2022-03-02: News Headlines

Staff (2022-03-02). The Ukraine Crisis and the Middle East. orinocotribune.com By Abdel Bari Atwan — Feb 16, 2022 | Iran has most to gain, Israel most to lose, from rising US-Russia tensions | If we were to do a cost-benefit analysis of developments in the Ukrainian crisis so far, we could say that Iran may be the biggest winner and the Israeli occupation state among the main losers. | For Iran, the worsening tension between the Russian/Chinese and US/European axes is a valuable gift that came at the right time, as it moves the country several steps down on the US order of priorities. This has reduced the intensity of Western pressures exerted on it in the Vienna talks on reviving the…

JANET (2022-03-02). Attacked for telling the truth on Ukraine. iacenter.org By Luis Lopez March 1, 2022 Facebook banned me for a month. Why? Cause I posted two pictures of Ukraine Nazis, armed by the U.S. and NATO. (tinyurl.com/2p8uc3ee) They are part of the Ukraine army that has bombed and attacked the people of Donetsk and Donbass and Lugansk, just like we have fascists in the U.S. military, police and national guard. We know that Ukraine has lithium and titanium used to build batteries for electric cars and metal for jets. The U.S. and NATO want those resources, including Russian oil. This is what this war is about. If you try to post opposition to the big lies in the media, you get b…

JANET (2022-03-02). 10 Points Every Workers Should Know about NATO, Russia and Ukraine. iacenter.org By Danny O'Brien March 2, 2022 The U.S.-commanded NATO military alliance has spent 8 years funneling tons of advanced weapons and fascist armed groups into eastern Ukraine along the 1,200 mile border with Russia. The constant U.S./NATO backed attacks have resulted in over 14,000 deaths of civilians in Ukraine. These facts on the U.S./NATO military alliance's criminal and provocative role in Ukraine must be exposed. NATO expansion: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance under U.S. command. In 1990, U.S. Secretary of State James Baker promised leaders of the still-existing Soviet Union that N…

In Defense of Liberation! (2022-03-02). Morning Commute 3-2-2022: It's my birthday! #DefundthePentagon #DefundNATO #NoToImperialistWar. anchor.fm In this episode I discuss the hypocrisy of the United States, the European Union, and NATO who condemn the "Russian invasion" while also holding UN security council meetings to label Yemeni resistance movements as terrorists. The hypocrisy between funding and arming, training and supporting the Saudi Arabian and UAE Coalition committing war crimes in Yemen, Israel who continues to terrorize and occupy the Palestinian people's land, and much more! We talk about Bolivia, Nicaragua, revolution, struggle and how to organize. Check it out and let me know what you think!!!

Staff (2022-03-02). "Ukrainians Only": Nigerian Student Fleeing War Describes Rampant Racism Against Africans at Border. democracynow.org The United Nations reports more than 800,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia attacked last week, but many foreign nationals trying to escape have described racist discrimination and abuse, saying they were turned away from buses and at the border, while Ukrainians were welcomed with open arms. We speak with one of the African students who documented their experiences on Twitter with the hashtag #AfricansInUkraine. Nigerian student Alexander Somto Orah says the discriminatory treatment he and other African students faced started at the train station in Kyiv and continued at the border with Poland. "We…

Editor (2022-03-02). NATO and Africa: A relationship of colonial violence and structural White supremacy. mronline.org NATO is the means of continuing colonial aggressions against African countries.

A Guest Author (2022-03-02). Letter to the Editor: Attacked for telling the truth on Ukraine. workers.org Dear Editors, Facebook banned me for a month. Why? Cause I posted two pictures of Ukraine Nazis, armed by the U.S. and NATO. (tinyurl.com/2p8uc3ee) They are part of the Ukraine army that has bombed and attacked the people of Donetsk and Donbass and Lugansk, just like we have fascists in . . . |

Mark Gruenberg (2022-03-02). Congressional staffers draw Dem, AFL-CIO support for unionizing drive. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —Hours are long, often erratic. Sexism is rampant. Pay is low when compared to earnings of similarly talented and bright peers. Firings without cause are common. Depending on individual CEOs' preferences produces rampant racism. Many immediate supervisors, and some "CEOs," engage in sexual harassment on the job. Welcome to Capitol Hill, nicknamed "The Last …

Tamara Nassar (2022-03-02). Boycotting Russia compulsory, while boycotting Israel is punished. electronicintifada.net Unlike Moscow, the US faced no sporting sanctions after it invaded Iraq.

