2023-03-20: News Headlines

Andrew J. Bacevich (2023-03-20). On Missing Dr. Strangelove: Or how Americans learned to Stop Worrying and forgot the Bomb. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com) — Bosley Crowther, chief film critic for the New York Times, didn't quite know what to make of Dr. Strangelove at the time of its release in January 1964. Stanley Kubrick's dark antiwar satire was "beyond any question the most shattering sick joke I've ever come across," he wrote. But if the film …

Andy Kroll (2023-03-19). On Missing Dr. Strangelove. tomdispatch.com Bosley Crowther, chief film critic for the New York Times, didn't quite know what to make of Dr. Strangelove at the time of its release in January 1964. Stanley Kubrick's dark antiwar satire was "beyond any question the most shattering sick joke I've ever come across," he wrote. But if the film had its hilarious moments, Crowther found its overall effect distinctly unnerving. What exactly was Kubrick's point? "When virtually everybody turns up stupid or insane — or, what is worse, psychopathic — I want to know what this picture proves." We may find it odd for an influential critic to expect a movie to…

Charles Pierce (2023-03-19). Attack on Antiwar Activists Exemplifies Russophobia Among "Leftist" Apologists for Western Imperialism and a Fascist-Loving Regime. covertactionmagazine.com CounterPunch podcaster Eric Draitser has published a hit piece attacking veteran anti-war activists Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies in the form of a review of their new book, War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless War. His review, published on January 27 by an obscure avowedly socialist online magazine named Tempest, and …




Shane Burley (2023-03-19). Fascists Are Attempting to Win Followers by Rebranding as Antiwar. truthout.org The idea of a political coalition that mixes self-identified communists with neo-Nazis may seem implausible at first. However, a February 19 rally in Washington, D.C., branded as an effort to "Rage Against the War Machine," brought together dissident parts of the left and the right into common opposition to the U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) role in Russia's war on Ukraine. |

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2023-03-20). 20 Years After Start Of The Iraq War, Peace Movement Protests Another War. popularresistance.org Today, some organizers are too young to remember the outbreak of the Iraq War, representing an entirely new generation of the anti-war movement. Delaney Leonard, a 19-year-old in her first year of college and a member of the Howard University Dissenters, an anti-war group at a historically Black university, cannot recall a time in her life when the US wasn't at war. She will be part of the demonstration Saturday because "the effects of billions of dollars being taken away from crucial sectors of our country such as education, healthcare, or housing has been intrinsic to my youth."

ecns.cn (2023-03-20). Anti-war rallies take place in southern California 20 years after U.S. invasion of Iraq. ecns.cn Anti-war organizations held rallies in Los Angeles and San Diego on Saturday in the run-up to the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, which started on March 20, 2003.

Shane Burley (2023-03-19). Fascists Are Attempting to Win Followers by Rebranding as Antiwar. truthout.org The idea of a political coalition that mixes self-identified communists with neo-Nazis may seem implausible at first. However, a February 19 rally in Washington, D.C., branded as an effort to "Rage Against the War Machine," brought together dissident parts of the left and the right into common opposition to the U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) role in Russia's war on Ukraine. |

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2023-03-20). 20 Years After Start Of The Iraq War, Peace Movement Protests Another War. popularresistance.org Today, some organizers are too young to remember the outbreak of the Iraq War, representing an entirely new generation of the anti-war movement. Delaney Leonard, a 19-year-old in her first year of college and a member of the Howard University Dissenters, an anti-war group at a historically Black university, cannot recall a time in her life when the US wasn't at war. She will be part of the demonstration Saturday because "the effects of billions of dollars being taken away from crucial sectors of our country such as education, healthcare, or housing has been intrinsic to my youth."

ecns.cn (2023-03-20). Anti-war rallies take place in southern California 20 years after U.S. invasion of Iraq. ecns.cn Anti-war organizations held rallies in Los Angeles and San Diego on Saturday in the run-up to the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, which started on March 20, 2003.

Fight Back (2023-03-20). Detroit holds rally in solidarity with DC anti-war demonstration. fightbacknews.org Detroit, MI – In the early afternoon of March 18, braving the sub-freezing temperatures and biting wind, 40 activists gathered at Hart Plaza, in the heart of Detroit, to demonstrate against the U.S. escalation of its war against Russia in the Ukraine. The rally was in solidarity with the historic DC march occurring at the same date. | Several speakers tied the brutal U.S. invasion of Iraq, which began on this day 20 years ago, to the U.S. war in Ukraine, noting the chilling parallels between the two. | Movement elder Bill Meyer, representing the Michigan Peace Council, added his perspective to the event, saying…

