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2019-03-22: Social Media Postees

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Democratic Hopefuls Reject AIPAC
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-03-23
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?
therealnews.com/stories/democratic-hopefuls-reject-aipac

The Globalization of War and The Globalization of Poverty — Two Books by Michel Chossudovsky
Global Research | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-22
Special Price: $29.00 for two books! — Pre-order, books will ship early April 2019: | Click here to pre-order! (Books will ship early April 2019) | The Globalization of War: America's "Long War" against Humanity by Michel Chossudovsky | America's hegemonic project in …
globalresearch.ca/the-globalization-of-war-globalization-of-poverty-two-books-by-michel-chossudovsky/5436244

Twenty years ago. NATO's War on Yugoslavia: Bill Clinton Worked Hand in Glove with Al Qaeda: "Helped Turn Bosnia into Militant Islamic Base"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-22
March 24, 1999, Twenty years ago. NATO's War on Yugoslavia | Bill Clinton supported Al Qaeda in Bosnia and Kosovo in the 1990s as confirmed by RPC Congressional documents; Hillary Clinton has supported Al Qaeda and the Islamic State (ISIS-Daesh) in …
globalresearch.ca/bill-clinton-worked-hand-in-glove-with-al-qaeda-helped-turn-bosnia-into-militant-islamic-base/5474094

Chile: Activists Protest Against US-Backed Prosur
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-03-22
Chilean social and political organizations were holding demonstrations Friday against the Forum for the Latin American Progress and Development (Prosur), a meeting convened by the right-wing Latin American governments which are coordinating actions to dissolve the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) and consolidate the U.S. interventionist agenda against Venezuela. | RELATED: | Uruguay President Criticizes Prosur Initiative, 'Will Produce Same Errors' | The citize…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chile-Activists-Social-Movements-Protest-Against-US-Backed-Integration-Body-Prosur-20190322-0008.html

Elizabeth Warren & Activists Target the Electoral College
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-03-22
Embedded in the Constitution, the Electoral College may be hard to eliminate. Our guest John R. Koza of National Popular Vote thinks it can be remade to serve the popular will…
therealnews.com/stories/elizabeth-warren-activists-target-the-electoral-college

Brazilian Social Leader and 'Defender of Life' Dies
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-03-22
Brazilian social leader, Dilma Ferreira Silva, and other activists were killed in the rural Parana, Brazil, the Movement of the Affected by Dams (MAB), an organization which fights for water and electricity rights for the public, reported Friday. | RELATED: | 'Bolsonaro is a Murderer' Signs Greet Brazilian President in US | Ferreira, together with two male activists, one of whom was her partner were killed in the Salvador Allende settlement rural area of Baiao municipality, alth…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazilian-Social-Leader-and-Defender-of-Life-Dies-20190322-0017.html

The Insanity of a New Hypersonic Nuclear Cruise Missile Arms Race
Dave Lindorff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-22
The Bush, Obama and Trump administration have broken two very important promises, or treaties, with Russia and it's going to be very costly and dangerous for us and for the world thanks to them. | The first broken promise was the …
globalresearch.ca/new-hypersonic-nuclear-cruise-missile-arms-race/5672327

Daniel Ellsberg Calls Chelsea Manning "an American Hero"
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-22
Two years after being released from prison where she had served seven years for exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, Chelsea Manning was jailed once again for refusing to answer questions before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks and …
globalresearch.ca/daniel-ellsberg-calls-chelsea-manning-american-hero/5672350

The Greatest Projects I Never Mad
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
She was a terrible boss. But she was wise about work. "We are defined more by the business we refuse to take than the ones we do," she told me. That turned out to be true. My cartoons are notable for what they don't include: symbols like donkeys and elephants, labeled graphic metaphors, a reliance on caricature.
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/the-greatest-projects-i-never-mad/

Venezuelan Authorities Detain Guaido Henchman for "Terrorist Cell" Involvement
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-22
Overnight Thursday, Venezuelan police arrested and detained three Guaido henchmen, two now released, the third still held. | Interior Minister Nestor Reverol accused Roberto Marrero of planning armed terrorist attacks in the country, saying the following: | An "investigation carried out by | …
globalresearch.ca/venezuelan-authorities-detain-guaido-henchman/5672315

Trump to Recognize Israeli Control over Syria's Golan Heights? Bypassing the UN Security Council
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-22
Donald Trump. Consistently showing one-sided support for Israel, it appears so. In May 2018, his regime moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — a world body-designated international city, recognized by nearly all UN member states. | Israel illegally …
globalresearch.ca/trump-recognize-israeli-control-syrias-golan-heights/5672312

Roaming Charges: Darn That (American) Dream
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
+ If the Democratic race boils down to Biden and Sanders, you'll have two candidates in their late 70s who voted three times to overthrow Saddam, approved the murderous sanctions on Iraq, supported the illegal war on Serbia, backed the racist and punitive Clinton Crime Bill and fronted a scheme to dump radioactive waste from…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/roaming-charges-darn-that-american-dream/

