Turkey Ups the Stakes in Migrant Crisis
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-09
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In Brussels, Erdogan asks NATO for 'assistance' on Syria and migrants
rt.com | 2020-03-09
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Brussels, demanding help from NATO with both the conflict on his southern border and the migrants he tried to unleash on the West, now that neither situation is going according to plan. | After meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday, the Turkish leader said he requested "additional assistance" from the alliance, for the "defense" of the Turkish border with Syria and "in connection with the migration challenge." | "We expect concrete support from all our allies to this struggle," Erdogan added, urging the allies to support Turkey "without disc…
rt.com/news/482682-erdogan-nato-turkey-syria-migrants/

Spain's PSOE-Podemos government sends police to Greece to attack migrants
wsws.org | 2020-03-09
The pseudo-left is complicit in the dispatching of police to Greece, where far right thugs are attacking refugees with the complicity of the government.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/09/spai-m09.html

Julian Assange: The Power of Truth
Massoud Nayeri | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-09
Julian Assange

Grayzone y CODEPINK exigen a la OEA observadores electorales internacionales de emergencia en la primaria presidencial demócrata de 2020
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-09
The Grayzone y CODEPINK hacen un llamado a la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) a proporcionar observadores electorales internacionales…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/09/grayzone-codepink-oea-observadores-electorales-internacionales-emergencia-primaria-democrata-2020/

Grayzone y CODEPINK exigen a la OEA observadores electorales internacionales de emergencia en la Primaria Presidencial Demócrata de 2020
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-09
Comunicado de Prensa Contacto: The Grayzone, grayzoneproject@gmail.com Ariel Gold, ariel@codepink.org, 907-390-0847 øCuándo: 2 P.M., martes 10 de marzo de 2020…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/09/grayzone-codepink-oea-observadores-electorales-internacionales-emergencia-primaria-democrata-2020/

The Grayzone and CODEPINK demand emergency OAS election observers in 2020 Democratic presidential primary
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-09
The Grayzone and CODEPINK call on the Organization of American States (OAS) to provide emergency international election observers in the…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/09/grayzone-codepink-international-election-observers-oas-2020-democratic-primary/

The Grayzone and CODEPINK demand emergency OAS election observers in 2020 Democratic presidential primary
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-09
Press release Contact: The Grayzone, grayzoneproject@gmail.com Ariel Gold, ariel@codepink.org, 907-390-0847 When: 2pm, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Where: Outside the Organization…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/09/grayzone-codepink-international-election-observers-oas-2020-democratic-primary/

Watch bare-breasted protesters being CHASED by Paris police after denouncing 'PATRIARCHAL PANDEMIC'
rt.com | 2020-03-09
Women's rights campaigners armed with rubber gloves, purple smoke and exposed breasts went out to symbolically cleanse Paris' streets of the 'patriarchy virus', but local cops shooed them away. | The performance, by the activist group Femen, was timed to coincide with International Women's Day on Sunday. Some 40 protesters wearing plastic coveralls, rubber gloves and protective glasses

There Have Been Nearly 80 Attacks in Afghanistan Since US Signed "Peace Deal"
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-09
Since last month's U.S.-Taliban peace plan, there have been nearly 80 attacks in Afghanistan. The violence could derail the deal that calls for U.S. troops to withdraw over the next 14 months. This comes as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and top political leader Abdullah Abdullah both claimed that they won the presidential election at dual inauguration ceremonies today in Kabul, and members of the Taliban and the Afghan government were set to start direct negotiations on Tuesday. We speak with Was…
truthout.org/video/there-have-been-nearly-80-attacks-in-afghanistan-since-us-signed-peace-deal/

How the New US-Afghanistan Peace Deal Rekindled a "Business Friendly Taliban"
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-09
America's relationship with the Taliban has always been determined by how useful they are at advancing US interests in the region and the Trump administration's recent efforts to make "peace" with the group are no exception.
mintpressnews.com/us-afghanistan-peace-deal-rekindled-business-friendly-taliban/265573/

US starts pulling out troops from Afghanistan – report
rt.com | 2020-03-09
American troops have reportedly begun their initial troop withdrawal as part of the US-Taliban peace agreement, with hundreds of soldiers leaving the country on Monday with no plans for replacements. | Speaking to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, a US official confirmed the beginning steps of the withdrawal process have begun, with plans to drop the number of US troops in the country from 13,000 to 8,600. | According to the signed peace agreement, the withdrawal process for US troops had to begin 10 days within the signing of the agreement, which took place on February 29. Defense Secretary…
rt.com/news/482686-us-afghanistan-troops-pullout/