_____ (2022-03-01). The Ukraine Crisis With Dan Cohen And Scott Ritter. popularresistance.org As the Ukraine crisis escalates, correspondent Dan Cohen is joined by former United Nations Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter. They contextualize the history of NATO deceptions, provocations, and the 7-year war on Donbas that led up to Russia's invasion to "de-Nazify" Ukraine. Ritter compares the military capabilities of the US, NATO, and Russia, and explains how the US has armed neo-Nazi militias.

Editor2 (2022-03-01). Moscow Claims This is Culmination of 8 Year Ukrainian war. orinocotribune.com Russia's Foreign Ministry says it wants to end the 8-year bloodbath in Donbass that both Ukraine and the West turned a blind eye to | The West spent eight years ignoring the "sea of blood" in Donbass while arming Ukraine, and now claims Moscow is the aggressor when it stepped in to end the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told RT on Thursday. | Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday, claiming it was necessary to "demilitarize and de-nazify" the neighbor. Kiev accused Russia of aggression, while the US, EU and NATO hav…

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Prof: Russian Spec Op to De-Militarise & De-Nazify Ukraine Fully Justified Under International Law. sputniknews.com Russia has put its nuclear deterrence forces on high alert as the UK threatened Moscow with a conflict with NATO and the EU's announced provision of lethal weapons to Kiev, including fighter planes, howitzers and Stingers amid Moscow's special operation in Ukraine.

_____ (2022-03-01). A Few Days of War, Ukraine at the Negotiating Table and Russia Enters a Brave New Monopolar World. What Should Russia Do Now? strategic-culture.org Russia's divorce from Europe looks to be over and along with it is the birth of our much anticipated Multipolar World. | At the time of writing the war in Ukraine has been going on for a handful of days and thanks to the power of hypersonic missiles and the fact that the majority of Ukraine's southern and eastern populations see themselves as Russian, Kiev is utterly broken. Russian and LPR/DPR forces are taking and holding many kilometers per day and now Zelensky is willing to go to the negotiation table after 8 years of pleas from Moscow begging Kiev and the West to stop the genocide in the Donbass. Russia is b…

_____ (2022-03-01). UN Admits Refugees Have Faced Racism At Ukraine Borders. popularresistance.org The United Nations has admitted that some non-Europeans refugees have faced discrimination while trying to flee to safety at Ukraine borders after their experiences were dismissed as lies and "Russian disinformation" by online commentators. | Filippo Grandi, the organization's High Commissioner for Refugees, acknowledged their plight during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. | "You have seen reports in the media that there are different treatments — with Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians. Now our observations, and we possibly cannot observe every single post yet — but our observations is that these…

Staff (2022-03-01). Headlines for March 1, 2022. democracynow.org Ukraine Accuses Russia of War Crimes as Bombs and Shells Kill Civilians, Human Rights Groups Say Russia Used Cluster Bombs and Thermobaric Weapons in Ukraine, U.N. General Assembly Holds Emergency Session on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, Russian Economy Reels as Countries Impose Sanctions , U.N. Warns 4 Million Refugees Could Flee Ukraine in Coming Weeks, African and Indian Nationals Face Racism as They Attempt to Flee Ukraine, "Orientalist and Racist": News Outlets Condemned over War Coverage , Tens of Thousands Evacuate Australia's Worst Floods in Over a Decade, Coal Company Lawyers Ask…

Eric A. Gordon (2022-03-01). A re-radicalized Beethoven 'Fidelio' for the Black Lives Matter era. peoplesworld.org SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A touring production of Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera Fidelio has just ended its four-city tour in February, with stops at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Mondavi Center at the University of California-Davis, the Scottsdale [Arizona] Center for the Performing Arts, and finally The Broad Stage …

