Daily Archives: April 12, 2022

2022-04-12: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2022-04-12). U.S. urged to reflect soberly on its disgraceful role in Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn It came to our attention that some European strategists believe the US is comparable to the "top arsonist" in the conflict.

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-04-12). US Lawmakers Welcomed Notorious Georgian Warlord now Boasting of War Crimes in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By Alexander Rubinstein — Apr 8, 2022 | Top lawmakers in US Congress hosted Mamuka Mamulashvili, an infamous Georgian Legion warlord who has boasted of authorizing field executions of captive Russian soldiers in Ukraine. | Georgian warlord Mamuka Mamulashvili (center) visits Rep. Eliot Engel in 2017 | Having taken up arms against Russia for a fifth time, Georgian Legion commander Mamuka Mamulashvili has bragged on video about his unit carrying out field executions of captured Russian soldiers in Ukraine. | While Western media pundits howled about images of dead bodies in the city of Bucha, echoing Ukrainian…

WSWS (2022-04-12). Oppose Twitter's act of censorship against George Galloway! wsws.org On April 6, Twitter updated Galloway's status with the designation "Russia state-affiliated media" directly under his name and handle. Every tweet issued by Galloway since includes the designation.

Editor (2022-04-12). The Russian Revolution of 2022 — 'Capitalism in One Country'. mronline.org Now that the U.S. and the NATO allies have taken from the Russian oligarchs their cash in foreign banks, their mansions, their boats and planes, and blocked the export of all private and corporate Russian capital abroad, Russia is freer to decide how to organize the capital investment of the economy.

WSWS (2022-04-12). NATO Secretary-general calls for "transformation" of NATO into a fighting force against Russia and China. wsws.org In an interview with the Telegraph, NATO General-Secretary Jens Stoltenberg said this transformation "is to move from tripwire deterrence to something which is more about deterrence by denial or defence."

WSWS (2022-04-12). In warmongering speech, Biden lines up trade unions for US-NATO proxy war against Russia. wsws.org "If I got to go to war, I'm going with you guys," Biden said to the applause of the union bureaucrats at the Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference on April 6.

ecns.cn (2022-04-12). NATO should stop trying to destabilize Asia and the whole world. ecns.cn NATO has disrupted Europe. It should stop trying to destabilize Asia and the whole world.

Staff (2022-04-12). Senator Rubio introduces Bills to prevent China's attempt to obtain US Genomic Data. aninews.in Washington [US] May 22 (ANI): US Senator for Florida, Marco Rubio has introduced two bills to counter China's efforts to collect US healthcare and genomics data both legally and illegally.

_____ (2022-04-12). Sanders Praises Amazon Union for Inspiring a 'National, Sweeping Movement'. commondreams.org "People are sick and tired of corporate greed," said the Vermont senator.

_____ (2022-04-12). Russia Revives "Winged" Shipping. journal-neo.org When it comes to Russia's high-tech exports, one usually thinks of either military, space-related or nuclear products. It is these technologies that the Russian Federation is primarily known for. But there are other sectors, closer to ordinary civilians around the world, in which Russia has impressive achievements, and it is willing to share these achievements …

oneworld.press (2022-04-12). Fake News Alert: Russia Isn't Secretly Sourcing Iraqi Arms From Iran. oneworld.press There'll certainly be those who'll fall for this latest information warfare provocation simply because they sincerely wish that it was true for whatever their ideological reasons are. Only those who are politically mature and objective enough will realize that The Guardian's latest report is nothing but ridiculously fake news.

oneworld.press (2022-04-12). What's Behind Serbia's Purchase Of Chinese Anti-Air Systems?>. oneworld.press Russian-Serbian ties aren't bad, but they aren't what they used to be and likely won't ever return to their halcyon days. Given this reality, there's no credible reason to suspect that Serbia's purchase of anti-air systems from China is part of some Russian conspiracy to destabilize Europe by provoking another war in the Balkans like the US-led Western Mainstream Media is implying.

oneworld.press (2022-04-12). It's Time For The US To Stop Pressuring India To Distance Itself From Russia. oneworld.press If the US finally realized the futility and counterproductivity of pressuring India to distance itself from Russia, New Delhi would be able to do much more to facilitate Washington's efforts to "contain" China, though of course in keeping with its plan to do so without provoking a regional conflict.

oneworld.press (2022-04-12). Russian & Chinese Media Portray Reality While The West's Portrays An Alternate Reality. oneworld.press Everything can ultimately be traced back to this ideological divide between the US' and its Golden Billion vassals' anti-multipolar outlook (which cannot be described as unipolar since it's impossible to return to that system) and the vast majority of the Global South's multipolar one. Upon becoming aware of this, observers will begin to notice that everything actually revolves around it.