"It's a Real Mess": Afghan Rivals Both Claim Presidency as Ongoing Attacks Could Derail Peace Deal
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-09
Since last month's U.S.-Taliban peace plan, there have been nearly 80 attacks in Afghanistan. The violence could derail the deal that calls for U.S. troops to withdraw over the next 14 months. This comes as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and top political leader Abdullah Abdullah both claimed that they won the presidential election at dual inauguration ceremonies today in Kabul, and members of the Taliban and the Afghan government were set to start direct negotiations on Tuesday. We speak with Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock, who recently won the George Polk Award for Military Reporting for his in-depth in…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/9/afghanistan_papers_craig_whitlock_washington_post

PSL Public Forum: A Women's Place is in the Struggle: Honoring IWD
Jon Britton | indybay.org | 2020-03-09
San Jose Peace & Justice Center, 48 S Seventh Street, San Jose, CA 95112…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/09/18831402.php

Chile: General Strike on Second Day of Feminist Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-09
The 8M Coordination called for a general strike on Monday, as part of the second day of major feminist protests in Chile. | RELATED: | Latin America's Women's Day: Huge Marches Across the Continent | With the support of numerous social organizations, the main concentration will take place in the Plaza de la Dignidad, in Santiago de Chile, at 11: 00 A.M.. From there, the demonstrators will walk along the Alameda, the main avenue of the country's capital. | The strike, called to dem…
telesurenglish.net/news/chile-general-strike-on-second-day-of-feminist-protests-20200309-0006.html

Barham Salih: Iraq Doesn't Need Foreign Presence on Its Soil
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-09
The Iraqi people do not need foreign countries on their territory to preserve their sovereignty, the president of this Middle Eastern nation Barham Salih said on Sunday. | RELATED: | UN Envoy Condemns Use of Pellets Against Iraqi Protesters | "The best way for Iraq to overcome the current crisis is through national unity," the leader said Sunday during a meeting with the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamjani. | In the meeting between the two officials…
telesurenglish.net/news/barham-salih-iraq-doesnt-need-foreign-presence-on-its-soil-20200309-0008.html

20 Provinces on Alert for Heavy Rains in the Dominican Republic
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-09
The Emergency Operations Center (COE) declared that 20 of the 31 provinces in the Dominican Republic are on high alert due to the threat of flooding and land displacement due to heavy rains in the territory. | RELATED: | DR: Medina Offers Triumphalist Speech to Downplay Protests | In its most recent report, COE published that the provinces of Spaillat, Puerto Plata, Santiago, La Vega, Monseñor Noel, Duarte, and Samaná y Maria Trinidad Sanchez were declared on yellow alert. The pr…
telesurenglish.net/news/20-provinces-on-alert-for-heavy-rains-in-the-dominican-republic-20200309-0007.html

"Afghanistan Papers" Reveal How Presidents & Generals Misled the American Public on War's Progress
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-09
Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock has just won a George Polk Award for Military Reporting for his in-depth investigation called "The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War." He joins us to describe how, after getting a tip, he fought for three years to get the federal government to release a trove of confidential interviews it conducted with people directly involved in the nearly two-decade-long war. He ultimately obtained more than 2,000 documents that revealed how presidents, generals and diplomats across three administrations had intentionally misled the American public about the longest war in…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/9/afghanistan_papers_craig_whitlock_part_2

Coronavirus: New York Won't Close Schools Because Homeless Kids Have Nowhere Else to Go
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-09
For many thousands of students across New York City and the United States, school is the only place they receive regular meals, shelter, medical care, and other vital services.
mintpressnews.com/coronavirus-new-york-schools-homeless-kids-have-nowhere-to-go/265603/

Joe Biden is Demented Racist Shark Food
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-09
Biden helped author and worked to pass the racist federal mass incarceration Three Strikes crime bill of 1994. He has boasted of his ability to work with segregationists as a U.S. senator in the 1970s, when he opposed federal desegregation busing orders and worried about sending his children to desegregated schools. He boasts about his ability to work with racist Republicans today. He offered creepy racialized praise for presidential candidate Barack Obama by calling him "articulate" and "clean."
counterpunch.org/2020/03/09/joe-biden-is-demented-racist-shark-food/