A Pox on the Houses of Trump and McCain, Huxleyan Media, and the Myth of "The Vietnam War"
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
Here's something arguably even more disgusting and pathetic than Trump's insane and ridiculous online conduct and his recent Twitter feuds with the House of McCain and George Conway: the constant and ritual outraged repetition of cable news commentators' and bipartisan politicos' claim that John McCain was a great "national war hero" who rose to "defend his country" during "The Vietnam War."
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/a-pox-on-the-houses-of-trump-and-mccain-huxleyan-media-and-the-myth-of-the-vietnam-war/

Robert Dreyfuss and Diana Duarte on the Media's Role in Iraq War
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-03-22
fair.org/home/robert-dreyfuss-and-diana-duarte-on-the-medias-role-in-iraq-war/

Pompeo Is at Odds With Lebanese Officials Over Hezbollah
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-03-22
BEIRUT — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday blasted Lebanon's Hezbollah, which he vowed the U.S. would continue to pressure, and called on the Lebanese people to stand up to the Iran-backed militant group he said was "committed to spreading destruction." | His harsh comments in Beirut were in strong contrast to those of Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil who minutes earlier, while standing next to Pompeo, insisted that Hezbollah is "a Lebanese group that is not a terrorist organization and was elected by the people." | Pompeo, however, warned that "the Lebanese people face a choice: Bravely…
truthdig.com/articles/pompeo-is-at-odds-with-lebanese-officials-over-hezbollah/

Community Rallies To Defend Community Garden
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-03-22
The largest community garden in Baltimore is aiming to make Baltimore more sustainable and push the city toward zero-waste, but it is under threat of demolition by the city…
therealnews.com/stories/community-rallies-to-defend-community-garden

European States Destroying Themselves with Servile US Obedience
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-22
This article was originally published on August 24, 2017 on The Duran. | This century alone has borne witness to former Warsaw Pact members Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania not only joining the European Union, but also NATO — an imperial branch …
globalresearch.ca/european-states-servile-us-obedience/5672287

In Boston, People Are Charged With Crimes That Waste Taxpayers' Money and Prosecutors' Time
ACLU | aclu.org | 2019-03-22
When people in Boston are charged with certain low-level crimes and misdemeanors, prosecutors dismiss the charges nearly 60 percent of the time. | America's growing awareness of mass incarceration and the over-incarceration of people of color has sparked something nationwide: From Birmingham to Boston, voters are electing progressive, reform-minded prosecutors., , Suffolk County District Attorney candidate Rachael Rollins last year announced that, if elected, her office would decline to prosecute 15 misdemeanors and…
aclu.org/blog/smart-justice/prosecutorial-reform/boston-people-are-charged-crimes-waste-taxpayers-money-and

Venezuela President: US Withholding $5bn of Medical Supplies in 'Criminal' Measure
Paul Dobson | mintpressnews.com | 2019-03-22
The move comes as the UN warned this week that US economic measures against Venezuela will have an "impact on human rights and wellbeing of the people."
mintpressnews.com/venezuela-claims-us-withholding-5bn-of-medical-supplies/256441/

Where US Defense Spending Dollars Go: Top Ten States. "Vote Buying: This Is Why People Support Perpetual War"
Mike "Mish" Shedlock | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-22
A defense report, revised in March 2019 for fiscal year 2017, shows what states benefit the most from defense spending. |

Please the US department of Defense report on Defense Spending by State for fiscal year 2017 as revised in March …

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globalresearch.ca/where-us-defense-spending-dollars-go-top-ten-states-vote-buying-this-is-why-people-support-perpetual-war/5672321

Trump vs. McCain: an American Horror Story
H. Bruce Franklin | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
Why is Donald Trump deliberately picking a fight with the ghost of John McCain? It might seem he has nothing to gain and much to lose from this battle. Therefore many believe this is just more evidence of his narcissism, impulsiveness, and thoroughly nasty personality. Beware of underestimating Trump's skillful and devious political acumen. As often, the president is speaking in coded language to his base, which regards McCain as the Judas who betrayed all those thousands of American POWs left behind in Vietnam.
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/trump-vs-mccain-an-american-horror-story/

U.S. Special Operations: The New Face of America's War Machine
SouthFront | mintpressnews.com | 2019-03-22
The U.S. military industrial complex does not desire large winnable wars, but "low-intensity" conflicts that last as long as possible. That is how the system retains power, maintains profits, and remains relevant.
mintpressnews.com/u-s-special-operations-the-new-face-of-americas-war-machine/256431/

