(2019-03-23). The U.S. Deserves Its Own Nuremberg Trials. truthdig.com Are Americans capable of committing atrocities on the same scale as Germans did under Nazi rule? That is the question that University of San Francisco ethics professor Rebecca Gordon and Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer grapple with in the latest installment of "Scheer Intelligence." Gordon, author of "Mainstreaming Torture" and "American Nuremberg," posits that if America's actions in the Middle East, especially in Iraq, were to be scrutinized the way Nazi Germany's crimes were probed in the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. would likely also be found guilty of crimes against humanity. | Gordon begins he…
(2019-03-23). Trump Official Boasts Crippling US Sanctions on Venezuela Are Like Darth Vader's Death Grip. thegrayzone.com A Trump administration official bragged that US sanctions on Venezuela are "like in Star Wars when Darth Vader constricts somebody's…
(2019-03-23). Kenya: LGBTQ Non-profit Gets Greenlight From High Court. telesurenglish.net Kenya's Court of Appeal has allowed for activist Eric Gitari to register a non-profit organization aimed at raising awareness and protecting members of the LGBTQ community. Gitari co-founded the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC), which released a statement commending the court's decision. | RELATED: | Puerto Rico Bans Gay Conversion Therapy for Minors | The attempted registration of the organization was originally rejected by the Non-Profit Organization Coordination…
(2019-03-23). Thirty Years after Venezuela's 'Caracazo': A Conversation with Livia Vargas. venezuelanalysis.com During three days in late February 1989, the Venezuelan people rose up to protest the newly-elected government's neoliberal policies. The repression that followed left thousands dead, but the rebellion spelled the end of an epoch and the beginning of another…
(2019-03-23). Reining in the Yemen Conflict: The US Congress and War Making Powers. globalresearch.ca We keep hearing it. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is firm on the view that the Yemen conflict should conclude. "We all want this conflict to end," he never tires of saying. "We all want to improve the dire …
(2019-03-23). What Can We Do? They Are Insane! globalresearch.ca A few days ago I was seriously asking myself whether Donald Trump was insane after he spent a weekend tweeting/lambasting a dead John McCain. Today I have confirmation that he is not the only insane one on the national …
(2019-03-23). Human Rights as Seen by the White House: Concessions to Israel Are Notable. globalresearch.ca The State Department's just issued annual Human Rights Report for 2018 is a disgrace, a document so heavily politicized by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his crew of hardliners that it might be regarded as a model in how …
(2019-03-23). New Bill Would See US Taxpayers Subsidize Experimental Israeli Laser Weapons. mintpressnews.com The U.S.-Israel Directed Energy Cooperation Act would deepen Israel's access to grotesque weapons of war that have been developed by the U.S. military but have also been banned for use by American troops.
(2019-03-23). The never-ending FATF dispute in Iran. uwidata.com 
One of the most complicated debates among politicians and economists in Iran is whether or not the country should join the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)… but what is the FATF and why has it become the center of such an important dispute? The FATF is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 by the Ministers …
(2019-03-23). American History for Truthdiggers: A Cruel, Costly and Anxious 'Cold' War. truthdig.com 
In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. found a new enemy—its recent Soviet ally—and a new kind of conflict was born.
(2019-03-23). No Revolution Without Feminism: Weaving Together Venezuela's Feminist Movements. venezuelanalysis.com Amidst a complex reality, feminist movements in Venezuela look to advance their struggle and build unity.
(2019-03-23). Is Beijing Losing Its Footing in South China Sea? globalresearch.ca The United States military launched nuclear-capable B-52H Stratofortress bombers over the heavily disputed South China Sea last week, where they "conducted routine training". In these contested waters, the Chinese government has claimed ownership over reserves containing trillions of dollars worth …
(2019-03-23). UK's National Debt Romps Passed £2 Trillion and No One Noticed. globalresearch.ca The UK national debt is the total amount of money the British government owes to the private sector and other purchasers of UK gilts. | In Nov 2018, UK public sector net debt was £1,7951.3 billion equivalent to around 84% of …
(2019-03-23). The ICC and NGOs: Modern Day Manifestations of "The White Man's Burden" globalresearch.ca The International Criminal Court (ICC) is not international nor a legitimate court, but is most certainly criminal. | It is an institutionalized tool — one of many — used by Western corporate-financier interests to coerce and control nations across the developing …
(2019-03-23). Video: The Mysterious Death of Dr. David Kelly. globalresearch.ca Introduction by Richard Galustian | As we contemplate the 16th anniversary this week of the start of the Iraq war, we are forced to ponder on the insanity of that decision by the US and UK in anticipation very soon of …
(2019-03-23). John McCain: From War Criminal to National Hero. globalresearch.ca Anyone who has read this blog knows I'm not a Donald Trump supporter. Donald Trump is clueless on many issues and it is an understatement to say he's unqualified for the job. | But he's right on at least one thing….
