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2024-03-23: News Headlines

Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau (2024-03-23). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 169: Israel kills 7 aid-seekers in northern Gaza, 4 children in Rafah as siege of al-Shifa Hospital enters sixth day. mondoweiss.net Israel continued its airstrikes on Rafah, killing four children, while in northern Gaza Israel turned back food aid for the second time in a week and killed at least 7 Palestinian aid-seekers near the Kuwaiti roundabout.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-03-23). Colin Powell and the "The Sloppy Dossier": Plagiarism and "Fake Intelligence" Used to Justify the 2003 War on Iraq: Copied and Pasted from the Internet into an "Official" British Intel Report. globalresearch.ca Fake intelligence as well as plagiarized quotations had been slipped into an official intelligence report on Iraq's WMD presented to the UN Security Council by Secretary of State Colin Powell in February 2003.

unitedEditor (2024-03-23). Turkish — Iraqi agreement "to counterbalance Iran" unitedworldint.com Interview by Yunus Soner On March 14, a very high-level Turkish government delegation visited Bagdad, the capital of Iraq. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense Minister Ya≈üar Gàºler and ƒ∞brahim Kalƒ±n, the Chef of National Intelligence met with their Iraqi counterparts. The visit resulted in a joint declaration. In the text, the Iraqi side — for …

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-23). Australia, the National Security Committee and the Iraq invasion. greenleft.org.au

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-23). Researchers find promise in new potential treatment for liver failure. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new drug has been shown to increase healing and regeneration of the liver after major surgery, according to a study published in the scientific journal Cell. Researchers hope that this could lead to more surgical options for patients diagnosed with advanced liver tumors and liver failure. "This research is significant because this is the first drug of its kind to show an increase in healing and regeneration of the liver after…

newarab (2024-03-23). In numbers: UK media's pro-Israel bias in Gaza war coverage. newarab.com For five months, global media attention has fixated on British mainstream media coverage of the war has shown a consistent and profound bias against Palestinians from the country's major conservative-leaning newspapers, according to a study by The New Arab. | Through a quantitativ…

palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-23). Amid Israeli Genocide – Gaza's Faith Unbroken (PHOTOS & VIDEO) Faith is a central component in the lives of Palestinians. Gaza, now undergoing an Israeli genocide, is in greater need of its faith than ever before.

inthesetimes.com (2024-03-23). Defunding UNRWA Was Never About HamasThe refugee agency is a reminder that Palestinian refugees exist and have inalienable political rights—a truth the Israeli government finds deeply inconvenient.

sfgate.com (2024-03-23). The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a Ramadan cease-fire The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a NEW resolution demanding a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The resolution, put forward by the 10 elected council members, is backed by Russia and China, who vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Friday. The council is expected to vote on the resolution Monday morning.

truthout.org (2024-03-23). US Has Redefined "Human Shields" to Enable Israel's Slaughter of Gaza Civilians President Biden and members of Congress have cynically reinterpreted "human shields" to flout international law.

palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-23). 'She Never Returned Home' – Palestinians Children Remember Their Mothers, Killed in Israeli Airstrikes In fact, for many children, there will be no mothers to celebrate anymore as well over 9,000 Palestinian women have been killed since the beginning of the war. Moreover, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement on X on Thursday that the Israeli war on Gaza has been killing an average of 37 mothers daily since October 7.

Israel-Gaza War Update: Latest Figures and Statistics

Posted by Richard Medhurst.

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2024-03-22: News Headlines

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2024-03-22). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 166: Israel Kills Officials Handling Food. popularresistance.org Israeli forces bombed a gathering point of dozens of Palestinians near the Kuwait roundabout in Gaza City, killing at least 23 people and injuring dozens on Tuesday evening. | Most of them were members of Palestinian clans and officers of Gaza's emergency committee who handled aid supplies and deliveries to starving people in north Gaza. | Since Saturday, they had successfully ensured the arrival of 35 aid trucks at the Kuwait and Nabulsi roundabouts, unloading the deliveries in shelters and centers of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza's Al-Tuffah neighborhood and Jabalia refugee camp.

