Monthly Archives: April 2022

2022-04-26: News Headlines

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-04-26). Biden's New Arms Czar for Ukraine Has a Lot of Blood on His Hands—They Are Likely to Get Even Bloodier. covertactionmagazine.com Terry Wolff oversaw training of Iraqi forces for deadly siege of Mosul and coalition fighting dirty war in Syria President …

Anonymous103 (2022-04-26). Lloyd Ostin Declares US Real Goal To Defeat Russia On Battlefield — CNN. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | After the visit to Ukraine by the US Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense on April 24th, CNN reported on Biden's change of strategy towards Russia. The US officials also announced new military assistance and the return of diplomats to Ukraine. | Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told reporters after a trip to Kyiv that "we want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can't do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine." The new US goal is "to defeat Russia on the…

Liberation Staff (2022-04-26). The United States designates Colombia as a NATO external ally. liberationnews.org The official designation was confirmed this Thursday, when Biden sent a letter to the presidents of both chambers of the Capitol, stating: "I notify my intention to designate Colombia as an Important Ally outside NATO."

WSWS (2022-04-26). Michigan, Ohio Republicans embrace pro-Trump fascists. wsws.org Both state parties are on the verge of nominating fanatical advocates of the "stolen election" lie as statewide candidates in 2022.

WSWS (2022-04-26). Text messages reveal Trump's chief of staff orchestrated January 6 coup attempt. wsws.org New revelations implicating Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and leading Republicans in the January 6 coup plot further expose danger of dictatorship.

ecns.cn (2022-04-26). DPRK holds military parade to marks army's 90th anniversary. ecns.cn A grand military parade was held on Monday night at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army.

Staff (2022-04-26). Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla a Con Filo: Esta Cumbre de las Américas no es nada democrática (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Este lunes, tras las declaraciones ofrecidas por el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla a la prensa nacional y extranjera, el titular concedió una entrevista al programa Con Filo, donde abordó asuntos como la migración y la exclusión de Cuba de los preparativos de la próxima Cumbre de las Américas.

WSWS (2022-04-26). Florida Governor signs bill banning classroom instruction and employee training on race, sexuality and nationality. wsws.org Republican Govenor Ron DeSantis signed repressive legislation for public schools and busineses that bans the introduction of what Republicans call "woke indoctrination" on concepts related to sexism, racism, or nationality…

teleSUR -ldp -HIM (2022-04-26). Protestan en República Dominicana contra precios de combustibles. telesurtv.net La huelga exige, entre otras prevendas, la rebaja de los precios del combustible y de la canasta básica.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-26). Sharing Mayo Clinic: Gabriel Ryan wasn't supposed to live. Today, he is thriving. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Eric and Micayla Ryan were experienced parents. They had three children already and thought this ultrasound would be as routine as the ones that had come before. They knew what to expect. Or so they thought. But instead of reassurance, this ultrasound revealed a problem: cysts on the kidneys of the Goodhue, Minnesota, couple's fourth child. Their doctor arranged for the Ryans to meet with specialists at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, some 30 miles away,…

ecns.cn (2022-04-26). Beijing to conduct three rounds of nucleic acid testing in 11 districts. ecns.cn To contain the spread of COVID-19, Beijing has decided to expand nucleic acid testing after it started a district-wide test in Chaoyang, said Xu Hejian, spokesperson of the municipal government of Beijing, on Monday.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-25). How Obama-Biden Team Empowered Terrorists in Syria. transcend.org 20 Apr 2022 – Ukraine is the Obama-Biden team's second major proxy war against Russia. The first was Syria, where US support for the insurgency helped create an Al Qaeda safe haven.

Anonymous103 (2022-04-25). The Triumph Of Deceit: How Thinking In Labels — Mere Words — (Not In Reality) Has Killed Democracy. southfront.org Written by Eric Zuesse On April 19th, Glenn Greenwald, who is not only a great lawyer but one of the world's…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). No stranger to NATO wars: CV on new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On Brink's work in Georgia a decade ago see this. Interfax-UkraineApril 25, 2022 Biden intends to nominate Brink as US ambassador to Ukraine — White House Biden intends to nominate Brink as US ambassador to Ukraine — White HouseU.S. President Joseph Biden intends to nominate Bridget Brink as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. *** Bridget A. …