(2019-03-23). China-Africa Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Africa Sees the Way Forward. globalresearch.ca As the first global initiative proposed by China, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) s a striking example of the country's new diplomatic concepts of promoting global development and governance, and maps out new routes and focus of future cooperation …
(2019-03-23). Weaponizing the World Bank and the IMF. globalresearch.ca This is a transcript of the full interview with PressTV for their Program "Economic Divide", of which sections were aired in this broadcast — U.S. military use of IMF, World Bank. | *** | Background | Wikileaks revelation | Here is the link to …
(2019-03-23). Video: Russian Attack Helicopters Purge Militants in Syria's Northern Hama. globalresearch.ca The Russian Aerospace Forces have continued their strikes on terrorist infrastructure in the Idlib de-escalation zone, according to reports appearing from the ground. | On March 21, alleged Russian warplanes delivered strikes on militant targets near the city of Jisr al-Shughur …
(2019-03-23). Marines Seize Pacific Island as Training for War with China. globalresearch.ca The 31st U.S. Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) seized a tiny island and airfield with special operations airmen and soldiers as part of a new island-hopping strategy. | Last week, 31st MEU, backed by the 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Logistics …
(2019-03-23). Interest Rates and the US Economy. The Capitulation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. globalresearch.ca This past week, on March 20, 2019, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell announced the US central bank would not raise interest rates in 2019. The Fed's benchmark rate, called the Fed Funds rate, is thus frozen at 2.375% for the …
(2019-03-23). Video: Armoured Beasts: Battle Tank Modifications of Syrian Army. globalresearch.ca Since the start of the Syrian war and until September 2015, when the Russians officially joined the conflict, the Syrian Army and its allies were suffering from a wide range of issues related to maintenance of their military equipment. The …
(2019-03-23). The Crimes against the People of Palestine: The British Government is "Shown to be Bankrupt in Law and Morality" globalresearch.ca Dear Mel, | I wish you to bring these facts in front of Mr Hunt on behalf of Susan and myself, the Palestinian people who have no voice, and to reverse the 'vortex of ever increasing violence in our world'. Canterbury, …
(2019-03-23). "Frankenfoods": US FDA Lifts Ban on GMO "Frankensalmon" globalresearch.ca Frankenfoods is a term developed by consumer groups questioning the health and safety of genetically modified plants or GMO. The US Food and Drug Administration has just lifted an earlier ban on commercialization of the first genetically modified food, Salmon. …
(2019-03-23). Bridge Between Developed, Developing Worlds. China's Status in the Global Economy. globalresearch.ca Since reform and opening-up policy was launched 40 years ago, China has recorded average annual growth rate of 9.5 percent and created an unprecedented economic miracle in human history. In 2010, with a $6.07 trillion economy (at market exchange rate), …
(2019-03-23). North Korea Quits Liaison Office With South After US Sanctions. telesurenglish.net North Korea Friday pulled out of the Kaesong liaison office with the South, in a major setback for Seoul, just hours after the United States imposed the first new sanctions on the North since the second U.S.-North Korea summit broke down last month. | RELATED | The Two Koreas Open Joint Liaison Office | North Korea said it was quitting the joint liaison office set up in September in the border city of Kaesong after a historic summit between leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in…
(2019-03-23). Kurdish-Led SDF Forces Declare Victory Against IS in Syria. telesurenglish.net The Islamic State group's last bastion has been captured by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). According to teleSUR correspondent Hisham Wanus, this final battle will be followed by a discussion of Syrian Kurdish representation in Syrian society as a whole. | RELATED: | China, Russia, Syria To Trump: Respect UN Resolutions on Golan Heights | "Baghouz has been liberated. The military victory against Daesh has been accomplished," Mustafa Bali, a Syrian Democratic Fo…
(2019-03-23). Argentina: Military Dictatorship Victims Will Not Be Forgotten. telesurenglish.net The Mothers and Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo launched a massive march on March 24 on the 43 anniversary of the 1976 U.S.-backed military coup, known as the Dirty War, during which time, about 30,000 persons were arrested and disappeared. | RELATED: | Mothers of Argentina's Disappeared March to Keep Memory Alive | "Forty-three years after the milita…
(2019-03-23). Commemorating 40 Years of "Injustice for All" truthout.org I don't look forward to anniversaries, in large part, because I'm part of a 40-year story of extreme violence. That story in and of itself is part of a larger 500-year story that I want nothing to do with: the arrival in 1519 of Hernán Cortés to this continent; an arrival that ushered in violence that continues to this day. That 500-year anniversary is akin to the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus; for Native peoples, both of those years represent the introduction of physical and cultural genocide, land theft and slavery. It also has nearly the same significance for peoples of African descent.
