Daily Archives: March 5, 2023

2023-03-05: News Headlines

Staff (2023-03-05). Mbappé se convirtió en el máximo goleador en la historia del París Saint-Germain. cubadebate.cu Kylian Mbappé se convirtió en el máximo goleador en la historia del París Saint-Germain, al marcar en los descuentos del partido que el conjunto capitalino ganó el sábado 4-2 al Nantes en la liga francesa. Al aportar el sexto y último gol del cotejo, Mbappé llegó a 201 dianas con el PSG y superó el récord del uruguayo Edinson Cavani.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-04). West African People's Movements Call for Greater Unity as France Announces Military 'Reorganization'. libya360.wordpress.com Tanupriya Singh Mass protests held in Mali against the imposition of sanctions by ECOWAS following the military coup (Photo via @abdoulayekn1/Twitter) The West Africa Peoples Organisation has welcomed the proposal for greater collaboration between Burkina Faso, Mali, and Guinea, and has called for coordinating and planning production, trade, infrastructure, economic development, and defense The prime…




_____ (2023-03-05). Erdoƒüan does not want to lose the status of a mediator in the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. journal-neo.org Any conflict and fighting will eventually end in peace, on conditions which will depend on the outcome and the balance of forces on the battlefield. From the very beginning of the Russian SMO in Ukraine, Turkey began to assume the role of an active mediator in the peaceful settlement of the conflict, the cessation of …

WorkWeek (2023-03-04). Turkey Earthquake, Corruption & Erdogan, Ballad Of Harry Bridges & ILWU Mumia On WorkWeek. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Turkey Earthquake, Corruption & Erdogan & Ballad Of Harry Bridges along with the ILWU Local 10 initiated Labor Community March for Mumia Abu-Jamal on 2/16/23.




WSWS (2023-03-04). The global significance of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. wsws.org The earthquake that has had such a devastating impact in Turkey and Syria is a global and historic event, that will have political consequences.

WSWS (2023-03-04). Official death toll in Turkish-Syrian earthquake exceeds 53,000. wsws.org Erdoğan and Turkish authorities continue to deny their responsibility in this historic catastrophe, which has officially claimed over 45,000 lives in Turkey.




Editor (2023-03-04). The Arctic is the next frontier in the new cold war. mronline.org Geostrategically located, with profitable natural resources, the Arctic is rapidly becoming a militarized zone of power politics in the new cold war, contested by the U.S. and Europe, Russia and China.

Alexander Rubinstein (2023-03-04). Top Biden officials address pro-war rally led by Ukrainian Nazi supporters. thegrayzone.com USAID's Samantha Power joined EU and US officials who rallied at the Lincoln Memorial at a pro-war demonstration organized by a clique of Ukrainian activists that have described themselves as "true Banderites" and "Right Sektor's Washington DC branch." High-ranking Biden foreign policy officials including USAID Administrator, Samantha Power, and Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Karen Donfried, observed the first anniversary of Russia's military operation in Ukraine at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. There, on February …

Editor (2023-03-04). The Arctic is the next frontier in the new cold war. mronline.org Geostrategically located, with profitable natural resources, the Arctic is rapidly becoming a militarized zone of power politics in the new cold war, contested by the U.S. and Europe, Russia and China.

Alexander Rubinstein (2023-03-04). Top Biden officials address pro-war rally led by Ukrainian Nazi supporters. thegrayzone.com USAID's Samantha Power joined EU and US officials who rallied at the Lincoln Memorial at a pro-war demonstration organized by a clique of Ukrainian activists that have described themselves as "true Banderites" and "Right Sektor's Washington DC branch." High-ranking Biden foreign policy officials including USAID Administrator, Samantha Power, and Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Karen Donfried, observed the first anniversary of Russia's military operation in Ukraine at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. There, on February …

ecns.cn (2023-03-04). Cargo hub for China-Europe freight trains inaugurated in China's Shenyang. ecns.cn A new cargo consolidation hub for the China-Europe freight trains on Saturday was put into operation in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province.

ecns.cn (2023-03-04). No fundamental strategic disagreements or conflicts between China, Europe: spokesperson. ecns.cn There is no fundamental strategic disagreement or conflict between China and Europe, a Chinese spokesperson said Saturday.

