2023-03-15: News Headlines

Révolution Permanente, Left Voice. (2023-03-15). French Socialists On The Potential And Strategy Of Working-Class Struggle. popularresistance.org Romaric Godin is a journalist in the economics department of Mediapart (an independent French investigative newspaper) and author of La Guerre sociale en France — or The Social War in France — an analysis of the developments of French neoliberalism after the election of Emmanuel Macron in 2017. Juan Chingo other is an editorialist and board member at Révolution Permanente, as well as the author of Gilets jaunes, le soulèvement — or Yellow Vests, The Uprising — an examination of the Yellow Vests movement and the contradictions of Macron's reactionary presidency.Romaric Godin is a journalist…

Staff (2023-03-14). Desechos se acumulan en París por huelga y desatan batalla política. cubadebate.cu La huelga de recolectores de desechos contra la reforma de la jubilación continuó en París, donde se acumula basura desde hace una semana en la mayoría de sus barrios, escenario convertido en batalla política gobierno-oposición. En el centro de los ataques, el oficialismo coloca a la alcaldesa de la capital francesa, la socialista Anne Hidalgo.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-03-14). US and NATO allies were responsible for nearly 65% of global arms exports in 2018-22. peoplesdispatch.org The US share in global arms exports increased from 33% to 40% in 2018-22, and its ally France, the third-largest exporter of weapons, was also a significant beneficiary, with its share increasing from roughly 7.1% to 11%…




Rick Rozoff (2023-03-14). EU supports training of Ukrainian troops for German tanks in Spain. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostMarch 14, 2023 Ukraine Troops Wrap Up Leopard Tank Training in Spain Ukrainian soldiers wrap up this week a four-week training course in Spain on how to operate the Leopard 2 tanks Western allies have agreed to deliver to help Kyiv fight Russian forces, the Spanish ministry said Monday. The 55 Ukrainian trainees arrived …

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-15). NATO states build "naval coalition" with Ukraine; "Ukraine is also building a fleet in Turkey" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkinformMarch 14, 2023 Reznikov announces formation of naval coalition International partners will help Ukraine develop its naval fleet. Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said this at a joint briefing with Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren at the Ukraine-Odesa Media Center on March 14…. "Today, the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Mrs. Ollongren, announced that …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-14). Sweden Says It's More Likely Finland Will Join NATO Before Them. news.antiwar.com Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Tuesday that it's becoming more likely that Finland will be able to join NATO without Sweden as Turkey has more outstanding issues with Stockholm. "We have no confirmation that will be the case, but we think that the overall assessment after many conversations recently is that the likelihood of …




teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-03-14). Irán y Belarús firman hoja de ruta de cooperación integral. telesurtv.net Ambos Jefes de Estado iniciaron también conversaciones en temas como el análisis de cuestiones regionales y mundiales.

unitedEditor (2023-03-14). Belarus in the context of the war in Ukraine. uwidata.com Belarus is probably the country most openly siding with Russia in the war in Ukraine. As such, Belarus is the subject of much debate and assessments. In recent years, Belarus and the President Alexander Lukasenko have gone through the accusations of authoritarianism, protests which the government claimed to be a 'Color Revolution' organized by the …

ecns.cn (2023-03-15). China-Europe freight trains enable faster two-way trade. ecns.cn The recent arrival of a China-Europe freight train, loaded with 102 containers from Europe, at a logistics park in Zengcheng district of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, marked the two-way opening of trade in the eastern highway and rail intermodal hub of the city.




Staff (2023-03-15). EU Discussion of New NGO Law Reveals Double Standard. orinocotribune.com As part of a campaign against foreign influence, the European Union (EU) is working on a law that will require NGOs and academic institutions to be subjected to audits to disclose any funding received outside the EU, three sources confirmed to According to a European official, the EU version of the NGO law is unlikely to target individuals, but would cause both commercial and nonprofit organizations across the EU to disclose non-EU funds related to transactions, such as…

