(2019-03-24). How the Media Distort News from Venezuela. commondreams.org Members of activist group CodePink staged a protest at a hearing for U.S. special envoy to Venezuela Elliott Abrams to testify before House Foreign Affairs Committee on Feb.13, 2019. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1129438368-2.jpg…
(2019-03-24). God is on the Side of Us Americans. "He May Guide Us to Use It [Nuclear Weapons] In His Ways and for His Purposes": Truman. globalresearch.ca Update | In recent developments, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo intimated (invoking the Old Testament) that God had sent Trump to save Israel against Iran, According to Philip Giraldi: | "Mike Pompeo's view of the possible divine origin of the 2016 …
(2019-03-24). Trump 'Fuels Hate Against Muslims,' Ilhan Omar Says. telesurenglish.net The Los Angeles Daily News reported that hundreds of protesters rallied outside an event in Los Angeles, California on Saturday where U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota spoke to a Muslim-American civil rights group. | RELATED: | Ilhan Omar Calls US Iraq Invasion 'Illegal' on 16th Anniversary | The demonstrators were protesting Omar's presence at the fundraising event for the Council of American-Islamic Relations of Greater Los Angeles. "Burn the Quran!," "Ilhan Omar, go to hell!"
(2019-03-24). Ongoing Torture and Abuse of Chelsea Manning. globalresearch.ca For heroically revealing US high crimes of war and against humanity in Afghanistan and Iraq, Manning was subjected to appalling affronts to her dignity and fundamental rights. | For nearly seven years as a political prisoner, US authorities ruthlessly violated her …
(2019-03-24). Trump Regime Anti-Government Paramilitary Plot Uncovered in Venezuela. globalresearch.ca On Saturday, Venezuelan President Maduro announced the capture of a Colombian paramilitary head of a (Trump regime) plot to oust him by brute force. More on this below. | So far, everything Trump regime hardliners threw at Venezuela to topple its …
(2019-03-24). Venezuela Update: UN Human Rights Report, More Sanctions. therealnews.com 
UN Human Rights Commissioner presented a critical report on Venezuela, which the government denounced for ignoring opposition violence. Meanwhile, the Trump administration introduced even more sanctions on the economically reeling country…
(2019-03-24). Could US recognition of Golan Heights as part of Israel lead to War? uwidata.com 
Donald Trump said via Twitter that it was time for the USA to ´fully recognize Israel's Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and regional stability ª. Between the 5th and 10th of June 1967, during a war called the Six-Day War, Israel occupied 1200 …
(2019-03-24). Brazil's Bolsonaro Auctions 12 Airports to Private Operators. globalresearch.ca Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro will auction Friday contracts to operate 12 airports, a measure which is expected to raise about US$921 million in [so-called] private investments. | The auction will be carried out at the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange and concession …
(2019-03-24). Water Is Life — They Are Stealing Our Livelihood and We Aren't Even Noticing. globalresearch.ca This article was first published on World Water Day, 22 March 2018. | Author's Update, March 24, 2019: Today is World Water Day 2019 — and the situation has become much worse. | Today, Jair Bolsonaro, is Brazil's President, pushed in …
(2019-03-24). U.K.'s 'Complicity' in Yemen War Exposed as 5 Soldiers Wounded. telesurenglish.net The U.K.'s Special Boat Service (SBS) troops have been injured in clashes with members of the Houthi Ansarullah movement, fighting against the Saudi-led coalition since March 2015. | RELATED: | Yemen: Houthi Forces Agree to Withdraw From 2 Ports | The injured soldiers were repatriated back to the U.K. to recover, the report said. | "The guys are fighting in the inhospitable desert and mountainous terrain against highly committed and well-equipped Houthi rebels. The SBS's role is mainly tr…
(2019-03-24). Amid the March Madness, a Call to Unionize the NCAA. truthdig.com When Zion Williamson's foot broke through the sole of his Nike shoe on Feb. 20, the sporting world stood still. | The consensus number one player in college basketball was playing in the biggest game of the season — North Carolina versus Duke — and suffered his startling injury in the opening minute. Williamson's sprained knee cost Nike $1.1 billion in stock market valuation the next day. | The injury came on the doorstep of March Madness, the NCAA's most profitable event of the year — to the tune of $900 million in reven…
(2019-03-24). Mueller Finds Trump Campaign Did Not Conspire With Russia, DOJ Says. truthdig.com The special counsel did not come to a definitive answer on whether the president obstructed justice, attorney general tells Congress.
