Daily Archives: March 30, 2023

2023-03-30: News Headlines

infobrics (2023-03-29). Sorosites make Armenia's precarious strategic position much worse. infobrics.org How exactly does Yerevan plan to keep Moscow's continued support to maintain security in Artsakh and even possibly enter into a conflict with Azerbaijan (and by extension Turkey) while the Sorosites keep making anti-Russian moves is anyone's guess at this point.

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-29). Israeli foreign minister hails new level of strategic partnership with Azerbaijan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMarch 29, 2023 Israeli FM: Decision to open Azerbaijani embassy proves depth of strategic partnership Video "Today's event is attended by high-ranking Israeli officials and the Jewish community," said Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen at the solemn opening ceremony of the Azerbaijani embassy in Israel. He said that the decision to open the …

teleSUR (2023-03-29). WHO Grants Malaria-free Status To Azerbaijan And Tajikistan. telesurenglish.net The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday granted malaria-free country certification to Azerbaijan and Tajikistan. | RELATED: | WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus acknowledged the "century-long effort" made by both countries to eradicate the disease. He said this "is further proof that, with the right resources and political commitment, eliminating malaria is possible." | According to the UN…




G. Dunkel, Workers World. (2023-03-30). Despite Government Attacks: Workers, Students In France Stay Strong. popularresistance.org Since President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Élizabeth Borne rammed through the "reform" of France's pension system March 16 — an attack which will require workers to work longer to obtain a full pension — the class struggle has grown more intense. | Millions of workers struck on March 23 to protest this new law, which extends their retirement age to 64 from 62. The law must still be reviewed by the Constitutional Council, which can reject or modify it. | The new pension law provides fewer protections for workers who have arduous jobs and/or dangerous working conditions.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-03-30). Sindicatos franceses aceptan invitación de Gobierno a reunirse. telesurtv.net Se reunirían entre el lunes 3 y el miércoles 5 de abril, antes de la próxima jornada de protestas contra la reforma de pensiones, convocada para el 6 de abril.

Agence France Press, South China Morning Post. (2023-03-29). Fresh Clashes Rock France As Protests Shift To Water Dispute. popularresistance.org French police again clashed with protesters on Saturday as campaigners in the southwest sought to stop the construction of giant water storage facilities, the latest flashpoint as social tensions erupt nationwide. | The violent scenes at Sainte-Soline came after days of unrest over President Emmanuel Macron's pensions reform, which forced the cancellation of a visit by Britain's King Charles. | The protest movement against the pension reform has turned into the biggest domestic crisis of Macron's second mandate, with police and protesters clashing daily in Paris and other cities over the past week.




Grace Storrie (2023-03-29). The Weekly Round-up: Misleading Parliament, unrest in France, and the Met review. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news On Wednesday, Boris Johnson gave oral evidence to the Privileges Committee as part of an ongoing inquiry into whether the ex-Prime Minister misled Parliament over lockdown parties in No 10. If the Commons was misled, the Committee will determine whether that constituted a contempt of Parliament — a finding which could result …

Editor (2023-03-29). France burns as millions protest to defend pensions. mronline.org March 23 was a national day of action, a general strike, organized by the labor unions in France.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-03-29). Police Violence. Has France become a Police State? Bastille 2.0?: 3.5 Million People Mobilize against Macron. globalresearch.ca




Gilbert Mercier (2023-03-29). Radical Protests in France, A Province of the Global Orwellian Empire. Can Fascism be Overcome? globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-03-29). Millions Protesting Show the Magnitude of Discontent in France. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, thousands of French citizens protested against the pension reform amid violent police repression and the changing attitudes of President Emmanuel Macron's administration. | RELATED: | In the morning, the government spokesman Olivier Veran rejected the proposal for mediation put forward by the French Democratic Confederation of Labor (CFDT) Laurent Berger on the grounds that both parties do not need a mediator to start…

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-03-29). Ataque a centro islámico deja dos fallecidas en Lisboa. telesurtv.net El primer ministro de Portugal, António Costa, aseveró que, de momento, "todo indica que fue un acto aislado".




