Monthly Archives: March 2021

2021-03-31: News Headlines

Media Lens (2021-03-31). Propaganda By Omission: Libya, Syria, Venezuela And The UK. dissidentvoice.org We live in a war-like society; one that supports, and is in league with, the world's number one terrorist threat: the United States of America. Corporate media propaganda plays a key role in keeping things that way. Ten years ago this month, the US, UK and France attacked oil-rich Libya under the fictitious cover of …

Dr. Vandana Shiva (2021-03-31). Bill Gates and His Empires. "Ushering In the Great Reset" globalresearch.ca We're currently facing enormously powerful technocrats who are hell-bent on ushering …

Richard Sanders (2021-03-31). Canada Ties to the U.S. Empire: Lester Pearson and the Myth of Canada as "Peaceable Kingdom" globalresearch.ca * | [T]here are two sides whose composition cuts across national and even …

Azza Rojbi (2021-03-31). #YemenCantWait. Hands Off Yemen! globalresearch.ca February 15, 2021, marks one year since the Saudi-led coalition's horrific …

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-31). Officials Claim US Is Open to Talks on Roadmap to Revive Iran Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com Unnamed US and Western officials The report said the Biden administration initially thought Iran wanted to have a conversation about the first steps towards reviving the deal instead of a full restoration of the agreement. But this doesn't make much se…

MEE, agencies (2021-03-31). Covid-19: Yemen receives first vaccines through Covax initiative. middleeasteye.net Covid-19: Yemen receives first vaccines through Covax initiative | Hundreds of thousands of doses arrive a week after country's coronavirus committee warned of public health 'emergency' | Wed, 03/31/2021 – 10: 00 | Yemen has officially recorded more than 4,000 virus cases among its 30 million people, including 863 deaths – but experts say the real toll is likely higher (AFP) | War-torn Yem…

David Paul (2021-03-31). Thursday 4/22: Cuba's Approach to Health Care for All. indybay.org on line webinar…

MEE, agencies (2021-03-31). Saudi Arabia plans economic overhaul with $3.2 trillion investment. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia plans economic overhaul with $3.2 trillion investment | Analysts have expressed skepticism about the plans, as Saudi Aramco's CEO says it was not forced into the initiative | Wed, 03/31/2021 – 14: 28 | Unemployment in the kingdom touched 14.9 percent in the third quarter of 2020 (Reuters) | Saudi Arabia unveiled plans on Tuesday to pump investments worth $3.2 trillion into the…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-03-30). Actions in 60 cities in solidarity with Asian community against racism, war. peoplesdispatch.org On March 27, activists in over 60 cities and towns across the United States held actions in solidarity with the Asian community in response to the horrific, racist and misogynist massacre that took place in Atlanta on March 16…

Pepe Escobar (2021-03-30). Iran-China: The 21st Century Silk Road Connection. globalresearch.ca Capping an extraordinary two weeks that turned 21st century geopolitics …

WSWS (2021-03-30). Bucking US threats, China and Iran sign 25-year treaty. wsws.org After disastrous US—Chinese talks in Alaska, Beijing is signaling that it has concluded it must make preparations against an aggressive, hostile Biden administration.

_____ (2021-03-30). While Biden Plots To Divide Iraq, Resistance To US Occupation Is Growing Stronger. popularresistance.org Last year, after the United States so brutally and openly assassinated the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and the commander of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi al -Muhandis, the Iraqi Parliament voted for the United States to cease its occupation of the country. The United States has not done that, but the resistance to US occupation in Iraq is growing. Clearing the FOG speaks with Iraqi sociologist Sami Ramadani about the history of internal resistance to the Saddam Hussein regime, how the devastation caused by the United States impacted that and the current state of the resistance. Ramadani de…

Orinoco Tribune (2021-03-30). New Sputnik V Shipment Arrives in Venezuela — Mass Vaccination Advances. globalresearch.ca This Monday, March 29, the third shipment of Russian Sputnik V …

