Monthly Archives: March 2021

2021-03-29: News Headlines

Eds. (2021-03-29). Britain and China: Trading sanctions and the new cold war. mronline.org IAIN DUNCAN SMITH sees the Chinese sanctions applied to him and other politicians yesterday as a "badge of honour." | March 29, 2021 | Newswire…

Cynthia Chung (2021-03-29). The U.S. Pivot to Asia: Cold War Lessons from Vietnam for Today. asia-pacificresearch.com

John Buell (2021-03-29). When Leaders Kill: Biden's characterization of Putin applies to Neoliberal Ideologies, Too. juancole.com Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) — The presidents who control more than 90 percent of the world's nuclear arsenal had a bit of a spat the other day. Though the exchange ended indecisively it serve to highlight important moral issues in both foreign and domestic policy. In an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos …

John M. Laforge (2021-03-29). Accidental Apocalypse and Nuclear War on Drugs. zcomm.org How can the weapons industry seem to smash or buy off everything standing in its way, whether it's reason, precaution, or spending limits?>

John Buell (2021-03-29). Neoliberalism Is a Killer. commondreams.org Biden's recent characterization of Putin applies to this dominant ideology as well. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/clintonhonduras.jpg

2021-03-28: News Headlines

John Laforge (2021-03-28). Accidental Apocalypse and Nuclear War on Drugs. counterpunch.org With existential national security threats from floods, droughts, wildfires, water pollution, sea-level rise, and peak oil,[1] the US Air Force, the Air National Guard and nuclear weapons manufacturers could do crucial defense work in the US heartland by building, installing, managing and expanding renewable (wind and solar) electric power systems — instead of polishing their

Pepe Escobar (2021-03-28). Dangerous Crossroads: US-NATO vs. Russia-China in a "Hybrid War" to the Finish? globalresearch.ca Let's start with comic relief: the "leader of the free world" …

Peter Koenig (2021-03-28). Libya — Why Was Muammar Gaddafi Killed — May We Never Forget. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on GR in May 2017. | The Text below is the transcript of the interview between Alex Knyazev of Russia TV24 and Peter Koenig. | Questions Russia TV24: What were the reasons Mr. Gaddafi was …

_____ (2021-03-28). End US-UK Nuclear Collusion. popularresistance.org On March 16, the United Kingdom announced (in its Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Foreign Policy and Development titled Global Britain in a Competitive Age) that it will increase the limit on its nuclear arsenal for the first time in decades. Instead of maintaining a cap of 180 warheads (as it had previously stated), the UK will increase its stockpile cap to 260 warheads — a 40% increase. The review also broadens the role of nuclear weapons to include the possible use of nuclear weapons to address emerging technologies (cyber attacks).

Lawrence Wittner (2021-03-28). Opposition to Abolishing Nuclear Weapons—and What Could Help to Overcome It. zcomm.org Given the fact that nuclear war means the virtual annihilation of life on earth, it's remarkable that many people continue to resist building a nuclear weapons-free world. Is the human race suicidal? Before jumping to that conclusion, let's remember that considerably more people favor abolishing nuclear weapons than oppose it. Public opinion surveys—ranging from polls