Lawrence Wittner (2021-03-30). Opposition to Abolishing Nuclear Weapons—and What Could Help to Overcome It. counterpunch.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

Pepe Escobar (2021-03-30). Iran-China: The 21st Century Silk Road Connection. globalresearch.ca Capping an extraordinary two weeks that turned 21st century geopolitics …

Binoy Kampmark (2021-03-30). Increasing Nukes and Trimming the Military: Global Britain's Skewed Vision. counterpunch.org Campaigners for the abolition of nuclear weapons had every reason to clink glasses with the coming into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in January. Nuclear weapon states and their allies still persisted in calling the document unhelpful and unrealistic; the self-appointed realists have preferred the go-slow approach of disarmament, a

_____ (2021-03-30). While Biden Plots To Divide Iraq, Resistance To US Occupation Is Growing Stronger. popularresistance.org Last year, after the United States so brutally and openly assassinated the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and the commander of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi al -Muhandis, the Iraqi Parliament voted for the United States to cease its occupation of the country. The United States has not done that, but the resistance to US occupation in Iraq is growing. Clearing the FOG speaks with Iraqi sociologist Sami Ramadani about the history of internal resistance to the Saddam Hussein regime, how the devastation caused by the United States impacted that and the current state of the resistance. Ramadani de…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-03-30). Nuclear Weapons Blazing: Britain Enters the US-China Fray. dissidentvoice.org Boris Johnson's March 16 speech before the British Parliament was reminiscent, at least in tone, to that of Chinese President Xi Jinping in October 2019, on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China. The comparison is quite apt if we remember the long-anticipated shift in Britain's foreign policy and Johnson's conservative …

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-03-30). Iraq hopes to import more gas from Iran: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 31 (MNA) — A spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity expressed hope that the Iranian authorities would supply the gas needed by Iraqi power plants in accordance with a previously signed agreement.

Kamal Iranidoost (2021-03-30). Iran-China cooperation deal to benefit region: envoy to Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) — The Iranian Ambassador to Damascus said the recent comprehensive agreement between Iran and China will benefit not only Syria but also all Iran's partners in the region.

Manlio Dinucci (2021-03-30). In Europa i missili ipersonici degli Usa . àà corsa al riarmo. globalresearch.ca Quando circa sei anni fa titolammo su il manifesto (9 giugno 2015) ´Ritornano i missili a Comiso? ª, la nostra ipotesi che gli Usa volessero riportare i loro missili nucleari in Europa fu ignorata dall'intero arco politico-mediatico. Gli avvenimenti successivi hanno …

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-30). Iran Rejects Ending 20% Enrichment for Some Sanctions Relief. news.antiwar.com A report from Politico on Monday said the Biden administration was ready An unnamed Iranian official responded to the report and

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-30). Report: US Preparing to Offer New Proposal to Iran. news.antiwar.com According to Citing people "familiar with the matter," the report said the proposal could be put forward as early as this week. One source said the proposal asks Iran to halt some nuclear activity, such as new advanced centrifuges and the enrichment of uranium at 20 percent, in exchange for some relief from US sanctions, although details are still being worked out…

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-30). Report: EU Set to Sanction Iranian Officials. news.antiwar.com According to Citing three unnamed European diplomats, the report said the sanctions are expected to be agreed on Wednesday. If implemented, the sanctions would come at a sensitive time, as a possible revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, i…

Medea Benjamin (2021-03-30). Are Progressives Ignoring Foreign Policy? zcomm.org Many progressives are ignoring U.S. aggression around the world despite its involvement in many wars and expanding arsenal of nuclear weapons…