(2021-03-06). How Biden is already being drawn into unwinnable Tit for Tat with Iraqi Militias. juancole.com ( 48hills.org ) — For the first time, the Biden Administration ordered a cross-border military attack in the Middle East. On February 26, seven US missiles slammed into a facility used by Iranian-backed militias in Syria. Washington was retaliating for the February 15 attack on a US base in northern Iraq. Biden is siding with …
(2021-03-06). Iran to send two table tennis players to Olympics qualifier. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) — Two members of the Iranian women's national table tennis team will participate in a qualification event for the Tokyo Olympics.
(2021-03-06). Rouhani felicitates Ghanaian counterpart on National Day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) — In a message congratulating the National Day of the Republic of Ghana, Iranian President expressed hope that the relations and cooperation between the two countries would expand in all bilateral and international fields.
(2021-03-06). Iran, Pakistan agreed to set up 1st joint border marketplace. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) — The Director-General of Asia-Pacific Office of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) announced that Iran and Pakistan agreed to establish the first border marketplace.
(2021-03-06). Iraq's peace, security priority for Iran: Rouhani. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) — The Iranian president said that Iraq has a very important position in the political and security interactions in the region.
(2021-03-06). E3 give themselves chance by halting resolution against Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) — Iran's permanent representative to Vienna-based international organizations said that E3 gave themselves another chance by suspending the resolution process at the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors.
(2021-03-06). Iran inks aviation coop. agreement with Indian Airports Co. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) — Director General of Iran Air Navigation and Airports Company (IAC) revealed the signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Airports Company to use bilateral aviation consulting, technical-engineering services.
(2021-03-06). Iran Parliament's open session. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament held an open session on Saturday to study next year's budget bill.
(2021-03-06). Doors open for development of Tehran-Islamabad ties: envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) — Iranian envoy to Pakistan said all doors are open for the development of Tehran-Islamabad relations.
(2021-03-06). Iran now among world titanium producers: AEOI. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) — The AEOI announced on Sat. that the country is now among titanium producers in the world.
(2021-03-06). Velayati receives President Putin's message to Ayat. Khamenei. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) — During a meeting with Ali Akbar Velayati, the Russian Ambassador to Iran delivered a message from Vladimir Putin in response to a message from the Leader delivered previously by the Speaker of Iran's Parliament.
(2021-03-06). Energy Min. invites EAEU's member companies to visit Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) — To take part in the First Eurasian Exhibition in Tehran, Iranian Minister of Energy invited Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)'s member companies to visit the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(2021-03-06). Iran COVID-19 update: 8,212 cases, 82 deaths in 24 hours. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) — The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 8,212 COVID-19 infections and 82 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours.
(2021-03-06). Europe must use INSTEX to revive foreign trade with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) — Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Federal Association for Economy (BWA) called on Germany, France, and other participating EU member states to revive trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran using INSTEX facilities.
(2021-03-06). VIDEO: Firefighters battle with flames at Iran-Afghan border. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) — Iran has dispatched firefighting crews to put off a massive fire that broke out at Abu Nasr Farahi customs on the Iran-Afghanistan border earlier on Saturday.
(2021-03-06). [Perspectives] Error, injustice, and physician wellbeing. thelancet.com Health care is riddled with injustice and inequity. Clinicians strive to create better, more just systems, and experience deep moral distress when we are unable to do this. We care for the broken but expect perfection of ourselves. Increasing patient needs combined with imperfect systems, health professionals' high expectations of themselves, and the difficulties of accepting personal vulnerability can lead to burnt-out and broken doctors. Ethics and justice are not only crucial in relation to patient care but are also important for the self-care of health-care practitioners and the systems in which they work.
(2021-03-06). [Perspectives] Error, injustice, and physician wellbeing. thelancet.com Health care is riddled with injustice and inequity. Clinicians strive to create better, more just systems, and experience deep moral distress when we are unable to do this. We care for the broken but expect perfection of ourselves. Increasing patient needs combined with imperfect systems, health professionals' high expectations of themselves, and the difficulties of accepting personal vulnerability can lead to burnt-out and broken doctors. Ethics and justice are not only crucial in relation to patient care but are also important for the self-care of health-care practitioners and the systems in which they work.