Venezuela builds health sovereignty, in defiance of the U.S. government
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-03-22
Chicago, IL – On March 20, president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro visited Jipana, a large automated warehouse in the state of Miranda. Built with the cooperation of Chinese experts, Jipana – made up of five warehouses across Venezuela – has the capacity to store and distribute 100% of the antibiotic, hypoglycemic, hypertensive and analgesic needs for the tens of thousands of free community clinics that make up Mission Barrio Adentro, as well as all of the anti-malarial, anti-retroviral, anti-parasitic and contraceptive needs of the Mission's nationwide ambulance service. | While at…
fightbacknews.org/2019/3/22/venezuela-builds-health-sovereignty-defiance-us-government

The sun's impact on Earth and weather celebrated, as planet marks World Meteorological Day
United Nations | un.org | 2019-03-22
Against a background of serious warnings against the effects of climate change, World Meteorological Day this year celebrates the crucial role played by the sun in powering all life on Earth, and in driving the weather, ocean currents and the hydrological cycle.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/03/1035251

The Ghost of Fascism in the Post-Truth Era
Henry Giroux | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
We do not live in a post-truth world and never have. On the contrary, we live in a pre-truth world where the truth has yet to arrive. As one of the primary currencies of politics, lies have a long history in the United States. For instance, state sponsored lies played a crucial ideological role in pushing the US into wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, legitimated the use of Torture under the Bush administration, and covered up the crimes of the financial elite in producing the economic crisis of 2008. Under Trump, lying has become a rhetorical gimmick in which everything that matters politically is denied, r…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/the-ghost-of-fascism-in-the-post-truth-era/

American Workers Should Want to Transfer Technology to China
Moshe Adler | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
The US government is fighting with all it has to keep China behind in technology. In his State of the Union Address, President Trump claimed this is to stop "the theft of American jobs." But in reality this war on technological advancement in China destroys American jobs and hurts American consumers and entrepreneurs. The first…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/american-workers-should-want-to-transfer-technology-to-china/

Rick Perry, the Saudis and a Dangerous Nuclear Deal
Charles Pierson | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
Since January 2017, the Trump Administration has been in negotiations to allow a sale of two nuclear reactors designed by American companies to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is troubling for at least two reasons. First, nuclear reactors may provide the Saudis with a backdoor to a nuclear bomb. Second, a February 19 interim…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/rick-perry-the-saudis-and-a-dangerous-nuclear-deal/

Donald Cox: Tale of a Panther
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
Donald Cox was the Black Panther Party's Field Marshal. He trained party members in the use and care of weapons. During the time he was involved with the Party in the United States, he served as a primary strategist for various operations. After he left the US, he went to Algeria where he was a…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/donald-cox-tale-of-a-panther/

Right-Wing Psychiatry, Love-Me Liberals and the Anti-Authoritarian Left
Bruce E. Levine | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
Many self-identified liberals are far more than "ten degrees to the right of center" with regard to psychiatry. With the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan, and then even more so following 9/11 in 2001, the United States has swung so far to the right that many self-identified liberals embrace, often unwittingly, a right-wing view in many aspects of society, including psychiatry.
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/right-wing-psychiatry-love-me-liberals-and-the-anti-authoritarian-left/

US Higher Education Influence Takes a Different Turn
Peter Mayo | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
The official opening of the American University of Malta (AUM) on Friday 8thMarch foregrounds a new trend in USA Higher Education influence in the Mediterranean and elsewhere. The term 'American' is being applied to universities which are not US-driven at all but which simply adopt the US university style of operation and system. The AUM…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/110244/

There's Plenty of Wealth to Go Around, But It Doesn't
Bob Lord | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
Get ready to hear a lot about baking this campaign season. When it comes to how wealth is distributed in this country, "pie" is a favorite pundit metaphor. Some politicians want to "re-divide the pie," so everyone's slice is more equal in size. But that's "socialism," some pundits scold. Better to trust our billionaires and…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/theres-plenty-of-wealth-to-go-around-but-it-doesnt/

The Growing Epidemic of Cops Shooting Family Dogs
John W. Whitehead | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/the-growing-epidemic-of-cops-shooting-family-dogs/

NATO's Expensive Anniversaries
Brian Cloughley | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
"I never asked once what the new NATO headquarters cost. I refuse to do that, but it is beautiful" — President Trump. According to NATO, the cost of its new building in Brussels was 1.1 billion Euros (1.23 billon dollars). 2019 is a year of interesting commemorations, among them the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of D-Day, the landing of allied…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/natos-expensive-anniversaries/

New York's Hudson Yards: The Revanchist City Lives On
Joseph Grosso | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
As is often the case, a spurt of media attention on one event leaves any deeper issues virtually untouched. It was just over a month ago that Amazon announced it was pulling out of its highly subsidized deal to build one of its second headquarters in New York. Three billion in city and state subsidies…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/new-yorks-hudson-yards-the-revanchist-city-lives-on/

The Masculinity of the Future
Monika Zgustova | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
"I hope you've got enough cojones!" George Bush snapped at Tony Blair. The American president then outlined his planned bombardment of Iraq to the British Prime Minister: "I'm gonna kick ass!" Over the last two decades, much of the world has witnessed a wave of masculinization. Ideas about how strong men are an attractive future…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/110249/

