Daily Archives: April 25, 2022

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. …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-25). Eva Bartlett Reports from Mariupol: "Ukraine Forces Used Scorched Earth Tactics" libya360.wordpress.com Valerie, a woman I met in Mariupol some days ago, speaks on Azov occupying residential buildings & bombing them. "Our land must be cleaned of crazy people. Some people call them Nazis, I think this is the only word you can say, Nazis." In Mariupol on April 21. Roman Kosarev, while talking about humanitarian aid,…

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 …

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 …

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 …

Kevin Mwanza (2022-04-25). World Health Organization Says Racism Is Why Ukrainians Get More Sympathy Than Ethiopia. moguldom.com The head of the World Health Organization said that racism is the reason Ukrainians are receiving more humanitarian assistance and media attention than war victims in countries such as Ethiopia or Yemen. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is an Ethiopian public health researcher and former foreign minister under the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) government. As …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-25). Islamophobia and Pan-European Racism Escalate in Sweden. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Odintsov For many centuries racism was part of the ideology of Euro-Atlantic civilization. It was Europe and the United States, where the most terrible racist and Nazi theories were born. An especially remarkable example of this ideology was Hitler's Nazism, aimed not only at Jews and Gypsies, but also at the Slavic peoples, who…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-04-25). SF People's Earth Day Protest and March. indybay.org Protesters demand end to Bay Area's environmental racism…

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 …

Jocelyn McMillan (2022-04-25). Job Discrimination Against Immigrants. indybay.org Discrimination against immigrants in the workplace. Taking a closer look at the issue and solutions to ensure undocumented workers their safety and health.

WSWS (2022-04-25). History and war propaganda: Timothy Snyder falsifies role of Ukrainian fascism. wsws.org An article published in the New York Times Sunday Magazine is yet another deplorable example of Professor Timothy Snyder's role as a historical falsifier and apologist for Ukrainian fascism.

WSWS (2022-04-25). Macron re-elected French president against neo-fascist Marine Le Pen. wsws.org Last night, French President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected with an estimated 58.2 percent of the vote, with 41.8 percent of the vote going to Marine Le Pen.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-25). Al-Aqsa Violence during Ramadan. transcend.org 21 Apr 2022 – Once more Israel strikes hard against Palestinian rights when the world has its attention fixed elsewhere, with a mainstream media posture of indifference and inattention compounding the problem . The pro-Palestinian solidarity movement is being seriously challenged not to let this happen.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-25). The Cause, and the Goal, of Israeli Violence. transcend.org 20 Apr 2022 – Another Ramadan, another attack on Palestinian worshipers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. What is the real reason behind Israel's routine violence against Palestinians?>

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-04-25). Israel bombardea nuevamente el sur del Líbano. telesurtv.net Desde 1948 ambos países están en guerra e Israel ha invadido varias veces al Líbano, la más reciente fue en 2006.

xinhuanet (2022-04-25). Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers after protest against Pence visit. xinhuanet.com Palestinian protesters hurl stones at Israeli soldiers during clashes after a protest against the visit of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Jerusalem, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Jan. 23, 2018.

Michael F. Brown (2022-04-25). NPR's dishonest and racist framing. electronicintifada.net Broadcaster ignores Palestinian views on equal rights.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-04-25). Iran real supporter of Palestine on intl. stage: Yemeni PM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Praising the constructive role of Islamic Republic of Iran in the region, Prime Minister of Yemeni National Salvation Government said that Iran is a real supporter of ideals and cause of Palestine.

Staff (2022-04-25). Quds, Al-Aqsa Mosque red line for Islamic Ummah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has reaffirmed its commitment and support for the right of the Palestinian people to sovereignty over their occupied land.

Staff (2022-04-25). Activista climático muere tras prenderse fuego frente a la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. cubadebate.cu Un activista climático murió 24 horas después de prenderse fuego en las escaleras de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos, en el Día de la Tierra. El incidente ocurrió a las 6: 30 pm del viernes en una plaza frente a la corte. Fue trasladado en avión al hospital, donde murió el sábado.

