(2023-03-13). Institute of the Black World 21st Century has scheduled a 2023 Pan African Conference. indybay.org April 2023 is California Pan African Global Trade Month and the strong linkages to Baltimore Harbor continue today.
(2023-03-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is multiple myeloma? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Multiple myeloma is a relatively uncommon form of blood cancer that affects less than 1% of the U.S. population, according the American Cancer Society. March is Myeloma Awareness Month. People younger than 45 rarely get the disease, and it occurs more in older men than women. And your risk is doubled if you're African American. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/pShHvj3Y3Nw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 06) is in the downloads at the end of this post….
(2023-03-13). Why are the people of Swaziland protesting the upcoming parliamentary elections? peoplesdispatch.org The Communist Party of Swaziland is continuing to organize actions protesting the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country. Swaziland is the last remaining monarchy in Africa, and the people of the country have been facing brutal repression for resisting the king's rule.
(2023-03-12). US Shoots Itself in the Foot in Africa. orinocotribune.com
(2023-03-12). Greetings from South African Muslims to the Ottoman Caliphate. uwidata.com The Ottoman Empire was the last great Islamic Empire. Today, many stories between the Ottoman Caliphate and local Muslim communties have been forgotten. The forgotten photos and documents from the Turkish Archives in Istanbul, however, may be able to bring back some of those memories. Indeed, numerous correspondences between Türkiye and South Africa highlight the …
(2023-03-12). 'Rigorous' Maidan Massacre Exposé Suppressed by Leading Academic Journal. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg A peer-reviewed paper initially approved and praised by a prestigious academic journal was suddenly rescinded without explanation. Its author, one of the world's top scholars on Ukraine-related issues, had marshaled overwhelming evidence to conclude Maidan protesters were killed by pro-coup snipers. The massacre by snipers of anti-government activists and police officers in Kiev's…
(2023-03-12). As US-China Tensions Rise, Japan Remilitarizes. libya360.wordpress.com Stavroula Pabst Responding to deepening US-China tensions over Taiwan and worsening geopolitical conditions internationally, Japan is remilitarizing, announcing in late 2022 that it would double its military budget by 2028. Namely, Japan illustrated plans to build military capacity in three key December 2022 documents: the National Security Strategy, the National Defense Strategy, and the Defense Buildup Plan. While outlining new…
(2023-03-12). Western Capitalism's Historic Crisis as People Realize There's Actually Socialist Alternative. libya360.wordpress.com Finian Cunningham Western capitalism and its supposed democracy are in terminal crisis as increasing numbers of people reject the system's abysmal economic failure: record levels of poverty, inequality and relentless militarism and warmongering. Professor Jodi Dean, the author of The Communist Horizon (Verso), says we are living in a rare historic situation of social, economic…
(2023-03-12). Greetings from South African Muslims to the Ottoman Caliphate. uwidata.com The Ottoman Empire was the last great Islamic Empire. Today, many stories between the Ottoman Caliphate and local Muslim communties have been forgotten. The forgotten photos and documents from the Turkish Archives in Istanbul, however, may be able to bring back some of those memories. Indeed, numerous correspondences between Türkiye and South Africa highlight the …
(2023-03-12). 'Rigorous' Maidan Massacre Exposé Suppressed by Leading Academic Journal. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg A peer-reviewed paper initially approved and praised by a prestigious academic journal was suddenly rescinded without explanation. Its author, one of the world's top scholars on Ukraine-related issues, had marshaled overwhelming evidence to conclude Maidan protesters were killed by pro-coup snipers. The massacre by snipers of anti-government activists and police officers in Kiev's…
(2023-03-12). As US-China Tensions Rise, Japan Remilitarizes. libya360.wordpress.com Stavroula Pabst Responding to deepening US-China tensions over Taiwan and worsening geopolitical conditions internationally, Japan is remilitarizing, announcing in late 2022 that it would double its military budget by 2028. Namely, Japan illustrated plans to build military capacity in three key December 2022 documents: the National Security Strategy, the National Defense Strategy, and the Defense Buildup Plan. While outlining new…
(2023-03-12). Western Capitalism's Historic Crisis as People Realize There's Actually Socialist Alternative. libya360.wordpress.com Finian Cunningham Western capitalism and its supposed democracy are in terminal crisis as increasing numbers of people reject the system's abysmal economic failure: record levels of poverty, inequality and relentless militarism and warmongering. Professor Jodi Dean, the author of The Communist Horizon (Verso), says we are living in a rare historic situation of social, economic…
(2023-03-12). The Proximate Aspect: Imran Khan. libya360.wordpress.com Al Mayadeen English An exclusive interview with former Pakistani PM Imran Khan discussing his planned political ousting, attempted assassination, disputed Kashmir, and much more.
(2023-03-12). Foreign Devils on the Road to Afghanistan. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar UN Security Council held a meeting on women and peace and security at UN Headquarters, New York, March 7, 2023 On March 7, the western powers huddled together in Paris for a restricted meeting on Taliban and the Afghanistan situation. It was an exclusive meeting of the Special Representatives and Envoys for…
(2023-03-12). Ukraine: The Growing Backlash against the Methods of Conscription. libya360.wordpress.com Petr Lavrenin A Ukrainian serviceman places flowers on the grave of a recently killed fellow soldier in a cemetery, during Ukraine Defenders Day in Kharkiv, Ukraine. © AP Photo/Francisco Seco Ukraine's general mobilization process has become shrouded in scandal as the authorities become increasingly desperate in their hunt for new recruits Last year, military conscription became an…
(2023-03-12). The War in Ukraine: A Biologist's Perspective. libya360.wordpress.com Peter Abrams THE POSSIBILITY OF SELF-EXTINCTION During much of the last century, Ernst Mayr, at Harvard, was among the world's most influential evolutionary biologists. One of his interests was whether intelligent life was present elsewhere in the universe. Mayr argued that intelligence at or above the level of humans was not likely to increase the…
(2023-03-13). Seismic Iran-Saudi Rapprochement Isolates US. popularresistance.org Ever since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that overthrew the U.S.-allied Shah of Iran, the rivalry between the two major Middle East powers — Iran and Saudi Arabia — has been at the heart of every conflict across the region. | The announcement on Friday that Iran and Saudi Arabia have normalized relations could have a seismic effect on all these conflicts and leave the U.S. on the outside looking in. | In Lebanon, Iranian-backed Hezbollah and Saudi-backed parties might begin to resolve their differences, a unity that would worry Israel and lessen U.S. influence in the country.
(2023-03-12). Israeli Official Says Saudi-Iran Deal the Result of US 'Weakness'. news.antiwar.com A senior Israeli official told reporters on Friday that the normalization agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran was the result of the "weakness" of the US and the previous Israeli government. "There was a feeling of US and Israeli weakness and this is why the Saudis started looking for new avenues. It was clear that …
(2023-03-12). Reports: US Airstrike in Somalia Killed 7 Civilians in January. news.antiwar.com According to the monitoring group Airwars, a suspected US drone strike killed seven civilians, including three children, in Somalia on January 30. Airwars cited media reports from three news outlets: Shabelle Media Network, Somali Guardian, and Caasimada Online News. Local residents said the strike took place between two villages near the border of the Hiraan …
(2023-03-13). Tuesday 3/28: Rally To Rehire Fired Namibian Miners By Chinese National Nuclear Corporation. indybay.org San Francisco Chinese Consulate | Geary & Laguna St. | San Francisco…