(2021-03-06). Todo el mundo está mirando. workers.org 
"Un ataque contra uno es un ataque contra todxs." Este famoso lema laboral, popularizado por los Trabajadores Industriales del Mundo hace más de un siglo, es más significativo hoy que nunca. Pero tiene un doble significado para los trabajadores de Amazon, donde la tasa de lesiones en el lugar de . . . |
(2021-03-06). Biden Acts with Impunity (to Send Iran a Message, by Attacking Iraqis in Syria). zcomm.org On 2/25 Biden attacked three countries simultaneously to remind them that the U.S. "does not distinguish" between its Muslim foes but conflates Persians with Arabs, Sunnis and Shiites, terrorists and anti-terrorist militia…
(2021-03-06). Pope Francis meets Iraq's top Shia cleric Sistani. yenisafak.com Pope Francis held a historic meeting on Saturday with Iraq's top Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani in the southern Najaf city.The meeting came as part of the pontiff's current visit to Iraq, which started on Friday.According to an Anadolu Agency reporter, the meeting, which took place at Sistani's office in Najaf, focused on peaceful coexistence between different religious groups in Iraq. The meeting continued for 50 minutes, with no media presence.According to statements by both offices of Pope Francis and Sistani, the meeting took months in preparations.After Najaf, Francis is expected to depart for the sout…
(2021-03-06). Pope Francis meets Iraq's top cleric Ali Sistani in 'historic' meeting. middleeasteye.net 
Pope Francis meets Iraq's top cleric Ali Sistani in 'historic' meeting | Leaders of Catholic Church and Shia Islam call for religious tolerance in unprecedented meeting | Sat, 03/06/2021 – 09: 25 | A handout picture provided by the Vatican media office shows Pope Francis meeting top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in the Iraqi shrine city of Najaf (AFP) | Iraqis have hailed a "
(2021-03-06). Ready to Work with Netanyahu: Mansour Abbas Splinters Arab Vote in Israel. dissidentvoice.org 
At a glance, it may appear that the split of Arab political parties in Israel is consistent with a typical pattern of political and ideological divisions which have afflicted the Arab body politic for many years. This time, however, the reasons behind the split are quite different. As Israel readies for its fourth general elections …
(2021-03-06). Scores killed in Yemen's Marib over 24 hours. middleeasteye.net 
Scores killed in Yemen's Marib over 24 hours | The UN warned of a humanitarian crisis as thousands are displaced by Houthi offensive | Sat, 03/06/2021 – 09: 47 | Armed Houthis at the funeral of another fighter killed during recent fighting in Marib (Reuters) | At least 90 combatants have been killed in fighting around Yemen's Marib governorate over a single day, government sources said.
(2021-03-06). 'No new directives, period': New York lawmakers vote to strip Governor Cuomo of emergency Covid powers with veto-proof majority. rt.com 
Legislators in New York have sent a bill to Governor Andrew Cuomo's desk seeking to eliminate his "temporary" emergency pandemic powers, securing a veto-proof majority to impose stricter limits on the state government. | Both chambers of the state legislature approved the bill on Friday in a largely party-line vote, with most Republicans opposing the measure on the grounds that it does not go far enough in curbing Cuomo's authorities. With sizable Democrat majorities in the State Assembly and Senate, however, the law passed with ease. | "Today, under this new legislation the governor will no longer be able to…
(2021-03-06). California gives green light for Disneyland reopening after Covid restrictions shutter theme park for 1 year. rt.com 
Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California is preparing to welcome visitors for the first time in over a year after the iconic theme park was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. | California Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly announced on Friday that the state's amusement parks will be permitted to reopen with limited capacity starting on April 1. | Read more | | "We feel like now is the appropriate time to begin t…
(2021-03-06). Women in Afghanistan worry peace accord with Taliban extremists could cost them hard-won rights. juancole.com 
Mona Tajali and Homa Hoodfar | — Three Afghan women who worked at a media company were gunned down in Jalalabad in early March. In January, unidentified gunmen killed two female Supreme Court judges in Kabul. These are the latest victims on a long list of assassinations and attempted assassinations of female politicians and women's …
(2021-03-06). Anti-Communist Political Science: Propaganda for the Yankee Capitalist State. dissidentvoice.org 
Orientation I returned to college 20 years after dropping out in the late 1960s. After a couple of weeks in the political science class I was taking, I challenged the instructor by asking: "Where are the Marxists and anarchists in your presentation of political science?" Here is what I was told. "Marxists and anarchists are …
(2021-03-06). Rosa Luxemburg at 150: a revolutionary legacy. mronline.org 
Rosa Luxemburg, one of the great leaders in the history of the socialist movement, was born in Poland (then a province of the Russian empire) 150 years ago this month, on 5 March 1871.