Joe Biden is Demented Racist Shark Food
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-09
Biden helped author and worked to pass the racist federal mass incarceration Three Strikes crime bill of 1994. He has boasted of his ability to work with segregationists as a U.S. senator in the 1970s, when he opposed federal desegregation busing orders and worried about sending his children to desegregated schools. He boasts about his ability to work with racist Republicans today. He offered creepy racialized praise for presidential candidate Barack Obama by calling him "articulate" and "clean."
counterpunch.org/2020/03/09/joe-biden-is-demented-racist-shark-food/

Patterns of Occupied Palestine and Kashmir: Part 4 of Uncountable
Priti Gulati Cox | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-09
Aaj Woh Kashmir Hai Mehkoom-O-Faqeer Kal Jise Ahl-E-Nazar Kehte Thay Iran-E-Sagheer (Today that land of Kashmir, under the heels of the enemy, has become weak, helpless and poor/Once known among the wise as Little Iran)

Patterns of Occupied Palestine and Kashmir: Part 4 of Uncountable
Priti Gulati Cox | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-09
Aaj Woh Kashmir Hai Mehkoom-O-Faqeer Kal Jise Ahl-E-Nazar Kehte Thay Iran-E-Sagheer (Today that land of Kashmir, under the heels of the enemy, has become weak, helpless and poor/Once known among the wise as Little Iran)

Don't Expect a Democratic President to Roll Back Trump's Policies
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-09
America's health care, its poor, its black and Hispanic minorities and the contest between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders don't amount to a hill of beans in the Middle East. And many American voters

The History of Socialism and Social Democracy. SYRIZA's Betrayal of Greece Is a Spectre Haunting the Left
Max Parry | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-09
'Super Tuesday' in the 2020 presidential election season is over and Senator Bernie Sanders's time as the unlikely frontrunner for the Democratic nomination may have stopped just as quick as it began. Despite an unprecedented smear campaign coordinated by | …
globalresearch.ca/syriza-betrayal-greece-spectre-haunting-left/5705809

Organizers Inspired by Sanders Are Changing the Landscape in the Rural South
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-09
There's been an organizing surge across the rural South since Donald Trump decisively won the region in the 2016 presidential election. Several coalitions, collectives, and grassroots networks have sprung up since then

How the Last Presidential Election Changed Rural Organizing in the South
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-09
There's been an organizing surge across the rural South since Donald Trump decisively won the region in the 2016 presidential election. Several coalitions, collectives, and grassroots networks have sprung up since then

The Criminality of the Democratic Party. DNC Maneuvers to Derail Bernie Sanders
Donald Monaco | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-09
The utter and complete corruption of the Democratic Party is on full display as the DNC desperately maneuvers to derail the insurgent candidacy of Bernie Sanders by denying him a majority of delegates to the July convention in Minneapolis. Winning …
globalresearch.ca/criminality-democratic-party/5705869

Coronavirus already impacting 2020 elections; labor's presidential forum cancelled
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-09
A Bernie Sanders-Joe Biden forum planned by the AFL-CIO in Orlando this Thursday has been cancelled due to concern about the coronavirus. The nation's largest labor federation also cancelled the entire meeting of its 2020 winter executive council meeting which was to start tomorrow and continue through the week. The presidents and leaders of almost …
peoplesworld.org/article/coronavirus-already-impacting-2020-elections-labors-presidential-forum-cancelled/

No End to Endless War in Syria
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-09
Obama's war in Syria, now Trump's, continues endlessly. | On or about the Ides of March, US aggression in Syria will enter its 10th year with no prospect for near-term resolution. | Tens of thousands of heavily armed jihadists remain in Idlib …
globalresearch.ca/no-end-endless-war-syria/5705895

Ceasefire in Syria: Dead on Arrival?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-09
Ceasefire in Syria's Idlib province is more illusion than reality. | At best, principles Putin and Erdogan agreed on last Thursday abated fighting short-term without halting it or preventing a flareup like all previous times when ceasefires were declared throughout years …
globalresearch.ca/ceasefire-syria-dead-arrival/5705845

Market Turmoil. The US Economy is House of Cards
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-09
In his book titled "Capitalism and Freedom," economist Milton Friedman said "only a crisis

International Court Approves Probe of US War Crimes in Afghanistan
Bill Van Auken | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-09
An appellate panel of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled Thursday that an investigation leading to the potential prosecution of US officials for war crimes during Washington's nearly two-decade-old war in Afghanistan can move forward. | Fatou Bensouda, the court's …
globalresearch.ca/international-court-approves-probe-us-war-crimes-afghanistan/5705849