The Real College Admissions Scandal
Jessicah Pierre | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
In what's being called the largest college admissions scam ever, a number of wealthy parents, celebrities, and college prep coaches have been accused of offering large bribes to get rich students into Ivy League schools, regardless of their credentials. The parents facing charges allegedly paid up to $6.5 million to get their kids into college.
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/the-real-college-admissions-scandal/

Let's Not Restore or Mythologize Obama
Jeff Cohen | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
With former Vice President Joe Biden seemingly ready to join the presidential race, a Washington Post reporter wrote: "Biden and his allies picture an election that poses a choice between four more years of Trump disruption and a chance to restore the Obama administration." Ah, the hope of an Obama restoration! But is a "return to normalcy"
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/lets-not-restore-or-mythologize-obama/

New Study Confirms That Eggs are a Stroke in a Shell
Martha Rosenberg | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
For years animal agriculture apologists have tried to convince the public that "inflammation, not cholesterol, is the cause of chronic disease." Eat all the eggs, meat and milk you want, they cajole: you won't die from a stroke or heart attack at age 50. We promise. This week a JAMA study reverses the industry-friendly hype,…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/new-study-confirms-that-eggs-are-a-stroke-in-a-shell/

The Real Parallels Between Donald Trump and George Orwell
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
"I think this was true of George Orwell — whatever the virtues of his political writing, he served for almost 20 years as a policeman of the "Left". He didn't really engage with the arguments of opponents; rather, he tried to close off their views by tagging them as "soggy, half-baked" Socialists, "Fascifists", "quislings", and…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/the-real-parallels-between-donald-trump-and-george-orwell/

Achieving Escape Velocity
Christy Rodgers | counterpunch.org | 2019-03-22
I grew up with the idea that leaving Earth was inevitable. The Space Age had arrived and the sky was no limit. Per ardua ad astra was no longer a metaphor; it would happen, it was happening. Invisible radiation traveled through the air every afternoon to bring me indelible images of humans in space, benignly,…
counterpunch.org/2019/03/22/achieving-escape-velocity/

U.S. on the Hunt for Iranian "Ghost Tankers". Targeting Vessels Transporting Iranian Crude Oil
Irina Slav | globalresearch.ca | 2019-03-22
When Washington announced the return of economic sanctions against Iran, the main idea was pretty clear: cut exports of vital oil to zero to paralyze the economy and prompt a change in government. Waivers followed, however, as well as reports …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-on-the-hunt-for-iranian-ghost-tankers-targeting-vessels-transporting-iranian-crude-oil/5672323

Seymour Hersh's Anonymous Sources
Mike Lofgren | commondreams.org | 2019-03-22
Oliver North testifies before the Senate's Iran-Contra committee in 1987. (Photo: National Archives) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-03-22_at_11.22.15_am.png…
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Pompeo Says Trump Sent by God to Save Israel
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-03-22
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo proclaimed Thursday that "The Lord is at work here" regarding Trump's meddling in Middle East affairs between Israel and Iran, in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network. | RELATED: | Video: Israeli Troops Arrest 10-year-old at Palestinian School | The question posed, which reveals as much about the interviewer as it does the politics of the religious station, was whether "President Trump right now has been sort of raised…
telesurenglish.net/news/Pompeo-Says-Trump-Sent-by-God-to-Save-Israel-20190322-0014.html

Ferry capsizes near Mosul, UN chief offers solidarity, support 'as needed'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-03-22
As many Iraqis across the country celebrated Norwuz, the first day of spring, a passenger ferry in the Tigris River capsized on Thursday, prompting Secretary-General António Guterres to offer the United Nations' support "as needed".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/03/1035191

White House: Islamic State Territory in Syria Eliminated
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-03-22
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — All Islamic State-held territory in Syria has been eliminated, President Donald Trump announced Friday, though officials said sporadic fighting continued on the ground between coalition forces and the group's holdouts. | The complete fall of the last IS stronghold in Baghouz, Syria, would mark the end of the Islamic State group's self-declared caliphate, which at its height stretched across large parts of Syria and Iraq. Controlling territory gave the group room to launch attacks around the world. | President Donald Trump said Friday "it's about time" that the group no longer control…
truthdig.com/articles/white-house-islamic-state-territory-in-syria-eliminated/

Billionaires May Pose the Single Greatest Threat to American Democracy
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-03-22
Wealthy scions like Rupert Murdoch and the Mercers are ginning up hate to divide us. The only answer is solidarity among working people.
truthdig.com/articles/billionaires-may-pose-the-single-greatest-threat-to-american-democracy/

How Billionaires Are Using Hate to Divide Us
Leo Gerard | commondreams.org | 2019-03-22
To erode that solidarity, some billionaire hedge fund owners and multinational CEOs work to divide workers. (Photo: United Steelworkers/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/steel.jpeg…
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March Madness: Unionize the NCAA
Brian Wakamo | peoplesworld.org | 2019-03-22
When Zion Williamson's foot broke through the sole of his Nike shoe on February 20th, 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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/march-madness-unionize-the-ncaa/

