(2022-04-25). NATO chieftain to attend 20/40-nation meeting on Ukraine in Germany. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 25, 2022 The NATO Secretary General attends US-hosted meeting on Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will attend a meeting of the Ukraine Security Consultative Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on 26 April 2022. The meeting is hosted by the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, and will focus on the …
(2022-04-25). Constitution's pledge of NATO membership won't change: Ukrainian parliament chief. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 25, 2022 Stefanchuk Assures Constitution Will Not Be Amended Regarding Ukraine's NATO Membership Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk is confident that parliament will not amend the Constitution regarding the course towards full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). *** According to Stefanchuk, the relevant security guarantees of Ukraine should fundamentally …
(2022-04-25). Pentagon: U.S. to provide more Stingers, Javelins, other arms to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 25, 2022 USA preparing to send Stinger, Javelin, other equipment to Ukraine — US Department of Defense The United States is preparing to send Stinger anti-aircraft systems, Javelin anti-tank missile systems and other equipment to Ukraine in April, the U.S. Department of Defense has said. "Our US Air Force Airmen prepare supply crates containing …
(2022-04-25). No stranger to NATO wars: CV on new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On Brink's work in Georgia a decade ago see this. Interfax-UkraineApril 25, 2022 Biden intends to nominate Brink as US ambassador to Ukraine — White House Biden intends to nominate Brink as US ambassador to Ukraine — White HouseU.S. President Joseph Biden intends to nominate Bridget Brink as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. *** Bridget A. …
(2022-04-25). Noam Chomsky and Jeremy Scahill on the Russia-Ukraine War, the Media, Propaganda, and Accountability. transcend.org 14 Apr 2022 – Noam Chomsky spoke with Jeremy Scahill in a wide-ranging discussion on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
(2022-04-25). Ukraine: We had no intention of offending the friendly people of Japan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 25, 2022 Ukraine apologizes for juxtaposing Japan emperor to Hitler in video The Ukrainian government has apologized over a video shared on Twitter that juxtaposed a picture of the late Japanese Emperor Hirohito to those of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in describing Nazism and fascism. "We had no intention to offend the …
(2022-04-25). Ukraine: The Fakes of Anti-Russian Propaganda. transcend.org 18 Apr 2022 – The New York Times published on April 4 a satellite photo, dated March 19, showing a street in the Ukrainian city of Bucha strewn with corpses. The photo, disseminated by the mainstream on a global scale, was presented as evidence of a "war crime committed by Russian troops in Ukraine."
(2022-04-25). U.S. governors ready National Guard armored vehicles for Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The HillApril 24, 2022 State National Guards to send armored vehicles to Ukraine Multiple governors announced this week that their state National Guards would be sending armored vehicles to Ukraine in response to a request from the Pentagon. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced this week that their …
(2022-04-25). Al-Aqsa Violence during Ramadan. transcend.org 21 Apr 2022 – Once more Israel strikes hard against Palestinian rights when the world has its attention fixed elsewhere, with a mainstream media posture of indifference and inattention compounding the problem . The pro-Palestinian solidarity movement is being seriously challenged not to let this happen.
(2022-04-25). History and war propaganda: Timothy Snyder falsifies role of Ukrainian fascism. wsws.org An article published in the New York Times Sunday Magazine is yet another deplorable example of Professor Timothy Snyder's role as a historical falsifier and apologist for Ukrainian fascism.
(2022-04-25). Turkey conducts simultaneous anti-Kurdish attacks in Syria, Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ahval NewsApril 24, 2022 Turkey escalates attacks on Syria's Kurds amid Iraq operation Turkey's military has launched a new series of air strikes on Kurdish-run parts of northeast Syria over the past week amid an ongoing ground and air campaign in northern Iraq, targeting the armed rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the Hasakah-based …
(2022-04-25). WSJ: Expand NATO Article 5 to Southern Hemisphere, include colonies, territories. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Wall Street JournalApril 24, 2022 Expand NATO to HawaiiBy Arshan Barzani* Americans understand that an attack on one ally in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an attack on all. If Russia bombed Warsaw, Washington would be obligated to come to its aid. But if Pearl Harbor were attacked again, this rule wouldn't compel U.S. …
(2022-04-24). Liberated Donbass Cities Coming Back To Life. popularresistance.org Sonja van den Ende, an independent journalist from Rotterdam, Netherlands, returned to Donbass last week to chronicle the situation on the ground. She has been to Volnovakha, Mariupol and other cities and villages of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. | "My assessment of Volnovakha is that the city has come to life again, I was there two weeks ago and everywhere in the city, I saw the results of heavy fighting, ammunition and rubble on the streets, even mines, no people on the streets, a ghost town. The hospital was hit severely," Sonja van den Ende says. "The second time I came, last week, I was really…
(2022-04-24). US Media Are Lying About Russian Atrocities in Mariupol, Says Embedded Reporter at Ground Zero. orinocotribune.com 
Sonja Van den Ende — | Where shall I begin? | Can a man endure so much suffering? Can you write about so much suffering without getting emotional? | Probably not. | Mariupol has been wiped out, buildings have collapsed mostly due to rocket attacks and, of course, there have been bombings as well. | Devastation in Mariupol. [Source: rferl.org] | The Western media, of course, blame the Russians for these bombings, but Ukraine also has planes that drop bombs, so how on earth can you say a few thousand kilometers away that it is the Russians?
