Daily Archives: March 30, 2022

2022-03-30: News Headlines

Dan Cohen (2022-03-30). Ukraine's Propaganda War: International PR Firms, DC Lobbyists and CIA Cutouts. indybay.org Dan Cohen reveals the network of foreign strategists, Washington DC lobbyists, and intelligence-linked media outlets behind Ukraine's public relations blitz.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Nagorno-Karabakh: Russia reinforces troops after Azerbaijani armed incursion. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Armenian WeeklyMarch 29, 2022 A View from Baku: How Azerbaijan perceives the Russia-Ukraine conflict Azerbaijan continues to utilize the preoccupation of the international community with the war in Ukraine to pursue its long-term policy of ethnic cleansing against the indigenous Armenian population in Nagorno-Karabakh, by cutting off gas supplies and harassing the people, as well …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). NATO to dispatch 800 more Danish troops for Baltic battle groups. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agence France-PresseMarch 29, 2022 Denmark says ready to send 800 NATO troops to Baltic states Denmark said on Tuesday it was making a battalion of 800 troops available to NATO in Baltic countries…. The Nordic country has already deployed some 200 military personnel, fighter jets to Estonia and Lithuania and sent a frigate to the …

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-03-30). Portugal logra clasificación al Mundial de fútbol Catar 2022. telesurtv.net Polonia clasificó también al Mundial Catar 2022 al derrotar por dos goles a cero a Suecia.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Spain's PSOE-Podemos government announces record military budget. wsws.org While it claims there is no money for an elimination strategy for COVID-19, the government is showering the military with money amid the war drive against Russia.

Anonymous349 (2022-03-30). Ukrainian S-300 Systems Are Blown Up By Russian Missiles Amid Diplomatic Obscurity. southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | Despite alarming reports about the results of the March 29 round of the Ukrainian-Russian talks in Turkey, the Armed Forces of Russia continues their military operation in Ukraine. | On March 30, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that a strike with high-precision air-launched missiles destroyed large fuel depots in the Starokonstantinov and Khmelnytsky regions, from which fuel was supplied for the grouping of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donbass. | Also, a strike with the operation…

Staff (2022-03-30). Russia to Drastically Reduce Military Activity in Kiev Area after Advances in Peace Negotiations. orinocotribune.com Russia has taken "two steps towards the de-escalation of the conflict in Ukraine," one in the military field and the other in the political sphere, said Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation in the peace negotiations. | At a press conference following the meeting held with Ukrainian representatives in Istanbul, Turkey, this Tuesday, March 29, the Russian delegation detailed the steps it will take to de-escalate the conflict: | ‚Ä¢ At the military level: The decision has been made to drastically reduce military activity in the vicinity of Kiev and Chernigov. | ‚Ä¢ At the…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). EU advisers urge full NATO membership for Israel. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Express (Britain)March 29, 2022 Israel urged to join NATO as Turkey seeks 'golden prize' of EU membership Israel has been urged to join NATO after two diplomatic experts said "it is time to start building" towards full membership of the intergovernmental military alliance. Israel took a step closer to NATO in 2014 when it …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-03-30). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 update. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Last week marked two years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. While infection rates and hospitalizations in the U.S. continue to decline, there are some areas of concern globally. "China, Hong Kong, Ireland, the U.K. and Denmark are seeing surges back up again," explains Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "These countries, many of us experts believe, prematurely dropped mask-wearing and nonpharmaceutical interventions, and really have stopped pushing…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Pentagon: NATO executes military deployments to Russian border with unmatched speed. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Department of DefenseMarch 29, 2022 General Says NATO Is Stepping Up Defense Investments "We are witnessing a generational moment, a historic demonstration of unity in will and an unprecedented effort by allies to strengthen defense while simultaneously helping those in need," said [Air Force General Tod] Wolters, commander of U.S. European Command and NATO …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Marine deployment raises recent U.S. Eastern European buildup to 12,000 troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Air Force TimesMarch 29, 2022 400 Marines deploy in Eastern Europe as part of US response to Ukraine war Three Marine Corps aviation units have joined more than 10,000 U.S. troops mobilized to Eastern Europe and Germany in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. The Marines already had been on …

ecns.cn (2022-03-30). China-EU leaders' meeting to be held via video link. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will hold the 23rd China-EU leaders' meeting with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen via video link on Friday,…