Staff (2021-03-30). Will we stand up for Black trans lives, too? therealnews.com Last summer, during what some have called the largest social justice uprising in United States history, the lives of Black trans people were ignored. While many rightly raged against the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, few know the names of Black trans people like Kim Wirtz, who have also been murdered by a racist policing and prison system. In Baltimore, trans activists from the LGBTQ organization Baltimore Safe Haven protested, demanding an end to police violence and an end to the erasure of the Black trans community. The Real News' Eddie Conway talks to activists on the ground in Baltimore ab…

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-30). Iran Rejects Ending 20% Enrichment for Some Sanctions Relief. news.antiwar.com A report from Politico on Monday said the Biden administration was ready An unnamed Iranian official responded to the report and

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-30). Report: US Preparing to Offer New Proposal to Iran. news.antiwar.com According to Citing people "familiar with the matter," the report said the proposal could be put forward as early as this week. One source said the proposal asks Iran to halt some nuclear activity, such as new advanced centrifuges and the enrichment of uranium at 20 percent, in exchange for some relief from US sanctions, although details are still being worked out…

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-30). Report: EU Set to Sanction Iranian Officials. news.antiwar.com According to Citing three unnamed European diplomats, the report said the sanctions are expected to be agreed on Wednesday. If implemented, the sanctions would come at a sensitive time, as a possible revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, i…

Helen Yaffe (2021-03-30). Cuba Libre to be COVID-Libre: Five Vaccines and Counting… counterpunch.org By reacting quickly and decisively, by mobilising its public healthcare system and world-leading biotech sector, Cuba has kept contagion and fatalities low. In 2020 Cuba confirmed a total of 12,225 coronavirus cases and 146 deaths in a population of 11.2 million, among the lowest rates in the Western Hemisphere. In November 2020, the airports were opened, leading to a surge with more infections in January 2021 than the whole of the previous year. By 24 March 2021, Cuba had registered fewer than 70,000 cases and 408 deaths. The death rate was 35 per million and the fatality rate was just 0.59% (2.2% worldwide; 2.9…

teleSUR (2021-03-30). Venezuela and Russia Set High-Level Cooperation Meetings. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Vice President Tareck El Aissami on Tuesday inaugurated technical meetings to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Russia as part of high-level intergovernmental talks. | RELATED: | He thanked the Russian assistance in the fight against the pandemic, including the access to Sputnik V and EpiVacCorona COVID-19 vaccines. | Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov welcomed the 76th anniversary of cooperation and political dia…

Ali Harb (2021-03-30). US judge dismisses lawsuit linking Palestine solidarity group to 'terrorism'. middleeasteye.net US judge dismisses lawsuit linking Palestine solidarity group to 'terrorism' | Judge rejected argument that US Campaign for Palestinian Rights was liable for militant attacks because of its support for BDS as 'not convincing' | Tue, 03/30/2021 – 23: 41 | Palestinian rights activists in Washington protest against Israel's plans to annex parts of the West Bank, 3 July 2020 (MEE/File photo) | A US judge has dismisse…

Ali Harb (2021-03-30). US judge dismisses lawsuit linking Palestine solidarity group to 'terrorism'. middleeasteye.net US judge dismisses lawsuit linking Palestine solidarity group to 'terrorism' | Judge dismissed argument that US Campaign for Palestinian Rights was liable for militant attacks because of its support for BDS as 'not convincing' | Tue, 03/30/2021 – 23: 41 | Palestinian rights activists in Washington protest against Israel's plans to annex parts of the West Bank, 3 July 2020 (MEE/File photo) | A US judge has dismiss…

MEE, agencies (2021-03-30). Yemen: UN team finds Houthis behind Aden airport attack that killed 22. middleeasteye.net Yemen: UN team finds Houthis behind Aden airport attack that killed 22 | The experts say that no other Yemeni faction has the ability or the technology to carry out such an attack | Tue, 03/30/2021 – 10: 00 | Houthi soldiers march during a funeral procession for Houthi fighters killed in recent fighting against government forces in Marib province, in Sanaa (Reuters) | Yemen's Houthi group…

Mohammad Ayesh (2021-03-30). Arabic press review: Tunisian politician accuses Egypt of spreading false rumours. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Tunisian politician accuses Egypt of spreading false rumours | Meanwhile, protest held in Gaza in solidarity with prisoner in Saudi Arabia, Libyan politicians accused of falsifying credentials and Saudi foreign reserves fall to lowest level in a decade | Tue, 03/30/2021 – 12: 31 | Tunisian Ennahda Party founder Rachid Ghannouchi gives a speech during the legislative election…

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-03-30). US claims on peace for Yemen just talk: Ansarollah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) — The Ansarollah movement does not make any concessions on the Yemeni humanitarian case, and the United States is still far from a prospect of peace.