F. William Engdahl (2023-03-04). Europe's Energy Armageddon from Berlin and Brussels, Not Moscow. globalresearch.ca

Hamilton Coalition To Stop The War. (2023-03-04). March 4 Demonstrations Against Sanctions. popularresistance.org In solidarity with the Syrian people, suffering the unjust and unilateral coercive economic measures taken by the US and its European allies, the End the Siege Campaign has been established in cooperation between different popular movements and activists in the Arab world, Europe, and North America. | The End The Siege Campaign launches its first international action this Saturday, March 4, 2023, in a series of synchronous protests in Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia, Canada, Morocco, Lebanon, UK, Slovakia, Ireland, and Germany. The event in Canada will take place at noon this Saturday in front of the US…

Richard Horton (2023-03-04). [Comment] Offline: The willing versus the legitimate. thelancet.com The largest land war in Europe since World War 2. Yet NATO insists that it is not at war with Russia in Ukraine. The evidence suggests otherwise. An expanding supply of missiles, ammunition, tanks, and air defence systems is proof of direct involvement of NATO in the Russia—Ukraine conflict. Make no mistake: western countries are at war with Russia. NATO claims that such a view is Russian disinformation. A correct diagnosis of the true nature of this war matters because of the implications for Ukrainian, European, and global security—and survival.

Robert Parry (2023-03-04). Neocons and the Ukraine Coup. globalresearch.ca Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland. | Of relevance to the ongoing war in Ukraine, this incisive article was first written by the late Robert Parry on February 24, 2014, in the immediate wake of the US Sponsored …

Anand Naidoo (2023-03-04). The Heat: U.S.-Germany Relations. america.cgtn.com The German Chancellor meets with U.S. President Biden at the White House. What was on the agenda? German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with President Biden in Washington on Friday. The meeting took place as both leaders are heavily engaged in supporting Ukraine in its conflict …

Benjamin Wehrmann (2023-03-04). Solar power battery installations increase exponentially in Germany. juancole.com ( Clean Energy Wire ) — The number of household solar power storage installations has grown exponentially over the past four years, with a year-on-year growth of 52 percent in 2022, Germany's Solar Power Association BSW Solar has said. "Half of private home owners say they would consider storing their homemade solar power," a survey …

JANET (2023-03-04). Nord Stream pipeline attack: an act of war. iacenter.org By Lyn Neeley March 3, 2023 "How America Took Out the Nord Stream Pipeline," a report by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, was released Feb. 8. Hersh's information comes from an unnamed source, who Hersh wrote had direct knowledge of the operational planning preceding the Sept. 26, 2022, attack and the sophisticated methods used by the U.S. and Norway to destroy Russia's Nord Stream pipeline. (tinyurl.com/2fmvkeps) The Sept. 26, 2022, explosion of the Nord Stream pipelines, which carry natural gas from Russia to Germany. On Feb. 21, the United Nations Security Council met about threat…

Editor (2023-03-04). Africans' message to imperialism: "We are not your flunkies!" mronline.org South Africa's participation in military drills with Russia and China is an indication that the global south are not taking orders from Washington. African nations should continue their tradition as non-aligned states.

_____ (2023-03-04). Seymour Hersh: U.S. Bombed Nord Stream to Prolong the Ukraine Proxy War. strategic-culture.org The Pulitzer-winning journalist discusses the fallout from his report exposing how the US blew up the Nord Stream 2 pipelines. | By Aaron MATÉ | Seymour Hersh joins Aaron Maté to discuss his report on how the Biden administration bombed the Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, which blew up not only a vital Russian-German infrastructure project but a key off-ramp to peace in Ukraine.

