2023-02-21: News Headlines

A Guest Author (2023-02-21). On the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq: National March on Washington Saturday, March 18. workers.org The United National AntiWar Coalition emailed the message below to its supporters. No War in Ukraine! No to NATO! No Weapons, No Money for the Ukraine War! Protest in Times Square, New York City, Jan. 14, 2023, part of international week of actions during MLK birthday week. WW Photo: Brenda . . . |

Oregon Capital Chronicle (2023-02-21). Is the new AP African American Studies course Dangerous? Students don't think so. juancole.com Naseem Rakha Maurice Cowley is teaching college-level African American Studies at McDaniel High School. ( Oregon Capital Chronicle ) — Three days after the nation honored Martin Luther King Jr.'s leadership in the Civil Rights Movement, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Education announced that no Florida public high school would be …

_____ (2023-02-21). Syrian Tragedy and US inhuman sanctions. journal-neo.org Unfortunately, the death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck southwest Turkey and northwest Syria continues to rise. According to the latest figures, the number of those killed in both regions has reached a staggering 36,000, more than 100,000 inhabitants were injured. An unknown number of victims are still under the rubble. The evacuation will take time …

Global Voices (2023-02-21). Amid Massive Natural Disaster, Turkey's Erdogan Wields Censorship and Prepares for Dicey Polls. juancole.com Written byCivic Media Observatory This story is part of Undertones, Global Voices' Civic Media Observatory's newsletter. It features a summary of a year-long research on media ecosystems from Turkey and what we can expect in 2023. Whenever you click on a hyperlink in the text, you will see the narrative and media posts upholding it. …




____ (2023-02-21). Talent flow made easier in bay area. ecns.cn Promoting cross-border practices in more professional fields and mutual recognition of professional qualifications would be of great importance to increasing the flow of talent in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

americanthinker (2023-02-21). Indiana public schools announce partnership with a state university, and objectivity has gone out the window. americanthinker.com The temple of climate change finds new worshippers.

Protect Thacker Pass (2023-02-21). Three Tribes File New Lawsuit Challenging Thacker Pass Lithium Mine. indybay.org Late yesterday, three Native American Tribes — the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Burns Paiute Tribe, and Summit Lake Paiute Tribe — launched a major new lawsuit against the Thacker Pass lithium mine. | This new case contains major allegations that were not heard in the prior court case, and may be a significant roadblock for the mine.

WSWS (2023-02-21). Modi orders raids on BBC offices after documentary points to his role in 2002 Gujarat anti-Muslim pogrom. wsws.org Based on trumped-up charges of tax irregularities, the raids on BBC India were intended to intimidate the press or anyone who dares shed light on the crimes perpetrated by Modi and his Hindu-supremacist BJP government.




Jacob G. Hornberger (2023-02-21). What About the Unprovoked U.S. Aggression Against Iraq? globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-02-21). US exploits North Korea's missile test to flex military muscle. wsws.org Pyongyang's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Saturday is in response to the resumption of large scale US-South Korean military exercises that amount to rehearsals for war with North Korea.

WSWS (2023-02-21). Oppose the Sri Lankan government's moves to block local elections! Mobilise the working class to defend democratic rights! wsws.org The government's move is part of its broader attacks on the democratic rights of the masses in preparation for suppressing opposition to its savage austerity measures dictated by the IMF.

Steven Sahiounie (2023-02-21). Canada's Role in the War in Syria. globalresearch.ca

Jacob G. Hornberger (2023-02-21). What About the Unprovoked U.S. Aggression Against Iraq? globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-02-21). US exploits North Korea's missile test to flex military muscle. wsws.org Pyongyang's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Saturday is in response to the resumption of large scale US-South Korean military exercises that amount to rehearsals for war with North Korea.

WSWS (2023-02-21). Oppose the Sri Lankan government's moves to block local elections! Mobilise the working class to defend democratic rights! wsws.org The government's move is part of its broader attacks on the democratic rights of the masses in preparation for suppressing opposition to its savage austerity measures dictated by the IMF.

Steven Sahiounie (2023-02-21). Canada's Role in the War in Syria. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-02-21). Turkish official says earthquake death toll could reach 150,000 as aftershocks shake region. wsws.org As two aftershocks of magnitude 6.4 and 5.8 struck southern Turkey yesterday, a Turkish governor said that the actual death toll could be five times higher than the official toll which is well over 30,000.

Jeffrey D. Sachs (2023-02-21). Lo que Ucrania necesita aprender de Afganistán sobre las guerras de poder. globalizacion.ca Lo que los europeos necesitan aprender es que la UE no es sino un Protectorado de EEUU. Muchos discursos sobre la ´democracia ª, pero las decisiones se toman en Washington. Lo sorprendente es la pasividad y la docilidad de los dirigentes…

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