Boeing 737 Max Case is Latest Example of Why Industry Can't Regulate Itself
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-03-22
Bound by laws and the competition of the market, corporations cannot be trusted to put human life before profit. Freeing companies from the "red tape" of regulation will inevitably lead to a Wild West in air travel, where accidents like the Ethiopian and Lion crashes occur more frequently.
mintpressnews.com/boeing-737-max-case-is-latest-example-of-why-industry-cant-regulate-itself/256472/

U.S. to International Criminal Court: We Will Break Your Legs
Andre Vltchek | mintpressnews.com | 2019-03-22
If the ICC begins and is allowed to investigate crimes against humanity committed by the West, the entire twisted concept of the U.S. and Europe being pioneers of freedom and democracy could easily and quickly collapse.
mintpressnews.com/u-s-international-criminal-court-will-break-legs/256422/

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-03-23 02:21 GMT (22:21 EST)

2019-03-21: News Headlines

Norman Solomon (2019-03-21). Beto O'Rourke Owes His Career to the GOP. truthdig.com To understand Beto O'Rourke as a candidate, it's vital to go beneath the surface of his political backstory. News watchers are already well aware of the former Texas congressman's good looks, charisma, youthful energy and fundraising prowess. But most remain unaware of an inconvenient truth that could undermine the O'Rourke campaign among the people who matter most — the ones who'll be voting to choose the Democratic presidential nominee next year. | O'Rourke is hardly eager for those upcoming voters to realize that the growth of his political career is rooted in an alliance with powerful Republicans that b…

Eric Draitser (2019-03-21). On Ilhan Omar, Assad Fetishism, and the Danger of Red-Brown "Anti-Imperialism" counterpunch.org Perhaps no elected official has ever been subjected to the level of vitriol, threats, and attacks that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), the first Black Muslim woman ever elected to Congress and one of only two Muslim women there, has. And while we cannot be surprised that Omar was mercilessly attacked by the Israel Lobby and its various appendages and mouthpieces for speaking plainly about Israel's policies and its influence in US politics, the degree of viciousness was appalling. More

Global Research News (2019-03-21). Selected Articles: US Broke its Teeth in Venezuela? globalresearch.ca A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media "NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize", and where "nuclear weapons and wars make us safer". | . | . | | | If, like us, this is …

Daniel Warner (2019-03-21). And Now Algeria. counterpunch.org It has now been nine years since protests broke out across the Middle East and North Africa. After citizens took to the streets, the leaders of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen all were deposed during the Arab Spring. What about Algeria — the tenth-largest country in the world, the largest in Africa and a country More

teleSUR (2019-03-21). Chilean Rights Groups Call for Protests to Welcome Bolsonaro. telesurenglish.net Chilean social and political organizations called for demonstrations to reject the presence of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, who traveled Thursday to Santiago to participate in the Forum for the Latin American Progress and Development (Prosur), a meeting convened by the right-wing Latin American governments in an attempt t…

Whitney Webb (2019-03-21). Media Blackout as Israel's Largest Banks Pay Over $1 Billion in Fines for US Tax Evasion Schemes. mintpressnews.com Similar revelations about other banks and offshore tax-evasion schemes — such as those contained in the Panama Papers — led to global protests and even the resignations of some world leaders,…

teleSUR (2019-03-21). Sudan Dissolves State Oil Company, Blasts Egypt's Intrusion. telesurenglish.net Sudan's Prime Minister Mohamed Tahir Ayala dissolved the state-owned Sudanese Petroleum Corporation and dismissed its secretary general, Azhari Ibrahim Bassbar, state news agency SUNA said Wednesday. | RELATED: | Sudan: Opposition Leader Jailed for a Week for Protests | Ayala ordered all the corporation's assets, documents and employees be transferred to the oil ministry, SUNA said, without giving a reason for the move. The Sudanese Petroleum Corporation was responsible for importing p…

Consortiumnews (2019-03-21). After Pressure on Twitter, Christine Assange's Account is Restored; Venezuela's Teleseur Now Hit. consortiumnews.com UPDATED: The Twitter account of Julian Assange's mother was restored on Wednesday night after her supporters sent a flood of messages to Twitter. Teleseur English Hit By Same Restrictions Christine Assange, the mother of WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange,… Read more →

Ralph Nader (2019-03-21). Greedy Boeing's Avoidable Design and Software Time Bombs. commondreams.org A woman lays on the coffin of her loved one during a memorial service for the Ethiopian passengers and crew who perished in the Ethiopian Airways ET302 crash at Selassie Church on March 17, 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. All 157 passengers and crew perished after the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 Flight came down six minutes after taking off from Bole Airport. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1136539308.jpg…

