WSWS (2022-03-11). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Thousands of South African dairy food workers continuing four-month strike over jobs and pay amidst media blackout are joined by South African Sibanye-Stillwater gold miners on pay strike; strikes continue throughout French healthcare system over low staffing levels and poor pay, joined by transport workers in Lyons opposed to restructuring; Iraqi oil production graduates in Basra and workers in oil field area demand jobs, while public sector workers walk out over wage arrears in Kurdistan…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-10). Protests mount against rising food prices in southern Iraq. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of Iraqis on Wednesday, March 9, took to the streets in protest against the rise in prices of food commodities, including wheat and other food grains and essential cooking items like oil and flour over the course of the last week. The protests took place predominantly in the neglected southern regions of Iraq, also the epicenter of the massive anti-government protests in 2019. The Iraqi government in the meantime announced several measures to control the prices of essential food items and to provide some relief to ordinary Iraqis dealing with acute shortages and exorbitant prices of basic goods. | Accord…

ecns.cn (2022-03-10). Monks create sacred 'sand mandala' in Tibet. ecns.cn To celebrate the Tibeten New Year, the monks used millions of sand grains to depict the sacred world of Buddhists, which is called "sand mandala".

ecns.cn (2022-03-10). Monks create sacred 'sand mandala' in Tibet. ecns.cn To celebrate the Tibeten New Year, the monks used millions of sand grains to depict the sacred world of Buddhists, which is called "sand mandala".

JANET (2022-03-09). U.S.-NATO imperialism pushes Ukraine to the front line. iacenter.org March 8, 2022 By Manuel Raposo Raposo is the editor of the Portuguese Marxist web magazine jornalmudardevida.net and was a key organizer of the 2004 Portuguese session of the People's Tribunal on the crimes of imperialism during the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Translation: John Catalinotto. Italy, 2018. March 4 — In the deluge of propaganda regarding Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, the people of the U.S. and the European Union have the opportunity to see, in a mirror, the actions of their governments during the last few decades. The same goes for the Portuguese authorities and each of the Eu…

Staff (2022-03-09). Iranian ambassador, UN special envoy discuss Iraq. en.mehrnews.com The Iranian ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi met and held talks with the UN Special Representative for Iraq Jeanine Antoinette Plasschaert.

Staff (2022-03-09). Funeral for two holy shrine defenders martyred in Syria. en.mehrnews.com The senior IRGC commanders and lots of people attended a funeral ceremony held Wed. for two holy shrine defenders by the names of colonels Ehsan Karbalaeipour and Morteza Saeidnejad martyred by Israeli regime in Syria.

_____ (2022-03-08). Russians Say, Don't Hate Us For What Our Leaders Have Done. popularresistance.org As a U.S. diplomat who resigned from the U.S. government in 2003 in opposition to Bush's war on Iraq, I hoped at the time that all Americans would not be vilified by the world for the actions of the Bush administration. | As hard as it might be for some, I plead that we not vilify Russians for the actions of their political leaders. I hope that we can be as generous to peace-seeking Russians as the world was to anti-war Americans. | I have visited Russia twice in the past six years and I know the Russians I spoke with, and I would guess that most Russians, do not want war and object to Putin's war on Ukraine. | T…

Nicolas J. S. Davies (2022-03-08). Since 9-11 America's Insane Foreign Policy — Continued Under Obama — Has Killed a Million and Created ISIS. globalresearch.ca This article was first published in September 2014 following the launching of Obama's bombing campaign against Syria and Iraq. | These are the US-NATO led wars which are upheld by the media as peace-keeping operations. Double standards with regard to the …

_____ (2022-03-08). US is Abandoning its "Helpers" in Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, Everywhere! journal-neo.org The dismissive attitude of the US political and military establishment towards its foreign "helpers" is well known. This attitude became even more apparent after Joe Biden's recent appearance before the House of Representatives and Senate with his annual State of the Union Address, in which he described the people of Ukraine as Iranians. One could hardly attribute …

Staff (2022-03-08). 2 ISIL members killed in Iraqi army's operation in Saladin. en.mehrnews.com Iraqi sources reported that two ISIL forces were killed in the Iraqi city of Samarra in Saladin province.