(2019-03-23). Cyclone Idai: UNICEF warns of 'race against time' to protect children, prevent spread of disease in flood-ravaged Mozambique. un.org A week after the flooded Mozambican port of Beira was hit by Cyclone Idai, "aid agencies are barely beginning to see the scale of the damage", the head of UNICEF said on Saturday, as she called for more international support to help quickly get relief to more than a million people across the country and prevent the possible spread of waterborne diseases like cholera.
(2019-03-23). The 1942 Internment of Japanese-Americans Holds Lessons for Today. truthdig.com With detention camps along the U.S. southern border and the president's revised Muslim ban upheld by the Supreme Court, Karen Korematsu thinks it's important for people to know the history of 120,000 Japanese-Americans, two thirds of them native-born citizens, who were incarcerated during World War II without due process. Korematsu, director of the Fred Korematsu Foundation, a civil rights educational organization, travels the country to talk to students about her father, Fred Korematsu, who refused to go to the camps. His case went to the Supreme C…
(2019-03-23). Millions of Nigerians Without Access to Water, Diseases Spike. telesurenglish.net In Nigeria, over 3.6 million people are without access to potable water, proper sanitation, and hygiene services, according to a statement made by a representative of the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF). | RELATED: | Kenyan Officials At Odds Over Drought Crisis, Hunger Deaths | The statement, made by UNICEF's Mohamed Fall, was delivered under the backdrop of yesterday's World Water Day and the theme of "Leaving no one behind." | About 1.1 million of those aff…
(2019-03-23). Venezuelan Gov't Slams New Trump Tactics to Cripple Economy. telesurenglish.net The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela strongly rejects the unilateral, coercive, arbitrary and illegal measures announced by the United States President Donald Trump's administration to immobilize the South American country. | RELATED: | Venezuela Celebrates UN 'Multilateralism And Diplomacy Victory' | These measures, the Nicolas Maduro-led government s…
(2019-03-23). The Strange Tale of the FBI's Fictional "Black Identity Extremism" Movement. theintercept.com 
The only connection between the men referenced in the FBI's "black identity extremism" report, besides their race, is a thread of anger at police violence.
(2019-03-23). How Individual States Have Criminalized Terrorism. theintercept.com The U.S. Department of Justice most often brings terrorism-related charges, but 34 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws that make committing acts of terrorism — and, in some cases, providing support to terrorists — state-level felonies. | Most of these laws were created in response to the 9/11 attacks. In all, 27 states passed anti-terrorism legislation in 2002. | In some states, terrorism is vaguely defined. Arkansas outlaws "terroristic acts" but does not say that such acts must be ideologically motivated, a requirement under the federal terrorism law. Maine prohibits what lawmakers…
(2019-03-23). Veteran photographer calls on young people to chronicle today's "social wars" wsws.org "There isn't a city in England you can't go to and find some poverty and unhappiness and tragedies."—Don McCullin…
(2019-03-23). Art & Poetry: Peace and War. indybay.org Eastside Arts Alliance: 2277 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606-5003, United States…
(2019-03-23). Russiagaters recover from initial shock after Mueller probe winds up & are hell-bent on hunting on. rt.com 
Media and politicians who've spent about two years anticipating Robert Mueller's probe and to kick Donald Trump out of the White House, seem to have survived the first shock of its mundane end, but believe their fight is not over.
(2019-03-23). Anti-Brexit Marchers Swarm London Streets, Demand New Vote. truthdig.com LONDON—Anti-Brexit protesters flooded into central London by the hundreds of thousands on Saturday, demanding that Britain's Conservative-led government hold a new referendum on whether Britain should leave the European Union. | The "People's Vote March" snaked from Park Lane and other locations to converge on the U.K. Parliament, where the fate of Brexit will be decided in the coming weeks. | Marchers carried European Union flags and signs praising the longstanding ties between Britain and continental Europe. The protest drew people from across Britain who are determined to force Prime Minister Theresa May…
(2019-03-23). Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivers Russia probe inquiry report. wsws.org The report to the US Justice Department late Friday brings to a conclusion the 22-month investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 elections.