Philip Giraldi (2019-03-21). Goodbye to the Internet: Interference by Governments Is Already Here. globalresearch.ca There is a saying attributed to the French banker Nathan Rothschild that "Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes its laws." Conservative opinion in the United States has long suspected that Rothschild was right …

Stephen Lendman (2019-03-21). Will Grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX 8 Planes Affect US-China Trade Relations? Russia's Competing Aircraft Irkut MC-21. globalresearch.ca Following two 737 MAX 8 crashes, killing all passengers and crew members onboard, China was the first nation to ground the planes. | It's the largest buyer of Boeing's most popular passenger aircraft — with 97 of its 371 planes delivered …

Ramzy Baroud (2019-03-21). Uniting Fatah, Not Palestinians: The Dubious Role of Mohammed Shtayyeh. counterpunch.org Political commentators sympathetic to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Fatah Movement, in particular, fanned out as soon as the news was announced of Mohammad Shtayyeh's appointment as the new Palestinian Prime Minister. It is no surprise to witness this gush of support and enthusiasm, for Shtayyeh is a Fatah man, par excellence. Gone are More

Eds. (2019-03-21). Electric sabotage: how an electromagnetic weapon works. mronline.org E Bombs, or electromagnetic explosive devices, are weapons of rudimentary design and high destructive potential. The first public and verifiable references of their existence and use in warlike conflicts date from 2001 when the United States included them in its extensive arsenal in the service of preventive war in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan. | Source

Elizabeth Keyes (2019-03-21). Broadway's "Hamilton" and the Willing Suspension of Reality-Based Moral Consciousness. counterpunch.org Ben Cronin: "Hamilton was against slavery the way a Prius-driving Californian with stocks in Exxon Mobil and Nestle is against global warming — notionally." Michelle Obama: "Best piece of art in any form that I have ever seen in my life" Lyra D. Monteiro: "This is everybody's story. Which, it isn't. It's still white history. More

David Underhill (2019-03-21). Optional Fatherhood Liberates Christians From Abortion Jihad. counterpunch.org Moneyed men can usually win the silence or compliance of troublesome women by paying them off. It's news when this traditional strategy fails, as with Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and CBS chief Leslie Moonves. And even these recentlyfallen exceptions succeeded for decades in wielding their wealth and clout to keep women they'd misused at bay. More

Dean Baker (2019-03-21). The Wall Street Bailouts, Bernie and the Washington Post. counterpunch.org Glenn Kessler, the Washington Post Fact Checker gave Bernie Sanders two Pinocchios yesterday for saying that the Wall Street banks got a trillion dollar bailout. Kessler raises several points of contention. First, whether the Wall Street banks actually got that much money. Second, whether it can really be called a bailout since the government made More

Renee Parsons (2019-03-21). The Supreme Court and Dual Citizenship. counterpunch.org As AIPAC preps for its annual policy conference entitled "Connected for Good" with an expected attendance of 20,000 committed Zionists, its most zealous Zionist Congressional supporters will also likely be in attendance; that is, those who have signed the loyalty oath as well as those who retain dual citizenship to Israel and are thereby entitled More

Associated Press (2019-03-21). Nebraska flood damage losses hit $1.4 billion, more states flooded. peoplesworld.org LINCOLN, Neb. — State officials say the flooding that swept Nebraska has caused nearly $1.4 billion in estimated losses and damage. Gov. Pete Ricketts said Wednesday that roads, levies and other infrastructure have sustained an estimated $449 million in damage. Damage to private homes and businesses has reached $85 million so far. The flooding has …

STAFF (2019-03-21). Venezuela and Socialism — Mailbag with Paul Jay. therealnews.com Trump says socialism has proven a failure — Paul Jay joins Taya Graham to discuss viewer comments and questions…

Democracy Now! (2019-03-21). Kushner, Inc.: Vicky Ward on How Jared and Ivanka's Greed & Ambition Compromise U.S. Foreign Policy. democracynow.org House Democrats are continuing to probe how President Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner received a top-secret security clearance despite concerns from the CIA. The New York Times recently reported Trump ordered then-Chief of Staff John Kelly to grant Kushner the clearance despite the judgment of intelligence officials. Kushner failed to report over 100 foreign contacts on his initial application for clearance, which was denied by the FBI after a background check into his financial history and contacts with foreign investors. Kushner later revised his application three times, and was ultimately granted…

STAFF (2019-03-21). Trump's Secrecy Insulates U.S. Public from CIA Drone War. therealnews.com Trump just revoked an Obama-era reporting requirement about civilian drone strike casualties. While it lacked full transparency, it was better than the renewed secrecy that will surround the CIA's drone war program now…

teleSUR (2019-03-21). Over 72 Killed as Overloaded Ferry Sinks in Iraq's Tigris River. telesurenglish.net At least 72 people died when an overloaded ferry sank in the Tigris river near Mosul in Iraq, medical sources told Reuters on Thursday. | Most of the casualties on the ferry were women and children who could not swim, said the head of Mosul's Civil Defence Authority Husam Khalil. | A separate source in the Civil Defence Authority said the boat had been loaded with twice its capacity, causing it to capsize. | Mobile phone footage showed the ferry sinking into the muddy water and people shouting for help. | The rescue team was retrieving survivors and had rescued 12 people so far, Khalil said. | Police and m…

