(2024-03-08). The West's Reckoning? popularresistance.org Western leaders are experiencing two stunning events: defeat in Ukraine, genocide in Palestine. The first is humiliating, the other shameful. Yet, they feel no humiliation or shame. Their actions show vividly that those sentiments are alien to them — unable to penetrate the entrenched barriers of dogma, arrogance and deep-seated insecurities. The last are personal as well as political. Therein lies a puzzle. For, as a consequence, the West has set itself on a path of collective suicide. Moral suicide in Gaza; diplomatic suicide — the foundations laid in Europe, the Middle East and across Eurasia; econ…
(2024-03-08). The Russians In Ukraine. popularresistance.org You may have read or heard about the freakout that ensued after Emmanuel Macron convened a summit of European leaders in Paris last week. At a press briefing afterward, the French president allowed that NATO may at some point send troops to Ukraine to join the fight against Russian military forces. | Before I go further, let me suggest a couple of thoughts readers can tuck somewhere in the corners of their minds for later consideration. | One, Russia's intervention in Ukraine two years ago last month was unprovoked. Two, all the Kremlin's talk about the threat of NATO hard by its southwestern border is nothing mo…
(2024-03-08). Friday 3/8: Palo Alto: Silent Vigil for Gaza and Ukraine. indybay.org 855 El Camino, Palo Alto, CA | corner of Embarcadero and El Camino, on the public sidewalk just outside Town & Country Village, in front of the big lamppost "sign"
(2024-03-08). IAEA chief meets Putin over nuclear safety. ecns.cn The United Nations' atomic watchdog chief has met Russian President Vladimir Putin after "tense" talks with energy officials over safety at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest.
(2024-03-08). Sirota's Signals: President Biden Renounces Senator Biden. levernews.com What made Joe Biden decide to use last night's State of the Union speech to declare war on his old loan-shark pals? Why is anyone mad that a high-profile politician dared to say that billionaire money rigs elections? When did we all become Michael Douglas alone in our cars? Why are medical journals sounding a huge alarm? How are banks quietly pulling off such a huge unnoticed heist? Who has the greatest finger point in movie history? Where is Biden feeling the most political pain for his unyielding support for Netanyahu's government?The answers to these questions and much more can be found below in today's editi…
(2024-03-08). How Madeleine Albright Got the War the U.S. Wanted. counterpunch.org 
(2024-03-08). OCJ warns on impersonation of Deputy Chief Justice. sanews.gov.za OCJ warns on impersonation of Deputy Chief Justice | The Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) has warned the public about a scammer impersonating Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya. | The OCJ said the scammers are using Whatsapp to lure in unsuspecting victims. | "According to the information available to the OCJ, the individual sent a WhatsApp message to an OCJ official requesting contact numbers of Judges. The mobile number from which the message came is 072 324 9318 and is registered on the WhatsApp application as belonging to 'Chief Justice MM Maya'. | "The public is warned not to fall prey to this impersonator a…
(2024-03-08). 25 Years On… How the NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia Led to the US Proxy War in Ukraine against Russia. thealtworld.com Twenty-five years ago in March 1999, the US-led NATO alliance launched a 10-week bombing campaign on former …
(2024-03-08). Sweden joins Nato as Russia's war in Ukraine prompts security rethink. scmp.com Sweden became the 32nd member of Nato in the shadow of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, turning the page on two centuries of non-alignment and capping two years of tortuous diplomacy.
(2024-03-08). Sweden officially joins NATO. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Sweden formally became the 32nd member of NATO on Thursday, marking a significant departure from its post-World War II neutrality stance, as the Associated Press
(2024-03-08). Selected Articles: CIA Spills the Beans About Deep Involvement in Ukraine: Part of Ploy to Undercut Republican Congressional Opposition to War. globalresearch.ca 
By The Times's article has all the hallmarks of…
(2024-03-08). Psychosocial or the beginning of an escalation of the war? pressenza.com In what appears to be a move to pressure the United States to spend more money to support Ukraine and to pressure German Chancellor Scholz to decide to send long-range missiles — such as the Taurus cruise missile, which can fly more than 500 km and theoretically reach Moscow and other strategic targets such as the Kremlin — French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to send the United States long-range cruise missiles, which can fly more than 500 km and theoretically reach Moscow and other strategic targets such as the Kremlin, French President Emmanuel Macron, in what appears to be a move to pressure…
english.palinfo.com (2024-03-08). UN: 37 Palestinian mothers killed every day in Gaza 
An estimated 9,000 women have been reportedly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza to date, UN estimates revealed on Women's Day.
imemc.org (2024-03-08). Day 153 Update: Israel's Continued Bombings Kill Dozens In Gaza" 
The Israeli army continued for the 153rd day the bombing of various parts of the Gaza Strip, and the wiring and detonating of entire residential blocks across the coastal region, killing dozens and wounding hundreds.
dailysabah.com (2024-03-08). 60K Gazan pregnant women languish in malnutrition: Health Ministry 
About 60,000 pregnant women in the Gaza Strip are facing malnutrition and dehydration due to Israel's conflict with the enclave, the Health Ministry reported Thursday, just ahead of International Women's Day on March 8.
mediaite.com (2024-03-08). Biden's State of the Union 'Illegal' Comment Deserves to Be Seen in Context 
On Thursday night's State of the Union address, President Joe Biden upset some progressives and Latino members of Congress when he went off script and used the word "illegal" in reference to an undocumented migrant.
euobserver.com (2024-03-08). Gaza is also a war on women: where are European feminists?On International Women's Day, European feminists must break their deafening silence on the unspeakable horrors facing women and girls in Gaza.