teleSUR (2023-03-29). Portugal: Muslim Center Attack Was Not a Terrorist Act. telesurenglish.net Luis Neves, director of the Portuguese Judiciary Police (PJ), said there is no indication that Tuesday's stabbings at the Ismaili Muslim Center in Lisbon had a terrorist motive. | RELATED: | "A psychotic break" was the probable cause that had led to the stabbings and death of two women, aged 24 and 49, who worked at the center providing humanitarian assistance. | "All signs of a religiously motivated crime have be…

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-29). Czech Republic: top U.S. European Command brass inspect eastern front. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. European CommandMarch 23, 2023 USEUCOM hosts Czech Republic deputy chief of defense U.S. European Command Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Steven Basham and USEUCOM Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Adrian Spain hosted Deputy Chief of Defense of the Czech Republic Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Ivo St≈ôecha in Stuttgart on March 22, to discuss strengthening the …

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-29). U.S. carrier, interceptor missile warships plan to "fight NATO adversaries in potential warfare scenario" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth FleetMarch 29, 2023 Carrier Strike Group 10 Participates in Spain's Tactical Leadership Program Pilots assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7, the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group 10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG, participated in a Tactical Leadership Program at Albacete Air …




Anonymous669 (2023-03-29). Russia To Host Talks With Turkey, Iran and Syria Next April. southfront.org Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov. Sputnik / Alexey Filippov | The deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Iran and Syria may meet in Moscow in early April, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was quoted as saying on March 27 by the RIA Novosti news agency. | The senior diplomat said that the situation in Syria and the normalization process between Ankara and Damascus are to be the key focus of the talks. | The normalization process achieved a major breakthrough last December when the d…

ecns.cn (2023-03-29). IOC to decide on Russian participation at Paris Olympics at 'appropriate time'. ecns.cn The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) executive board has recommended the return to competition of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals, but has yet to decide whether they can compete at next year's Paris Olympics.

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-29). NATO commander inspects bloc's multinational HQ in Estonia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJoint Force Command BrunssumMarch 27, 2023 JFC Brunssum Commander visits NATO Troops in Latvia General Guglielmo Luigi Miglietta, Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, made a two-day trip to Latvia where he visited Headquarters Multinational Division North and enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Latvia, 20th and 21st March 2023. He began his tour at HQ …




Middle East Monitor (2023-03-30). 'Dirty Smear Campaign:' How the United Arab Emirates Spread Hysteria against Islam in Europe (Yes). juancole.com Nasim Ahmed Nasimbythedocks ( Middle East Monitor) — A "smear campaign" alleged to be orchestrated by the United Arab Emirates and executed through a Geneva-based private intelligence firm has apparently been peddling hateful misinformation associated with anti-Muslim conspiracy theorists, an article in New Yorker Magazine has revealed. In "The dirty …

WSWS (2023-03-30). For an all-out strike in the public sector and beyond! Build independent rank-and-file committees. wsws.org The SGP calls on civil servants to form rank-and-file committees, independent of the trade unions, to take the strike into their own hands and to network with workers from other companies throughout Europe and internationally.

Igor Chudov (2023-03-30). Europe Abandons All-Electric Car Mandate. Stupidity of the CO2 Transition. globalresearch.ca

Middle East Monitor (2023-03-30). 'Dirty Smear Campaign:' How the United Arab Emirates Spread Hysteria against Islam in Europe (Yes). juancole.com Nasim Ahmed Nasimbythedocks ( Middle East Monitor) — A "smear campaign" alleged to be orchestrated by the United Arab Emirates and executed through a Geneva-based private intelligence firm has apparently been peddling hateful misinformation associated with anti-Muslim conspiracy theorists, an article in New Yorker Magazine has revealed. In "The dirty …

WSWS (2023-03-30). For an all-out strike in the public sector and beyond! Build independent rank-and-file committees. wsws.org The SGP calls on civil servants to form rank-and-file committees, independent of the trade unions, to take the strike into their own hands and to network with workers from other companies throughout Europe and internationally.