Editor2 (2022-04-12). All US Presidents Are War Criminals: Why the Latest Chapter of the Forever War Only Fools the Usual Suspects. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Patrick Welch — Apr 8, 2022 | 'This is a US war on Russia. Period.' | We have to be very clear, even to the point of being blunt. By 'we' I mean those of us involved who are conscious of being part of an Information War—the propaganda war that we are recipients of—on the receiving end of this tsunami of crap. We have to say things flat without fear and without compromise. This is a US war on Russia. Period. Now why do we have to say this? Why should we say it so bluntly? | The propaganda matrix is so powerful that people, especially within the bubble—that is, within what people call…

Fight Back (2022-04-12). Commentary: Regime change in Pakistan. fightbacknews.org On April 10, in Islamabad, Pakistan the Supreme Court upheld a vote of no confidence to remove Imran Khan of the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from power. The opposition parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) voted in favor of no confidence. 174 votes were in favor for no confidence, two more than 172 vote mark that needed for this to be passed. | Previously, on March 1, the heads of 22 diplomatic missions, including those of EU member states, released a joint letter urging Pakistan to support a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly condemning Russia&#…

WSWS (2022-04-12). Sibelius Violin Competition expels Russian performers. wsws.org The Competition Committee, in its unprincipled statement, implies that young Russian violinists pose a threat to the safety of the "other competitors and the competition as a whole."

WSWS (2022-04-12). Spanish Morenoite CRT covers for Podemos' war drive against Russia. wsws.org The CRT promotes false hopes that the pro-austerity Podemos party will suddenly break its three-year government alliance with the social democrats, turn to the left and oppose war.

ecns.cn (2022-04-12). More Russians interested in learning Chinese. ecns.cn Some 11 percent working-age Russians say they are interested in learning Chinese, representing a rise from 5 percent a year ago, according to a survey released on Monday.

Staff (2022-04-12). Japan approves additional sanctions against 398 Russians. en.mehrnews.com Japan's Cabinet on Tuesday approved additional sanctions against Russia, freezing the assets of 398 Russian individuals including President Vladimir Putin's two daughters and the wife of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Staff (2022-04-12). Study finds 96 pc of COVID-19 patients have antibodies year after recovery. aninews.in Moscow [Russia], May 22 (ANI/Sputnik): A study by Japan's Yokohama City University showed that 96 per cent of people previously infected with COVID-19 still had antibodies a year after recovery, Kyodo News Agency reported.

_____ (2022-04-11). Russian Peace Initiative And NATO's S-300 Delivery To Ukraine. popularresistance.org In order to scuttle the Russian peace initiative to Ukraine announced at the Istanbul talks on March 29, halting Russian military campaign north of the capital and focusing on liberating Russian-majority Donbas in east Ukraine, practically spelling an end to Russia's month-long offensive in the embattled country, NATO powers have announced transferring heavy weapons, including tanks and S-300 air defense system, to Ukraine to further escalate the conflict. | Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, April 7, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley revealed that US and NATO countries…

WSWS (2022-04-11). US-NATO arming Ukraine for military offensive against Russia signals a massive and dangerous escalation. wsws.org Six weeks into the conflict, the naked imperialist character of the US-NATO war against Russia over Ukraine is emerging ever more clearly.

Eva Barlett (2022-04-11). They Saw and Heard the Truth — Then Lied About It: Media on Donbass Delegation Omitted Mention of Ukraine's 8 Year War on the Autonomous Republics. orinocotribune.com By Eva K Bartlett — Apr 5, 2022 | *Following is a lengthy overview of my recent re-visit to the Donbass, on a two day media delegation, with a brief critique of some of the media's slanted reporting. It is also a follow up from Point of impact of March 14 Ukrainian missile attack on Donetsk. Photo: Eva Bartlett, March 24, 2022. | In the…

SAM (2022-04-11). Fossil Fuel Companies Are Reaping The Benefits Of The Ukraine War. progressivehub.net MEL GURTOV | LA PROGRESSIVE…