Alejandro Marcó del Pont (2023-03-14). Un experimento neoliberal llamado Ucrania. globalizacion.ca Los medios de comunicación ucranianos e internacionales nunca dejan de recordar a sus habitantes que esta guerra se libra en nombre del "futuro europeo de Ucrania". Imagino que este nunca llegará; de todos modos, y mientras tanto, øqué son estos…

Anna Moody (2023-03-14). The Weekly Round-up: The Illegal Migration Bill, Sanctions against gender-based violence, and Legal Aid eligibility. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news The Illegal Migration Bill has been presented in parliament and published. The bill has sparked extensive legal discussion over potential issues of compatibility with the European Convention of Human Rights. Indeed, the government stated their wish to proceed with the bill in the absence of being able to make a statement of …




Anonymous103 (2023-03-14). Europe's Military Is In "Appalling State" — Experts. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe next generation of American politicians will be more consumed by China than Russia. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Western pressure to provide Ukraine with military support has not only exposed the "appalling state" of Europe's defence capabilities, but has also demonstrated the overreliance that the continent has on the US, Foreign Affairs magazine wrote in a scathing article titled "Why European Defense Still Depends on America: Don't Beli…

ecns.cn (2023-03-14). HSBC acquires collapsed Silicon Valley Bank's UK subsidiary. ecns.cn HSBC, the largest bank in Europe, on Monday said it had bought the United Kingdom (UK) operations of the failed U.S. lender Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) for a single symbolic pound (1.21 U.S. dollar). The move is expected to save many British startups from huge losses.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-14). Braving the High Seas to Europe and North America: The Many Killers of the Migrant Worker. libya360.wordpress.com Yusuf Serunkuma Yusuf Serunkuma writes that a migrant worker dies many times, and has many killers. They die in their home countries — where they are structurally, violently uprooted — they then die on the journeys to either Europe or the Middle East and then, they finally die in dehumanising working conditions if they ever…




Rick Rozoff (2023-03-14). U.S. Navy Europe/Africa holds exercise with African, Georgian, NATO partners in Indian Ocean. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th FleetMarch 13, 2023 A Clash of Doctrine: VBSS in the Western Indian Ocean Within the Bandari Maritime Academy of Mombasa, Kenya, participants in exercise Cutlass Express 2023, hailing from Djibouti, Georgia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, United Kingdom, and the United States, gathered to address a common challenge — Visit, …

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-14). U.S. nuclear bombers hold multinational NATO drills along Russia's western frontier. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces AfricaMarch 10, 2023 U.S. B-52 Stratofortresses conduct multi-lateral NATO exercise with Allies in Eastern Europe Two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron integrated with NATO Allies in eastern Europe, Mar. 9, 2023. The bombers, who are forward deployed to Moron Air …

Vijay Prashad (2023-03-14). Germany: Frankfurt City Council cancels concert by Roger Waters. greenleft.org.au After a highly acclaimed run in North America, Roger Waters will take his "This Is Not a Drill" tour across Europe. The final concert in Gemrany, originally planned to take place in Frankfurt on May 28, has now been cancelled, reports Vijay Prashad and Katie Halper.




WSWS (2023-03-14). After the refugee tragedy off Crotone, Italy: Brussels and Berlin further restrict sea rescues. wsws.org The cruel deaths of the 74 refugees cast a harsh spotlight on the murderous policies of the European Union, which deliberately accepts these victims in order to prevent other refugees from reaching Europe.

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-14). US Drone Crashes in Black Sea After Encounter With Russian Fighters. news.antiwar.com US European Command said Tuesday that a US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone collided with a Russian Su-27 fighter jet. The Russian Defense Ministry denied the idea that the aircraft came in contact and said the drone crashed into the water after making a sharp maneuver. European Command said in a press release that two …

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-14). 20,000 troops in Arctic, U.S. nuclear bombers: NATO war games from High North to Mediterranean. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMarch 13, 2023 Major exercises demonstrate NATO Allies readiness Troops from NATO Allies and partners are taking part in a series of long-planned major military exercises stretching from the High North to the Mediterranean to enhance the readiness of NATO forces. In March, 20,000 NATO troops, plus Finland and Sweden, train to defend Norway in …

WSWS (2023-03-14). After the refugee tragedy off Crotone, Italy: Brussels and Berlin further restrict sea rescues. wsws.org The cruel deaths of the 74 refugees cast a harsh spotlight on the murderous policies of the European Union, which deliberately accepts these victims in order to prevent other refugees from reaching Europe.