Anonymous103 (2022-03-08). Military Situation In Iraq On March 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |

_____ (2022-03-08). The Ukraine War And The 'Good' Refugee. popularresistance.org In the history of accepting refugees, countries have shown more than an erratic streak. Universal human characteristics have often been overlooked in favor of the particular: race, cultural habits, religion. Even immigration nations, such as the United States and Australia, have had their xenophobic twists and turns on the issue of who to accept, be they victims of pogroms, war crimes, genocide, or famine. | The Russian attack on Ukraine has already produced refugees in the hundreds of thousands. By March 2, with the war one week old, 874,000 people were estimated to have left Ukraine. The UN High Commissioner fo…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). US is Abandoning its "Helpers" in Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, Everywhere! libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov The dismissive attitude of the US political and military establishment towards its foreign "helpers" is well known. This attitude became even more apparent after Joe Biden's recent appearance before the House of Representatives and Senate with his annual State of the Union Address, in which he described the people of Ukraine as Iranians. One…

Nicolas J. S. Davies (2022-03-08). Since 9-11 America's Insane Foreign Policy — Continued Under Obama — Has Killed a Million and Created ISIS. globalresearch.ca This article was first published in September 2014 following the launching of Obama's bombing campaign against Syria and Iraq. | These are the US-NATO led wars which are upheld by the media as peace-keeping operations. Double standards with regard to the …

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-07). So This Is What It Looks Like When the Corporate Media Opposes a War. transcend.org 28 Feb 2022 – Having worked inside mainstream U.S. media during the beginning of the "War on Terror" and run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the differences in today's war coverage are dizzying to me. Major American media outlets oppose military aggression… unless the United States is doing it.

_____ (2022-03-07). Worthy And Unworthy Victims. 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. The terror we and our allies carry out against Iraqi, Palestinian, Syrian, Libyan, Somali and Yemeni civilians is part of the regrettable cost of war. We, echoing the empty promises from Moscow, claim we do not target civilians. Rulers always paint their militaries as humane, there to serve and protect. Collateral damage happens, but it is regrettable. | This lie can only be sustained among those who are unfam…

Editor (2022-03-07). Chris Hedges: Worthy and Unworthy Victims. scheerpost.com "Suicide Kings." [Illustration by Mr. Fish] | By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | 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. The terror we and our allies carry out against Iraqi, Palestinian, Syrian, Libyan, Somali and Yemeni civilians is part of the regrettable cost of war. We, echoing the empty promises from Moscow, claim we do not target civilians. Rulers always paint their militaries as humane, there to serve and protect. Collateral damag…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-07). Experience of US fleeing Afghanistan to be repeated in Syria. en.mehrnews.com Turning to the disgraceful US fleeing Afghanistan, an advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that this fleeing will be repeated in Iraq and eastern Syria as well.

Staff (2022-03-07). 3 ISIL forces killed in Iraq's Saladin. en.mehrnews.com Three ISIL forces were killed in a joint operation of the Iraqi security forces and Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU in the province of Saladin.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-07). Doubling Down on Double Standards — The Ukraine Propaganda Blitz. transcend.org 4 Mar 2022 – What a strange feeling it was to know that the cruise missile shown descending towards an airport and erupting in a ball of flame was NOT fired by US or British forces. This was Russia's war of aggression, not 'ours'. This was not an approved orgy of destruction and emphatically not to be celebrated.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-07). So This Is What It Looks Like When the Corporate Media Opposes a War. transcend.org 28 Feb 2022 – Having worked inside mainstream U.S. media during the beginning of the "War on Terror" and run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the differences in today's war coverage are dizzying to me. Major American media outlets oppose military aggression… unless the United States is doing it.