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-03-30). Iraq hopes to import more gas from Iran: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 31 (MNA) — A spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity expressed hope that the Iranian authorities would supply the gas needed by Iraqi power plants in accordance with a previously signed agreement.

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-03-30). Iran-China cooperation deal to benefit region: envoy to Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) — The Iranian Ambassador to Damascus said the recent comprehensive agreement between Iran and China will benefit not only Syria but also all Iran's partners in the region.

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-03-30). Leader's meeting with Yazd Martyrs National Congress members. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) — The Leader of the Islamic Revolution has received for a meeting the members of Yazd Province's Martyrs National Congress.

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-03-30). Zarif, Ghani discuss peace process in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) — The foreign minister, who is in Tajikistan to attend the Heart of Asia Conference, discussed the peace process in Afghanistan, regional issues and bilateral relations with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday afternoon.

Medea Benjamin (2021-03-30). Are Progressives Ignoring Foreign Policy? zcomm.org Many progressives are ignoring U.S. aggression around the world despite its involvement in many wars and expanding arsenal of nuclear weapons…

2021-03-30: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2021-03-30). Actions in 60 cities in solidarity with Asian community against racism, war. peoplesdispatch.org On March 27, activists in over 60 cities and towns across the United States held actions in solidarity with the Asian community in response to the horrific, racist and misogynist massacre that took place in Atlanta on March 16…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-03-30). Actions in 60 cities stand with Asian community against racism, war. peoplesdispatch.org On March 27, activists in over 60 cities and towns across the United States held actions in solidarity with the Asian community in response to the horrific, racist and misogynist massacre that took place in Atlanta on March 16. The actions were organized by the ANSWER Coalition and took place across the country, from big cities like New York City to small towns like Sequim, Washington. The demonstrations drew significant …

Pepe Escobar (2021-03-30). Iran-China: The 21st Century Silk Road Connection. globalresearch.ca Capping an extraordinary two weeks that turned 21st century geopolitics …

_____ (2021-03-30). While Biden Plots To Divide Iraq, Resistance To US Occupation Is Growing Stronger. popularresistance.org Last year, after the United States so brutally and openly assassinated the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and the commander of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi al -Muhandis, the Iraqi Parliament voted for the United States to cease its occupation of the country. The United States has not done that, but the resistance to US occupation in Iraq is growing. Clearing the FOG speaks with Iraqi sociologist Sami Ramadani about the history of internal resistance to the Saddam Hussein regime, how the devastation caused by the United States impacted that and the current state of the resistance. Ramadani de…

Orinoco Tribune (2021-03-30). New Sputnik V Shipment Arrives in Venezuela — Mass Vaccination Advances. globalresearch.ca This Monday, March 29, the third shipment of Russian Sputnik V …

Medea Benjamin (2021-03-30). Are Progressives Ignoring Foreign Policy? zcomm.org Many progressives are ignoring U.S. aggression around the world despite its involvement in many wars and expanding arsenal of nuclear weapons…

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-03-30). Iraq hopes to import more gas from Iran: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 31 (MNA) — A spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity expressed hope that the Iranian authorities would supply the gas needed by Iraqi power plants in accordance with a previously signed agreement.

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-03-30). Iran-China cooperation deal to benefit region: envoy to Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) — The Iranian Ambassador to Damascus said the recent comprehensive agreement between Iran and China will benefit not only Syria but also all Iran's partners in the region.