Guyana: Voting Results Postponed Again Amid Political Crisis
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-09
While in Guyana the two political parties continue to claim victory in the March 2 presidential elections, voting results were again postponed indefinitely on Sunday, according to local sources. | RELATED: | Guyana: Electoral Dispute to Continue in Court Amid Discontent | Guyana's Supreme Court on Sunday approved an order preventing the country's Electoral Commission from declaring a winner in this month's presidential election. | This decision postpones the results of the vote…
telesurenglish.net/news/guyana-voting-results-again-postponed-amid-political-crisis-20200309-0003.html

The Trevor Phillips suspension is exposing the British media for the shyster it is
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2020-03-09
The Labour Party has suspended Trevor Phillips over allegations of Islamophobia. The response from British media outlets and figures is a sight to behold. Because it's a far cry from their coverage of alleged antisemitism in the party. | Islamophobia: | The Times first reported on Phillips's suspension, describing him as a "pioneering anti-racism campaigner". The ex-head of t…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/03/09/the-trevor-phillips-suspension-is-exposing-the-british-media-for-the-shyster-it-is/

New Putin-Erdogan Deal Is Sugar-coating the Turks' Surrender
Scott Ritter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-09
This week's meeting between Presidents Putin and Erdogan in Moscow was cast as preventing a war between Russia and Turkey in Syria. War, however, was never on the horizon. Putin called Erdogan's bluff, and the Turk folded. | Russian President Vladimir | …
globalresearch.ca/new-putin-erdogan-deal-sugar-coating-turk-surrender/5705852

Greek police shoot at refugees using live ammunition
wsws.org | 2020-03-09
More than 10,000 people are trapped in the Greek-Turkey border area, unable to move backward or forward.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/09/gree-m09.html

Cease Fire Rejected. Turkey Doesn't Consider Al Qaeda as a Terrorist Group. Erdogan Sends More Troops into Idlib
Arabi Souri | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-09
The latest agreement of ceasefire between the Russian President and the Turkish madman Erdogan explicitly excludes combating terrorists. Erdogan doesn't consider al-Qaeda as a terrorist group, he invested heavily in this organization especially in Syria and lately in Libya….
globalresearch.ca/turkish-hts-rejected-ceasefire-erdogan-sends-more-troops-idlib/5705864

Russia swiftly reacts to bloodbath in markets, says it's ready for $25 oil
rt.com | 2020-03-09
Russia's sovereign wealth fund has enough reserves to cover budget deficit for years, even if oil prices stay between $25 and $30 per barrel, the Finance Ministry announced amid a dramatic oil market crash. | Despite Monday being a public holiday in Russia, both the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank were quick to react to the overnight drop in oil prices of nearly 30 percent. The former said that the Russian National Wealth Fund has $150 billion (more than 10 trillion rubles) worth of liquid assets from additional oil and gas revenues, which is enough to offset a possible shortfall from falling crude pr…
rt.com/business/482638-russia-oil-prices-fall/

Afghan president Ghani displays nerves of steel as EXPLOSIONS interrupt his swearing-in (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-09
Afghanistan's newly re-elected president, Ashraf Ghani, was nonchalant as the sound of explosions interrupted his inauguration speech in the Afghan capital, Kabul. | Hundreds of people gathered for the event at two venues inside the presidential palace. Ghani was inaugurated for his second term as Afghanistan's president. His ceremony was attended by foreign officials, including US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and NATO forces commander Scott Miller. | At one point, however, something clearly went wrong. A video published on social media by India's ANI news agency shows Ghani's inauguration speech interrupted…
rt.com/news/482668-afghan-ghani-swearing-in-explosions/

Afghan president Ghani displays nerves of steel as EXPLOSIONS interrupt his swearing-in (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-09
Afghanistan's newly re-elected president, Ashraf Ghani, was nonchalant as the sound of explosions interrupted his inauguration speech in the Afghan capital, Kabul. | Hundreds of people gathered for the event at two venues inside the presidential palace. Ghani was inaugurated for his second term as Afghanistan's president. His ceremony was attended by foreign officials, including US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and NATO forces commander Scott Miller. | At one point, however, something clearly went wrong. A video published on social media by India's ANI news agency shows Ghani's inauguration speech interrupted…
rt.com/news/482668-afghan-ghani-swearing-in-explosions/