Igor Chudov (2023-03-30). Europe Abandons All-Electric Car Mandate. Stupidity of the CO2 Transition. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-03-29). The Western Media War Erases The Truth. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Here's how the media manipulated Princess Victoria Alliata's speech in Moscow | Written by Piero Messina | There are wars that are fought with weapons, there are wars that are fought with weapons and the media. Since February 24 last year, the West has declared an all-out media war against Russia. Any free voice is repressed, any dissent is ridiculed. In Europe and in the United States, it is almost forbidden not to be against Putin. | For over a year now, the global information machine has be…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-03-29). Recognition of Europe's Crimes Should Go Beyond Rhetoric: Experts on Slave Trade Remembrance Day. orinocotribune.com By Maria Konokhova — Mar 25, 2023 | Over the period from the 16th to 19th centuries, the world saw one of the darkest chapters in its history, during which millions of enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. Today, on March 25, the world commemorates and honors the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. | The annual International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade was proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/122 in December 2007. Since then, on this day, the world remembers those who suffered a…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-03-29). Slave Trade Remembrance Day: Recognition of Europe's Crimes Should Go Beyond Rhetoric. orinocotribune.com By Maria Konokhova — Mar 25, 2023 | Over the period from the 16th to 19th centuries, the world saw one of the darkest chapters in its history, during which millions of enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. Today, on March 25, the world commemorates and honors the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. | The annual International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade was proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/122 in December 2007. Since then, on this day, the world remembers those who suffered a…

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty (2023-03-29). Art As Therapy: Afghan Women Paint Their Experiences Under Taliban Rule. juancole.com By | An untitled painting by Mursal Ahmadzai | ( "Unfortunately, like other Afghan girls, I now stay at home," she says. "I portray the…

ecns.cn (2023-03-29). Northeast China port sees 2,000 China-Europe freight train trips. ecns.cn Northeast China's Suifenhe port on the China-Russia border has handled 2,000 China-Europe freight train trips since the service started in 2018, local authorities said on Wednesday.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-03-29). Moscow calls out U.S.' rules-based order in Europe. mronline.org Baroness Goldie is an experienced Scottish politician and life peer who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2005 to 2011 and as the UK's Minister of State for Defence since 2019. She is anything but a party girl like Liz Truss who often had to swallow her indiscreet words betraying ignorance.

teleSUR (2023-03-29). Greek Experts Call for Vigilance After US Banking Turmoil. telesurenglish.net In the wake of the banking turmoil triggered by the collapse of three U.S. banks, and the crisis at Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse this spring, Greek experts have called for vigilance and rapid action. | RELATED: | Despite there are no imminent threats to the European banking system and economy and a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis is unlikely, vigilance is required after such banking turmoil. | "I find the U.S. banking crisis…

Jessica Buxbaum, Mintpress News. (2023-03-30). Inside Roger Waters' Battle For Free Speech In Germany. popularresistance.org Roger Waters is facing pushback from Germany. City authorities have canceled his upcoming concert over claims the Pink Floyd frontman is anti-Semitic. Yet activists say his experience is not an isolated incident when it comes to support for Palestine. | In February, Frankfurt's City Council canceled Waters's concert scheduled for May 28, stating in a press release that the musician "is considered one of the most widely spread anti-Semites in the world." City officials cited Waters' advocacy for a cultural boycott of Israel as one of the reasons for his alleged anti-Semitism. When reached for comment, Frankfurt Ci…

WSWS (2023-03-29). Workers speak out during joint rail and public sector warning strike in Germany. wsws.org The unions tried to "blow off steam" with the warning strikes while their leaders met with the employers to negotiate the details of a sellout that had already been decided behind closed doors.

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-29). Germany, Britain deliver more battle tanks to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioMarch 29, 2023 Germany, UK deliver battle tanks to Ukraine: officials Germany delivered the 18 advanced main battle tanks after Ukrainian crews were trained to operate them, British broadcaster the BBC reported. Eighteen is four more than previously agreed, according to news outlets. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said the Leopards 2s "have made …

infobrics (2023-03-29). Serbia and Hungary form Strategic Council despite EU opposition. infobrics.org Orbán advances Hungary's interests out with Western alliances.