WSWS (2022-03-30). Stop censoring the opponents of war! wsws.org On Saturday, Facebook deleted a video posted by the Socialist Equality Party of Germany opposing the German government's participation in the US-led NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-30). Russia Ambassador condoles with NRM on death of party's Vice Chairman Oulanyah. plusnews.ug The Ambassador of Russia to Uganda H.E Vladen Semivolos, has Wednesday visited the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party head offices in Kampala where he paid his last respects to the late Rt Jacob L'okori Oulanyah. Oulanyah died on Sunday March 20, 2022 in Seattle, U.S where he was receiving treatment. His candle burned out just …

WSWS (2022-03-30). Canadian workers denounce US-NATO war drive against Russia and Putin's invasion of Ukraine. wsws.org In contrast to the pro-war propaganda pumped out by the corporate-controlled media on a daily basis, working people across Canada have no enthusiasm for the aggressive warmongering of American and Canadian imperialism.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Maritime Union of Australia backs US-led war drive against Russia. wsws.org The union is actively campaigning for the Australian government to deepen its involvement in the US-NATO conflict with Russia in Ukraine that threatens nuclear world war.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Chevron, the USW, and the threat of war: What striking oil workers need to know. wsws.org Chevron is the fourth-largest private oil company in the world, with close ties to the US military—industrial complex and interests in controlling the vast oil and gas reserves in Russia.

WSWS (2022-03-30). Australian "cash splash" budget masks military boost and pandemic health cuts. wsws.org Although barely mentioned in the media coverage, a centrepiece of the budget was a further increase to military spending in preparation for participation in US-led wars against Russia and China.

Editor2 (2022-03-30). The Battle for Mariupol is Coming to an End and Civilian Testimonies on the Crimes of Azov are Multiplying. orinocotribune.com By Christelle Néant — Mar 26, 2022 | As the battle for Mariupol draws to a close and the Russian army and the DPR (Donetsk People's Republic) people's militia have now taken control of most of the city, civilians are evacuating en masse, and stories of the horrors committed by the fighters of the Azov regiment are multiplying. | Thus, on 23 March 2022, we went to Volodarskoye (renamed Nikolskoye by…

WSWS (2022-03-30). Russia, Ukraine hold peace negotiations as US continues to ratchet up tensions. wsws.org Tuesday's peace talks came just days after a visit by US President Joe Biden to Warsaw, in which one highly provocative statement followed another.

Staff (2022-03-30). Russia to reduce military activities near Kyiv, Chernihiv. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) — Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin announced after talks with the Ukrainian side in Istanbul that Moscow would reduce its military activity near Kyiv and Chernihiv to pave the way for further talks.

_____ (2022-03-30). Having Failed to Divide Syria and Iraq, US Decides to Dismember Ukraine. journal-neo.org The well known "divide and conquer" tactic of any invader is being actively used by Washington in its policies. The idea of the need to partition the Middle East was promoted in the US by the famous American "strategist" Ralph Peters in 2006, who published a map on which the borders of all the Middle …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-30). Biden's colossal military budget, global bellicosity won't save him from domestic crisis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 29, 2022 Biden mired in credibility crisis on Ukraine amid attempt to seek defense spending boostFanning war to divert internal conflicts won't work or make US greatBy Wang Qi and Liu Xuanzun The White House on Monday asked Congress for an $813 billion national defense in 2023, including $773 billion for the Pentagon, …

Dave LIndorff (2022-03-30). Teach-in on the War in Ukraine. thiscantbehappening.net Our own Ron Ridenour, along with a number of knowledgeable experts on the region, the war, the CIA and other related issues will be on hand to discuss the current crisis in Ukraine this April 1.

Editor (2022-03-29). Ukrainian forces want to surrender and Azov forces started shooting at them — they are at war with each other. mronline.org U.S. Navy veteran and independent journalist, Patrick Lancaster, has been making regular reports from Ukraine since the beginning of the crisis. His reports reveal that what is happening on the ground is not what Western corporate media would have you believe.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-29). Ukraine Military Continue to Target Civilians in Donetsk. libya360.wordpress.com Report by Patrick Lancaster, US Navy veteran and independent crowd-funded journalist. Multiple civilian buildings burn and numerous others suffer damage from incoming artillery likely from Ukrainian positions in Pesky, in the Donetsk neighbourhood of Kievsky. Breaking: #Donetsk houses burn after artillery strike. Multiple residences damaged, ablaze. Live video from the scene. t.co/ay9YE7K28b via @YouTube #Ukrania…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-29). Ukraine: How and Why the War Was Fabricated. libya360.wordpress.com Atilio Boron Before being elected President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first NATO Commander. In February 1951, a few months after taking office he wrote the following text: "If in 10 years all the American troops stationed in Europe for the purpose of securing national defense have not returned to the…