Mark Gruenberg (2022-04-25). Climate activists to Biden: Stop stalling, attack climate change. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Unionists and climate activists are sending a blunt message to Democratic President Joe Biden and the Democratic-run Congress: Stop stalling and attack climate change, now. One typical and succinct hand-crafted sign at the march in front of the White House: The warning "There is no Planet B," with the "o" replaced by a globe. And, …

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-04-25). Biden Launches Process for Protecting Mature, Old-Growth Forests on Federal Lands. indybay.org SEATTLE, April 22, 2022 — President Joe Biden will issue an executive order today that directs federal agencies to conduct an inventory of mature and old-growth forests on America's federal lands so that policies can be adopted to protect them. The administration framed the move as a key strategy to store carbon and address climate change.

WSWS (2022-04-25). January 6 committee court filing reveals intimate involvement of Republican lawmakers, Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows in attempted coup. wsws.org The motion describes meetings and communications involving Trump, Meadows and their congressional allies where they discussed illegal strategies to stop the certification of Biden's election victory.

Our Reporter (2022-04-25). FDC Endorses Owani for Omoro county by-election. plusnews.ug The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has endorsed Dick Denis Owani as the party candidate for the Omoro County Parliamentary By-election. The party leaders say Owani was endorsed following a consensus reached between him and another aspirant Terrence Odonga on Sunday in Omoro Town Council. The Chua West Member of Parliament Philip Poly Okin …

WSWS (2022-04-25). Militarist frenzy erupts in Australia over security pact between China and the Solomon Islands. wsws.org The hysterical reaction from the Coalition government, Labor and the media in the midst of the election campaign reveals Australia's central role in the very advanced US preparations for war against China.

WSWS (2022-04-25). Mélenchon to ally with Greens, PCF, NPA in French legislative election. wsws.org Jean Luc-Mélenchon is not trying to mobilise the workers, but to bring together discredited bourgeois or petty-bourgeois political parties.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-04-25). Putin, Xi congratulate Macron on re-election in French vote. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and the President of China congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his re-election on Monday.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-25). Aid group condemns junta-backed militia for attack in Sudan's Darfur and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at renewed violence in Sudan's Darfur region which has killed over 160 people and displaced an estimated 20,000; the victory of President Emmanuel Macron in France's presidential runoff election against the backdrop of growing discontent and the rising threat of far-right extremism; the Israeli Supreme Court's rejection of a petition filed by the Palestinian Bakr family against the closure of an inquiry into the 2014 airstrike which killed 4 children in Gaza; and the expulsion of the Organization of American States from Nicaragua by the Sandinista government of Pre…

WSWS (2022-04-25). French student speaks out on election "catastrophe" wsws.org In the city of Amiens, WSWS journalists interviewed Clémence, a student and job seeker, on the French presidential elections.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-25). Emmanuel Macron wins French presidential election but working class has no illusions about future. peoplesdispatch.org The consolidation of liberal sections and a vigorous campaign by anti-fascist sections against Marine Le Pen aided Macron but many sections are wary of his policies…

ecns.cn (2022-04-25). Xi congratulates Macron on re-election as French president. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Emmanuel Macron on his re-election as French president.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-04-25). Colombia's army chief investigated over election meddling. colombiareports.com Colombia's Inspector General will investigate the commander of the National Army after the general attacked a presidential candidate on Twitter, according to newspaper El Espectador. The preliminary investigation against General…

_____ (2022-04-25). What the Ousting of Pakistan's Prime Minister Really Means. journal-neo.org It would seem that with the passing of a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan by the lower house of Pakistan's parliament on April 9 this year and the subsequent election of Shehbaz Sharif to…

Heather L. Weaver (2022-04-25). The Supreme Court Must Protect Students From School-Sponsored Prayer | American Civil Liberties Union. aclu.org On-duty public-school staff may not pray with students. Period. That's been the law under the First Amendment's Establishment Clause for more than half a century. Even the Trump administration—hardly a bastion of church-state separation—agreed, proclaiming in its

Mark Gruenberg (2022-04-25). Pence feared being kidnapped as Trump's attempted coup unfolded. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Former Vice President Pence refused to get into a car driven by Trump Secret Service agents because he believed they were going to kidnap him during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Every day, as we get closer to public hearings planned by the Jan. 6 committee investigating the coup, tapes and more tapes …