Palestinian women have become "victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity and an unfolding genocide", according to Reem Alsalem, the UN's special rapporteur on violence against women and girls.
yahoo.com (2024-03-08). U.N. Human Rights Council says Israel West Bank settlement plans amount to war crimesThe Human Rights Council on Friday released a report saying that the expansion of settlements "amount to the transfer by Israel of its own civilian population into the territories that it occupies, which amounts to a war crime under international law."
yahoo.com (2024-03-08). Biden promised unity, but State of the Union speech was loud, angry, partisanIn his State of the Union address Thursday night, he gave a speech that was partisan, dishonest and, at times, incoherent. It wasn't an update on America, nor was it hopeful, unifying or inspiring.
Biden seemed mad and divisive and occasionally slurred his words and struggled to enunciate.
yenisafak.com (2024-03-08). Hamas describes deaths of Palestinian detainees at Israeli military facilities as 'war crimes' 
Haaretz daily says 27 detainees from Gaza died at Sde Teiman and Anatot facilities or while being questioned in Israeli territory
(2024-03-08). John Kerry: People would "feel better" about the war in Ukraine if Russia would "make a greater effort to reduce emissions" expose-news.com During a press conference on Tuesday, climate doomsday cultist John Kerry claimed that people would "feel better" about the ongoing war in Ukraine if Russia would "make a greater effort to reduce …
(2024-03-08). The Glaring Difference Between What People of Ukraine Need and What Its Policy-Makers Impose. globalresearch.ca
(2024-03-08). Katrina vanden Heuvel: Foreign Policy Undermines Best Proposals in Biden's SOTU. truthout.org President Biden delivered his State of the Union address Thursday night. In it, he made his case for a second term ahead of this year's presidential election, criticizing Republican front-runner Donald Trump without mentioning him by name, and highlighting his administration's policies to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, reinstate reproductive rights and provide support to Ukraine. |
(2024-03-08). Russia thwarts 'terrorist attack' against Moscow synagogue. albawaba.com
(2024-03-08). International Criminal Court: a Puppet Institution. orinocotribune.com By Nikolay Sofinskiy — Mar 6, 2024 | In recent years the International Criminal Court (ICC) has definitely become a politicized and malleable tool in the hands of several Western states in their fight against governments pursuing sovereign policies. The ICC's attempts to position itself as an institution acting on behalf of the entire international community and not on its own behalf are absolutely unfounded. More than one-third of the UN member states representing more than half of the world's population (including Russia, China, India, the United States, etc.) are not members of the ICC. | In the last ten…
(2024-03-08). Lenin in his own words: five key texts. mronline.org 
Vladimir Lenin, leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution, is one of history's most well-known figures, and one of its most maligned. Mainstream culture vilifies him as a despot.
(2024-03-08). Babies cuddled by Lukashenko in 2021 grow into toddlers with character. eng.belta.by Two-year-old Yaroslav from Brest Oblast is fast and very energetic. True, his parents haven't given him a hockey stick yet. But he's already trying on his dad's boxing gloves. Mark from Minsk Oblast is a great manager and loves order. He has his own vehicle pool in his apartment.
(2024-03-08). Indepaz denuncia asesinato de líder social en Córdoba, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz refirió que Deivi Junco Hernández fue asesinado con arma de fuego.
(2024-03-08). Wadi Gaza is Arabic for Babi Yar and Aaron Bushnell is American for Szmuel Zygelboym. counterpunch.org 
The holocaust that is underway in Gaza is being enabled by the US government and denied by the mainstream US press. When the German Nazis and their Ukrainian collaborators massacred their Jewish, Roma, and other victims, they often coaxed them to the site of the massacre by offering them food. For media consumption, they had
(2024-03-08). US Senator Tom Cotton wants to punish 'next Aaron Bushnell'. newarab.com 
US Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) has unveiled two new pieces of legislation aimed at restricting security clearances and demonstration rights for pro-Palestinian government workers and contractors, following the self-immolation of US airman Aaron Bushnell outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. on February 25th. | The announcement was made on Thursday in a statement posted to Cotton's
(2024-03-08). Gaza aid by air, sea not 'substitute' for land deliveries: UN coordinator. newarab.com 
Delivering humanitarian supplies to Sigrid Kaag said her message to the
(2024-03-08). Israel says Eurovision accepts new entry after lyrics edit. newarab.com 
Israel said on Thursday its entry "Hurricane" had been approved for the popular Eurovision Song Contest, ending a political content dispute. | The European Broadcasting Union informed Israeli public broadcaster Kan that the song, performed by 20-year-old Russian-Israeli singer Eden Golan, was being given the green light "after discussing the lyrics of the song… and listening to its performance", Kan said. | In late February, Israel said it would not
(2024-03-08). Russia says killed IS militants planning attack on synagogue. newarab.com 
The FSB said an IS cell based in Kaluga, southwest of Moscow, had been planning to shoot Jewish worshippers at a synagogue in the capital. | "While being arrested, the terrorists put up armed resistance to the Russian FSB officers, and as a result were…
(2024-03-08). Ukraine: Has the US Lost Yet Another Proxy War? sonar21.com 
Short answer, YES!! Just like the proverbial chicken without a head, the United States is running around headless and incapable of navigating a way out of a confrontation with Russia. A confrontation that the United States cannot win. But, based on Biden's speech tonight, the United States is going to double down on a losing hand. The Biden team apparently have decided they cannot afford a loss in Ukraine before the election so they are likely to green-light more risky terrorist attacks inside Russia, oblivious to the repeated warnings from Putin and his national security team that Russia will strike back.
(2024-03-08). No More YouTube. sonar21.com Fuck them. They took down the video of the Ukrainian troops getting blasted while retreating. From here on out I will post at Rumble. Please subscribe to that channel.