_____ (2022-03-29). Ukrainian War Lies Expose Frightening Reality Shift. journal-neo.org The utter insanity of the Western Media at the outset of the Ukraine War, name calling, using video game footage to prove atrocities, ploys that grew up during the War on Terror, has created a reality shift that cannot be easily corrected. Today, tens of millions of Americans and similar numbers from NATO countries including …

_____ (2022-03-29). Ukraine and Middle Eastern Media: Western Masks are Off! journal-neo.org The Ukrainian events have been a constant item on the agenda for media outlets of Middle Eastern countries since the start of Russia's special operation. Observers note a never before seen information onslaught against Moscow coming from the West, when it comes to covering the Ukrainian crisis. According to many estimates, this torrent of content …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). Georgian leader rejects Ukraine's call to open new war fronts in Caucasus, Transnistria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaMarch 29, 2022 Georgia Pledges Peaceful De-occupation Ruling Georgian Dream party chair Irakli Kobakhidze said today the Government remains committed to its policy of peaceful de-occupation and will "stand against every provocation aimed at escalating a new military confrontation with our Abkhaz and Ossetian brothers and sisters." "Any war in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali will …

KWORINOCO (2022-03-29). Russia: We Won't Supply Europe with Gas Unless Purchased with Rubles. orinocotribune.com The spokesperson for the Kremlin warned that Russia, which has been subjected to western sanctions, will not deliver gas to Europe unless purchases are made using Russia's currency, the ruble. | "Clearly we are not going to supply gas for free," said the spokesperson for the Russian President, Dmitri Peskov, during a press release this Monday. "This much can be said with absolute certainty." | According to the Russian spokesperson, Russia cannot "be a charity" while it is facing multiple sanctions imposed by western countries due to its military operations in Ukraine, which began on February 24. This course of ac…

Michael Welch (2022-03-29). "Russia is Succeeding Wildly in its Objectives!" Scott Ritter on the War in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2022-03-29). Biden Appears to Reveal the US Is Training Ukrainian Troops in Poland. news.antiwar.com President Biden appeared to reveal on Monday that the US is training Ukrainian troops in Poland. Biden made the comments when trying to explain a recent gaffe. In Poland on Friday, President Biden told members of the 82nd Airborne Division that Ukrainians were "stepping up" against the Russian assault and said, "You're going to see …

Editor (2022-03-29). Re-visiting Russiagate in light of the Ukraine war. mronline.org A lot of anti-empire commentary is rightly going into criticizing how the Obama administration paved the way to this conflict in Ukraine with its role in the 2014 coup and support for Kyiv's war against Donbass separatists.

Eds. (2022-03-29). Mariupol—Civilians denounce the crimes of the fighters of the neo-nazi Azov Regiment. mronline.org The information war around the Russian military operation in Ukraine is becoming increasingly insane, with the continued publication of false information (including via the hacking of Russian media sites) that must be debunked.

Anonymous103 (2022-03-29). War In Ukraine Day 33: Warring Sides Slowly Advance On Front Lines While Kiev And Moscow To Renew Negotiations. southfront.org On March 28, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation reported no advances of the Russian troops on the…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). Video: Conflict has escalated from Ukraine/Russia to Russia/U.S.-led West war — a life-and-death one. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 28, 2022 The war has escalated from one between Russia and Ukraine to one between Russia and the US-led West America's goal is to promote a color revolution in Russia and overthrow Putin's regime. The war has escalated, from one between Russia and Ukraine to one between Russia and the US-led West, and …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). U.S. deploys more troops, electronic attack planes to Germany to boost NATO's fire power. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Air Force TimesMarch 28, 2022 Navy electronic attack aircraft heading to Germany amid Ukraine war With thousands of troops deployed to Europe in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Navy is adding to its assets in the region. The Defense Department announced Monday that six EA-18G Growlers, with 240 air crew and maintainers, will …

