Monthly Archives: March 2022

2022-03-06: News Headlines

New Atlas (2022-03-06). West Pressures Thailand to Take Their Side Against Russia. newatlas.report March 8, 2022 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — On February 28, 2022 the EU ambassador to Thailand, David Daly, would declare in a social media post that Thailand "should speak up to save our rules based international order," demanding the Kingdom of Thailand vote at the UN with the West regarding Ukraine. Accompanying his comments were the flags …

Staff (2022-03-06). Powerful explosion reported in US military base in E Syria. en.mehrnews.com News sources reported a powerful explosion at a US military base in Syria, saying that there is a possibility of a rocket attack.

Staff (2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…

_____ (2022-03-05). Is This Russian Propaganda? popularresistance.org We're risking a very fast, very radioactive World War 3 to defend the "democracy" of a nation whose government bans opposition parties, imprisons political opponents, shuts down opposition media, and takes all its orders from Washington due to a US-backed coup in 2014. | "Defending Ukrainian democracy" makes as much sense as "Defending Mongolian seaports". | The powers responsible for destroying Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and Yemen are the same powers we're trusting to carefully navigate extremely delicate nuclear brinkmanship escalations without ending the world. | "Relax, nobody's gonna start a nuclear war…

Anonymous669 (2022-03-05). Greater Idlib: Syrian Army Artillery Rain Hell On Militant Positions. southfront.org Photo: RIA Novosti / Ulyana Solovyeva | On March 5, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shelled the northwestern region of Greater Idlib where many terrorist groups are present and active. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the army's artillery fired dozens of shells at the outskirts of the towns of Kansafra, Sufuhon and Fleifel in the southern Idlib countryside and the town of al-Zeyarah in the northwestern countryside of Hama. | The London-based monitoring group noted that Russian drones were flying…

Anonymous103 (2022-03-05). Military Situation In Syria On March 6, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On March 5, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On March 5, clashes between YPG and Turkish-backed forces were reported near Maraanaz; | On March 5, the US coaliton sent a convoy of weapons and logistical aid consisting of 30 trucks to its military bases in Hasaka countryside; | On March 5, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kansafra village; | On March 5…

Anonymous669 (2022-03-05). Primitive Suicide Drone Hit Turkish-Occupied Area In Syria's Aleppo (Photos). southfront.org File image. | Late on March 5, a primitive suicide drone targeted al-Azraq refugee camp which is located to the west of the Turkish-occupied town of al-Bab in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The drone struck an empty house in the vicinity of the camp. The attack resulted in material losses. However, no casualties were reported. | &yum…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-05). Russia Warns Washington is Sending ISIS Fighters to Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle Over the past two weeks Ukrainian officials have been calling for the formation of an 'international legion' of mercenaries The Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia (SVR RF) warned on 4 March that the US, along with NATO countries, are sending ISIS fighters from Syria to Ukraine. The ISIS members who are reportedly headed…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-05). US Ambassador James Story Causes More Fractures in Venezuelan Opposition. orinocotribune.com The recent meeting in Bogota between three Venezuelan opposition governors and the fake "US ambassador" to Venezuela James Story seems to be enlarging the fractures of the already divided right-wing political groups in Venezuela. The meeting has unleashed a series of criticism and hesitations amongst the opposition factions themselves. | For example, statements of José Ignacio Hernández, one of Juan Guaidó's close collaborators and "special attorney" of the so-called interim government, highlighted the discrepancies amongst right-wing sectors. Hernández dismissed the meeting between James Story and the governors…

Richard Horton (2022-03-05). [Comment] Offline: Ukraine and the lessons of Alexander Herzen. thelancet.com A pandemic. And now war. A war, the UK's Ukraine Ambassador wrote last week "on the whole of the civilised world". The burden of war falls mostly on women and children. 10 million children younger than 5 years died in conflicts between 1995 and 2015. Women and children will now be dying from preventable causes in Ukraine. The health and humanitarian crisis afflicting Ukraine has received far too little attention. Consider those forcibly displaced. Although hard to predict, as many as 5 million people, up to three-quarters of whom will be women and children, are likely to become refugees.

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2022-03-05: News Headlines

Richard Horton (2022-03-05). [Comment] Offline: Ukraine and the lessons of Alexander Herzen. thelancet.com A pandemic. And now war. A war, the UK's Ukraine Ambassador wrote last week "on the whole of the civilised world". The burden of war falls mostly on women and children. 10 million children younger than 5 years died in conflicts between 1995 and 2015. Women and children will now be dying from preventable causes in Ukraine. The health and humanitarian crisis afflicting Ukraine has received far too little attention. Consider those forcibly displaced. Although hard to predict, as many as 5 million people, up to three-quarters of whom will be women and children, are likely to become refugees.

Anya Parampil (2022-03-04). Forever war in Ukraine or an end to the unipolar world? thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Moscow-based international affairs analyst Mark Sleboda about the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the possibility of a prolonged war. Mark Sleboda offers a critical assessment of Russia's military maneuvers in the early days of the conflict in Ukraine and evaluates the possibility of a Syria-style dirty war erupting in the country. Sleboda also explains how the war has ushered in a "great decoupling" between Russia and the West and why he believes it could represent …

_____ (2022-03-04). In These Days Of Great Tension, Peace Is A Priority. popularresistance.org It is impossible not to be moved by the outrageousness of warfare, the ugliness of aerial bombardment, the gruesome fears of civilians who are trapped between choices that are not their own. If you read this line and assume I am talking about Ukraine, then you are right, but of course, this is not just about Ukraine. In the same week that Russian forces entered Ukraine, the United States launched airstrikes in Somalia, Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen, and Israel struck Syria and Palestinians in Gaza. | War is an open sore on humanity's soul. It draws precious social wealth into destruction: 'The impact of war is self-e…

_____ (2022-03-04). Media Ignore Conflicts Around The World To Focus On Ukraine. popularresistance.org Kiev, Ukraine – We are living in dangerous times. All around the world, intense military actions are taking place. Last week alone, Russia launched a huge military invasion of Ukraine; Saudi Arabia carried out dozens of strikes on Yemen; Israel launched a wave of deadly missile attacks against Syria; and the United States restarted its bombing campaign in Somalia. | These four deadly incidents happened concurrently. Yet judging by media coverage, it is highly unlikely that many will even be aware of the final three. A MintPress News study of five leading Western media outlets found that overwhelming attention was…

_____ (2022-03-04). Ukraine And The New Al Qaeda. popularresistance.org As the conflict between Ukraine and Russia continues to escalate and dominate the world's attention, the increasing evidence that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is and has been working to create and arm an insurgency in the country has received considerably little attention considering its likely consequences. This is particularly true given that former CIA officials and a former Secretary of State are now openly saying that the CIA is following the "models" of past CIA-backed insurgencies in Afghanistan and Syria for its plans in Ukraine. Given that those countries have been ravaged by war as a direct…

Staff (2022-03-04). Russia reacts to US senator's Putin assassination plea. rt.com Senator Lindsey Graham's call for a plot to kill the Russian president is "unacceptable and outrageous," Russian ambassador to the US said | Republican Senator Lindsey Graham pleaded on Thursday for "somebody in Russia" to "step up to the plate" and assassinate President Vladimir Putin, and who would thus do the country and the world "a great service." The Russian ambassador to Washington has rebuked the remarks, calling them "unacceptable and outrageous." | The South Carolina senator advocated assassinating Putin during an appearance on Fox News, and cited historic examples of plots to kill famous political l…

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