(2019-03-24). Russia Inquiry: No Evidence of Collusion, No Ruling on Obstruction. truthdig.com Attorney General WIlliam Barr sent a letter to Congress summarizing the results of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation on possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. The text of Barr's letter is below. | AG March 24 2019 Letter to … by on Scribd…
(2019-03-24). US Has a Plan for Eastern Syria, and It Relies on ISIS. globalresearch.ca After over a month of fierce clashes in the last stronghold of Islamic State in Baghuz village, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have announced "final defeat" of the terror group. | SDF, a force comprised of Kurdish and Arab units that is …
(2019-03-24). US-led Genocidal War and Destruction of Socialism: 20 Years after the NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia. globalresearch.ca It is important to remember the long war of economic destabilization that occurred years before and after the bombing to destroy federal Yugoslavia's market socialism. From Yugoslavia to Iraq to Libya, where does it stop?
(2019-03-24). China: From Population Dividend to Reform Dividend. globalresearch.ca Citing the forecast by the United Nations' Population Division, recently published Green Book of Population and Labor (2019) edited by Institute of Population and Labor Economics, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences announced that China's population will reach its peak …
(2019-03-24). Twenty years Ago: The Tragedy of Kosovo. globalresearch.ca Twenty years ago this week, NATO launched its first major military campaign. The US, Britain and other NATO powers pounded Serbia for 78 days. This was not a purely military operation: NATO also destroyed what it called 'dual-use' targets, …
(2019-03-24). Leaked Audio Exposes Oil & Gas Execs Laughing with Joy over Cozy Access to Trump Officials. globalresearch.ca A newly-leaked audio recording reveals that oil and gas executives in a private meeting were "giddy" with laughter in the summer of 2017 as they rejoiced over the "unprecedented access" they were being given to the highest levels of the …
(2019-03-24). Selected Articles: "Profit over People" globalresearch.ca Online independent analysis of US-led wars, rampant corruption, corporate greed, civil rights and fraudulent monetary transactions is invariably relegated to the bottom rung of search engine results. | As a result we presently do not cover our monthly running costs which …
(2019-03-24). Scientists from Around the World Call for Immediate Halt to 'Genetically Altered Children'. globalresearch.ca Scientists and ethicists from around the world are warning of the consequences of failing to implement a temporary global halt on gene editing of human eggs, embryos, and sperm. | In a letter to the journal Nature, 18 scientists and …
(2019-03-24). Pompeo: God Sent Trump to Invade Iran. globalresearch.ca Reading recent remarks made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, it is obvious we have crossed over from light to dark into the twilight zone. | This must be the Old Testament God, because it has nothing to do with …
(2019-03-24). PEPE ESCOBAR: Empire of Chaos in Hybrid War Overdrive. consortiumnews.com The Trump administration's foreign policy may be easily deconstructed as a crossover between The Sopranos and late-night comedy, writes Pepe Escobar. By Pepe Escobar in Bangkok Special to Consortium News Is this the Age of Anxiety? The Age of Stupidity?… Read more →
(2019-03-24). Killing for Credibility: A Look Back at the 1999 NATO Air War on Serbia. commondreams.org A man leads his daughter away from destroyed buildings after NATO air strikes hammered the center of Pristina, the Kosovo capital during the 1999 bombing campaign. (Photo: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/kosovo_nato.png…
(2019-03-24). Two Major Quakes Hit Indonesia Within Hours. telesurenglish.net Indonesia has been hit hard by earthquakes over the past 24 hours with the latest jolting North Maluku province in the eastern part of the archipelagic country with a 6.1-magnitude quake Sunday morning. No tsunami warning has been issued. | RELATED: | Indonesia Flash Flood Death Toll Rises to 89, 74 Still Missing | The quake epicenter was located 141 km northeast of Bitung, Indonesia at a depth of 37 km, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). | The quake was f…
(2019-03-24). Bolivia's Morales on Sea Day: 'Determined to Return to Sea'. telesurenglish.net During this year's Sea Day festivities in Bolivia, President Evo Morales said, "The (United Nations International) Court (of Justice) has not rejected our historic and unwavering maritime demand." | RELATED: | Sea Day in Bolivia: Evo Morales Still Hopeful After 137 Years | Each March 23 the land-locked Andean country celebrates Sea Day as an act of resistance against the beginning of the Pacific War with Chile that started in 1879 and resulted in Chile's taking some 400 km of B…
(2019-03-24). As Uber Gets Ready to Turn Public, L.A. Drivers Prepare a Strike. truthdig.com After per-mile pay is slashed by 25 percent, a group seeks a livable wage, a cap on the company's commissions and a voice going forward.