Chauncey DeVega (2022-04-25). The Republican Party Is Still Doing Donald Trump's Bidding. truthout.org If someone doesn't know what questions to ask, they'll never get answer. If they don't know whom to ask, the challenge is even greater. But an even worse error is to decide on an answer before even asking the question — and then refusing to hear any answers that don't confirm what they've already decided. | America's political class, especially the pundits and commentators, are guilty of all of these errors (and many more) as they continue to willfully not understand the Age of Trump and how America arrived at this democracy crisis. The Republican-fascist movement is winning because so many people who are s…

Staff (2022-04-25). Revolución, la obra más hermosa: Un reconocimiento a la vida de Raúl. cubadebate.cu La Oficina de Asuntos Históricos de la Presidencia de la República presentó este lunes el libro Revolución, la obra más hermosa, un compendio de entrevistas, discursos, y declaraciones del General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, líder de la Revolución, publicadas entre el 14 de junio de 2006 y el 1 de mayo de 2019.

Fight Back (2022-04-25). Philippines: Greater strength and bigger victories for the NDFP! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following April 24 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People's Army (NPA) extend their most militant revolutionary greetings to all allied organizations and friends in the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) on the occasion of the NDFP's 49th anniversary. | Let us celebrate the achievements and victories of the NDFP in its work of uniting the Filipino people and mobilizing them along the path of the national democratic revolution. In the coming year, let us continue to vigorous…

Ann Brown (2022-04-25). New York BLM Leader Goes After Eric Adams: He's A White Man In Black Face. moguldom.com Hawk Newsome, who claims to be the leader of the New York chapter of Black Lives Matter, has blasted NYC Mayor Eric Adams, accusing him of being a Democrat who uses "conservative and Republican talking points." "He's a white man in blackface and a very conservative-minded white man at that," Newsome said during an appearance …

Amy Goodman (2022-04-25). Florida's Gerrymandered Map Is Now Law — Practically Guaranteeing GOP Victories. truthout.org Image Credit: Princeton Gerrymandering Project | Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed into law a gerrymandered voting map that virtually guarantees Republicans four more seats in Congress while likely cutting the number of Black Democrats elected. The measure passed along party lines Thursday but was delayed when Black Florida lawmakers staged an impromptu sit-in protest. "Republicans cannot continue to disenfranchise Black voters," says state Senator Shevrin Jones, a Democratic member of Florida's Legislative Black Caucus who took part in the protest and who calls the gerrymandering part of a larger suite of…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-04-25). Museveni, Kagame discuss regional peace, cooperation. plusnews.ug President Yoweri Museveni and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame have agreed to push for joint regional peace and stability by addressing the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the East African Community Block. The two leaders on Sunday held a bilateral meeting over a range of issues at State House Entebbe. President Kagame is …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-04-25). Columbia University: It's Time For Our Institution To Come Clean On Ties To Slavery, Racism. moguldom.com Columbia University, a 268-year-old private New York City institution, plans to erect public markers to denote its ties to slavery and racism as well as commemorate Black students, according to a professor at the university. The Ivy League university, which ranks No. 2 on the U.S. News Best National University Rankings, will place four historical …

Chris Walker (2022-04-25). DeSantis Ban on Math Books Financially Benefits Another Anti-CRT GOP Governor. truthout.org Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) recently rejected the use of a number of math books in Florida public schools because they supposedly contain material relating to critical race theory — but closer inspection of who benefits from the rejection of the textbooks reveals that another Republican governor is set to profit from the decision. | Earlier this month,

Staff (2022-04-25). Large fire breaks out at Russia oil depot in Bryansk (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — A large fire broke out early Monday at an oil storage facility in the Russian city of Bryansk, the emergencies ministry said, adding that no one was injured.

Hip Hop Congress, Inc (2022-04-25). Friday 5/6: Oakland & The World: A Discussion Series on Education, Economic Policy & Voter Suppression. indybay.org Online event…

ecns.cn (2022-04-25). Heart-shaped island in Nanjing's park attacks visitors. ecns.cn Aerial photo shows a heart-shaped island in Taohu Lake Park, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 24, 2022. The Taohu Lake Park opened to the public in 2021 and was built to protect the water quality of the Yangtze River.