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 …

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. …

SouthFront5 (2022-04-24). Another Azov Captive Shows That There Is No Nazism In Ukraine (Video). southfront.org

SouthFront5 (2022-04-24). Another Azov Captives Show That There Is No Nazism In Ukraine (Video, UPDATED). southfront.org

_____ (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 …

William D. Lopez (2022-04-24). Police Can Make a Crisis Worse. The Public Needs Alternatives in an Emergency. truthout.org "They'll just end up arresting me." | "I'm just scared they'll ask for my papers." | "What if they think my boy is an adult and rough him up?" | We've heard various versions of these fears many times in our personal lives, as a Latino man and Black woman, and in our professional roles as professors who teach about race and racism in society. While the fear that causes someone to avoid the police — whether a fear of racism, deportation, homophobia, sexual violence or some combination thereof — may vary between our communities, the underlying question is always the same: If I call the police, will the…

Othering & Belonging Institute UC Berkeley (2022-04-24). Tuesday 4/26: "Innocent Until Proven Muslim": Book Talk on Islamophobia & Muslim Experience Since 9/11. indybay.org Online event…

Jocelyn McMillan (2022-04-24). Job Discrimination Towards Immigrants. indybay.org Discrimination towards immigrants in a workplace. Taking a closer look at the issue and solutions to ensure undocumented workers their safety and health.

WSWS (2022-04-24). Israel's anti-Palestinian provocations threaten stability of Israel, Gaza, West Bank and Jordan. wsws.org The Al Aqsa Mosque compound, holy to Jews and Muslims, has been occupied illegally along with the West Bank, Gaza and Syria's Golan Heights since the 1967 Arab Israeli war. Israel has broken longstanding agreements that allow Jewish visits but bar Jewish worship at the site, as extremists groups demand access to pray there.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-04-24). Presos palestinos y árabes sufren duras condiciones carcelarias. telesurtv.net Unos 4.500 prisioneros palestinos están recluidos en unas 17 cárceles israelíes, centenares de ellos bajo detención administrativa.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-04-24). VIDEO: Demonstration in London in support of Palestinians. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Hundreds of people, in protest of Israeli regime's aggression against Palestinians and attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque, demonstrated in London on Sunday in solidarity with oppressed Palestinian people.

_____ (2022-04-24). Hundreds In Chicago Rally In Protest Of Israeli Raids On Al-Aqsa. popularresistance.org Chicago, Illinois – Hundreds of protesters took part in a rally yesterday at Wells & South Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago in protest of the recent Israeli raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. | The protest in Chicago came in the aftermath of a series of raids since April 15 in which the Israeli Police used brutal force against Muslim worshipers praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem in an attempt to empty the holy site to make way for Israeli radicals to celebrate Passover there. | The protesters waved flags of Palestine and banners that called on the Israeli occupati…

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-04-24). VIDEO: Solidarity march with Palestine held in Florida. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) — Hundreds of people in Florida state of the United States held a march to express their solidarity with Palestinians and support for al-Aqsa Mosque.

Cathy Albisa (2022-04-24). What's Taught in School Impacts Us All. We Must Defend Anti-Racist Education. truthout.org Across the U.S., there has been a wave of policies restricting what teachers can and cannot teach in the classroom. These policies emerged following moments of racial awakening, and are aimed at consolidating political power in the hands of a few, thereby limiting multiracial progress. These educational restrictions were created and exist to curtail movement towards an inclusive and equitable society where everyone is valued and has the opportunity to prosper. | Regardless of whether you have children in school, the debate around the accurate teaching of U.S. history and contemporary issues of gender, race and se…

teleSUR, JGN (2022-04-24). Justicia argentina revisará caso de mujer condenada tras defender a hija. telesurtv.net En 2017, Saganías denunció penalmente a su expareja Gabriel Fernández, a quien acusó de abusar sexualmente de su hija de ocho años. Sin embargo, la queja fue archivada y no prosperó.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-24). After barring ships, Turkey bans Russian flights to Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 23, 2022 Turkey closes airspace to Russian military aircraft to Syria: FM àáavu≈üoƒülu Turkey has closed its airspace to Russian military and civilian flights to Syria after notifying Moscow, Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu said Saturday. "We were giving permissions in three-month intervals. The latest one was until April," the minister said in an …

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). 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). 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). 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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