Danny Haiphong, Black Agenda Report. (2023-03-20). China's Example Of Leadership Injects Hope Into A World Of Uncertainty. popularresistance.org On the one-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, China released a position paper on the path forward to peace. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed that the peace proposal lacked credibility and questioned China's commitment to the sovereignty and international law. Just weeks after China released its position on peace in Ukraine, Blinken was proven wrong. Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to reestablish relations on March 10 after a round of successful talks that took place in Beijing. | Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Centra…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-03-20). China's Iran-Saudi Peace Deal Is Big Blow To Petrodollar. popularresistance.org China surprised the world on March 10, announcing that it had successfully sponsored peace talks between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. | Four days of secret negotiations in Beijing led to a historic agreement in which the two West Asian nations normalized relations, following seven tense years without any official diplomatic ties. | Iraq had previously hosted peace talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, but these were sabotaged in January 2020 when US President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike to assassinate top Iranian official Qasem Soleimani, who had been involved in the negotiations.

ecns.cn (2023-03-20). Initiative on global civilization praised. ecns.cn The Global Civilization Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping is regarded as not only highly relevant in this world fraught with challenges and uncertainties, but also critical for the pursuit of common peace and development.

ecns.cn (2023-03-20). Palestinians, Israelis agree to de-escalate tension, advance peace, stability. ecns.cn The Palestinian National Authority and Israel reaffirmed their commitment on Sunday to advancing security, stability and peace for both Palestinians and Israelis.

ecns.cn (2023-03-19). AUKUS partnership aims to create a NATO replica in Asia-Pacific region: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The U.S., the UK and Australia are putting up an Anglo-Saxon clique and creating the so-called AUKUS trilateral security partnership to advance nuclear submarine cooperation and other cutting-edge military technology cooperation, which is typical Cold War mentality and a move that opens a Pandora's box, which will seriously impact regional and global peace and security, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday.

San José May Day Coalition (2023-03-19). Saturday 3/25: May Day 2023 Community Screen Printing Event. indybay.org San José Peace & Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street | San José, CA 95112…

Staff (2023-03-19). On April 2nd, Let's Take Peace into Our Own Hands. davidswanson.org

Free Alex Saab, Popular Resistance. (2023-03-20). Urgent: Imprisoned Diplomat Alex Saab's Life Is In Danger. popularresistance.org Today the Free Alex Saab Movement makes an urgent call to the world to denounce the alarming health condition of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, which endangers his life. | In July 2021, the Working Group against Torture and several UN rapporteurs expressed their concern about the irreparable deterioration of Alex Saab's health condition. | Let us recall that in Cape Verde, on July 7, 2021, after many refusals, Alex Saab was visited by his family doctor, who in his report detected a worrying health condition of the Venezuelan official, especially because Saab is a stomach cancer survivor.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-03-20). PSUV apoya lucha contra corrupción del Gobierno de Venezuela. telesurtv.net "Nuestra lucha contra la corrupción tiene que ser un sello inalterable de la conducta política que debe regir la acción cotidiana de los hombres y mujeres de la Revolución Bolivariana", indica el texto.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-03-20). Presidente saharaui inicia visita oficial a Venezuela. telesurtv.net Se trata de la primera visita a la nación bolivariana de un jefe de Estado de la RASD. Prevé reunirse con su homólogo venezolano, Nicolás Maduro.

Staff (2023-03-19). Tarek William sobre Cuba: "Uno aquí siente la energía poderosa de una Revolución, de un pueblo que tiene una historia mundial" cubadebate.cu "Para mí es muy grato, es un gran honor que el Presidente, el Jefe del Estado cubano nos haya recibido y hayamos podido intercambiar sobre todos los temas que están en la mesa, diría yo", afirmó en entrevista con la prensa Tarek William Saab, actual Fiscal General de Venezuela, cuyo rostro resulta familiar a los cubanos desde hace mucho tiempo.

Staff (2023-03-19). Estados Unidos vence a Venezuela y avanza a semifinales del Clásico Mundial de Béisbol 2023. cubadebate.cu Estados Unidos se impuso a Venezuela por 9 carreras a 7 en un partido de cuartos de final del Clásico Mundial de Béisbol 2023. Con este triunfo, Estados Unidos clasificó a las semifinales del torneo y se enfrentará a Cuba, que avanzó como primero del grupo A y derrotó en cuartos a Australia por 4-3.

Staff (2023-03-19). La golosina del Clásico Mundial: Cuba-Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Hasta bien entrada la noche de este sábado no conocimos el adversario de nuestra selección, salido del encuentro de cuartos de final entre Venezuela y los norteños, quienes decidieron en el octavo capítulo por un Grand Slam de Trea Turner, que puso el marcador 9-7 sin poderlo remontar los morochos. Esa es la magia de la pelota. Que nadie está seguro de la victoria hasta el último swing o lanzamiento. Los venezolanos jugaron quizás el mejor Clásico desde el 2006.

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