(2019-03-24). Talk by Odile Hugonot-Haber: From a war system to a peace culture – lift and shift. indybay.org Long Haul infoshop – 3124 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley – Across from La Pena – corner of Woolsey and Shattuck – 2 blocks from Ashby BART…
(2019-03-24). Thousands of Argentines March on Memorial Day. plenglish.com 24 de marzo de 2019, 12: 08Buenos Aires, March 24 (Prensa Latina) Like every year, thousands of Argentines will march Sunday towards the Plaza de Mayo, symbol of so many struggles and days of resistance, on the National Memorial Day for Truth and Justice.
(2019-03-24). US Must Stop Threatening ICC Over War Crime Probes, UN Experts Warn. theantimedia.com (MEE) — Two United Nations experts have urged the United States to stop making threats against the International Criminal Court, saying recent statements by top Trump administration officials may hinder the work of the international body. In a statement shared by the UN's human rights body (OHCHR), the experts expressed concern on Friday about specific comments made …
(2019-03-24). 'Complete & total exoneration!' Trump says it's a shame US had to go through Mueller's witch hunt. rt.com 
President Trump has enthusiastically greeted Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report, which found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016, and called it a "Complete and Total EXONERATION."
(2019-03-24). With Mueller finished, US media turns to… John Travolta for collusion gossip. rt.com 
With Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe wrapped up, one can't blame the liberal media for trying to keep the 'Russian Collusion' narrative on life support. Enter the latest Russian agent: 'Grease' star John Travolta. |
(2019-03-24). What Democratic Socialism Is and Is Not. zcomm.org In recent weeks, Donald Trump and other Republicans have begun to tar their Democratic opponents with the "socialist" brush, contending that the adoption of socialist policies will transform the United States into a land of dictatorship and poverty. "Democrat lawmakers are now embracing socialism," Trump warned the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in early March. Read more…
(2019-03-24). The Political-Military Ideology of North Korea. indybay.org NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
(2019-03-24). Russian Troops, Aid Arrive in Venezuela After Delivering Red Line Warning to Trump. theantimedia.com (ZH) — Just days after a high-level meeting in Rome this week, during which Russia reiterated a grave warning to the US — Moscow will not tolerate American military intervention to topple the Venezuelan government with whom it is allied — it appears Russia is taking no chances with its South American ally. After the Rome meeting, Ryabkov said bluntly: …
(2019-03-24). Oil Giants Spent $1 bn on Greenwashing PR. zcomm.org As planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions hit their highest levels in human history in 2018, the five companies wracked up total profits of $55 billion…
(2019-03-24). Mueller probe finds no collusion or conspiracy between Trump & Russia. rt.com 
Attorney General William Barr has released a summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's much-anticipated report, finding no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016. |
(2019-03-24). 'One of the greatest hoaxes in US history': Russiagate narrative's peddlers to be held accountable? rt.com 
The Democrats and mass media should be held accountable for weaponizing the Mueller probe against Trump, ruining US-Russia ties and the lives of many Americans, 'collusion skeptics' tell RT, after suffering years of vilification.
(2019-03-24). Come l'Italia conquisto' lo ´status di grande paese ª. globalresearch.ca Il 24 marzo 1999, la seduta del Senato riprende alle 20,35 con una comunicazione dell'on. Sergio Mattarella, allora vice-presidente del governo D'Alema (Ulivo — Pdci — Udeur): ´Onorevoli senatori, come le agenzie hanno informato, alle ore 18,45 sono iniziate le …
(2019-03-24). Cabinet Ministers Swarm To Oust Britain's Highly Unpopular PM. telesurenglish.net British Prime Minister Theresa May may be out of the job sooner rather than later as her own senior ministers are calling to replace the PM who can't get her Brexit agreement through parliament. UK news outlet The Sunday Times says her deputy and Conservative Party leader, David Lidington will be the one to lead the government prior to new polls. | RELATED: | May Accepts EU Offer to Extend Brexit Deadline | London's The Sunday Times reports that the news outlet had spoken with all 11 cabinet m…
(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). 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). UN chief welcomes establishment of inclusive government in Central African Republic. un.org United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the establishment in the Central African Republic (CAR) of a government in line with an early February peace deal struck with more than a dozen armed groups active in the country.
(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). Democratic Hopefuls Reject AIPAC. therealnews.com 
So far no Democratic presidential candidates have committed to speaking at this year's American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference. Is this a shift in Democratic foreign policy towards Israel? What does this mean for AIPAC, one of the country's most influential lobby groups?
(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). What Can We Do? They Are Insane! globalresearch.ca Pompeo clearly believes that this is all part of some divine plan. Anyone who persists in thinking that nations should pursue policies that are rational and based on genuine interests should be appalled by the Pompeo comments and fearful of what the consequences might be.
(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). 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 …