David Starr, Covert Action Magazine. (2023-03-04). Profiting Off Of Death And Suffering Is The American Way. popularresistance.org The United States' imperial foreign policy has been evident since day one, but especially starting with the Gilded Age and the arrogant doctrine of Manifest Destiny of the mid-19th century. The imperial "cause" continued through the decades leading up to today. | And today, the U.S. arms industry and the U.S. Congress have a reciprocal relationship. Because of this relationship, many members of Congress have grown rich off of war and death. | The Russia-Ukraine conflict has presented the latest opportunity for profiteering off of war. The arms industry is certainly making big bucks, with policies that fuel the co…

Ed Holt (2023-03-04). [World Report] Experts warn over potential for measles in Ukraine. thelancet.com Ukraine has a history of large outbreaks, and experts say that the disruptions brought by Russia's invasion could trigger new cases. Ed Holt reports.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-04). The Valdai Meeting: Where West Asia Meets Multipolarity. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar At Russia's Valdai Club meeting — the east's answer to Davos — intellectuals and influencers gathered to frame West Asia's current and future developments. The 12th "Middle East Conference" at the Valdai Club in Moscow offered a more than welcome cornucopia of views on interconnected troubles and tribulations affecting the region. But first, an important…

JANET (2023-03-04). The role of big investors in East Palestine and Ukraine. iacenter.org By Otis Grotewohl March 3, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kiev Feb. 20 and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The trip was purposefully made to focus attention on the one-year anniversary of the U.S.- and NATO-led proxy war against Russia, and Biden promised large amounts of military aid to Zelensky's regime in Kiev. Meanwhile, in the U.S., the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, had become the lead news story. Because the Biden administration had done little to focus on Ohio, the Ukraine trip caused unexpected political problems at home. The train disaster a…

noreply (2023-03-04). Friday's Guilty Pleasure. . smoothiex12.blogspot.com Sparks' sarcasm is contagious, while incomparable Cate Blanchett does her mesmerizing dance. Love it. Friday, and I need a detox from "KGB style trained" Russian "spy". Still am shaking my head in disbelief.

People's Dispatch. (2023-03-04). G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Ends Without A Joint Communique. popularresistance.org The G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi on Thursday, March 2, failed to release a joint statement due to the disagreements over the war in Ukraine, after representatives of both Russia and China objected to the draft. | As per Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar, both Russia and China had strong objections to the two paragraphs of the draft statement borrowed from last year's Bali conference, which demanded the unconditional withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukrainian territory. Jaishankar instead released a 'Chair's Summary and Outcome Document' as an alternative to the joint statement.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-03-04). G20 foreign ministers' meeting ends without a joint communique because of disagreements regarding Ukraine war. peoplesdispatch.org Both China and Russia expressed concerns over western countries' attempts to compromise the real objective of the G20 by using the forum to push their geopolitical agenda…

Staff (2023-03-04). Russian Foreign Minister Pays Tribute to Commander Hugo Chávez. orinocotribune.com Within hours for the beginning of a series of activities to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the physical departure of Commander Hugo Chávez, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, paid him an emotional tribute through a video. | In the message, broadcast by Telesur, Lavrov highlighted the charisma of the revolutionary leader and his firm position in the speeches before the United Nations. | "He was a charismatic personality, a constant defender of equality in international affairs," said the top Russian diplomat. | pic.twitter.com/5Cuhhj66Sg | — teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) WSWS (2023-03-04). German Chancellor Scholz pushes for rearmament and war against Russia. wsws.org On Thursday, on the anniversary of his speech proclaiming a "new era" in foreign policy, Scholz again delivered a government statement in the Bundestag. It lived up to his war speech a year ago, which initiated the massive arms deliveries to Ukraine and the largest German rearmament since Hitler.

WSWS (2023-03-04). Inequality in Sweden reaches highest level in decades. wsws.org New data from the Swedish government's statistics agency—Statistics Sweden—shows that income inequality in the country is now higher than at any other point in time since the agency began collecting this information in 1975.