Staff (2022-03-07). 3 ISIL forces killed in Iraq's Saladin. en.mehrnews.com Three ISIL forces were killed in a joint operation of the Iraqi security forces and Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU in the province of Saladin.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-07). Experience of US fleeing Afghanistan to be repeated in Syria. en.mehrnews.com Turning to the disgraceful US fleeing Afghanistan, an advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that this fleeing will be repeated in Iraq and eastern Syria as well.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-07). Doubling Down on Double Standards — The Ukraine Propaganda Blitz. transcend.org 4 Mar 2022 – What a strange feeling it was to know that the cruise missile shown descending towards an airport and erupting in a ball of flame was NOT fired by US or British forces. This was Russia's war of aggression, not 'ours'. This was not an approved orgy of destruction and emphatically not to be celebrated.

Media Lens (2022-03-06). Doubling Down On Double Standards: The Ukraine Propaganda Blitz. dissidentvoice.org The American population was bombarded the way the Iraqi population was bombarded. It was a war against us, a war of lies and disinformation and omission of history. That kind of war, overwhelming and devastating, waged here in the US while the Gulf War was waged over there.' ((Howard Zinn, 'Power, History and Warfare', Open Magazine …

_____ (2022-03-06). Putin, Lenin, Imperialism And The (Real) History Of Ukraine. popularresistance.org The people of this country suffer, I've always thought, from a general ignorance of history. This is because with vast oceans for borders, and ever-friendly neighbors, and no experience of being invaded, living in a country that has always urged assimilation including the acceptance of "American exceptionalism," schooled through an educational system that avoids teaching U.S. history with any degree of credibility so as not to upset anybody, they've never been encouraged to think critically about the past. To ask questions. To raise objections—not necessarily about what happened, but about how to interpret…

Staff (2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…

Media Lens (2022-03-06). Doubling Down On Double Standards: The Ukraine Propaganda Blitz. dissidentvoice.org The American population was bombarded the way the Iraqi population was bombarded. It was a war against us, a war of lies and disinformation and omission of history. That kind of war, overwhelming and devastating, waged here in the US while the Gulf War was waged over there.' ((Howard Zinn, 'Power, History and Warfare', Open Magazine …

Staff (2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…

_____ (2022-03-05). Is This Russian Propaganda? popularresistance.org We're risking a very fast, very radioactive World War 3 to defend the "democracy" of a nation whose government bans opposition parties, imprisons political opponents, shuts down opposition media, and takes all its orders from Washington due to a US-backed coup in 2014. | "Defending Ukrainian democracy" makes as much sense as "Defending Mongolian seaports". | The powers responsible for destroying Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and Yemen are the same powers we're trusting to carefully navigate extremely delicate nuclear brinkmanship escalations without ending the world. | "Relax, nobody's gonna start a nuclear war…

sputniknews (2022-03-05). Ericsson, Its CEO and CFO Sued in New York After Suspicions of Bribes, Daesh Funding. sputniknews.com Following media reports of alleged bribes, possibly involving Daesh* in Iraq, Swedish telecom juggernaut Ericsson's market value has tanked by almost a third.

_____ (2022-03-05). Biden Takes Advantage of the Levers of Power to Protect his Family Business in Ukraine. journal-neo.org It is no secret that members of the current US political elite and their closest relatives are fairly quick to gain business shares in all countries invaded by US occupation forces. This has been commonplace since the Iraqi wars and the destruction of Yugoslavia. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, for example, had a business …

ecns.cn (2022-03-05). China's courier sector continues to grow in February. ecns.cn China's courier sector continued to expand in February, a monthly industry index has shown.

_____ (2022-03-05). Biden Takes Advantage of the Levers of Power to Protect his Family Business in Ukraine. journal-neo.org It is no secret that members of the current US political elite and their closest relatives are fairly quick to gain business shares in all countries invaded by US occupation forces. This has been commonplace since the Iraqi wars and the destruction of Yugoslavia. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, for example, had a business …

ecns.cn (2022-03-05). China's courier sector continues to grow in February. ecns.cn China's courier sector continued to expand in February, a monthly industry index has shown.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-04). Three Iraqi ministers to visit Iran to discuss gas imports. en.mehrnews.com A spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity said that three ministers will visit Tehran at the head of a high-ranking delegation with the aim of resuming gass import and supplying Iraqi energy network.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-04). US logistics targeted in Iraq's Saladin province. en.mehrnews.com A logistics convoy belonging to US military was targeted on Friday morning in Iraq's Saladin province.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-04). Turkey didn't give combat drones to Ukraine, it sold them — Ankara. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com What this says about the moral health of the world, when it's ethically defensible to sell weapons that have murdered people in Syria, Iraq, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Ethiopia and the Donbass but not to donate them is truly nauseating to consider. ==== Daily SabahMarch 4, 2022 Bayraktar UAVs purchased by Ukraine, not aid from Turkey: Deputy …