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-14). US Drone Crashes in Black Sea After Encounter With Russian Fighters. news.antiwar.com US European Command said Tuesday that a US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone collided with a Russian Su-27 fighter jet. The Russian Defense Ministry denied the idea that the aircraft came in contact and said the drone crashed into the water after making a sharp maneuver. European Command said in a press release that two …

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-14). 20,000 troops in Arctic, U.S. nuclear bombers: NATO war games from High North to Mediterranean. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMarch 13, 2023 Major exercises demonstrate NATO Allies readiness Troops from NATO Allies and partners are taking part in a series of long-planned major military exercises stretching from the High North to the Mediterranean to enhance the readiness of NATO forces. In March, 20,000 NATO troops, plus Finland and Sweden, train to defend Norway in …

_____ (2023-03-14). Putin's Women Run the Show — But Germany's Touted Wehrmacht Wear Dresses Too. journal-neo.org

WSWS (2023-03-14). The transformation of Germany's postal service into a low-wage sector. wsws.org Deutsche Post DHL Group exemplifies an international trend; mercilessly sacrificing workers' living standards and health for profit.

Allen Forrest (2023-03-14). The Untainted Eyes of the Unschooled. dissidentvoice.org One year in Italy with their eyes open would be worth more than three at Oxford; and six months in the fields with a platyscopic lens would teach them strange things about the world around them that all the long terms at Harrow and Winchester have failed to discover to them. But that would involve …

WSWS (2023-03-14). Eight migrants drowned in capsized boat off the San Diego coast. wsws.org The tragedy off the US-Mexico border comes less than one month since 59 migrants drowned off Italy's Calabrian Coast.

infobrics (2023-03-14). Russian Siberia Attracting Mutual Investment from Kazakhstan and China. infobrics.org The Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum has been taking place in Siberia, an event at which the development of Siberia, taking into account the current economic and geopolitical situation, is discussed…

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-03-14). History: The Three Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. 1772, 1793 and 1795. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-03-14). 1,000-year-old Medieval treasure discovered in Netherlands. ecns.cn A Dutch historian found a unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure, consisting of four golden ear pendants, two strips of gold leaf and 39 silver coins.

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-14). Dutch fifth-generation warplanes lead NATO confrontation with Russian counterparts from Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Allied Air CommandMarch 14, 2023 One team, two tasks — Dutch F-35s support NATO's Deter and Defend mission Since end of January, eight Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 fighter jets have been deployed to Malbork Air Base in Poland. With their presence, they contribute to NATO's Deter and Defence mission along the eastern flank …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-14). Poland Says It May Send MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Ukraine in 4-6 Weeks. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Warsaw could give Ukraine Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets within four to six weeks, a step that would mark a significant escalation in NATO support for Kyiv. Morawiecki said Poland wanted to transfer the jets as part of a coalition, suggesting it will only happen if other NATO …

General Emil Strainu (2023-03-14). Geoengineering: Romanian General Emil Strainu on the Terrifying Possibilities of Geo-warfare. globalresearch.ca

Larry Johnson (2023-03-15). Russia Warns the United States About Continued Support for Ukraine By Downing MQ9 Reaper. sonar21.com Don't be confused. The alleged "collision" between a Russian SU-27 jet fighter and a U.S. Air Force MQ9 Reaper drone was not an accident. Russia was sending an unmistakable message…

WSWS (2023-03-15). Russia downs US drone as NATO plans major escalation in Ukraine. wsws.org The downing of the $30 million military drone is a dangerous milestone in the escalating war between the United States and Russia.

noreply (2023-03-14). He Went Ice-fishing on Baikal Ice… smoothiex12.blogspot.com a warm story of the American combat veteran who settled in village… in Siberia. I can totally relate in search for peace, including this very special one, peace of mind–30 years ago that is how we ended up in America, a very different America then. Russia was also very different.