Scott Ritter (2022-04-11). Ex-UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter DEBUNKS Ukraine — Russia War Lies. thealtworld.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-11). Azovstal: Final Redoubt of Ukraine's Fascists? libya360.wordpress.com Eva K Bartlett AZOVSTAL STEEL PLANT The complexity of the assault on Azovstal is that the enterprise has many catacombs and dungeons that shelter Ukrainian Nazis from shelling and bombing. This is a real city within a city: down another six or eight floors. Eduard Basurin notes that it is impossible to bomb from above,…

teleSUR (2022-04-11). Ukraine's Economy to Shrink by 45% in 2022: World Bank. telesurenglish.net Ukraine's economy is expected to shrink by 45.1 percent this year, and Russia's economy is projected to contract by 11.2 percent, according to the latest the World Bank's Economic Update on Europe and Central Asia. | RELATED: | The Russia-Ukraine conflict and sanctions on Russia are hitting economies around the globe, with emerging markets and developing countries in the Europe and Central Asia region expected to bear the brunt. | The economy…

Staff (2022-04-11). Ukraine Crisis: Oxfam Fears Wheat Stocks in Palestine Could Run Out in Three Weeks. palestinechronicle.com Wheat flour reserves in the Occupied Palestinian Territory could be exhausted in three weeks, while the cost of this food staple has surged by nearly 25% because of the Ukraine crisis, Oxfam warned in a

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-11). (Franàßais) La Guerre d'Ukraine Aurait Pu Àtre Évitée. transcend.org 1 avril 2022 – La guerre en Ukraine est le résultat de décisions politiques erronées des États-Unis et de l'OTAN en 1997 qui ont conduit à l'expansion de l'OTAN jusqu'aux frontières de la Russie.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-11). The Origins of the Ukraine Crisis and the Need for Collective Security between Russia and the West. transcend.org This paper tries to explain the origins of the Ukraine crisis. It posits that it is only a symptom of a wider conflict between two major powers (or power blocs), whose origins can only be understood by assessing…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-11). The Ukraine Crisis: Past, Present, and Future? transcend.org Mar 2022 – Is the Ukraine crisis a turning point in world history? And is this also a potential wake-up call for the "liberal U.S.-dominated Western world order," due to a conflict whose significance is comparable to and potentially greater than 9/11?>

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-11). The Ukraine War Could Have Been Avoided. transcend.org 1 Apr 2022 – The Ukraine war is the result of mistaken policy decisions by the United States and NATO in 1997 which led to the expansion of NATO up to the borders of Russia.

rqorinoco (2022-04-11). Greek Railway Staff Refuse to Service Trains with Military Aid to Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Workers in a Greek railway company refuse to help transport NATO military armored vehicles to the Ukrainian border | Workers of Greek railway company TrainOSE are refusing to aid in the transport of The military vehicles arrived at Alexandroupolis port in the north of Greece and are supposed to be transported to the Ukrainian border. However, the workers are refusing to take part in the transport of these vehicles accord…

rqorinoco (2022-04-11). Dutch Journo: 'We are Here, in Donbass, to Awaken Westerners Deluded by MSM Propaganda'. orinocotribune.com By Ekaterina Blinova — April 8, 2022 | There are only a handful of Western journalists on the ground in Donbass, while the Western mainstream press is rubber-stamping fake news about the Ukrainian crisis using the same templates it previously exploited in Iraq, Libya and Syria, says Dutch independent journalist Sonja van den Ende. | Sonja van den Ende, an independent journalist from Rotterdam, Netherlands, went to the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics as an embedded reporter with the Russian army to see how the special operation is unfolding with her own eyes. | The sound of shelling and explosion does…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-11). Ukraine: They Saw and Heard the Truth — Then Lied About It. libya360.wordpress.com Eva K Bartlett Photos from site of Ukraine's March 14 missile attack on Donetsk. Photo: Eva Bartlett, March 24, 2022. Media on Donbass Delegation Omitted Mention of Ukraine's 8 Year War on the Autonomous Republics *Following is a lengthy overview of my recent re-visit to the Donbass, on a two day media delegation, with a…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-11). (Italiano) Guerra in Ucraina: capire l'agenda sottostante dell'élite globale e resisterle. transcend.org 7 Aprile 2022 — In un comunicato televisivo del 24 febbraio 2022, il presidente russo Vladimir Putin ha annunciato la sua decisione di ordinare alle forze militari russe di invadere l'Ucraina in quella che ha denominato una 'operazione militare speciale' per difendere le neo — autoproclamate repubbliche di di Donetsk e Luhansk e 'smilitarizzare e …