Maurizio Coppola (2023-03-30). Remembering Gianni Minà , a journalist out of the chorus. peoplesdispatch.org On March 27, 2023, Gianni Minà died aged 85. Minà was not simply a journalist, he brought the voices of Latin America and of its social redemption into Italy…

scorinoco (2023-03-29). US Puts 'Shameful Pressure' on Italy for Hiring Cuban Doctors. orinocotribune.com The Italy-Cuba Friendship Association (ANAIC) has condemned the US government's "shameful pressure" on Italy for hiring Cuban doctors. | The association, through a statement released last Thursday, March 22, stated that "the United States is carrying out an absurd interference in the internal affairs of Italy" by "asking for explanations" for the Italian health authorities' hiring of Cuban doctors. | According to a report by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, the US embassy in Rome demanded that the Italian Ministry of Health explain "the procedures for hiring Cuban professionals for a fixed duration [in…

Jon Rappoport (2023-03-29). Italy Coronavirus: New Explosive Information. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-03-30). Meatball made with mammoth DNA unveiled in Amsterdam. ecns.cn A meatball made from flesh cultivated using the DNA of an extinct woolly mammoth is presented at Nemo, a science museum in the Netherlands, March 28, 2023.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-30). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…

WSWS (2023-03-30). Washington's Summit for Democracy reaches new heights of hypocrisy. wsws.org The Biden administration's criterion for an invitation to its second Summit for Democracy was whether a government was aligned with US war policies against Russia and China.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-30). Chechen Fighters Sign Deal with Ukraine to Form All-Chechen Brigade to Fight Russians. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov Foreign soldiers who volunteered to fight for Ukraine participate in training exercises. Kiev is welcoming Chechens to join the war against Russia. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty / Geovien So Jihadists coming fresh from Syria exemplify yet again that War on Terror is a fraud. In early March, Asia Times reported that the Ukrainian government under Volodymyr…

Ben Norton (2023-03-29). US threatened to invade International Criminal Court. Now it loves ICC for targeting Putin. geopoliticaleconomy.com The US government imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, threatened to arrest judges, and passed a "Hague Invasion Act". Previously, the ICC only prosecuted Africans. But now that it wants to arrest Russian President Putin, Washington praises the court (while still refusing to join it).

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-29). Saudi Arabia to Join Shanghai Cooperation Organization. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved a decision for Riyadh to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a Eurasian security and economic bloc that was founded in 2001 by China, Russia, and several Central Asian countries. According to Saudi state media, Riyadh has approved a memorandum that would make Saudi Arabia a dialogue partner of …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-29). Russia Says Ukraine Using Longer-Range US-Provided Rockets. news.antiwar.com Moscow announced that it downed for the first time a longer-range rocket that the US has provided to Ukrainian forces. The Russian Defense Ministry said it downed a Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), a munition made by Boeing that can hit targets up to 94 miles away, nearly twice the range of the missiles …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-29). Zelensky Says if He Loses Bakhmut, He Will Be Pushed to 'Compromise' With Russia. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told The Associated Press on Wednesday that if the Donbas city of Bakhmut falls to Russia, he would be pressured to "compromise" with Moscow. "Our society will feel tired" if the Russians win in Bakhmut, Zelensky said. "Our society will push me to have compromise with them." He said if Bakhmut …

_____ (2023-03-29). Tchaikovsky's NATO Requiem. strategic-culture.org NATO's campaign against Tchaikovsky and, by extension, against all Russian and global culture may best be viewed as a chess game where NATO are the white hats and civilisation must play black. | NATO's campaign against Tchaikovsky and, by extension, against all Russian and global culture may best be viewed as a chess game where NATO are the white hats and civilisation must play black. NATO's aim in this sick game is to uncouple Tchaikovsky from the rest of his team, to control the cultural centre of the board and, by removing him from their cultural chess board, to pulverise Russian culture, to demote the Russian…

Anonymous103 (2023-03-29). Military Situation In Donbass On March 29, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army captured Nikolskie Dacha in the south of Ugledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue on the western outskirts of Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Pervomaiske and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU were reported near Bilogorivka; | Up to 100 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 p…

