Raul Diego (2021-03-24). US Gins Up a "Credible" Iranian Nuclear Menace Befitting Its Own Stockpile. mintpressnews.com With Western intelligence sources once again stoking the flames of a nuclear Iran and the secret movement of America's nuclear warheads across Europe, the war economy is up to its old tricks.

Martha Grevatt (2021-03-24). Courageous women of the Paris Commune. workers.org This month marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Paris Commune. The Commune was established during a bloody intercapitalist conflict called the Franco-Prussian War. In 1871, Parisian workers were in revolt against France's Government of National Defense, seated in Versailles, which planned to surrender part of France and . . . |

Aaron Maté (2021-03-24). Bellingcaught: Who is the mysterious author of Bellingcat's attacks on OPCW whistleblower? thegrayzone.com After publishing fraudulent claims in a bid to smear OPCW whistleblowers, Bellingcat has been caught in another subterfuge that contradicts its stated allegiance to "transparency and accountability": a hidden, external author writing its material. The website Bellingcat promotes itself as a collective of digital sleuths who "pledge allegiance to truth and evidence and abide by the principles of transparency and accountability." Its self-described "groundbreaking investigations," especially those aimed at Russia and Syria, have led to fawning Western media endorsements of …

Andrew Korybko (2021-03-24). The China-Russia "Peaceful Proposal". "Maintaining Global Stability" globalresearch.ca Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Victor Grossman (2021-03-24). Berlin Bulletin: Scandals, Elections, Emergencies! counterpunch.org Germany, once viewed as an exaggerated model of exactitude and discipline, is currently in a muddle. Above all it's the Covid mess. Seen last spring as a model of swift, effective response, Germany is now torn by controversy, with its sixteen states and dozens of politicians squabbling about when to send which kids (if any)

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2021-03-24). American Encircling Strategy Forces Russia and China to Get Closer. globalresearch.ca The United States does not seem willing to change its policy …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-03-24). Nine years after family members were killed in US drone strikes, Yemeni men seek justice in Germany. peoplesdispatch.org Ahmed and Khalid bin Ali Jaber filed an appeal in the Federal Constitutional Court in Germany in a case dealing with the death of two of their family members in a US drone strike in August 2012 that was launched from a base in Germany…

Khaled Iskef (2021-03-24). Will Turkey Give Up and Bring Back the Syrian Militants from Libya? globalresearch.ca A security source in Tripoli said that all the Syrian mercenaries …

Manlio Dinucci (2021-03-24). US Hypersonic Missiles in Europe Five Minutes from Moscow. globalresearch.ca About six years ago, when we titled "Are the missiles returning …

MEE staff (2021-03-24). US urges Turkey to give up Russian S-400 missile defence system. middleeasteye.net US urges Turkey to give up Russian S-400 missile defence system | Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells Turkish counterpart to scrap air defence system in first face-to-face meeting at Nato summit | Wed, 03/24/2021 – 16: 04 | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at the Nato headquarters on 23 March (AFP/File photo) | US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has t…

Kenneth Surin (2021-03-24). The UK's Military Show Time. counterpunch.org Readers of any reliable news outlet will probably be aware that the UK's Brexit rollout has been little short of a disaster. Adding to the catalogue of Brexit failures, the UK is now being sued by the EU for extending unilaterally a grace period on food imports to the island of Ireland, where the EU

Philip Giraldi (2021-03-23). Is Joe Biden Enabling Russiagate 2? globalresearch.ca The old expression that "lightning never strikes the same place twice" …

Dan Cohen (2021-03-23). Video: US Escalates New Cold War as Diplomatic Gloves Come Off, with Carl Zha. mintpressnews.com The new Cold War has escalated over the past week as U.S. attempts to dominate both China and Russia backfired in embarrassing fashion for the Biden administration. Behind The Headlines' Dan Cohen is joined by "Silk and Steel" podcast host Carl Zha to discuss the diplomatic fiasco, how U.S. intelligence and media cornered Biden into denouncing Russia, and the Quad Alliance's political contradictions. | Feature photo | Graphic by Antonio Cabrera | Dan Cohen is the Washington DC correspondent for Behind The Headlines. He has produced widely distributed video reports and print dispatches from across Israel-Palest…