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2022-04-25: News Headlines

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). NATO chieftain to attend 20/40-nation meeting on Ukraine in Germany. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 25, 2022 The NATO Secretary General attends US-hosted meeting on Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will attend a meeting of the Ukraine Security Consultative Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on 26 April 2022. The meeting is hosted by the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, and will focus on the …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). Constitution's pledge of NATO membership won't change: Ukrainian parliament chief. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 25, 2022 Stefanchuk Assures Constitution Will Not Be Amended Regarding Ukraine's NATO Membership Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk is confident that parliament will not amend the Constitution regarding the course towards full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). *** According to Stefanchuk, the relevant security guarantees of Ukraine should fundamentally …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). Pentagon: U.S. to provide more Stingers, Javelins, other arms to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 25, 2022 USA preparing to send Stinger, Javelin, other equipment to Ukraine — US Department of Defense The United States is preparing to send Stinger anti-aircraft systems, Javelin anti-tank missile systems and other equipment to Ukraine in April, the U.S. Department of Defense has said. "Our US Air Force Airmen prepare supply crates containing …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). No stranger to NATO wars: CV on new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On Brink's work in Georgia a decade ago see this. Interfax-UkraineApril 25, 2022 Biden intends to nominate Brink as US ambassador to Ukraine — White House Biden intends to nominate Brink as US ambassador to Ukraine — White HouseU.S. President Joseph Biden intends to nominate Bridget Brink as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. *** Bridget A. …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). U.S. governors ready National Guard armored vehicles for Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The HillApril 24, 2022 State National Guards to send armored vehicles to Ukraine Multiple governors announced this week that their state National Guards would be sending armored vehicles to Ukraine in response to a request from the Pentagon. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced this week that their …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). Ukraine: We had no intention of offending the friendly people of Japan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 25, 2022 Ukraine apologizes for juxtaposing Japan emperor to Hitler in video The Ukrainian government has apologized over a video shared on Twitter that juxtaposed a picture of the late Japanese Emperor Hirohito to those of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in describing Nazism and fascism. "We had no intention to offend the …

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-25). How Obama-Biden Team Empowered Terrorists in Syria. transcend.org 20 Apr 2022 – Ukraine is the Obama-Biden team's second major proxy war against Russia. The first was Syria, where US support for the insurgency helped create an Al Qaeda safe haven.

WSWS (2022-04-25). January 6 committee court filing reveals intimate involvement of Republican lawmakers, Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows in attempted coup. wsws.org The motion describes meetings and communications involving Trump, Meadows and their congressional allies where they discussed illegal strategies to stop the certification of Biden's election victory.

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-04-25). Biden Launches Process for Protecting Mature, Old-Growth Forests on Federal Lands. indybay.org SEATTLE, April 22, 2022 — President Joe Biden will issue an executive order today that directs federal agencies to conduct an inventory of mature and old-growth forests on America's federal lands so that policies can be adopted to protect them. The administration framed the move as a key strategy to store carbon and address climate change.

_____ (2022-04-25). What the Ousting of Pakistan's Prime Minister Really Means. journal-neo.org It would seem that with the passing of a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan by the lower house of Pakistan's parliament on April 9 this year and the subsequent election of Shehbaz Sharif to…

WSWS (2022-04-25). Militarist frenzy erupts in Australia over security pact between China and the Solomon Islands. wsws.org The hysterical reaction from the Coalition government, Labor and the media in the midst of the election campaign reveals Australia's central role in the very advanced US preparations for war against China.

WSWS (2022-04-25). French student speaks out on election "catastrophe" wsws.org In the city of Amiens, WSWS journalists interviewed Clémence, a student and job seeker, on the French presidential elections.

WSWS (2022-04-25). Mélenchon to ally with Greens, PCF, NPA in French legislative election. wsws.org Jean Luc-Mélenchon is not trying to mobilise the workers, but to bring together discredited bourgeois or petty-bourgeois political parties.