Scott Ritter (2024-03-22). Netanyahu is the Problem Not the Solution | Scott Ritter. thealtworld.com Scott Ritter is a former Marine intelligence officer who served in the former Soviet Union, implementing arms control agreements, and on the staff of General Norman Schwartzkopf during the Gulf War, where he played a critical role in the hunt for Iraqi SCUD missiles. | From 1991 until 1998, Mr. Ritter served as a Chief Inspector for the United Nations in Iraq, leading the search for Iraq's proscribed weapons of mass destruction. Mr. Ritter was a vocal critic of the American decision to go to war with Iraq. His new book, Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union, is his n…

Binoy Kampmark (2024-03-22). Declassified Iraq papers reveal Howard's warmongering. independentaustralia.net

Hussein Askary (2024-03-22). "Iraq's oil wealth is in the hands of Washington, while Iraqi go hungry," Interview with Hussein Askary. globalresearch.ca

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-22). Australia, the National Security Committee and the Iraq invasion. greenleft.org.au

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-03-22). The Engineered Destruction and Political Fragmentation of Iraq. "America's Third War against Iraq" initiated by Obama. globalresearch.ca The objective is to engineer a civil war in Iraq, in which both sides are controlled indirectly by US-NATO. The scenario is to arm and equip them, on both sides, finance them with advanced weapons systems and then "let them fight".

Ragip Soylu (2024-03-22). Has the PKK acquired kamikaze drones to hit Turkish aircraft? middleeasteye.net Has the PKK acquired kamikaze drones to hit Turkish aircraft? | The Kurdish group may have obtained Iranian-made UAVs to attack Turkey's combat drones | | A member of the PKK carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq, 22 June 2018 (AFP/Safin Hamid) | The

newarab (2024-03-22). In numbers: UK media's pro-Israel bias in Gaza war coverage. newarab.com For five months, global media attention has fixated on British mainstream media coverage of the war has shown a consistent and profound bias against Palestinians from the country's major conservative-leaning newspapers, according to a study by The New Arab. | Through a quantitativ…

youtube.com (2024-03-22). LIVE: Outside Moscow concert hall after shooting by several gunmenRussia's Federal Security Service said 40 people died and more than 100 were wounded in an attack Friday at a Moscow concert hall.
  The attack, which Russian authorities are investigating as terrorism, is the deadliest in Russia in recent years.
  Several gunmen burst into the concert hall on the edge of Moscow and sprayed visitors with automatic gunfire, killing and wounding dozens and starting a massive blaze

PositiveUniverse.com Comment (2024-03-22). The duplicitous American MSM wants the public to believe that Russia vetoed the US drafted Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.The American MSM wants the public to believe that Russia vetoed the US drafted Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
  It was a trick resolution question. It did NOT call for a ceasefire and simply stated that a ceasefire is an 'imperative' (important), further enabling the march by Israel for an upcoming Rafah invasion and massive slaughter of Palestinians.

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2024-03-21: News Headlines

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-21). Australia, the National Security Committee and the Iraq invasion. greenleft.org.au

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-21). The Iraq War Remade the World in Its Grisly Image. znetwork.org

newarab (2024-03-21). UN mission probing IS crimes forced to shut in Iraq. newarab.com

newarab (2024-03-21). Iraqi ex-defense minister arrested in Sweden for fraud. newarab.com Iraq's former According to prosecutor Jens Nilsson, Najah al-Shammari had been sought for nearly eighteen months. The prosec…

presstv.ir (2024-03-21). Iraqi resistance targets power station in Tel Aviv. presstv.ir The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has said its fighters have launched a new attack against Israeli targets in the occupied territories in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-03-21). Iraqi Resistance targets Israel's Ben Gurion Airport twice in one week. presstv.ir The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has said its fighters attacked Ben Gurion Airport twice in one week using drones.

navyrecognition.com (2024-03-21). Russia & China have secured agreement with Houthis to protect their vessels According to information published by Bloomberg on March 21, 2024, the Houthi group has assured China and Russia that their naval vessels will be granted safe passage through the strategically critical maritime zones of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

muslimnews.co.uk (2024-03-21). Gaza: 100 Palestinians killed 92 injured by Israeli bombings last 24 hoursMore than 100 Palestinians were killed and 92 more injured by Israeli indiscriminate bombings in the last 24 hours in Gaza Strip according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza. The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli deadly attacks since 7 October 2023 has gone up to 31,988 including over 13,000 children and 74,188 Palestinians injured in Gaza Strip. 8,500 Palestinians are missing.