Paul Antonopoulos (2021-03-23). North Macedonia Spends Big on American-made Armoured Vehicles Despite Poverty Crisis. globalresearch.ca By buying 54 armoured vehicles for its military from the U.S., …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-03-23). Amazon workers lead 'White Monday' strike across Italy and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org We take a look at the nationwide strike by Amazon workers across Italy, a massive fire at a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, recent developments in Yemen, and the presence of armed rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the pretext of foreign military interventions…

WSWS (2021-03-23). Europe sides with the US in imposing punitive sanctions against China. wsws.org The demonisation of China follows the modus operandi of US imperialism over the past three decades as it has prepared for one criminal war after another in the Middle East, the Balkans and Central Asia.

teleSUR (2021-03-23). China and Russia Join Forces Against Western Sanctions. telesurenglish.net Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi agreed Tuesday to join efforts to confront unilateral and "illegitimate" coercive measures imposed by the United States and its European allies. | RELATED: | In this regard, China and Russia call for more countries to join their firm rejection of so-called unilateral sanctions, such as the one imposed by the European Union on Beijing for what…

Newsclick (2021-03-23). French colonial crimes continue to affect lives in Polynesia. peoplesdispatch.org NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the recent analysis of declassified documents from the nuclear testing done by France on the islands of Polynesia. He discusses how the French knowingly let the inhabitants of the islands to be exposed to the radioactive fallout from the tests, and how even today, the French are unwilling to compensate the victims.

Ben Cowles (2021-03-23). Sea Watch 3 refugee rescue ship detained in Italy again for 'saving too many lives'. peoplesworld.org

Ben Cowles (2021-03-23). Sea Watch 3 refugee rescue ship detained in Italy for 'saving too many lives' again. peoplesworld.org

Uriel Araujo (2021-03-23). Uneasy Russia-Turkey Relations Are at Risk of Deteriorating. globalresearch.ca Both Russia and Turkey have celebrated on March 16 the centennial …

Eirik Vold (2021-03-23). Biden's Syria Deception: The Norwegian Connection. zcomm.org Interview on the role of Norway in U.S. military policy…

TheCOVIDBlog (2021-03-23). Germany: Whistleblower Says Seven of 31 Nursing Home Residents Died Immediately after Forced Pfizer mRNA Shots. globalresearch.ca A frightening video of a lawyer interviewing an anonymous whistleblower tells …

MEE staff (2021-03-23). Yemeni family appeals US drone strike case to Germany's highest court. middleeasteye.net Yemeni family appeals US drone strike case to Germany's highest court | Rights group says significance of Ramstein Air Base in Germany for US drones strikes in Yemen is greater than the court assumes | Tue, 03/23/2021 – 14: 48 | The US military has said Ramstein is not used to launch or operate drones involved in "counterterrorism activities" (AFP) | Two Yemeni men who have claimed their relatives were killed…

Paul Antonopoulos (2021-03-23). Kosovo Opening Embassy in Jerusalem Defies Turkey but Confirms Vassalage to US. globalresearch.ca Kosovo can expect retaliation from Turkey for opening its embassy in …

Nebojsa Malic (2021-03-23). 22 Years Ago: NATO's Illegal and Criminal Invasion of Yugoslavia. globalresearch.ca At the beginning of NATO's aggression, there were fewer dead, fewer refugees, less destruction, and more order than at any time since the beginning of the occupation. NATO has replaced a fabricated evil with a very real evil of its own.

teleSUR (2021-03-23). Europe Do Not Rule Out Link Between AstraZeneca and Coagulation. telesurenglish.net European Medicines Agency (EMA) Director Emer Cooke on Tuesday announced clinical and laboratory reports do not yet allow a link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and the blood clotting cases to be definitively ruled out. | RELATED: | She recalled that the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) recommended raising awareness of potential risks to help healthcare professionals follow up on symptoms that may occur after vac…

WSWS (2021-03-23). European vaccine crisis worsens with EU set to vote on export ban. wsws.org Nothing is more disgusting than the sight of Johnson and Von der Leyen competing for the moral high ground. Both are implementing trade war policies.

Megan Redshaw (2021-03-23). New Research Points to Link Between AstraZeneca Vaccine and Blood Clots. globalresearch.ca Researchers in Norway and Germany say they've identified antibodies that provoke …