(2022-04-24). Revista analiza manipulaciones de los grandes medios estadounidenses sobre la guerra en Ucrania. cubadebate.cu Los medios de comunicación de Estados Unidos mienten sobre las presuntas atrocidades cometidas por las tropas de Rusia en la ciudad de Mariúpol, Ucrania, concluyó un documentado artículo publicado este domingo en la revista Covert Action, de la periodista neerlandesa, Sonja Van den Ende.
(2022-04-24). Chris Hedges: Ukraine And The 'Worthy' And 'Unworthy' Victims Of War. popularresistance.org Rulers divide the world into 'worthy' and 'unworthy' victims; those we are allowed to pity, such as Ukrainians enduring the hell of modern warfare, and those whose suffering is minimized, dismissed, or ignored. This bifurcation of the world into worthy and unworthy victims is a key component of propaganda, especially in war. In this episode of The Chris Hedges Report, award-winning journalist Peter Oborne joins Chris Hedges to examine how worthy victims are used to allow citizens to see themselves as empathetic, compassionate, and just; how they are an effective tool to demonize the aggressor; and how they are us…
(2022-04-24). Ukraine: How the U.S. Empire Uses Propaganda to Turn People into Monsters. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer SheaThe atomic bomb isn't the most powerful weapon that the U.S. imperialists have ever used. There's an even stronger tool that it constantly uses to inflict violence, and that tool is propaganda. It doesn't merely cause harm to the people it targets, it turns them into monsters. Monsters who are willing to kill their…
(2022-04-24). CNN: Austin, Blinken en route to Ukraine, Biden may follow. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com CNNApril 24, 2022 Zelensky says Blinken and Austin will visit Ukraine on Sunday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Kyiv on Sunday. "I don't think this is a secret that people from the US are coming to us tomorrow, State …
(2022-04-24). Who is Behind "Fake News"? Mainstream Media Use Fake Videos and Images. globalresearch.ca The mainstream corporate media is desperate. They want to suppress independent and alternative online media, which they categorize as "fake news". Readers on social media are warned not to go onto certain sites. Our analysis confirms that the mainstream media are routinely involved in distorting the facts and turning realities upside down.
(2022-04-24). Testimony: Alabama's Warrior Met Coal And Wall Street Greed. popularresistance.org This month marks one year since 1,100 members of the United Mine Workers of America went on strike at Warrior Met Coal in Alabama following the failure of the union and company to agree on a labor contract. The strike continues today. | Warrior Met was created to buy the assets of Walter Energy after that company declared bankruptcy in 2015. A number of hedge funds own shares in Warrior Met, with New York-based BlackRock — the world's largest asset manager — controlling the most, at about 13% at the end of 2021. | Earlier this year, Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) held a heari…
(2022-04-24). Japan plans largest-ever drill with U.S. Marines, aimed at Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei NewsApril 24, 2022 Japan weighs hosting largest-ever joint drills with U.S. MarinesBilateral military exercise in fall planned with eye on Russia and China Japan and the U.S. will hold joint military drills in Hokkaido this fall, with the two-week exercises expected to involve more than 4,000 personnel, Nikkei has learned. The Resolute Dragon exercises …
(2022-04-24). Germany ready to make "substantial contribution" to NATO troop buildup on Russia's northwest border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleApril 22, 2022 Germany's Baerbock calls for stronger NATO strategy in Baltics The German foreign minister has wrapped up a Baltic tour in Lithuania saying Germany is ready to send more troops to the region…. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday said Germany was open to sending more troops to NATO's eastern flank, …
(2022-04-24). Turkey uses murderous assault in Iraq to inaugurate new combat drone. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 24, 2022 Anti-PKK op in Iraq marks first engagement for Turkish combat Akƒ±ncƒ± drone The landmark combat drone Akƒ±ncƒ± has joined its first major operation ever as Turkey launched a military offensive against [Kurdish] targets in northern Iraq, the company said. Named "Operation Claw-Lock," the counterterrorism operation was launched last week from ground …
(2022-04-24). After barring ships, Turkey bans Russian flights to Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 23, 2022 Turkey closes airspace to Russian military aircraft to Syria: FM àáavu≈üoƒülu Turkey has closed its airspace to Russian military and civilian flights to Syria after notifying Moscow, Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu said Saturday. "We were giving permissions in three-month intervals. The latest one was until April," the minister said in an …
(2022-04-24). Former foreign minister: Finnish media fueling war psychosis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yle NewsApril 24, 2022 Veteran MP: "Finnish media in war psychosis" Many people have taken to Finnish Twitter this weekend in reaction to MP Erkki Tuomioja's (SDP) Nato comments in a National Public Radio interview. The veteran Finnish politician told the US broadcaster that there was a "huge degree of emotions involved" in the public's …