(2021-03-06). Who signed the pro-testing appeals? mronline.org 
Education Trust, led by former Secretary of Education John King, sent two letters to the Biden administration, urging the administration not to allow states to receive waivers from the mandated federal testing.
(2021-03-06). U.S. to continue using Guaido to rob Venezuelan assets abroad. mronline.org 
The continuation of the Trump administration's aggressive policies toward Venezuela by the Biden administration is reflected in the recent meeting between the new U.S. Secretary of State and Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó.
(2021-03-06). Egypt's President Sisi in Sudan with Ethiopia's dam on agenda. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt's President Sisi in Sudan with Ethiopia's dam on agenda | Egyptian leader's visit continues diplomatic push for support and renewed talks on controversial mega-project | Sat, 03/06/2021 – 11: 14 | Egypt's Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets with the head of Sudan's Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Burhan, in Egypt in October (FILE/AFP) | Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has arrived in S…
(2021-03-06). Government accused of 'snatching away' promised NHS pay rise as the outrage grows. thecanary.co 
The organisation representing NHS Trusts in England is challenging the government over its defence of a controversial 1% pay offer to health workers. | Growing controversy: | NHS Providers said the NHS has conducted detailed work around implementing a long-term plan. It claimed that in this plan the government assumed an NHS pay rise in 2021/22 of 2.1%, not 1%. | It comes amid growing anger at the pay offer, with the main nurses' union setting up a £35m industrial action fund. And another union is urging the public to support a slow hand clap next week as protest against the proposals. | Deputy chie…
(2021-03-06). Lebanon's caretaker prime minister threatens to resign his duties over economic crisis. middleeasteye.net 
Lebanon's caretaker prime minister threatens to resign his duties over economic crisis | Hassan Diab said he would stop performing his duties in order to pressure the formation of a new government | Sat, 03/06/2021 – 15: 03 | Lebanon's caretaker premier Hassan Diab (3rd R) watches as actor Salah Tizani (aka Abu Salim al-Tabl) receives a dose of the Covid-19 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at the R…
(2021-03-06). BLM backfire? US public opinion shifts on George Floyd's death, law & order, as racial divide widens after summer of riots — poll. rt.com 
US public opinion on the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody has shifted since the early days of last year's Black Lives Matter protests, with trust in law enforcement growing after violent unrest in the streets. | Just 36 percent of respondents in a USA Today/Ipsos
(2021-03-06). Pentagon 'assessing systems' after TENS OF THOUSANDS of servers compromised in global Microsoft hack… blamed on 'Chinese hackers'. rt.com 
The US military is reviewing its networks following a hacking spree linked to a vulnerability that gave backdoor access to tens of thousands of Microsoft Exchange servers, in a massive attack the company has blamed on China. | "We are aware of the Microsoft threat intelligence center's report. We are currently assessing our networks right now for any evidence of impact," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters at a Friday presser. "We're also taking all necessary steps to identify and remedy any possible issues related to the situation." | Joint Force headquarters… is coordinating with the Nationa…
(2021-03-06). Tough night shift: Senate passes an amendment to Covid bill… just to vote on an almost identical one later. rt.com 
As Senators pulled an all-nighter to pass Joe Biden's Covid-19 relief bill, they apparently didn't care about time, as they voted on an amendment to extend unemployment pay, an hour after voting on an almost identical amendment. | The Senate voted on Friday night against adjourning business until Saturday morning, ensuring that senators would stay on Capitol Hill overnight voting on a flood of amendments to President Biden's long-anticipated Covid-19 relief bill, a $1.9 trillion package that includes $1,400 stimulus checks for eligible Americans and bailouts for state and local governments. | Some of these ame…
(2021-03-06). Covid vaccine-induced swelling can lead to false cancer diagnosis, doctors warn. rt.com 
Cancer experts and radiologists in the US are warning Covid-19 vaccine recipients that an otherwise normal immune response can be mistaken for cancer if it appears on a mammogram or other cancer screening. | Prior to major offensives against infections and unwanted intruders, some of the body's defense forces, the white blood cells, gather in lymph nodes. However, lymph nodes, especially in the armpit, can swell up following Covid-19 vaccinations. | As cancer screenings continue parallel to vaccination drives across the world, a scan conducted soon after vaccination may yield a false positive and cause unneces…
(2021-03-06). 'At least hold the pictures up': House GOP leader receives poor reviews for Dr. Seuss reading amid censorship controversy. rt.com 