(2019-03-23). Violent Far-Right Extremists Are Rarely Prosecuted as Terrorists. theintercept.com 
On a narrow street in Charlottesville, Virginia, James Alex Fields Jr. pressed the accelerator of his gray Dodge Challenger. Dozens of people were walking in front of him. They had come to protest Fields and hundreds of other white supremacists who'd descended on this pleasant Southern college town for the "Unite the Right" rally in August 2017. | "Our streets!" the protesters chanted in response to the white supremacists. "Our streets!" | When some protesters realized the gray car wasn't stopping, they screamed. Then came the scrapes and thuds and finally a crash as Fields barreled into the crowd, sending people…
(2019-03-23). Not in Ben Dover's Backyard? indybay.org Regular watchdog readers of "Ben Dover" and his "Weekly Dump" column published by the Santa Mierda Network are acutely aware of his hateful rants levied against homeless people struggling to survive in Santa Cruz. Following Tuesday night's Santa Cruz City Council meeting, however, "Ben" went ballistic. He was reacting to council's decision to locate a new city sanctioned homeless camp downtown at Lot 24 next to Depot Park. Here's the dig for Ben: the homeless camp, once established, will be directly in his neighborhood, and in his backyard, so to speak.
(2019-03-23). Venezuela Presents Evidence of Anti-Bolivarian Terrorism. telesurenglish.net The government of Venezuela announced the dismantling of a series of violent operations that were intended to be carried out in the country by mercenaries and assassins who entered the Venezuelan territory within the last few weeks. | RELATED: | Venezuelan Government Slams New Trump Sanctions Imposed to Cripple Economy | The Minister of…
(2019-03-23). The Crux of the Accusations Against David Sirota From the Atlantic's Edward-Isaac Dovere is False. theintercept.com 
A rack of magazines, including The Atlantic, on display in a bookstore in San Francisco. | a sensationalistic series of accusations by reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere aimed at long-time journalist David Sirota, whose hiring by the Sanders 2020 presidential campaign as a speechwriter and adviser had just been announced earlier that day. The Atlantic article predictably and quickly went viral, ci…
(2019-03-23). Rally to Boycott Everysight #StopElbit at the Sea Otter Classic. indybay.org Sea Otter Classic | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | 1021 Monterey Salinas Hwy, Monterey, CA 93908…
(2019-03-23). Trump Gives Netanyahu Part of Syria. zcomm.org With a tweet posted on Thursday, Trump dismissed five decades of international consensus on the status of the Golan Heights, declaring that the United States would recognize Israel's annexation of the region…
(2019-03-23). How a Movement That Never Killed Anyone Became the FBI's No. 1 Domestic Terrorism Threat. theintercept.com 
Joe Dibee's 12 years on the lam came to an end last August, when Cuban authorities detained the 50-year-old environmental activist during a layover in Havana and turned him over to the United States. | More than a decade earlier, police and FBI agents had arrested a dozen of Dibee's associates in the Animal Liberation Front and Earth Liberation Front within the span of a few months. They were charged with conspiring to burn down factories that slaughtered animals for meat, timber mills that disrupted sensitive ecosystems, government facilities that penned wild horses, and a ski resort perched on a pristine mounta…
(2019-03-23). 2019 Art & Writing Challenge & Youth Activist Grant. indybay.org Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center at Our Savior's Lutheran | 1035 Carol Lane | Lafayette, CA 94549…
(2019-03-23). Venezuelan Gazette to Release Conclusions of Peace Dialogue. plenglish.com 23 de marzo de 2019, 11: 58Caracas, March 23 (Prensa Latina) The Official Gazette of Venezuela will publish the proposals and conclusions of the Congress of Social Dialogue for Peace and Life at the proposal of President Nicolas Maduro.
(2019-03-23). Fox show guest mangles Venezuelan history, claims Chavez was president in 1980s (VIDEO). rt.com 
A guest who appeared on right-wing commentator Tomi Lahren's Fox News show appears to be very confused about Venezuela's history, chiefly the years of Hugo Chavez's term, despite it apparently directly affecting her own family.