Anonymous Contributor (2022-03-01). Trial of 'Daily Stormer' Neo-Nazi Gabriel Sohier Chaput, aka Zeiger, Begins in Montreal. itsgoingdown.org Report from Jaggi Singh on the opening of the criminal trial against neo-Nazi and Daily Stormer author Gabriel Chaput, aka Zeiger. by Jaggi Singh for No Borders Media photo: @submedia February 28, 2022, Montreal — The first day of the criminal trial against neo-Nazi propagandist Gabriel Sohier Chaput (aka Zeiger) began earlier today. The prosecution…

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Syria's UN Envoy: Escalation in Ukraine Stems From West's Non-Compliance With Obligations to Russia. sputniknews.com Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Putin stated that its goal was the "demilitarization" and "denazification" of Ukraine in order to protect people "who for eight years have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kiev regime." In response, the West initiated a massive campaign to put pressure on Russia.

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Nordics to Assist Ukraine With Arms Amid Russia's Demilitarisation Op. sputniknews.com All four Nordic nations have announced lethal weapons assistance to Ukraine amid Russia's operation to 'de-Nazify' the country, effectively breaking away with their decades-old tradition of not sending arms to countries in conflict.

sputniknews (2022-03-01). EU Will Wage Total Economic & Financial War Against Russia, French Finance Minister Says. sputniknews.com On Monday, Paris vowed to identify Russians who have properties in France so that they might be included in the EU sanctions list due to links with the Russian authorities in connection with the ongoing special operation conducted by Moscow to "demilitarise and denazify" Ukraine.

teleSUR (2022-03-01). Anonymus Website Hacked After Threatened Russia With Cyberwar. telesurenglish.net After the Russian military operation was launched in Ukrainian territory on February 24, the Anonymous hacker collective started targetting Moscow's websites, media, the military, and various government agencies last Friday. | RELATED: | Killnet is a hacking group that has allegedly brought down a key website related to Anonymous, alongside the neo-Nazi Ukrainian Right Sector paramilitary group and Ukrainian Preside…

Staff (2022-03-01). Ucrania: la historia del Batallón Azov. cubadebate.cu El Batallón Azov opera como una empresa para la guerra. Tiene su página de reclutamiento donde ensalza la gloria de sus muertos en la campaña del Donetsk. Su símbolo es el Wolfsangel, de inconfundible linaje nazi y prohibido en Alemania.

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Israeli Citizen Trying to Flee Ukraine Killed by Kiev Forces. sputniknews.com Israel's Foreign Ministry has estimated that several thousand Israeli citizens remain to date in Ukraine, where Russia is conducting a special military operation to demilitarise and denazify Ukraine, following a request of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics to defend them from Kiev's aggression.

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Sputnik Czech Republic Website No Longer Accessible in the Country. sputniknews.com Earlier, Sputnik Polska became unavailable to users in Poland, as over the weekend, multiple Sputniks, including Sputnik International, Sputnik German SNA, Sputnik Ceska Republika reported large-scale DDoS attacks amid Russia's ongoing special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine.

Matthew J.L. Ehret (2022-03-01). Eugenics and the Awakening of Sleeping Monsters. dissidentvoice.org In this presentation delivered to the Day 6 proceedings of the Coronavirus Grand Jury hearing organized by Dr. Reiner Fullmich and his team of international lawyers, Canadian Patriot Review Editor-in-Chief Matthew Ehret was asked to deliver remarks elucidating the origins of the quasi-science of eugenics, and its role in mis-shaping the 20th century. This exercise …

Families United for Equity (2022-03-01). Monday 2/28: Discrimination Protest against RCEB. indybay.org 500 Davis Street | Corner of San Leandro Blvd & Davis Street…

WSWS (2022-03-01). Trudeau's deployment of emergency powers—a warning to workers across Canada. wsws.org History shows that whenever the powers of the capitalist state are strengthened in the name of combatting the far right and defending "democracy," they are invariably turned against the working class—and with far more speed, consistency and violence.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2022-03-01). Podcast Ep 51: Defeating censorship on a UK campus. electronicintifada.net Palestinian teacher Shahd Abusalama and her lawyer Giovanni Fassina on academic freedom and resisting Israel lobby smear campaigns.