Editor (2023-03-04). Why and how to end the war in Ukraine. mronline.org Jacqueline Luqman was a panelist on the February 16, 2023 webinar Why and How to End the War in Ukraine , which was sponsored by Chicago Area Peace Action. These were her remarks.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-04). Ukraine: Bakhmut, Strategic or Not, is Falling. libya360.wordpress.com Moon of AlabamaWagner PMC chief Yevgeny Prigozhin © Concord Press Service. The Wagner Private Military Company has de-facto completely surrounded the key city of Artyomovsk, referred to as Bakhmut in Ukraine, the group's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin announced on Friday. 'Western' media can not decide if Bakhmut is a strategic city or has little strategic value….

JANET (2023-03-04). Biden's war drive fuels resistance. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto February 28, 2023 President Joe Biden's trip to Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 20 shocked people living near East Palestine, Ohio, who have been devastated by a Feb. 3 toxic train derailment. The accident involved a 150-car train owned by Norfolk Southern, carrying dangerous and hazardous chemicals, which jackknifed due to a broken axle. On Feb. 6, state authorities slowly released and burned dangerous chemicals, such as the cancer-causing vinyl chloride and others, into the air. Since then, people in the area have faced various health problems ranging from slight headaches and sore throats to coughing u…

JANET (2023-03-04). Ohio/ Community confronts company and politicians after train wreck. iacenter.org By Otis Grotewohl March 2, 2023 President Joe Biden's trip to Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 20 shocked people living near East Palestine, Ohio, who have been devastated by a Feb. 3 toxic train derailment. The accident involved a 150-car train owned by Norfolk Southern, carrying dangerous and hazardous chemicals, which jackknifed due to a broken axle. On Feb. 6, state authorities slowly released and burned dangerous chemicals, such as the cancer-causing vinyl chloride and others, into the air. Since then, people in the area have faced various health problems ranging from slight headaches and sore throats to coughing up and…

JANET (2023-03-04). Step by step — U.S. tries to justify intervention into Haiti. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel March 1, 2023 Students walk past a burning barricade that was set up by members of the police protesting bad police governance in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) The media attention is focused elsewhere. Ukraine and China are still of prime concern for President Joe Biden's administration and its allies and competitors, the leaders of the world's imperialist powers. But the U.S. has a 220-year history of maintaining its domination and exploitation of Haiti, by destroying any gains and any developments the Haitian people have made, making their living situation…

Otis Grotewohl, Workers World. (2023-03-04). Ohio Community Confronts Company, Politicians After Train Wreck. popularresistance.org President Joe Biden's trip to Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 20 shocked people living near East Palestine, Ohio, who have been devastated by a Feb. 3 toxic train derailment. The accident involved a 150-car train owned by Norfolk Southern, carrying dangerous and hazardous chemicals, which jackknifed due to a broken axle. | On Feb. 6, state authorities slowly released and burned dangerous chemicals, such as the cancer-causing vinyl chloride and others, into the air. Since then, people in the area have faced various health problems ranging from slight headaches and sore throats to coughing up and vomiting blood.

WSWS (2023-03-04). German talk show utilises atrocity propaganda to justify expansion of the Ukraine war. wsws.org With the growth of popular opposition to NATO's intensification of the war in Ukraine, war propaganda is assuming hysterical and grotesque forms.

Ross Domoney, The Real News Network. (2023-03-04). United Kingdom Teachers Join Strike Wave. popularresistance.org The strikes in Britain are growing and this time it's the teachers who have come out in force, demanding better wages amongst the cost of living crisis. On Feb. 1 up to 500,000 workers walked out in the UK, in one of the largest coordinated strike actions since the pensions dispute of 2011. It was a cross-union action which also saw train drivers going on strike as well as thousands of the government's own civil servants. The teachers are refusing to back down in their demands and have promised further strike action and disruption in the coming months. TRNN heads to a protest in central London and speaks directly…

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