Robert S. Becker (2022-03-29). Putin's messiah syndrome drives the invasion, brutality to cities and civilians, plus his cultural/imperial vision. nationofchange.org Putin's messianic vision sees the destruction of an independent Ukraine almost as a religious duty.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-29). Iran, Armenia stress development of energy relations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) — Iran energy minister and the advisor to the prime minister of Armenia emphasized the development of relations in the energy filed and the removal of barriers in the way of stepped-up relations.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). Organization of Turkic States notified of impending Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Trend News AgencyMarch 29, 2002 Rules to hold Azerbaijani, Turkish, Georgian Special Forces' exercises identified Rules to hold the 'Caucasian Eagle' joint exercises between Azerbaijani, Turkish and Georgian Special Forces have been identified, Trend reports referring to Azerbaijan's Parliament. *** According to the bill "On approval of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). U.S. Eurasian energy war and the Azerbaijan-Israel-Turkey nexus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 29, 2022 Turkey-Israel pipeline on table as Europe's alternative to Russian gas A natural gas pipeline between Turkey and Israel is being discussed behind the scenes as one of Europe's alternatives to Russian energy supplies, government and industry officials in both countries said. *** First conceived years ago, the idea is to build …

Staff (2022-03-29). 2 April 2022: International day for the liberation of Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net The appeal below was issued by the Unitary Campaign for the Liberation of Georges Abdallah. Because Georges Abdallah is an Arab resistance fighter, a Lebanese communist who fought against the invasion of his country, Lebanon, by the troops of the Zionist occupier, and because resistance is a right! Because Georges Abdallah is a fighter for the …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). "More relevant than ever": NATO conducts AWACS exercise in Netherlands. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandMarch 29, 2022 NATO Allies participate in Exercise Frisian Flag Allied Air Forces have come together in Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands to take part in the Royal Netherlands Air Force-led exercise Frisian Flag, between March 28 and April 8. Over the two-week period, participants from France, Canada, Italy, Germany the United Kingdom and …

WSWS (2022-03-29). Striking Spanish truckers reject inadequate state bailout offer. wsws.org Truckers are maintaining strike action at key ports and industrial facilities across Spain, shutting factories that cannot get parts and limiting food supplies in supermarkets.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). NATO powerhouse Turkey poses as beneficent peacemaker. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The regime that has conducted and is still conducting wars in Iraq, Libya, Syria and the Caucasus. Erdogan is transparently angling for the Nobel Peace Prize (with also-ran Emanuel Macron). ==== Hurriyet Daily NewsMarch 29, 2022 Turkey says meaningful progress in Russia-Ukraine talks achieved in Istanbul Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu has said that the most …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). Ukraine: NATO Quad, Turkey to act as "security guarantors" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyMarch 29, 2022 Ukraine wants to see 8 countries, including Turkiye, as security guarantors Ukraine wants to see eight countries, including Turkiye, as guarantors in a possible deal with Russia, said a Ukrainian negotiator after peace talks in Istanbul on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, David Arakhamia said they are seeking an international agreement where …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-29). U.S., British troops, Dutch F-35s heading to Bulgaria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteMarch 29, 2022 Bulgarian Defense Minister: We can't Supply Ukraine with Something We don't have. F-35s will Arrive from the Netherlands Regarding the NATO battalion group, which will operate on the territory of Bulgaria under Bulgarian command, [Defense Minister Dragomir] Zakov informed that there is a contribution from the United States, Britain, Albania and Italy, …

Editor2 (2022-03-29). EU Attacks Press Freedom in Europe, Advocates for Press Freedom in Mexico. orinocotribune.com The European Parliament is voicing concern over press freedom and through a resolution, "condemns the frequent attacks on media freedom and journalists" in Mexico‚Å —all while Europe itself imposes a general ban on Russian media outlets. | The resolution, which passed in EU Parliament earlier this month, takes aim at the Mexican government amid outrage over recent murders of journalists and human rights defenders. The Parliament calls on Mexico's authorities to investigate "crimes against freedom of expression" in the case of journalists and media workers and "urges the EU Delegation [in Mexico]…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-29). How Mariupol Will Become a Key Hub of Eurasia Integration. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Mariupol sits on the strategic Sea of Azov at the tip of the Black Sea, and is the 'Mecca' of Europe's steel industry. Its conquest by Russia can pave the way for a Eurasian railroad and connectivity surge. Photo Credit: The Cradle Mariupol was battered by Ukraine's right-wing Azov battalion well before Moscow launched…

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