Felicity Arbuthnot (2019-03-21). The War on Iraq : Five US Presidents, Five British Prime Ministers, More than Thirty Years of Duplicity, and Counting…. globalresearch.ca Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. He had walked into possibly the biggest trap in modern history…

David DeGraw (2019-03-21). On the Anniversary of the Shock and Awe Bombing of Iraq. globalresearch.ca 16 years ago today, I was watching the Iraq Shock & Awe bombing campaign after having interviewed Weapons Inspectors who told us that there were NO WMDs in Iraq while showing us their inspection reports. I was doing research for …

Jeff Hauser — Eleanor Eagan (2019-03-21). Boeing Debacle Shows Need to Investigate Trump-era Corruption. counterpunch.org Once considered the "world's gold standard for aircraft safety," the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was conspicuously slower than the rest of the world to take appropriate action after a tragic airline crash in Ethiopia credibly called into question the safety of the Boeing 737 Max 8. That there were problems with Boeing's software was not unknown More

Russell Mokhiber (2019-03-21). The Boeing Blackout. counterpunch.org On October 29, 2018, Lion Air's Flight 610, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, crashed into the Java Sea after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 189 passengers and crew on board. That crash has not been mentioned once on NBC's Meet the Press with Chuck Todd in the twenty episodes since. On March 10, More

Cesar Chelala (2019-03-21). Public Health Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean. counterpunch.org The dramatic health situation in Venezuela, where the national health system has all but collapsed, invites an assessment on how Latin America and the Caribbean are doing regarding the health status of the population. While in the last decades, Latin America and the Caribbean have experienced measurable gains in several health indicators such as life More

Jesse Jackson (2019-03-21). Trump's Sly Encouragement of Lawless Violence. counterpunch.org Racism is not natural. Babies — black, brown, white — explore the world and each other with wonder, not hate. Racism has to be taught. It is learned behavior. To assume that a person is inherently superior or inferior to another based upon race is unnatural and ungodly. Racism is used for political manipulation and More

Nick Pemberton (2019-03-21). Is Kamala Harris the Centrist We Need? counterpunch.org In 2016 Bruce Dixon recounted that the Democrats have employed a sheepdog in all the recent past elections: "1984 and 88 the sheepdog candidate was Jesse Jackson. In 92 it was California governor Jerry Brown. In 2000 and 2004 the designated sheepdog was Al Sharpton, and in 2008 it was Dennis Kucinich. This year it's Vermont senator Bernie Sanders." The purpose of the sheepdog is to shepherd radical and progressive voters back into the Democratic Party. More

Nick Licata (2019-03-21). All Southern States are Not the Same: Mississippi's Challenge. counterpunch.org Virginia over the past several years has become more purple while Mississippi has remained deep red. Democrats won more legislative and congressional seats in Virginia. As I pointed out in my last piece, that trend was kicked off by a successful constitutional based lawsuit against the racially based gerrymandering that the Virginia legislature had created. Court cases More

Michael T. Klare (2019-03-21). Making Nuclear Weapons Menacing Again. thenation.com Making Nuclear Weapons Menacing Again…

STAFF (2019-03-21). Millennials Are the Most Indebted Generation. They Can Thank Joe Biden. truthout.org Joe Biden is trying to appeal to younger voters as he is expected to launch his bid for the presidency. However, for years, Biden made it his mission to block student debt forgiveness, leaving many young people facing a lifetime of debt. | Biden's potential candidacy comes at a time when the U.S. debt crisis is reaching unprecedented levels across all consumer sectors. | Student debt broke $1.5 trillion in the first quarter of 2018 a…

Alan Macleod (2019-03-21). Bolsonaro at Langley: New US Lapdog Pays Homage to the Empire. mintpressnews.com FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA — Brazil's new fascist president, Jair Bolsonaro, touched down in Washington to pay homage at the CIA headquarters and to visit President Donald Trump, with whom he met on Tuesday. All reports are that the meeting between the two heads of state went very well — not surprisingly, given how similar their politics and personalities are. Bolsonaro shares Trump's penchant for racist, xenophobic remarks, calling immigrants from poor countries "the sc…

Andrew Korybko (2019-03-21). Is It Really All that Surprising that Trump Wants Brazil in NATO? globalresearch.ca Feigning shock and publishing moralizing polemics isn't going to change the fact that it was entirely predictable that Trump's "Fortress America" grand strategy would ultimately see the US seek to expand its premier multilateral security structure across South America in …