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2024-03-13: News Headlines

newarab (2024-03-13). Iraqi militias claim targeting Israel's Ben Gurion Airport. newarab.com For the first time since Israel's war on Gaza, The Iraqi

newarab (2024-03-13). Talks to end US-led coalition in Iraq may take till after US elections. newarab.com Talks between the United States and Iraq on Washington and Baghdad in January initiated talks to reassess the U.S-led coalition in Iraq, formed in 2014 to help fight the

Robert Inlakesh, MintPress News. (2024-03-13). DoD Covered-Up Deaths Of US Special Forces Soldiers In Iranian Strike. popularresistance.org The United States government covered up the cause of death of two U.S. military personnel killed in Iranian retaliatory strikes on Ain Al-Asad, a U.S. military base in Western Iraq, in January 2020, following the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by the United States, according to claims made to MintPress News by a source close to the family of the deceased soldiers. | On January 3, 2020, then-U.S. President Donald Trump signed off on the 'targeted assassination' of General Qassem Soleimani of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) 's Quds Force, sparking a round of Iranian retaliatory strik…

newarab (2024-03-13). Minorities to boycott Iraqi Kurdistan's general elections. newarab.com Political parties representing the Christian and Turkmen communities in the Iraq's Supreme Federal Cour…

scorinoco (2024-03-13). Chasing 'Tactical' Wins, Israel Now Faces 'Strategic' Defeat. orinocotribune.com By Mohamad Hasan Sweidan — Mar 11, 2024 | "In a fight like this, the center of gravity is the civilian population. And if you make them fall into the hands of the enemy, you turn tactical victory into strategic defeat." | US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued this warning to Israel back in December during his address at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California. Drawing on hard-earned lessons from US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Austin stressed that winning battles on the ground does not guarantee a strategic victory and may even lead to a strategic defeat — if Israel refuses to look at the b…

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-03-13). Israel asesina a nueve palestinos que esperaban ayuda en Gaza. telesurtv.net El Ejército sionista perpetró el ataque contra los civiles en la calle Salahuddin, cerca de la rotonda Kuwait.

WSWS (2024-03-13). A discussion with victimized Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught: An in-depth review of the fatal incident and the ensuing criminal trial. wsws.org Second and concluding part of an interview with nurse victimized because of a patient death caused by faulty systems for distributing and administering potentially lethal drugs.

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2024-03-11: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-03-11). Source Claims DoD Covered-up Deaths of US Special Forces Soldiers in 2020 Iranian Strike. libya360.wordpress.com Robert Inlakesh The United States government covered up the cause of death of two U.S. military personnel killed in Iranian retaliatory strikes on Ain Al-Asad, a U.S. military base in Western Iraq, in January 2020, following the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by the United States, according to claims made to MintPress News by…

newarab (2024-03-11). 10 militants killed in Iraq anti-IS operation: army. newarab.com Iraqi forces have killed 10 militants during an operation against An Iraqi security source told AFP the operation was "a pre-emptive measure" to thwart attacks allegedly planned for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, The army said in a statement that troops have killed "10 terrorists in t…

newarab (2024-03-11). Iraq repatriates 625 people from Syria's Al-Hol camp. newarab.com Nearly 160 Iraqi families have been repatriated from Syria's More than 43,000 Syrians, Iraqis, and foreigners from at least 45 countries are held in the squalid and overcrowded camp in Kurdish-controlled northeast Syria. | Al-Hol houses relatives of suspected

Global Research News (2024-03-11). Selected Articles: The War on Iraq: Five US Presidents, Five British Prime Ministers, More Than 30 Years of Duplicity, and Counting… globalresearch.ca