Our Reporter (2022-04-25). FDC Endorses Owani for Omoro county by-election. plusnews.ug The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has endorsed Dick Denis Owani as the party candidate for the Omoro County Parliamentary By-election. The party leaders say Owani was endorsed following a consensus reached between him and another aspirant Terrence Odonga on Sunday in Omoro Town Council. The Chua West Member of Parliament Philip Poly Okin …

ecns.cn (2022-04-25). Xi congratulates Macron on re-election as French president. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Emmanuel Macron on his re-election as French president.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-04-25). Putin, Xi congratulate Macron on re-election in French vote. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and the President of China congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his re-election on Monday.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-04-25). Colombia's army chief investigated over election meddling. colombiareports.com Colombia's Inspector General will investigate the commander of the National Army after the general attacked a presidential candidate on Twitter, according to newspaper El Espectador. The preliminary investigation against General…

xinhuanet (2022-04-25). Spotlight: What's behind abrupt U.S. withdrawal from UNESCO?>. xinhuanet.com The world has long been used to U.S. President Donald Trump taking a stance against multilateralism. Still, the sudden U.S. announcement Thursday to retreat from UNESCO — the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — raised eyebrows worldwide.

news.xinhuanet (2022-04-25). Federal judge in Hawaii extends order blocking Trump's travel ban. news.xinhuanet.com A U.S. federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday extended his previous nationwide order blocking the implementation of President Donald Trump's revised travel ban while the lawsuit continues.

Staff (2022-04-25). Revolución, la obra más hermosa: Un reconocimiento a la vida de Raúl. cubadebate.cu La Oficina de Asuntos Históricos de la Presidencia de la República presentó este lunes el libro Revolución, la obra más hermosa, un compendio de entrevistas, discursos, y declaraciones del General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, líder de la Revolución, publicadas entre el 14 de junio de 2006 y el 1 de mayo de 2019.

Ann Brown (2022-04-25). New York BLM Leader Goes After Eric Adams: He's A White Man In Black Face. moguldom.com Hawk Newsome, who claims to be the leader of the New York chapter of Black Lives Matter, has blasted NYC Mayor Eric Adams, accusing him of being a Democrat who uses "conservative and Republican talking points." "He's a white man in blackface and a very conservative-minded white man at that," Newsome said during an appearance …

Fight Back (2022-04-25). Philippines: Greater strength and bigger victories for the NDFP! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following April 24 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People's Army (NPA) extend their most militant revolutionary greetings to all allied organizations and friends in the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) on the occasion of the NDFP's 49th anniversary. | Let us celebrate the achievements and victories of the NDFP in its work of uniting the Filipino people and mobilizing them along the path of the national democratic revolution. In the coming year, let us continue to vigorous…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-04-25). Museveni, Kagame discuss regional peace, cooperation. plusnews.ug President Yoweri Museveni and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame have agreed to push for joint regional peace and stability by addressing the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the East African Community Block. The two leaders on Sunday held a bilateral meeting over a range of issues at State House Entebbe. President Kagame is …

news.xinhuanet (2022-04-25). Malaysia says to release body of Kim Jong Nam to DPRK. news.xinhuanet.com Malaysia will release the body of Kim Jong Nam to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and allow its nationals to leave, after the nine stranded Malaysian citizens in DPRK were freed, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in a statement on Thursday.

news.xinhuanet (2022-04-25). DPRK slams U.S. for orchestrating efforts to tighten financial sanctions against | Pyongyang. news.xinhuanet.com The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has slammed the United States for orchestrating efforts to tighten financial sanctions against Pyongyang.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-04-25). Columbia University: It's Time For Our Institution To Come Clean On Ties To Slavery, Racism. moguldom.com Columbia University, a 268-year-old private New York City institution, plans to erect public markers to denote its ties to slavery and racism as well as commemorate Black students, according to a professor at the university. The Ivy League university, which ranks No. 2 on the U.S. News Best National University Rankings, will place four historical …

Staff (2022-04-25). Large fire breaks out at Russia oil depot in Bryansk (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — A large fire broke out early Monday at an oil storage facility in the Russian city of Bryansk, the emergencies ministry said, adding that no one was injured.