Anonymous103 (2023-03-14). Anniversary Of Russian Strike On Yavoriv Training Ground, Investigation Is Yet To Reveal True Losses. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-03-14). UPDATED: US Military Claimed Russian Su-27 Fighter Intercepted US Reaper Over The Black Sea. Russia Responds. southfront.org UPDATE: The Russian Defense Ministry reported: On the morning of March 14 this year, means of the airspace control of…

Anonymous103 (2023-03-14). Military Situation In Donbass On March 14, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Up to 110 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 pickups and 1 howitzer were destroyed by Russian artillery on Krasniy-Liman front, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 190 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 tanks and 2 armoured vehicles were destroye…

Gabriele Gysi & Roland Rottenfusser (2023-03-14). Defensive Invasion & Strategies of Power. indybay.org Imagine it's war and no one goes! This dream is being hurled into the dustbin of history by NATO. War is socially acceptable again, new lifestyle. Many voices cry for revenge, cry for the most modern weapons, because there are new sneaky attack warriors with poisonous arrows. It all seems like a duplicate of the US founding story. The new savages, the new Indians are the Russians.

infobrics (2023-03-14). The Indian-Russian Relationship Remains Strong. infobrics.org India has embraced Russia in a "special and privileged strategic partnership" that features regular dialogues between the heads of state as well as ministries, substantial advanced arms sales, and intergovernmental commissions to cooperate in trade, energy, science, technology, and culture…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-14). Dmitry Polyanskiy: 'A New World is Taking Shape'. libya360.wordpress.com Al Mayadeen Russian deputy representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy A lot has changed since the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Borders of countries have changed, the form of relations and alliances has changed, and the war that began in the Donbass region has resonated across the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-14). Sergey Glazyev: 'The Road to Financial Multipolarity Will Be Long and Rocky'. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar In an exclusive interview with The Cradle, Russia's top macroeconomics strategist criticizes Moscow's slow pace of financial reform and warns there will be no new global currency without Beijing. The headquarters of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) in Moscow, linked to the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU) is arguably one of the most crucial nodes of the…

jamanetwork (2023-03-14). New Report Estimates Disease Burden Among Displaced Ukrainians. jamanetwork.com Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to the displacement of about 12.3 million Ukrainians—more than 25% of the country's population. About half of those displaced left for other countries; the remainder moved within Ukraine.

John V. Walsh (2023-03-14). Protest at the White House, March 18, Against US Proxy War in Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org On March 18, protesters will gather at the White House to call for an end to Joe Biden's cruel proxy war. "Cruel" is the operative word, because the war cynically uses Ukrainians as cannon fodder to weaken Russia and bring about regime change. We should all be there — or at one of the 5 …

Larry Johnson (2023-03-14). Here Comes the Judge — We Talk About Ukraine, China and the U.S. Intelligence Community. sonar21.com I was delighted to be invited to do another program with Judge Napolitano. We kick off the show talking about Russia downing the U.S. MQ 9 Reaper drone.

_____ (2023-03-14). The U.S. and EU Sowing Serious Political Discord in Serbia. strategic-culture.org

People's Dispatch. (2023-03-15). Leftist Parties Intensify Campaign To Maintain Swiss Neutrality. popularresistance.org Leftist parties in Switzerland, including the Communist Party and the Swiss Party of Labor (PST-POP), have intensified their campaign demanding that the official Swiss policy of neutrality in international conflicts be maintained. Both parties have prioritized this demand in their manifestos for the upcoming April cantonal elections and the federal elections in October. | Earlier this month, the Communist Party organized ground-level campaigns in the neighborhoods of Bellinzona, Locarno, Mendrisio, and Lugano, in the Ticino canton, and collected signatures for its neutrality initiative.

WSWS (2023-03-15). IYSSE holds anti-war demonstrations in front of two major universities in Sri Lanka. wsws.org The two events in Sri Lanka were part of a global series being held by the IYSSE to fight for the end of the war in Ukraine and to prevent the US-led plans for conflict with China.