Prof. James Petras (2019-03-21). For Whom the Bell Tolls? Capital and Labor and the Global Financial Crisis. globalresearch.ca With the onset of the so-called "global financial crisis" in 2008 the world capitalist system suffered a shock that shook its very foundations, threatening the functioning of key financial institutions and the economies at the centre of the system. However, …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-03-21). Globalising the Christchurch Shootings: Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan, Gallipoli and Invasion. globalresearch.ca Never let a bloody and opportune crisis pass. In New Zealand, there is talk about gun reform after attacks on two Christchurch mosques left fifty dead. There have been remarks made in parliament about unchecked white supremacy growing with enthusiastic …

Quartz (2019-03-21). Video: Nowruz: How Millions Celebrate the Persian New Year. globalresearch.ca During Nowruz, the Persian New Year celebration, each vibrant item on the haftseen table has its own symbolic meaning. | Nowruz is one of the oldest holidays in the world that is celebrated every spring. | . | . | * | Note to readers: …

Ellen Brown (2019-03-21). Monetary Policy Takes Center Stage: MMT, QE or Public Banks? globalresearch.ca As alarm bells sound over the advancing destruction of the environment, a variety of Green New Deal proposals have appeared in the US and Europe, along with some interesting academic debates about how to fund them. Monetary policy, normally relegated …

South Front (2019-03-21). Video: The Expanding Global Footprint of US Special Operations. globalresearch.ca Introduction | With the possible U.S. military withdrawal from Syria in the news on a daily basis, the mainstream media has been quick to parrot the DOD's claim that 2,000 troops, mostly special operations forces, are to be withdrawn from the …

Alison Bodine (2019-03-21). Huge Defeat for Imperialists: The U.S. Broke Its Teeth in Venezuela. globalresearch.ca The miserably failed "humanitarian aid" delivery into Venezuela on February 23 is another nail in the coffin of the U.S. government's coup attempt against President Nicolas Maduro and the Bolivarian revolutionary process in Venezuela. | Before this day, the U.S. government …

Yves Engler (2019-03-21). Beware Foreign Policy 'Experts' Who Are Shills for Imperialism. globalresearch.ca Aside from government officials the dominant media is fond of quoting "experts" from foreign policy think tanks when discussing Canada's role in the world. While presented as neutral specialists, these opinion shapers are generally entangled with powerful, wealthy, elites. | Take …

(2019-03-21). Monsanto Asks Trump EPA to OK Drift-prone Pesticide on 90 Million Acres of Corn. globalresearch.ca The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it will consider allowing the highly drift-prone pesticide dicamba to be sprayed on up to 90 million acres of corn. | Dicamba is produced by Monsanto, which is now owned by Bayer. Drift …

Prof. James Petras (2019-03-21). New Zealand Mosque Massacre: White Supremacy and Western Wars. globalresearch.ca The mass murder and wounding of 97 Muslim worshipers in Christchurch, New Zealand (NZ) which took place on Friday, March 15, 2019, has profound political, ideological and psychological roots. | First and most important, Western countries led by the Anglo-American world …

South Front (2019-03-21). Stealing Venezuela's Assets: US-based Citigroup to Sell Venezuela's Gold "Placed as Collateral" globalresearch.ca Citigroup Inc is planning to sell several tons of gold placed as collateral by Venezuela's central bank on a $1.6 billion loan after the deadline for repurchasing them expired this month, Reuters reported, citing four sources with knowledge of …

Milo Dubak (2019-03-21). Video: The Illegal NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia. globalresearch.ca 28. Jun Vice President Milo Dubak delivered a blistering speech at the United Nations in Geneva today strongly condemning the illegal NATO bombing of Yugoslavia one week before the 20th anniversary of the tragedy. At the 40th Session of the …

Dr. Jack Rasmus (2019-03-21). Alexander Hamilton and the Origins of the Federal Reserve. globalresearch.ca Ever wonder why US banking is what it is—prone to periodic crashes and crises? How banking evolved in the US from 1781 up to the creation of the central bank, the Fed, in 1913? Why the Federal Reserve was created …

Telesur (2019-03-21). Palestinian-owned School Demolished by Israeli Forces. globalresearch.ca The owner of the demolished school building, Muhammad Alqam, insists that he issued all necessary permits at the Israeli Jerusalem Municipality before beginning construction. | *** | A Palestinian-owned school building that was under construction, in the Shuafat refugee camp, in occupied …

STAFF (2019-03-21). The NCAA's Shameless Exploitation of 'Student-Athletes'. truthdig.com When Zion Williamson's foot broke through the sole of his Nike shoe on February 20th, 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…

Ruth Conniff (2019-03-21). Elizabeth Warren versus Joe Biden. progressive.org Is Biden's not-very-progressive record a huge mismatch for the current political moment?

Greta Zarro (2019-03-21). 'Surrounded by the Fire of War': Remembering NATO's 1999 Aggression in Yugoslavia. progressive.org "NATO's war didn't leave Yugoslavia any better off. It tore apart families and left the region straddled with debt, picking up the pieces."

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