2022-03-14: News Headlines

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-14). U.S. federal agency calls on Biden to grant Major non-NATO Ally status to Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Finland Sweden. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Commission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeMarch 12, 2022 Helsinki Commission urges US President to designate Georgia, Ukraine as Major Non-NATO Allies The Helsinki Commission, an independent U.S. government agency tasked with promoting human rights and security in Europe, has called on the Biden administration to upgrade the United States' defense relationship with Ukraine. The …

Staff (2022-03-14). Biden, Macron agree to step up sanctions against Russia. en.mehrnews.com Presidents of France and the United States agreed during their telephone conversation to step up sanction measures against Russia, the press office of the French president said in a statement on Monday.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-14). NATO condemns elections in Abkhazia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMarch 14, 2022 NATO refuses to recognise elections in occupied Abkhazia NATO does not recognise the legitimacy of the elections held on Saturday in the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia, Javier Colomina, The NATO Secretary General Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, said on Monday. "The Alliance continues to support Georgia's sovereignty and …

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-14). Colombia's government maintains majority in Senate. colombiareports.com The coalition of Colombia's President Ivan Duque maintained a majority in the Senate after elections on Sunday,. The big winner of the elections was the "Historic Pact" of opposition Senator…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-14). Colombia's top election official 'an embarrassment'. colombiareports.com Colombia's National Registrar came under fire on Sunday after congressional elections that were marred by technical failures. Electoral observers received countless complaints of people who weren't registered to vote in…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-14). Progressive candidate sweeps Colombia's primaries. colombiareports.com Opposition Senator Gustavo Petro convincingly became Colombia's most popular politician after presidential primaries. The primaries were organized parallel to congressional elections. After counting approximately 99.4% of the votes, the presidential…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-14). Ruling Out Social Democracy as an Option and a Way to Rule It Back In. transcend.org 14 Mar 2022 – A decisive misunderstanding prolonging today ¥s mega crisis is the lingering belief that social democracy, as it existed in Europe during the thirty glorious years after World War II, and in a different form in the USA during the four terms of Franklin Roosevelt ¥s presidency, is a viable option in today ¥s world.

Akio Tanaka (2022-03-14). Pacifica Members Voted for the New Bylaws. indybay.org Pacifica should accept the democratic vote of its members.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-03-14). Cifra de fallecidos por tren descarrilado en el Congo se eleva a 75. telesurtv.net Presidente de la República Democrática del Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, envió condolencias a los familiares de las víctimas.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-14). WSJ: State Department veteran calls for heavily-armed NATO troops in western Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The author, Ludovic Hood, identifies himself as a fifteen-year veteran of the State Department and currently Special Advisor to Vice President Harris for the Middle East and North Africa and Senior Advisor to the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism at the State Department. Wall Street JournalMarch 13, 2022 Send NATO …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-14). U.S. pressures China over Russia-NATO conflict: no respect, no cooperation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 14, 2022 China, US keep dialogue, but 'no respect, no cooperation'By Yang Sheng, Wan Lin and Wang Wenwen Edited China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi met US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in the Italian capital of Rome Monday to exchange views on China-US relations and other international and regional issues of common‚ÄÇconcern. Chinese …

Martin Sieff (2022-03-13). "Ukraine: Is Nuclear Conflict Likely?" Nuclear War Could Be Near, According to Nobel Laureate. globalresearch.ca First published on October 13, 2014, in the wake of the February 2014 EuroMaidan. See Helen Caldicott's recent interview with Global Research |

_____ (2022-03-13). Congress Screws American Workers To Escalate War On Russia. popularresistance.org On March 8, as the Russian military operation inside Ukraine expanded, President Joseph Biden announced a total ban on Russian oil to the United States, sending oil prices to record highs. "Today I am announcing that the United States is targeting the main artery of the Russian economy. We're banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy. That means Russian oil will no longer be acceptable at US ports and the Americans will deal another powerful blow to Putin's war machine." | Following Biden's announcement, his allies in the media spread the message that higher gas and food prices and rising inflation wa…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-13). Biden directs $200 million more in military aid to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineMarch 12, 2022 USA to provide $200 mln in military aid to Ukraine — White House The United States will provide Ukraine with military assistance in the amount of up to $200 million, the relevant memorandum was signed by U.S. President Joseph Biden, the White House said. "By the authority vested in me as President …

_____ (2022-03-13). Why Falling Hate Group Numbers Don't Necessarily Mean Less Hate. popularresistance.org Though 2021 started with a deadly siege on the United States Capitol by hundreds of far-right rioters trying to overturn the presidential election results, the number of hate and anti-government groups in the U.S. declined last year for the third year in a row, according to a report released this week by the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama. | The SPLC counted a total of 733 hate groups last year, significantly lower than the 2018 peak of 1,021. It found that the number of anti-government groups also fell, from 566 in 2020 to 488 in 2021. | But SPLC says that doesn't necessarily mean there's les…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-13). Colombia's elections hampered by technical difficulties. colombiareports.com Colombia's congressional elections were hampered by technical difficulties on Sunday. According to the national registry, an "unusually high flow" of traffic took down the website where voters could check where…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-13). Colombia holds first elections after national strike. colombiareports.com Colombia's voters will elect a new Congress on Sunday in a highly anticipated poll. The election is the first after massive anti-government protests that erupted in April last year. Primaries…

Michelle Begue (2022-03-13). Colombians vote in presidential primaries and legislative elections. america.cgtn.com In Colombia, citizens go out to vote on Sunday for their representatives. These will be decisive elections that will set the tone for presidential vote on May 29th.

Staff (2022-03-13). Ofrendas florales de Raúl, Díaz-Canel y el pueblo a José Antonio Echeverría. cubadebate.cu Con ofrendas florales del General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, del primer secretario del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, y a nombre del pueblo se rindió tributo este domingo al líder estudiantil José Antonio Echeverría en el aniversario 65 de su caída en combate. Karla Santana Rodríguez, presidenta nacional de la FEU, destacó el ejemplo de Echeverría.

Ramona Wadi (2022-03-13). Palestinian Refugee Families expelled from Israel can't Come Home, but 100K Ukrainians Admitted. juancole.com By Ramona Wadi | — ( Middle East Monitor )- Once again, Israel feels entitled to play the humanitarian card, with only Palestinians pointing out its selectivity when it comes to opening its doors to refugees. In February, The Jerusalem Post reported that 10,000 Jewish Ukrainian refugees would be entering Israel. The move was confirmed …

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