Colombia: Glyphosate Spraying Kills Native Species
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-09
Glyphosate spraying has led to the loss of Colombian aquatic endemic species, according to a publication by the National University of Colombia (UN). | RELATED: | Another Social Leader Killed in Colombia, 54 so Far in 2020 | The Research Group on Aquatic and Environmental Toxicology of the University of Colombia found that species, such as the yamu, typically of the eastern plains, and the bocachico, the most economically important fish in Colombia, are highly sensitive to glyphos…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-glyphosate-spraying-kills-native-species–20200309-0009.html

Bolivia: Parliament Censors Jeanine àÅñez's Allies Minister
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-09
The Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia (ALP) on Monday censored the de facto Bolivian Defense Minister Luis Fernando López. This legal action is founded on the functionary's refusal to declare his implication and responsibility in manifesting repression last November that left many dead and wounded in the Andean nation. | RELATED: | Bolivia: UNHCR-Based De-Facto Govt Seeks New Attack on Morales | With this act, the bicameral parliamentary body rejected a third minist…
telesurenglish.net/news/bolivia-parliament-censors-jeanine-anezs-allied-minister-20200309-0002.html

Sudanese Prime Minister Survives Assassination Attempt
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-09
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Monday survived a failed assassination attempt in the capital Khartoum, Sudan's official TV reported. | RELATED: | Sudan To Hand Ex-President Al-Bashir to ICC over Genocide | The report did not give any further details about the assassination attempt. | Meanwhile, official SUNA news agency reported that Hamdok "is well and at a safe place," after his motorcade came under the bombing attempt. | The incident took place at the entry of Kober bri…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sudanese-Prime-Minister-Survives-Assassination-Attempt–20200309-0005.html

Brazilian Black Intellectuals Against Marielle Franco TV Series
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-09
The Brazilian media conglomerate O Globo and the streaming platform Globoplay announced the production of a TV Series based on the personality and vital events of the councilwoman Marielle Franco, who was murdered in 2018. Brazilian communication professionals and intellectuals who belong to the black community manifested against the audiovisual. | RELATED: | Brazil Requests Impeachment for Jair Bolsonaro | In a communication published on the website Alma Preta, journalists, scriptwriters, di…
telesurenglish.net/news/–brazilian-black-intellectuals–against-tv-series-about-marielle-franco-20200309-0004.html

Brazil Requests Impeachment for Jair Bolsonaro
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-09
On March 16, Brazilian deputies will call for the removal of ultra-right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro due to his attempts to provoke an institutional crisis and incite his supporters to close down Congress. | RELATED: | Brazil, US Sign Agreement to Increase Military Cooperation | "Bolsonaro intends to lead Brazil into chaos," said congressman Alexandre Frota, referring to messages sent by the president to a large number of people, urging them to join a demonstration in support of…
telesurenglish.net/news/brazil-requests-impeachment-for-jair-bolsonaro-20200309-0001.html

New Bill Would Protect Journalists
Alex Emmons | zcomm.org | 2020-03-09
Two progressive members of Congress are trying to prevent a World War I-era secrecy law from being used to investigate and prosecute journalists for publishing classified information…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/new-bill-would-protect-journalists/

Banker-heavy Biden cabinet 'leak' triggers outrage, echoes of Obama's 'Citigroup cabinet'
rt.com | 2020-03-09
Mike Bloomberg and the JP Morgan CEO who played a key role in 2008's financial crash are in line for posts in Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden's cabinet, according to a high-profile "leak" that has angered many. | The centrist candidate's alleged cabinet picks were floated on Axios on Monday, citing "top sources" including Biden advisers. Aside from Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, who dropped out of the race last week but has yet to endorse another candidate, the roster included polarizing plutocrats like Bloomberg (tapped to lead the World Bank) and JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, whose role i…
rt.com/usa/482669-biden-administration-cabinet-leak-dimon/

Woody Allen, we will publish your book
rt.com | 2020-03-09
We will publish your book – if you wish – because we believe no one's life story should be silenced, and that all sides deserve a fair hearing. | We will publish your book because we trust that adults should have a free choice whether to read it or not. | We will publish your book because we are against corporate cowardice that becomes corporate censorship. | We will publish your book because we do not endorse Twitter mob justice and blacklists. | We will publish your book because you were not found guilty of any crime before the law, but that has counted for nothing. | We will publish your book because we sti…
rt.com/news/482654-woody-allen-autobiography-free-speech/

Climate activism for the new decade
Alfons Pérez | zcomm.org | 2020-03-09
The fight against global warming has entered a new phase. What strategies will help us halt catastrophe?
zcomm.org/znetarticle/climate-activism-for-the-new-decade/