Hip Hop Congress, Inc (2022-04-25). Friday 5/6: Oakland & The World: A Discussion Series on Education, Economic Policy & Voter Suppression. indybay.org Online event…

ecns.cn (2022-04-25). Heart-shaped island in Nanjing's park attacks visitors. ecns.cn Aerial photo shows a heart-shaped island in Taohu Lake Park, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 24, 2022. The Taohu Lake Park opened to the public in 2021 and was built to protect the water quality of the Yangtze River.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). WSJ: Expand NATO Article 5 to Southern Hemisphere, include colonies, territories. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Wall Street JournalApril 24, 2022 Expand NATO to HawaiiBy Arshan Barzani* Americans understand that an attack on one ally in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an attack on all. If Russia bombed Warsaw, Washington would be obligated to come to its aid. But if Pearl Harbor were attacked again, this rule wouldn't compel U.S. …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). Turkey conducts simultaneous anti-Kurdish attacks in Syria, Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ahval NewsApril 24, 2022 Turkey escalates attacks on Syria's Kurds amid Iraq operation Turkey's military has launched a new series of air strikes on Kurdish-run parts of northeast Syria over the past week amid an ongoing ground and air campaign in northern Iraq, targeting the armed rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the Hasakah-based …

_____ (2022-04-24). Liberated Donbass Cities Coming Back To Life. popularresistance.org Sonja van den Ende, an independent journalist from Rotterdam, Netherlands, returned to Donbass last week to chronicle the situation on the ground. She has been to Volnovakha, Mariupol and other cities and villages of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. | "My assessment of Volnovakha is that the city has come to life again, I was there two weeks ago and everywhere in the city, I saw the results of heavy fighting, ammunition and rubble on the streets, even mines, no people on the streets, a ghost town. The hospital was hit severely," Sonja van den Ende says. "The second time I came, last week, I was really…

rqorinoco (2022-04-24). US Media Are Lying About Russian Atrocities in Mariupol, Says Embedded Reporter at Ground Zero. orinocotribune.com Sonja Van den Ende — | Where shall I begin? | Can a man endure so much suffering? Can you write about so much suffering without getting emotional? | Probably not. | Mariupol has been wiped out, buildings have collapsed mostly due to rocket attacks and, of course, there have been bombings as well. | Devastation in Mariupol. [Source: rferl.org] | The Western media, of course, blame the Russians for these bombings, but Ukraine also has planes that drop bombs, so how on earth can you say a few thousand kilometers away that it is the Russians?

Staff (2022-04-24). Revista analiza manipulaciones de los grandes medios estadounidenses sobre la guerra en Ucrania. cubadebate.cu Los medios de comunicación de Estados Unidos mienten sobre las presuntas atrocidades cometidas por las tropas de Rusia en la ciudad de Mariúpol, Ucrania, concluyó un documentado artículo publicado este domingo en la revista Covert Action, de la periodista neerlandesa, Sonja Van den Ende.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-24). CNN: Austin, Blinken en route to Ukraine, Biden may follow. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com CNNApril 24, 2022 Zelensky says Blinken and Austin will visit Ukraine on Sunday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Kyiv on Sunday. "I don't think this is a secret that people from the US are coming to us tomorrow, State …

_____ (2022-04-24). I Visited Biden's MPP Tent Courts. popularresistance.org More than two years after visiting the Trump administration's "Migrant Protection Protocols" (MPP) tent courts in Laredo, Texas, I returned to see how they had changed under the Biden administration. While some changes have been made, they haven't resolved the program's biggest flaws, such as the danger asylum seekers face in Mexico, low rates of legal representation, and barriers to adequately preparing a case. There is no way to reform MPP—the only way to end these violations of due process and human rights is to end the program. | Under MPP, asylum seekers are returned to Mexico during their immigration…

Ana Perdigón (2022-04-24). US Oil Companies Ask Biden to Authorize Resumption of Activities in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Several US oil companies have asked US President Joe Biden to authorize them to restart oil drilling operations in Venezuela, as reported by Sources consulted by the news agency indicated that if they are allowed to resume oil activities in Venezuela, it could quickly ramp up production capacity beyond 1 million barrels per day (bpd). | Among the US firms that have make the request to Biden are Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes and Weatherford Internationa…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-04-24). Army chief takes sides in Colombia's election race. colombiareports.com Colombia's opposition demanded the resignation of the country's army chief after the general got involved in the presidential election campaign. Colombia's constitution explicitly prohibits members of the military from participating…

Our Reporter (2022-04-24). Kibaki's Death, Next Kenyan Elections bring back memories Of 2007. plusnews.ug The former President of Kenya, the late Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki will be remembered for the election violence that gripped Kenya in 2007/8 following an acrimonious election. Kibaki who died on Friday was announced as the winner of the hotly contested election having defeated his political nemesis Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement. On December 30, …

WSWS (2022-04-24). Workers and youth in northern Paris speak against candidates in French election. wsws.org On Saturday, the day before polling in the French presidential elections, WSWS journalists interviewed workers and young people in the working-class north Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis about the vote between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.

news.xinhuanet (2022-04-24). Federal judge in Hawaii extends order blocking Trump's travel ban. news.xinhuanet.com A U.S. federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday extended his previous nationwide order blocking the implementation of President Donald Trump's revised travel ban while the lawsuit continues.