Anonymous103 (2023-03-29). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On March 29, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Artillery duels between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the area of Gulyaipole; | Artillery duels between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the area of Orikhiv; | Up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 4 motor vehicles and 1 tank were destroyed by Russian artillery in the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye region, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 motor vehicles and 1 howitzer were destroyed by Russian artillery in t…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-29). Russian Air Defenses Intercepted First GLSDB Over Special Operation Zone. southfront.org The GLSDB system. Source: Saab Group | On March 28, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced, for the very first time, the interception of a Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) over the special military operation zone in Ukraine. "Air defense systems intercepted eighteen HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and one GLSDB guided missile in a day," the ministry's spokesman, Lieutenant General Igor Yevgenyevich Konashenkov, said during his daily briefing. | The GLSDB, which was develop…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-29). Russian Lancet Drones Destroy More Howitzers, Tanks Of Kiev Forces (Videos). southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA — JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | Between March 24 and 29, Russian news sources shared several videos documenting recent strikes with Lancet loitering munitions against Kiev forces in the special military operation zone. | The strikes destroyed or damaged two American-made M777 towed 155 mm howitzer, a Soviet-made 2S3 Akatsi…

infobrics (2023-03-29). Western powers pressured UNSC's members to boycott Russia-proposed resolution on Nord Stream. infobrics.org According to Russia's UN Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy, big pressure was the reason why countries abstained from supporting Russia's investigation project.

infobrics (2023-03-29). China and Russia Sign Fast-neutron Reactors Cooperation Agreement. infobrics.org Russia's Rosatom and China's Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) have signed a Comprehensive Programme for Long-Term Cooperation in the field of fast-neutron reactors and closing the nuclear fuel cycle…

infobrics (2023-03-29). Indo Russian Mega Meet Hopes to Establish $50 Billion Trade Target. infobrics.org India and Russia will organise a mega business meeting amid plans to push bilateral trade to $50 billion this year, from a record $31 billion in 2022 following a sharp rise in energy and fertilizer imports by India…

infobrics (2023-03-29). BRICS, SCO Nations Interested in Cooperation in Arctic — Russian Ministry. infobrics.org It is noted that the Arctic agenda is becoming more global…

Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. (2023-03-29). ICC Charges Putin With War Crimes; US And Israeli Leaders Enjoy Impunity. popularresistance.org On March 17, a little more than one year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced that the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) had issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for the commission of war crimes in Ukraine. The PTC also issued an arrest warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova, commissioner for children's rights in the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, for the same war crimes. | While the U.S. celebrates the arrest warrant against Putin, it has pressured the ICC to refrain from prosecuting Israelis and Americans…

Staff (2023-03-29). Headlines for March 29, 2023. democracynow.org Asylum Seekers in Ciudad Juárez Demand Justice, Humane Treatment, Following Blaze That Killed 38, Nashville School Shooter Had 7 Legally Purchased Firearms, U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Chief Visits Zaporizhzhia in Hopes of Curbing Nuclear Disaster Risk, Russian Man Sentenced to 2 Years After 13-Year-Old Daughter Draws Antiwar Picture, The Guardian's Owners Apologize for Founders' Ties to Slavery, Burmese Military Dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's Party, Idaho House Passes Bill Criminalizing People Who Help Minors Get Out-of-State Abortions, Judge Orders Mike Pence to Testify Before Grand Jury Investigating…

Staff (2023-03-29). Dilma Rousseff Begins Term as President of BRICS' New Development Bank. orinocotribune.com Former President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff began her work on Tuesday as president of the New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS group, formerly known as BRICS Development Bank. | The former Brazilian president was unanimously elected on Friday as head of the New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS group, made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, as part of its effort to build a new international financial architecture. | Rousseff was elected by vote among the BRICS Board of Governors, made up of the fina…

Staff (2023-03-29). Lumumba Returns to Moscow. orinocotribune.com By Oleg Yasinsky — Mar 24, 2023 | Tens of thousands of citizens from all parts of the planet, graduates of the Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University in Moscow, never knew that, in 1992, during the government of Boris Yeltsin, profoundly anticommunist and pro-Western, the surname of the hero and martyr of the peoples of Africa, Lumumba, was removed from the official name of the university. Everywhere, all over the world, they continued referring to it as "Patrice Lumumba University." In fact, most of the Russian neighbors of the university didn't even know about this change. | This university was ina…