Sarah Algherbawi (2022-03-01). Flooded and freezing in Gaza. electronicintifada.net Bad weather has worsened the effects of Israel's May 2021 attack.

Staff (2022-03-01). 5 March, Raleigh NC: "Fedayin" Film Screening & Discussion. samidoun.net Saturday, 5 March 6 pm 202 N. Tarboro Street Raleigh, North Carolina Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1378134382625185… Join us for a public screening of the new film, "Fedayin"! This film tells the story of Georges Abdallah imprisoned since 1984 in France for his involvement in the struggle for the liberation of Palestine and Lebanon from Israeli, zionist colonization. …

Staff (2022-03-01). 5 March, Toulouse: Rally — No to the dissolution of Collectif Palestine Vaincra! samidoun.net Saturday, 5 March 11 am Metro Jean Jaurès — Toulouse, France Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/450304706785527/ Gérald Darmanin, French Interior Minister, has just announced his desire to dissolve the Collectif Palestine Vaincra and another pro-Palestinian organization at the request of Emmanuel Macron. This scandalous decision is the result of a relentless campaign of defamation led by the Israeli far …

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Tel-Aviv to Vote Against Russia at UN but Israelis Say it Will Jeopardise Country's Security. sputniknews.com Over the years, Israel and Russia have coordinated activity when it came to Syria, where it did so to avoid potential clashes in the skies over Syria. Additionally, Russian authorities have been playing a pivotal part in mediation between Israelis and the Palestinians.

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Israel Opens Up to Foreign Visitors, But Will it be Enough to Revive Tourism From COVID-19? sputniknews.com In 2019, before the outbreak of the pandemic, 4.6 million foreign tourists visited the country, a ten percent spike compared to the previous year. The eruption of the coronavirus has brought that growth to a standstill.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-01). Russian FM Calls for Nuclear-Free Zone in West Asia and North Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Sergei Lavrov also called for Israel's nuclear disarmament and for the dismantling of Europe's US-manufactured nuclear arsenals In a live speech addressing the UN Human Rights Council on 1 March, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for the establishment of a nuclear-free zone in West Asia and North Africa. Lavrov stated that it was vital…

Madison Johnson (2022-03-01). In PortlandRacist murderer goes on shooting rampage. workers.org Portland, Oregon June Knightly, known as "T-Rex," was a dedicated anti-racist activist. When she wasn't assisting with progressive demonstrations, she was providing aid to many unhoused people of Portland, even while requiring the use of a cane to walk. She had a female spouse and a son and was beloved . . . |

sputniknews (2022-03-01). 'Extremely Uncomfortable': Russian Children Get Bullied in Norwegian Schools Over Ukraine Op. sputniknews.com Norway's Anti-Racist Centre has received a number of reports of incitement and abuse amid Russia's ongoing operation in Ukraine. Its general manager Linda Tinuke Strandmyr has called for school measures among different age groups to protect innocent children from political mobbing.

In Contempt (2022-03-01). In Contempt #14: Political Prisoner Updates; Hunger Strikes in New York, North Carolina and Bay Area. itsgoingdown.org As always, we have a lot going on this month. There are several major political prisoner updates — Eric King is set to go to trial in several weeks, Sundiata Acoli's parole case has reached the New Jersey Supreme Court, and Doug Wright of the Cleveland 4 is set to be released to a halfway…

Chris Walker (2022-03-01). With Help From Manchin, Republicans Filibuster Abortion Rights Bill in Senate. truthout.org A Republican-led filibuster blocked the passage of a bill that would have codified the tenets of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that established abortion rights and protections, which is currently at risk of being overturned by conservative justices. | The bill, titled the Women's Health Protection Act,

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Donald Trump Appeals Ruling Forcing Him to Testify in NY Probe into His Business Dealings. sputniknews.com On 17 February New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron said that ex-President Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr, and daughter Ivanka Trump must each comply with legal orders that prosecutors issued in December to testify as part of the ongoing investigation into the Trump Organization's alleged financial misinformation.

WSWS (2022-03-01). Gaullist French presidential candidate endorses far-right "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory. wsws.org Valérie Pécresse endorsed the theory to which white supremacist Brendon Tarrant referred before murdering 49 Muslims in the Christchurch terror attack.

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