_____ (2022-04-24). Testimony: Alabama's Warrior Met Coal And Wall Street Greed. popularresistance.org This month marks one year since 1,100 members of the United Mine Workers of America went on strike at Warrior Met Coal in Alabama following the failure of the union and company to agree on a labor contract. The strike continues today. | Warrior Met was created to buy the assets of Walter Energy after that company declared bankruptcy in 2015. A number of hedge funds own shares in Warrior Met, with New York-based BlackRock — the world's largest asset manager — controlling the most, at about 13% at the end of 2021. | Earlier this year, Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) held a heari…

Staff (2022-04-24). Ofrendas florales de Raúl y Díaz-Canel encabezan honras fúnebres del combatiente Lázaro Vázquez García. cubadebate.cu Ofrendas florales del General de Ejército Raúl Castro, líder de la Revolución cubana; y del Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba -PCC- y Presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, encabezaron en la provincia de Camagàºey las honras fúnebres del combatiente Lázaro Vázquez García, quien dedicó 34 años al desarrollo de esa región.

_____ (2022-04-24). The Amazon Labor Union Is A Problem For Democrats. popularresistance.org The Amazon Labor Union's (ALU) victory is shaking the country. After unionizing a warehouse for one of the world's biggest companies, the ALU is being flooded with messages from other workers, from Amazon workers and beyond, asking for help to organize their workplaces. | This win is part of a new upsurge in union struggle in the U.S. tied to the rise of "Generation U" — "U" for "Union." This generation of precarious, multiracial workers is posing a collective fight against the various oppressions that capitalism sustains to divide workers. Amazon's victory also comes in a context of unionization rates at a…

news.xinhuanet (2022-04-24). DPRK slams U.S. for orchestrating efforts to tighten financial sanctions against | Pyongyang. news.xinhuanet.com The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has slammed the United States for orchestrating efforts to tighten financial sanctions against Pyongyang.

news.xinhuanet (2022-04-24). Malaysia says to release body of Kim Jong Nam to DPRK. news.xinhuanet.com Malaysia will release the body of Kim Jong Nam to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and allow its nationals to leave, after the nine stranded Malaysian citizens in DPRK were freed, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in a statement on Thursday.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-24). Germany ready to make "substantial contribution" to NATO troop buildup on Russia's northwest border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleApril 22, 2022 Germany's Baerbock calls for stronger NATO strategy in Baltics The German foreign minister has wrapped up a Baltic tour in Lithuania saying Germany is ready to send more troops to the region…. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday said Germany was open to sending more troops to NATO's eastern flank, …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-24). Japan plans largest-ever drill with U.S. Marines, aimed at Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei NewsApril 24, 2022 Japan weighs hosting largest-ever joint drills with U.S. MarinesBilateral military exercise in fall planned with eye on Russia and China Japan and the U.S. will hold joint military drills in Hokkaido this fall, with the two-week exercises expected to involve more than 4,000 personnel, Nikkei has learned. The Resolute Dragon exercises …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-24). Former foreign minister: Finnish media fueling war psychosis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yle NewsApril 24, 2022 Veteran MP: "Finnish media in war psychosis" Many people have taken to Finnish Twitter this weekend in reaction to MP Erkki Tuomioja's (SDP) Nato comments in a National Public Radio interview. The veteran Finnish politician told the US broadcaster that there was a "huge degree of emotions involved" in the public's …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-24). Turkey uses murderous assault in Iraq to inaugurate new combat drone. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 24, 2022 Anti-PKK op in Iraq marks first engagement for Turkish combat Akƒ±ncƒ± drone The landmark combat drone Akƒ±ncƒ± has joined its first major operation ever as Turkey launched a military offensive against [Kurdish] targets in northern Iraq, the company said. Named "Operation Claw-Lock," the counterterrorism operation was launched last week from ground …

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