Staff (2021-03-30). Will we stand up for Black trans lives, too? therealnews.com Last summer, during what some have called the largest social justice uprising in United States history, the lives of Black trans people were ignored. While many rightly raged against the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, few know the names of Black trans people like Kim Wirtz, who have also been murdered by a racist policing and prison system. In Baltimore, trans activists from the LGBTQ organization Baltimore Safe Haven protested, demanding an end to police violence and an end to the erasure of the Black trans community. The Real News' Eddie Conway talks to activists on the ground in Baltimore ab…

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-30). Iran Rejects Ending 20% Enrichment for Some Sanctions Relief. news.antiwar.com A report from Politico on Monday said the Biden administration was ready An unnamed Iranian official responded to the report and

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-30). Report: US Preparing to Offer New Proposal to Iran. news.antiwar.com According to Citing people "familiar with the matter," the report said the proposal could be put forward as early as this week. One source said the proposal asks Iran to halt some nuclear activity, such as new advanced centrifuges and the enrichment of uranium at 20 percent, in exchange for some relief from US sanctions, although details are still being worked out…

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-30). Report: EU Set to Sanction Iranian Officials. news.antiwar.com According to Citing three unnamed European diplomats, the report said the sanctions are expected to be agreed on Wednesday. If implemented, the sanctions would come at a sensitive time, as a possible revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, i…

Helen Yaffe (2021-03-30). Cuba Libre to be COVID-Libre: Five Vaccines and Counting… counterpunch.org By reacting quickly and decisively, by mobilising its public healthcare system and world-leading biotech sector, Cuba has kept contagion and fatalities low. In 2020 Cuba confirmed a total of 12,225 coronavirus cases and 146 deaths in a population of 11.2 million, among the lowest rates in the Western Hemisphere. In November 2020, the airports were opened, leading to a surge with more infections in January 2021 than the whole of the previous year. By 24 March 2021, Cuba had registered fewer than 70,000 cases and 408 deaths. The death rate was 35 per million and the fatality rate was just 0.59% (2.2% worldwide; 2.9…

teleSUR (2021-03-30). Venezuela and Russia Set High-Level Cooperation Meetings. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Vice President Tareck El Aissami on Tuesday inaugurated technical meetings to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Russia as part of high-level intergovernmental talks. | RELATED: | He thanked the Russian assistance in the fight against the pandemic, including the access to Sputnik V and EpiVacCorona COVID-19 vaccines. | Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov welcomed the 76th anniversary of cooperation and political dia…

Ali Harb (2021-03-30). US judge dismisses lawsuit linking Palestine solidarity group to 'terrorism'. middleeasteye.net US judge dismisses lawsuit linking Palestine solidarity group to 'terrorism' | Judge dismissed argument that US Campaign for Palestinian Rights was liable for militant attacks because of its support for BDS as 'not convincing' | Tue, 03/30/2021 – 23: 41 | Palestinian rights activists in Washington protest against Israel's plans to annex parts of the West Bank, 3 July 2020 (MEE/File photo) | A US judge has dismiss…

MEE, agencies (2021-03-30). Yemen: UN team finds Houthis behind Aden airport attack that killed 22. middleeasteye.net Yemen: UN team finds Houthis behind Aden airport attack that killed 22 | The experts say that no other Yemeni faction has the ability or the technology to carry out such an attack | Tue, 03/30/2021 – 10: 00 | Houthi soldiers march during a funeral procession for Houthi fighters killed in recent fighting against government forces in Marib province, in Sanaa (Reuters) | Yemen's Houthi group…

Mohammad Ayesh (2021-03-30). Arabic press review: Tunisian politician accuses Egypt of spreading false rumours. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Tunisian politician accuses Egypt of spreading false rumours | Meanwhile, protest held in Gaza in solidarity with prisoner in Saudi Arabia, Libyan politicians accused of falsifying credentials and Saudi foreign reserves fall to lowest level in a decade | Tue, 03/30/2021 – 12: 31 | Tunisian Ennahda Party founder Rachid Ghannouchi gives a speech during the legislative election…

David Paul (2021-03-30). Thursday 4/22: Cuba's Approach to Health Care for All. indybay.org on line webinar…