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US rulers keep the masses divided and distracted from demanding justice

24Mar

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USA

US rulers keep the masses divided and distracted from demanding justice

Political tribalism protects America’s leaders from being held accountable for everything from failed policies to war crimes. Tony Cox, a US journalist who has written or edited for Bloomberg and several major daily newspapers. FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a mock wanted poster for then-US President George W. Bush in April 2003 in Moscow. © Getty Images / Oleg Nikishin Washington is where securing political power means never having to say you’re sorry – regardless of how many thousands or millions of people you might have gotten killed. Tribalism is what keeps the perpetrators from ever being held accountable. Consider, for example, this month’s Axios/Ipsos poll showing that more than six in ten US adults believe that George W. Bush’s 2003 inva...

Criticizing Israel is suddenly the new order for liberal Zionists

24Mar

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USA, ZIO-NAZI

Criticizing Israel is suddenly the new order for liberal Zionists

CONTACT@IFAMERICANSKNEW.ORG Israel lobbyists gathered outside Rep. Madeleine Dean’s office, March 28, 2019. (photo) The fascistic new Israeli government is a step too far for liberal Zionists. So, some in the pro-Israel lobby are calling on American Jews to criticize Israel… but anti-zionism is still a heresy… by Philip Weiss, reposted from Mondoweiss, March 9, 2023 For decades the marching orders of the Israel lobby were to prevent any daylight between the American government and the Israeli one. And they succeeded: Criticizing Israel became a third rail in U.S. politics. Well, now those orders are changing before our eyes. The fascistic new Israeli government is a step too far for liberal Zionists; and segments of the pro-Israel community are calling on A...

The West and the Majority World – Repression Versus Openness

24Mar

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Europe, USA

The West and the Majority World – Repression Versus Openness

By: teleSUR/MS by teleSUR Since its inception, the leaders of the ALBA countries have denounced North American and European imperialism's brutal exploitation and domination and its gangster diplomacy of “Do what we want or else...”. By Stephen Sefton In 2004, Comandante Fidel Castro and Comandante Hugo Chávez founded what is now the Bolivarian Alliance of the peoples of our America, ALBA which now includes Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and the Caribbean island nations of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda and Santa Lucía. A year earlier, in 2003, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was formally constituted, which now includes China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pak...

Erdogan Signs Decree To Hold General Elections on May 14

24Mar

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Turkey

Erdogan Signs Decree To Hold General Elections on May 14

by teleSUR Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) has ruled Türkiye since 2002. Türkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday signed a decree on holding presidential and parliamentary elections in Türkiye on May 14. RELATED:Survivors Seek Refuge in Ankara for Post-Quake New Life "With the authority vested in me by Article 116 of our Constitution, I signed on May 14 the decree for the renewal of the elections, which were scheduled to be held on June 18, 2023," Erdogan said. According to the President, "once the decree is published in the official state gazette, the electoral process begins." The Türkish people will elect the President, as well as the 600 deputies of the Parliament. The earthquakes of last February 6 which "directly affected 14 million citi...

24Mar

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USA

US Silicon Valley Bank Shuts Down

by teleSUR/MS The bank's deposits are currently locked up and under receivership. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) on Friday closed Silicon Valley Bank to protect customer deposits and will reopen March 13 under federal control, according to official sources. RELATED:Chancellor Lavrov Reveals Details Of Brief Meeting With Blinken The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has been appointed receiver for further disposition of the bank's assets. All insured depositors will have full access to their insured deposits as of Monday, the FDIC said noting that 89 percent of the bank's $175 billion in deposits were uninsured at the end of 2022, so their fate has yet to be determined. The DFPI "took possession of Silicon Val...

Biden Announces Budget Plan for Fiscal Year 2024

24Mar

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USA

Biden Announces Budget Plan for Fiscal Year 2024

by teleSUR His proposal aims at reducing the deficit by nearly US$3 trillion over the next decade "by making the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share." On Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden announced his budget proposal for the next fiscal year. The 182-page proposal projected the federal government's spending of US$6.9 trillion throughout fiscal year 2024, starting on Oct. 1, 2023, and ending on Sept. 30, 2024. RELATED: US Said to Consider Reinstating Detention of Migrant Families Biden said his budget plan aims at reducing the deficit by nearly US$3 trillion over the next decade "by making the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share." "We propose a billionaire minimum tax, requiring the wealthiest Americans to pay at leas...

Lavrov Reveals Details Of Brief Meeting With Blinken

24Mar

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Russia, USA

Lavrov Reveals Details Of Brief Meeting With Blinken

by teleSUR/MS "It was a civilized conversation," Lavrov said, lamenting that the United States has broken regular communications with Russia. On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov offered details of his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken after the summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) in New Delhi. RELATED: Ukraine Troops Officially Start Patriot Missile Training in US "We only talked about our countries' security and the armed conflict in Ukraine, nothing more," Lavrov said in an interview with Russian public TV. However, he stressed that the conversation with Blinken was constructive. "It was a civilized conversation," Lavrov said, lamenting that the United States has broken regular communications with Russia. “That’s wh...

Saudi Zio-Wahhabi regime, Iran Set To Resume Diplomatic Relations

24Mar

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Iran, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Zio-Wahhabi regime, Iran Set To Resume Diplomatic Relations

by teleSUR Saudi Zio-Wahhabi and Iran have reached an agreement that includes the resumption of diplomatic relations and the reopening of embassies and missions within two months. Musaad bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, Saudi Zio-WahhabiMinister of State, Member of the Council of Ministers and National Security Advisor, led the Saudi Zio-Wahhabi delegation and Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, led the Iranian delegation during the talks in Beijing from March 6 to 10, according to a trilateral statement by China, Saudi Zio-Wahhabi regime and Iran. RELATED: Saudi Zio-Wahhabi regime is Interested in Joining the BRICS Saudi Zio-Wahhabi regime and Iran held the talks to resolve their differences through dialogue and diplomatic means, ...

Brazil: Bolsonaro to Be Investigated for Wasting COVID-19 Vaccines

24Mar

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Brazil

Brazil: Bolsonaro to Be Investigated for Wasting COVID-19 Vaccines

by teleSUR The measure was taken at the request of a group of lawmakers who denounced that the Brazilian State lost US$48.6 million due to the waste of medical materials. On Thursday, the Court of Accounts of the Union (TCU) decided to launch an investigation into the waste of millions of COVID-19 vaccines during the administration of Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2023). RELATED: Policies in Favor of Women Return to Brazil: Lula The TCU created a special commission to investigate irregularities in the storage of vaccines, medicines, supplies, and diagnostic tests that had a specific expiration date. The measure was taken at the request of a group of lawmakers who denounced that the Brazilian State lost some US$48.6 million due to the waste of medical materials. Accor...

Venezuelan: President Maduro Congratulates Xi on His Re-Election

24Mar

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China, Venezuela

Venezuelan: President Maduro Congratulates Xi on His Re-Election

By: teleSUR Since the past decade, China has been one of the most important trading partners of Venezuela, a Latin American country that has the world's largest proven oil reserves. On Friday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro congratulated Xi Jinping on his unprecedented re-election for a third term as president. RELATED: Putin Congratulates Xi on Election as Chinese President "My congratulations to President Xi Jinping... A friend of Venezuela and a leader with whom we will continue along the paths of building a new humanity with a common destiny, cooperation and well-being", the Bolivarian leader tweeted. Previously, the Chinese National People's Congress ratified Xi Jinping, who is also secretary of the Communist Party, as president for the period...