 'othering'. nationofchange.org Maha Hilal's "Innocent Until Proven Muslim" lays bare the War on Terror's toll on constitutional rights and marginalized communities.
(2022-04-26). Sanders warns against massive congressional bailout for Bezos space company. mronline.org 
"At a time when over half of the people in this country live paycheck to paycheck," the Vermont senator wrote, "should we really be providing a multibillion-dollar taxpayer bailout for Bezos to fuel his space hobby?"
(2022-04-26). Imperial's Head of Security is awarded AUSCO Security Manager of the Year. imperial.ac.uk Imperial's Head of Security is awarded AUSCO Security Manager of the Year, and team also win Security Initiative of the Year.
(2022-04-26). Following Karabakh war, Azerbaijan "determines geopolitical landscape of South Caucasus" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com (With no little help from Turkey and Russia) Trend News AgencyApril 26, 2022 Azerbaijan grabs world's attention by being center of power in South Caucasus — official The fact that the 5th Congress of World Azerbaijanis was named the Victory Congress and took place in liberated Shusha [as a result of the 44-day second Karabakh …
(2022-04-26). US Global Drone War Has Killed Untold Numbers of Civilians, Including Children. truthout.org Madogaz Musa Abdullah still remembers the phone call. But what came next was a blur. He drove for hours, deep into the Libyan desert, speeding toward the border with Algeria. His mind buckled, his thoughts reeled, and more than three years later, he's still not certain how he made that six-hour journey. | The call was about his younger brother, Nasser, who, as he told me, was more than a sibling to him. He was also a close friend. Nasser was polite and caring. He loved music, sang, and played the guitar. Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and Bob Marley were his favorites. | Abdullah finally found Nasser near the vill…
(2022-04-26). Zelensky advisor: If Saakashvili was in power Georgia would have entered the war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 26, 2022 Vice PM: Ukrainian Presidential advisor's comments confirm Georgia would be at war if Saakashvili were in power Comments by Ukrainian Presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych confirm that if the imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili were in power in Georgia, the country would be embroiled in a war, Thea Tsulukiani, the Georgian Vice Prime …
(2022-04-26). Iran calls on UNSC to hold Israel accountable for its actions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) — Warning the Israeli regime of the consequences of its actions against Palestinians, Takht-Ravanchi called on the Security Council to hold the Israeli regime accountable through all legal means at its disposal.
(2022-04-26). Military Situation In Syria On April 26, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 26, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 26, ISIS attacked an SDF patrol in the town of Diban. One SDF member was killed; | On April 26, three SAA members reportedly were killed and four others were injured by ISIS ATGM attack south of Tabqa; | On April 25, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in north of Tal Tamar. | MORE ON THE TOPIC:
(2022-04-26). Georgia, Poland, Lithuania win top awards in NATO cyber warfare competition. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 26, 2022 Georgian Cyber Security Bureau earns third spot in NATO exercise The Cyber Security Bureau of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia claimed third place in Locked Shields 2022, a cybersecurity training organised by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, on Tuesday. Competing along with their Estonian colleagues, the Georgian participants …
(2022-04-26). Latvian DM congratulates Azerbaijan on Karabakh war, discusses Azeri-NATO ties. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 26, 2022 President Ilham Aliyev receives Deputy Prime Minister of Latvia President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Republic of Latvia Artis Pabriks. The sides expressed satisfaction with the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Latvia, and stressed the importance of high-level reciprocal visits…. …
(2022-04-26). Melissa Lucio granted temporary stay of execution, but no clemency. wsws.org The stay came after significant sections of the political establishment, nervous about the execution of a clearly innocent person discrediting the death penalty and aware of the outrage it was provoking, called for a delay in Lucio's execution.