Staff (2024-03-11). Source Claims DoD Covered-up Deaths of US Special Forces Soldiers in 2020 Iranian Strike on US Airbase. mintpressnews.com The United States government covered up the cause of death of two U.S. military personnel killed in Iranian retaliatory strikes on Ain Al-Asad, a U.S. military base in Western Iraq, in January 2020, following the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by the United States, according to claims made to MintPress News by a source …

albawaba (2024-03-11). Israel intercepts missiles fired from Lebanon. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – According to the Israeli army, at least 35 missiles have been fired from Lebanon with no damage reported. The statement also added that the army intercepted some of these missiles. According to Naharnet, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including a family of four, and nine others were wounded in a house in the southern town of Khirbet Selm.Israel has intensified its strikes on Southern Lebanon after Hezbollah said it targeted the al-Baghdadi Israeli post with a heavy-caliber Burkan rocket.

WSWS (2024-03-11). A discussion with victimized Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught: An in-depth review of the fatal incident and the ensuing criminal trial. wsws.org In this multipart interview, victimized nurse RaDonda Vaught describes the circumstances in which system failures caused her to make a fatal error in the treatment of a patient who died at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2017.

WSWS (2024-03-11). Short films in Berlin: Surreal and realistic depictions of "the absurdity of our capitalist times" wsws.org Wars, climate catastrophes, social devastation—the state of global capitalism are the real basis of many of the short films shown at this year's Berlinale.

Eman Ghanayem (2024-03-11). The Genocide in Gaza Is Filling Our Beautiful Month of Ramadan With Dread. truthout.org Ramadan, which starts in earnest today, is a beautiful month of fasting and prayer focused on humility and kindness, but in Palestine this holy month has been repeatedly weaponized against us — the Israeli military has shown a pattern of targeting Palestinians, and especially Palestinian Muslims, during this month. This year, the terrifying scale of violence exceeds all that came before. |

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2024-03-10: News Headlines

albawaba (2024-03-10). Israel intercepts missiles fired from Lebanon. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – According to the Israeli army, at least 35 missiles have been fired from Lebanon with no damage reported. The statement also added that the army intercepted some of these missiles. According to Naharnet, on Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including a family of four, and nine others were wounded in a house in the southern town of Khirbet Selm.Israel has intensified its strikes on Southern Lebanon after Hezbollah said it targeted the al-Baghdadi Israeli post with a heavy-caliber Burkan rocket.

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2024-03-08: News Headlines

ICRC (2024-03-08). The inspiring journey of Chawan: From disability to inclusion. icrc.org

Josh Frank (2024-03-08). Is There a Journalism That Doesn't Love a War? counterpunch.org War, what is it good for? Well, the media for starters. Shortly after the Biden administration responded to the killing of three American soldiers in a drone attack on a base in Jordan by bombing 85 Iran-connected targets in Iraq and Syria, the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) asked in a headline: "Is the press dragging America to

Mnar Adley (2024-03-08). US Soldier Reveals Why Aaron Bushnell Self-Immolated, with Mike Prysner. mintpressnews.com Iraq war veteran Mike Prysner joins the MintCast podcast to explain the hidden history of self-immolation and anti-war protests among active duty members protesting against US wars dating back to the 1800s.

Nan Levinson (2024-03-08). Is There a Journalism That Doesn't Love a War? counterpunch.org War, what is it good for? Well, the media for starters. Shortly after the Biden administration responded to the killing of three American soldiers in a drone attack on a base in Jordan by bombing 85 Iran-connected targets in Iraq and Syria, the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) asked in a headline: "Is the press dragging America to

newarab (2024-03-08). Irish-Iraqi activist Eljuboori released with charges dropped. newarab.com An Irish- The Irish Department of…

T.J. Coles (2024-03-08). The New Atheism at 20: How an Intellectual Movement Exploited Rationalism to Promote War. counterpunch.org Inspired by the attacks of September 11th, the New Atheism appeared on the scene shortly after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. It became immediately clear that the Four Horsemen were exploiting Enlightenment principles to justify the bombing of women and children in third world nations. Muslim terrorists are not aggrieved by Western foreign policy, the authors claim, but rather by their fanatical devotion to their faith. The decimation of Iraq was not motivated by elite US strategies to control oil markets, but because "god" told Bush to invade. The state does not exploit religious differences for cynical realpolit…

