DLI (2022-03-27). Madleine's pro-sanctions line was "(M)albright"? indybay.org It was an opportunity the "Corporate-bin-Laden" media couldn't pass up. With the passing of Madeleine Albright, mainstream media(MSM) was full of effusive praises for the ex-Sec'y of State under President Clinton, himself a bought-off NeoLiberal White House Occupier who aggressively advanced U.S. Imperial interests all over the world.

ACCESSNOW, United Nations (2022-03-27). Tuesday 3/29: Protecting Women Human Rights Defenders from Online Threats, Violence & Surveillance. indybay.org Online event via livestream or watch recording…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-27). Iran reaches agreement with E3 in Vienna: Amir-Abdolahian. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) — "We have reached an agreement with three European countries on a draft text that needs to be finalized," the Iranian FM said Sunday, while calling on Washington to take practical steps to lift the sanctions on Iran.

Staff (2022-03-27). Effective lifting of sanctions Iran's main priority in talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday held a meeting with the EU coordinator of the JCPOA Commission Enrique Mora in Tehran and discussed Vienna talks with him.

Michael Welch (2022-03-26). NATO-Russia Proxy War: Revealing Signs of a Fading America: Scott Ritter, Michael Hudson. globalresearch.ca "Joe Biden looked Vladimir Putin in the eye last June and threatened him with massive sanctions should he act on Ukraine. He had months to sit down with his inner circle and say, "how do we prepare for this?" Nothing the U.S. and its allies are doing has taken the Russians by surprise. NOTHING! They anticipated EVERYTHING! And they have a plan in response." | — Scott Ritter…

eferrari10 (2022-03-26). Iran's Support for Venezuela Undermines US Sanctions, Says SOUTHCOM. orinocotribune.com The US Southern Command has admitted that Iran's support for Cuba and Venezuela has undermined the effects of Washington's sanctions against these countries. | US General Laura Richardson, head of SOUTHCOM, said on Thursday, March 24 in a session before the US Senate that Iran is expanding its economic and security relations with Cuba, Bolivia and Venezuela, which is neutralizing the effects of the sanctions that Washington and its allies impose on these countries. | General Richardson testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, "Iran has expanded economic and security cooperation with Venezuela, Cuba a…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-26). EU's Mora to visit Iran today for bilateral talks on JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) — European Union's coordinator for Vienna talks will visit Tehran on Saturday for the removal of anti-Iranian sanctions.

Staff (2022-03-26). BRICS leaders to discuss Afghanistan, attempts by terror organizations to use its territory as a sanctuary. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): India will be chairing the 13th BRICS summit on Thursday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the meet virtually. India's chairship in 2021 has coincided with the 15th anniversary of BRICS.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-25). UN expert rejects violence against indigenous in southwest Colombia. colombiareports.com The United Nations' rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders urged Colombia's government to curb violence against indigenous people in the southwest of the country. In a public statement,…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-25). France opens inquiry on Emirati chief of Interpol. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 25 (MNA) — Following repeated warnings from human rights organizations about the crimes of Emirati head of International Police (Interpol), French judiciary launched an investigation of the case.

Fight Back (2022-03-25). Protest against torture in Illinois prisons. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Almost two years after the rebellion that swept the country after the murder of George Floyd, people continue to come forward demanding an end to racist policing and mass incarceration. Despite the law-and-order backlash occurring in Illinois, a group of families from the Woodlawn neighborhood on Chicago's South Side are fighting for justice for their loved ones in Menard Penitentiary and other prisons in the Illinois Department of Corrections. | At a protest in front of the State of Illinois Building in Chicago, Attorney Alan Mills of the Uptown People's Law Center said that the oldest parts of Men…

DLI (2022-03-25). Madleine's pro-sanctions line was "(M)albright"? indybay.org It was an opportunity the "Corporate-bin-Laden" media couldn't pass up. With the passing of Madeleine Albright, mainstream media(MSM) was full of effusive praises for the ex-Sec'y of State under President Clinton, himself a bought-off NeoLiberal White House Occupier who aggressively advanced U.S. Imperial interests all over the world.

Radio Free Europe (2022-03-25). Von der Leyen Says Russia's Demand to Pay in Rubles Is a Bluff That Won't Work. anti-empire.com Source: Several leaders from European Union members have scoffed at Russia's demand that some "unfriendly" countries will be forced to pay for its natural gas and oil in rubles, saying the move is a breach of contract. | "This would be a unilateral decision and a clear breach of contract, and it would be an attempt to circumvent the sanctions," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the start of an EU summit in Brussels on March 24. | "We will not allow our sanctions to be circumvented…the time w…

Staff (2022-03-25). When Your Best Mass Murdering Years Are Behind You and It's Time to Say Goodbye. anti-empire.com In 1996 when Madeline Albright was asked if 500,000 dead Iraqi children was "worth it" the 500,000 figure wasn't even true yet. Despite that — rather than argue the figure — Albright replied it was definitely "worth it". | Richard Garfield calculated that through 1998 there had been between 106,000 and 350,000 excess deaths under 5, rising to between 343,900 and 525,40 through 2002. | The combination of Gulf War bombing (damage to water treatment plants) and post-war sanctions more than doubled infant mortality. In over a decade that accumulated to some 430,000 child deaths. | However, the US base in…

WSWS (2022-03-25). Madeleine Albright dead at 84: American imperialism mourns a war criminal. wsws.org The former Secretary of State was identified with some of the worst crimes of the 1990s, including the US terror bombing of Serbia and the deaths of 500,000 Iraqi children because of severe economic sanctions.

Staff (2022-03-25). BRICS leaders to discuss Afghanistan, attempts by terror organizations to use its territory as a sanctuary. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): India will be chairing the 13th BRICS summit on Thursday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the meet virtually. India's chairship in 2021 has coincided with the 15th anniversary of BRICS.