Farrah Hassen (2023-03-29). Iraq, Ukraine, and a World Without Accountability. fpif.org The wars in Iraq and Ukraine may differ, but both speak to the tragic realities of war. They also make a strong case for strengthening the rule of law instead of undermining it through flimsy pretexts for endless militarism. | Like the 2003 U.S. war in Iraq, which marked its 20th anniversary this March, Russia's year-long war on Ukraine is an act of aggression in blatant violation of international law. | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sought to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-29). Africa and the Russia-China Partnership. libya360.wordpress.com Oleg Pavlov President Xi Jinping undertook a landmark visit to the Russian Federation from March 20 to 23. It was full of events and symbolism, which will be analyzed by political scientists for a long time to come. It is now clear nonetheless that this visit signaled the beginning of a profound transformation of the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-29). Western Powers Pressured UNSC Members to Boycott Russia-Proposed Resolution on Nord Stream. libya360.wordpress.com Lucas Leiroz Western countries apparently would have compelled nations not to support the resolution proposed by the Russian delegation at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with the objective of investigating the attacks against the Nord Stream gas pipelines. In fact, pressure and threat have already become the main mechanisms by which NATO countries try…

Phyllis Bennis (2023-03-29). Reflecting on Russia's War Crimes in Ukraine, 20 Years After the U.S. Invaded Iraq. fpif.org Washington has tried to replace international law with a vague "rules-based order" that seemingly only other countries can violate. Ukrainians and Iraqis deserve better.

Weimin Chen (2023-03-29). Why Most of the World Isn't on Board with the NATO-Russia War. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2023-03-29). Russia Starts Military Training With Nuclear-Capacity Missiles. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Russian army began training in three Siberian regions with the "Yars" new ballistic missiles, which reach targets of up to 12,000 kilometers and can carry up to four nuclear warheads. | RELATED: | "This training is part of the Nuclear Forces Readiness Plan in 2023 and will enable the Army's Strategic Missile Commission to inspect the combat capacities of the Omsk Force Group," the Russian Defense Ministr…

teleSUR (2023-03-29). Swiss Govt. Introduces Exemptions To Sanctions Against Russia. telesurenglish.net The Federal Council announced Wednesday that Switzerland has joined the EU's tenth package of sanctions against Russia, with a series of exemptions. | RELATED: | "After deciding on March 3 to facilitate humanitarian activities in Syria, the Federal Council has now issued a humanitarian exemption for the provision of certain services to Russian organizations," reads a statement on the Swiss government portal. | Th…

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-29). Senate Votes Down Amendment to Create Special Watchdog for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Tuesday night voted down an amendment to create a special inspector general to oversee the over $113 billion that the US has authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine. The amendment, which was introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), failed in a vote of 26-68, with 24 Republicans and only two …

Kate Hudson (2023-03-29). The same depleted uranium munitions that poisoned Iraq now headed to Ukraine. peoplesworld.org LONDON—In a shocking development, the British government has announced it will be sending depleted uranium (DU) rounds to Ukraine along with Challenger 2 tanks. As we know from several wars in the past few decades, the health consequences for Ukrainian civilians will be high. DU is a chemically toxic and radioactive heavy metal and it's …

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2023-03-29). CovertAction Bulletin — Fund People's Needs, Not the War Machine: Voices from the streets of D.C. on March 18. covertactionmagazine.com On March 18, thousands of people from across the country and the world gathered in Lafayette Park, just outside the White House, demanding an end to the endless U.S. wars of the past 20 years and in particular the proxy conflict in Ukraine…

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-29). Britain completes training of Ukrainian tank crews to staff Challenger battle tanks. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostMarch 29, 2023 Ukraine Completes Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank Training in UK Ukrainian soldiers have completed their Challenger 2 main battle tank training in the UK, the British Ministry of Defence announced. Following the upskilling, the tank crews returned to Ukraine…. The course began in January, shortly after the British government committed to …

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-29). U.S. Army to sextuple artillery shells for Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsMarch 28, 2023 US Army eyes sixfold production boost of 155mm shells used in Ukraine The U.S. Army will boost production of 155mm artillery shells more than sixfold to 85,000 a month by fiscal 2028, according to the service's undersecretary. *** The Army is spending $1.45 billion on capacity "to expand 155mm artillery production …

The Global Network (2023-03-29). Video: US-NATO Proxy War in Ukraine Utilizes Space Technology. globalresearch.ca

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