WSWS (2023-03-15). Stop the war in Ukraine! Mobilize the international working class against imperialism! wsws.org In endorsing and participating in the demonstration on March 18, the IYSSE seeks to advance a revolutionary socialist strategy that directs the anti-war movement toward an open struggle against capitalism.

Andy Kroll (2023-03-14). Is a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Imminent? tomdispatch.com Is China really on the verge of invading the island of Taiwan, as so many top American officials seem to believe? If the answer is "yes" and the U.S. intervenes on Taiwan's side — as President Biden has sworn it would — we could find ourselves in a major-power conflict, possibly even a nuclear one, in the not-too-distant future. Even if confined to Asia and fought with conventional weaponry alone — no sure thing — such a conflict would still result in human and economic damage on a far greater scale than observed in Ukraine today. But what if the answer is "no," which seems at least as lik…

Anonymous103 (2023-03-14). Kiev's Neo-Nazi Regime Continues Its Persecution Against The Orthodox Church. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageNow, Ukrainian authorities demand that an important religious place in Kiev be abandoned by Orthodox monks, which sounds unacceptable to the Christian people. | Written by Kiev's neo-Nazi regime continues to persecute Christians and impose severe restrictions on the Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Now, Ukrainian authorities are dema…

Anonymous103 (2023-03-14). Military Situation In Bakhmut On March 14, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous765 (2023-03-14). Kiev Hopes To Counterattack In Bakhmut. southfront.org |

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-14). Ukrainian Official Says Kyiv Doesn't Have the Resources for a Counteroffensive. news.antiwar.com A senior Ukrainian government official told The Washington Post that Kyiv doesn't have the resources to pull off a big counteroffensive in the coming months as Ukraine is lacking skilled troops, munitions, and other equipment. "If you have more resources, you more actively attack," said the official, who spoke to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-14). Ukraine: Western Media Start to Acknowledge Reality. libya360.wordpress.com Moon of Alabama Finally some truth about the real state of the Ukrainian military is sneaking into main stream media. It is as bad, still not fully disclosed, as we have described it again and again. As the Washington Post provides: Ukraine short of skilled troops and munitions as losses, pessimism grow I'll leave out the propaganda bits and go…

JANET (2023-03-14). Sat. March 18 — National March on Washington — at the White House On the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq: No War in Ukraine! No to NATO! No Weapons, No Money for the Ukraine War. iacenter.org

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-14). Georgian head of state accuses Zelensky, other Ukrainian leaders of fomenting coup. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerMarch 14, 2023 Prime Minister Accuses President Zelenskyy and Leaders of Ukraine of 'Direct Intervention' in Georgian Internal Politics Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili was asked about Volodymyr Zelenskyy's video addressing people at the March 7-8 protests. In response, Gharibashvili accused the President of Ukraine of being motivated for something to happen in Georgia. "You …

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-14). Georgian ruling party: government sole bulwark against second war front. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMarch 14, 2023 Ruling party head: Georgian Dream "guarantor" of "avoiding second front" of Ukraine war in Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said the Government of the ruling Georgian Dream party was the "guarantor" against the scenario of the "second front" of the war in Ukraine being …

WSWS (2023-03-14). Many school buildings in England at risk of collapse. wsws.org The school estate is being run down as part of austerity cuts to pay for the banking collapse in 2008/9, the pandemic bailout, and the defence budget increases for the war in Ukraine—all at the expense of the health and safety of pupils and staff.

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-14). Pentagon's Next Budget Puts Focus on Munitions Productions as Ukraine War Depletes Stockpiles. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon's 2024 budget request places focus on munitions production as shipping tens of billions of dollars worth of military equipment to Ukraine has depleted US ammunition stockpiles. According to The Hill, the budget request includes $30.6 billion that would go to arms makers to produce missiles and other types of munitions, representing a 12% …

Kenny Stancil (2023-03-14). China Condemns US Plan to Sell Nuclear Submarines to Australia. truthout.org China accused Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of threatening peace in the Pacific region after leaders of the so-called AUKUS military partnership unveiled further information about their plan to expand the reach of Washington's nuclear-powered submarine technology. "The latest joint statement from the U.S., U.K., and Australia demonstrates that the three countries… |

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