teleSUR (2022-04-11). LIVE: The Russian Military Keeps Up the Pressure on Mariupol. telesurenglish.net On Monday, 47 days after the start of their military operation in Ukraine, Russian troops maintain the initiative in the Donetsk, Mariupol and Kharkiv regions. Below are the main developments as they occur. | RELATED: | Russia keeps up the pressure in Donetsk, Mariupol and Kharkov. In the Donetsk area, Russia continues to focus on taking control of the Popasna, Rubizhne, Nyzhne, and Novobahmutivka settlements. Russian troops also seek to fu…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-04-11). Russian-backed separatists say they have taken Mariupol. en.mehrnews.com The head of the self-proclaimed rebel republics of Donetsk has said the strategic port city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine has been taken by Donetsk forces.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-11). The Missing of Mariupol Under Fire. libya360.wordpress.com The Missing Of Mariupol Under Fire Special Report (The Search Is On) Russia — Ukraine War. Special Report by Patrick Lancaster…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-11). Deposed Pakistan leader denounces foreign conspiracy to effect regime change. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Whatever else one thinks of Khan and his political party, in 2012 local supporters of the Tehreek-e-Insaf sent a large contingent to the march and demonstration against the NATO summit in Chicago in 2012. As there was a contrived "terrorist" panic at the time designed to put a damper on anti-NATO activities, it took a …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-11). Head of NATO Military Committee in S. Korea to strengthen ties. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Korea HeraldApril 11, 2022 NATO seeks 'sustained' military exchanges, 'substantive' defense cooperation with S.KoreaChair of NATO Military Committee's visit to S.Korea marks only second time ==== Ukraine pushes NATO partner S. Korea for air defense weapons, tanks, artillery U.S., NATO push Asia-Pacific bloc against Russia, China with Ukraine as pretext ==== The North Atlantic Treaty …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-11). Finland to buy as many as 2,000 drones, boost military ahead of joining NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yle NewsApril 11, 2022 Finnish military to procure surveillance drones valued at ‚Ǩ14m The Finnish Defence Forces have plans to acquire between 1,000 to 2,000 unmanned aerial vehicles over a period of two years. The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) announced on Monday it is seeking suitable suppliers of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), also referred to …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-11). Massive Pro-Khan Rallies Sweep Pakistan On Eve of New PM Vote. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle As the Pakistani parliament gears up to elect a new prime minister to replace the freshly ousted Imran Khan, massive protests swept the nation with thousands rallying in favor of Khan and against what many have called a foreign conspiracy spearheaded by the US. Never have such crowds come out so spontaneously and…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-11). Deposed Pakistani leader denounces foreign conspiracy to effect regime change. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Whatever else one thinks of Khan and his political party, in 2012 local supporters of the Tehreek-e-Insaf sent a large contingent to the march and demonstration against the NATO summit in Chicago in 2012. As there was a contrived "terrorist" panic at the time designed to put a damper on anti-NATO activities, it took a …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-11). Thousands March in Tunisia Against President's Continuing Power Grab. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch The demonstrations went ahead despite heavy presence of security forces and riot control personnel to prevent protesters from joining On Sunday, April 10, thousands of Tunisians took part in fresh protests against president Kais Saied and his ongoing measures to seize all power in the country. The protesters denounced the president's unilateral arbitrary…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-11). Ukraine: Russia Warns the UNSC of New Provocations by the Kiev Regime. libya360.wordpress.com Statement by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC briefing on the situation in Ukraine Mr. President, We never doubted that today our Western colleagues would produce lots of speculations as to what is going on in Ukraine in light of the Russian special military operation. Your scheme of action is clear to us….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-11). Lavrov: Russia's Special Operation is Aimed at Putting an End to US Domination. libya360.wordpress.com Russia's special operation in Ukraine is aimed at putting an end to the unscrupulous course of total US domination in the world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. "Our special military operation is aimed at putting an end to the reckless expansion and reckless course of the total domination of the US and, under…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-11). Venezuela: April 11, the First Time a US Imposed Coup Was Defeated in 48 Hours. libya360.wordpress.com An Interview with Stella Calloni on April 11, 2022 Chavez freed by the people after 48 hours April 11 is the 20th anniversary of the coup d'état that in 2002 removed, for 48 hours, President Hugo Chávez Frías from the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. In a heroic deed, and in record time,…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-11). Ukraine pushes NATO partner S. Korea for air defense weapons, tanks, artillery. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 11, 2022 Zelensky to South Korean Parliament: We need air defense systems, aircraft, tanks, artillery systems, ammunition, you have them A meeting of foreign ministers of NATO member and allied states will take place on Wednesday and Thursday. The ministerial will gather officials of Australia, Finland, Georgia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Sweden and …

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