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has been accused of playing childish political games after he shared a video of himself reading Dr. Seuss, apparently as a protest against the 'cancelation' of the late author's books. | Days after Dr. Seuss' estate announced that six of the author's books would no longer be published due to racially insensitive imagery, McCarthy took to Twitter to show solidarity with the late children's author. | "I still like Dr. Seuss, so I decided to read Green Eggs and Ham," he wrote, adding: "RT if you still like him too!" | I still like Dr. Seuss, so I decided to read Green E…
(2021-03-06). ICE to allow detainees to appeal arrest if they feel their detention does not 'align' with Biden's immigration policy. rt.com 
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has created an appeals process that will permit migrants to challenge arrests and deportations if they feel their treatment does not reflect the Biden administration's own policies. | Overseen by a senior official in Washington, DC, the ICE Case Review Process is part of the White House's wide-ranging immigration reforms. | In a statement, the agency said that the appeals process could be used by individuals who believe that their case does not "align with ICE's enforcement, detention, and removal priorities." | Shifting away from Donald Trump's strict enforceme…
(2021-03-06). Texas high school cancels 'Rules of Chivalry Day' assignment after outrage over girls being told to OBEY male classmates. rt.com 
A Lubbock, Texas high school has apparently taken a lesson from unwoke history too far, causing public outrage by instructing girls to "obey any reasonable request" by male classmates to learn about medieval "rules for chivalry." | The 'Rules of Chivalry Day' assignment at Shallowater High School has been cancelled after a review determined that, despite its historical context, "it does not reflect our district and community values," superintendent Anita Herbert said in a statement. The matter has been addressed with the offending teacher, who wasn't identified. | According to copies of the assignment that wer…
(2021-03-06). Vaccine imperialism: China vs. the Western world. workers.org 
Vaccine Racism: How wealthy nations stockpile life-saving vaccines while poor countries and poor people within these countries are ignored. How Western countries criticize China, despite China's success in containing the virus and providing vaccines to the world. Feb. 23 China and Russia are among the first countries in the world . . . |
(2021-03-06). Tunisians protest for LGBT rights activist's release. middleeasteye.net 
Tunisians protest for LGBT rights activist's release | Rania Amdouni had been repeatedly targeted since protests began against police repression | Sat, 03/06/2021 – 15: 59 | Tunisian activist Rania Amdouni at a protest in January (AFP) | Hundreds of Tunisians demanded the release of an activist sentenced to six months in prison for allegedly insulting a police officer. | The incident for…
(2021-03-06). Turkey: Erdogan's human rights initiative raises eyebrows of beleaguered activists. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey: Erdogan's human rights initiative raises eyebrows of beleaguered activists | Despite Ankara announcing the new initiative, the co-chair of Turkey's Human Rights Association says the situation is worse than ever | Sat, 03/06/2021 – 10: 00 | President of the Human Right Association (IHD) Eren Keskin speaks to journalists during a demonstration in front of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on…
(2021-03-06). Broadbent Institute Head smears Ashton, Robinson and Internationalism. dissidentvoice.org 
Broadbent Institute head Rick Smith should just be frank and say he hates Palestinians and doesn't care about internationalism. On Tuesday Smith tweeted that it was disturbing that NDP MP Niki Ashton was doing an upcoming fundraiser for the Progressive International with former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. In response to former NDP MP …
(2021-03-06). [Perspectives] Error, injustice, and physician wellbeing. thelancet.com Health care is riddled with injustice and inequity. Clinicians strive to create better, more just systems, and experience deep moral distress when we are unable to do this. We care for the broken but expect perfection of ourselves. Increasing patient needs combined with imperfect systems, health professionals' high expectations of themselves, and the difficulties of accepting personal vulnerability can lead to burnt-out and broken doctors. Ethics and justice are not only crucial in relation to patient care but are also important for the self-care of health-care practitioners and the systems in which they work.
(2021-03-06). [Perspectives] Error, injustice, and physician wellbeing. thelancet.com Health care is riddled with injustice and inequity. Clinicians strive to create better, more just systems, and experience deep moral distress when we are unable to do this. We care for the broken but expect perfection of ourselves. Increasing patient needs combined with imperfect systems, health professionals' high expectations of themselves, and the difficulties of accepting personal vulnerability can lead to burnt-out and broken doctors. Ethics and justice are not only crucial in relation to patient care but are also important for the self-care of health-care practitioners and the systems in which they work.