T.J. Coles (2024-03-08). The New Atheism at 20: How an Intellectual Movement Exploited Rationalism to Promote War. counterpunch.org Inspired by the attacks of September 11th, the New Atheism appeared on the scene shortly after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. It became immediately clear that the Four Horsemen were exploiting Enlightenment principles to justify the bombing of women and children in third world nations. Muslim terrorists are not aggrieved by Western foreign policy, the authors claim, but rather by their fanatical devotion to their faith. The decimation of Iraq was not motivated by elite US strategies to control oil markets, but because "god" told Bush to invade. The state does not exploit religious differences for cynical realpolit…

albawaba (2024-03-08). Iraqi resistance targets Rosh Pina airport with drone. albawaba.com The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has announced its second attack, targeting a military barracks at Rosh Pina Airport, an Israeli airport located in Rosh Pinna, near the Safed-Hatzor-Rosh Pina Industrial Park, in the occupied territories. The attack was carried out using a drone and is said to be in support of the people in Gaza.This comes after a pause in activities last month following an attack on an American base in Jordan, resulting in casualties among American soldiers. In response, the US launched airstrikes on Iranian-backed armed group sites in Iraq and Syria. The resumption of attacks by the Islamic Resist…

albawaba (2024-03-08). Can natural predators help in reducing pesticides?>. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Researchers have recently highlighted that using natural predators, such as birds, beetles, and bugs could be a sustainable solution to dealing with crop-devouring pests and reducing the use of chemical pesticides. These creatures have shown promising results in controlling pest populations, with the potential to reduce crop losses and increase yields.Analyses conducted by researchers from Brazil, the United States, and the Czech Republic revealed that natural predators could decrease pest populations by over 70% while simultaneously boosting crop yields by 25%. ShutterstockLead author Gabriel Boldorin…

Editor (2024-03-08). Rochdale has shown what can be done. mronline.org Sunak's quivering, late-night address, expressing dire concerns over George Galloway's win in Rochdale, unveils a profound unease within the elite—good. Now let's build from here, writes ANDREW MURRAY.

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2024-03-06: News Headlines

albawaba (2024-03-06). Starbucks lays off 2,000 employees due to boycott. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Middle Eastern franchisee of Starbucks has initiated the termination of around 2,000 employees from its coffee establishments throughout the region in response to boycotts caused by the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.AlShaya Group, the retail conglomerate responsible for Starbucks' Middle Eastern operations, is reportedly planning to terminate the employment of over 2,000 workers as a consequence of the extensive consumer boycotts associated with the ongoing Gaza conflict.The Middle Eastern and North African locations of Alshaya Group, which is headquartered in Kuwait and owns franchise rights for n…

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2024-03-05: News Headlines

newarab (2024-03-05). Iraqi Kurdistan to hold parliamentary elections in 10 June. newarab.com

newarab (2024-03-05). Israel kills more Palestinians waiting for food aid in Gaza. newarab.com Dozens of Palestinians who waited to receive food aid in Gaza's health ministry said the Israeli army bombed people as they waited for humanitarian aid to arrive near the Kuwait roundabout in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, leaving dozens killed and wounded. | The exact num…

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2024-03-04: News Headlines

newarab (2024-03-04). Iraqi draft law under fire over curbs on freedom of speech. newarab.com The The proposed legislation, which has been stalled in parliament for years due to significant objections from ci…

teleSUR, JDO (2024-03-04). Países de OPEP+ reducirán producción para estabilizar precios de crudo. telesurtv.net Tras el anuncio de Kazajistán y Rusia, se unieron Iraq, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Argelia y Arabia Saudí. Aspiran a estabilizar los precios.

Chris Walker (2024-03-04). Data Disproves Right-Wing Talking Points About Migrant Crime. truthout.org As Republicans — including likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump — continue to push the racist belief that immigrants are bringing crime to the United States, a new analysis has shown that such claims are outright false. In recent weeks, Trump and his Republican allies have latched on to the story of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student from Athens, Georgia, who was murdered late last… |

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