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-04). US logistics targeted in Iraq's Saladin province. en.mehrnews.com A logistics convoy belonging to US military was targeted on Friday morning in Iraq's Saladin province.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-03-03). Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Outing the Iraq War White Washers. dissidentvoice.org The guilty can be devious in concealing their crimes, and their role in them. The greater the crime, the more devious the strategy of deception. The breaking of international law, and the breaching of convention, is a field replete with such figures. Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has presented a particularly odious grouping, a good …

_____ (2022-03-03). ALBA Secretary Rejects NATO Presence In Latin America. popularresistance.org It must be remembered that Latin America and the Caribbean was declared a Zone of Peace in 2014. A few days ago, the anniversary of signing of the Treaty of Tlatelolco for the prohibition of nuclear weapons was also celebrated. There is huge potential in CELAC and we have to make our own space, away from the OAS, away from the United States and Canada, which have other interests. | Their priority is elsewhere in the world and where they begin to apply interventionist policies, the results are disastrous. We will have to ask the people of Libya how they are now, or the people of Iraq or the people of Syria, or rem…

Anonymous669 (2022-03-03). Attacks Continue To Target US Supply Convoys In Iraq. southfront.org File image. | On February 3, a convoy carrying logistic supplies and military equipment for the US-led coalition in Iraq came under attack. | The coalition's convoy was targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) while passing in the northern province of Saladin. The convoy's vehicles were reportedly damaged as a result of the attack. | This was the fourth supply convoy of the US-led coalition to be attacked in Iraq in less than a week. On March 1, three convoys were targeted. The first convoy was…

Binoy Kampmark (2022-03-03). Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Outing the Iraq War White Washers. dissidentvoice.org The guilty can be devious in concealing their crimes, and their role in them. The greater the crime, the more devious the strategy of deception. The breaking of international law, and the breaching of convention, is a field replete with such figures. Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has presented a particularly odious grouping, a good …

Staff (2022-03-02). UN General Assembly votes on Russian offensive in Ukraine. rt.com A nonbinding resolution was passed overwhelmingly, condemning Russia for its assault on Ukraine and calling for its immediate exit | The UN General Assembly has voted to rebuke Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and demand that Moscow's forces leave the former Soviet republic immediately. | The nonbinding resolution was passed on Wednesday, with 141 countries voting in favor, 35 abstaining, and five opposing the measure. The only votes against the resolution were cast by Belarus, Syria, North Korea, Eritrea, and Russia itself. India, South Africa, and Iraq were among the members that abstained, as were Russian…

Tamara Nassar (2022-03-02). Boycotting Russia compulsory, while boycotting Israel is punished. electronicintifada.net Unlike Moscow, the US faced no sporting sanctions after it invaded Iraq.

Benjamin Norton (2022-03-02). Iraq War architect Condoleezza Rice condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine as war crime. multipolarista.com Without a hint of irony, Iraq War architect Condoleezza Rice condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a war crime in an interview on Fox News. She was not asked about the million Iraqis killed in the illegal US war.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-02). Iran-Iraq trade capacity at $30bn: TPOI. en.mehrnews.com The Director-General of Arab and African Department of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) is of the opinion that capacities of trade and economic cooperation between Iran and Iraq is at least $30 billion.

Peter Koenig (2022-03-01). Will Ukraine See the Light and Return into Russia's Orbit? dissidentvoice.org Wars are never a solution to resolve a conflict. They only escalate misery and the killing of innocent people. But the west should not hypocritically forget when it now condemns Russia, that it accepted, even supported, or at best, remained silent, when the US directly or via proxy, invaded and devastated — unprovoked — Iraq, …