Erdogan slams Greece\'s \'Nazi\' treatment of refugees, vows to keep borders open until EU fulfills migrant deal
rt.com | 2020-03-11
Athens\' treatment of thousands of refugees who have massed on the Turkey-Greece border is comparable to atrocities carried out by Nazi Germany, Turkey\'s president has claimed amid the latest migrant row with the EU. | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Greece in an address on Wednesday, claiming that Ankara\'s Mediterranean neighbor has mistreated a flood of refugees that are trying to enter the EU through Turkey. | \"There\'s no difference between those images from Greece\'s border and what the Nazis did,\" Erdogan said, apparently referring to photographs of clashes between migrants and Greek bo…
rt.com/news/482823-erdogan-nazis-greece-migrants-eu/

Greece denies report of secret \'detention center\' for migrants near Turkish border
rt.com | 2020-03-11
The Greek government has dismissed a report in the New York Times newspaper that it was holding illegal migrants who cross the border from Turkey at a secret \'black site\' where they are denied access to lawyers and cannot file asylum claims. | Tens of thousands of migrants have been trying to get into Greece, an EU member state, since Turkey said on February 28 it would no longer keep them on its territory as part of a 2016 deal with Brussels in return for EU aid for the refugees. | \"There is no secret detention center in Greece,\" government spokesman Stelios Petsas told reporters on Wednesday, adding that if…
rt.com/newsline/482844-greece-secret-center-migrants/

Julian Assange\'s mother, doctors warn he is at heightened risk due to coronavirus
wsws.org | 2020-03-11
In comments to the WSWS, Dr Stephen Frost warned that \"the UK government is effectively playing Russian roulette with Julian Assange\'s life\" and demanded that he be released from Belmarsh Prison immediately.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/11/asvi-m11.html

Saudi\'s Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS
Medea Benjamin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia\'s 34-year-old de facto ruler, was on a tear. He arrested members of his own royal family and initiated an oil price war with Russia that has sent the price …
globalresearch.ca/saudi-brave-women-pull-back-curtain-crown-prince-mbs/5706082

Saudi\'s Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS
Medea Benjamin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia\'s 34-year-old de facto ruler, was on a tear. He arrested members of his own royal family and initiated an oil price war with Russia that has sent the price …
globalresearch.ca/saudi-brave-women-pull-back-curtain-crown-prince-mbs/5706082

Saudi Arabia\'s Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS
Medea Benjamin | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-11
The case of Al-Hathloul and the other women\'s rights activists on trial in Saudi Arabia is a tremendous embarrassment for MBS, who has been putting an enormous effort into convincing his Western allies that he is a reformer and that the Kingdom is becoming more liberal.
mintpressnews.com/loujan-al-hathloul-trail-saudi-arabia-pull-back-curtain-mbs/265634/

US activists call for election monitors as elitist Joe Biden keeps advancing
Peter Bolton | thecanary.co | 2020-03-11
Former vice president Joe Biden has just had another good night in the Democratic Party primary race. It looks increasingly likely that he will take the nomination to face Donald Trump in November rather than progressive challenger Bernie Sanders. But one group of activ…
thecanary.co/us/us-analysis/2020/03/11/us-activists-call-for-election-monitors-as-elitist-joe-biden-keeps-advancing/

Threats against Prof. Sison are threats against the resumption of the peace talks
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-11
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Negotiating Panel. | The reported threats against Prof. Jose Ma. \'Joma\' Sison, who is the NDFP chief political consultant threaten any possible resumption of the peace talks. | That the Dutch police went to visit \'Joma\' last week and warn him to take precautionary measures indicates that the Dutch authorities have become aware of and are taking seriously the threats against \'Joma\'. They presumably know who are behind the threats. | Any threat against Professor Sison or any member of the NDFP…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/10/threats-against-prof-sison-are-threats-against-resumption-peace-talks

Moscow calls on Afghan political forces not to obstruct reconciliation process
rt.com | 2020-03-11
Moscow has called on the opposing political forces of Afghanistan to focus on reaching national reconciliation, instead of taking steps that exacerbate disagreements, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. | Commenting on the two parallel presidential inauguration ceremonies that took place in Afghanistan, it urged all responsible political actors in the country \"to adhere solely to common national interests.\" | The national reconciliation process \"should lead to end of the civil war and to the rebuilding of a peaceful, united and independent state, free of terrorism and drug-related crime,\" the ministry s…
rt.com/newsline/482857-russia-afghan-reconciliation-ghani/

Afghans Imagine a Future of Lasting Peace
Mohammed Harun Arsalai, Mohsin Khan Momand | thenation.com | 2020-03-11
Mohammed Harun Arsalai, Mohsin Khan Momand Afghans Imagine a Future of Lasting Peace…
thenation.com/article/world/taliban-peace-kabul/

PSL Public Forum: A Women\'s Place is in the Struggle: Honoring IWD
Jon Britton | indybay.org | 2020-03-11
San Jose Peace & Justice Center, 48 S Seventh Street, San Jose, CA 95112…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/09/18831402.php

Millions of Women in Mexico Protest Gender-Based Violence
Jessica Corbett | zcomm.org | 2020-03-11
\"In Mexico it\'s like we\'re in a state of war; we\'re in a humanitarian crisis because of the quantity of women that have disappeared or been killed.\"
zcomm.org/znetarticle/millions-of-women-in-mexico-protest-gender-based-violence/

Russia passes bill allowing Putin to stay in power past 2024
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-11
The Russian parliament has approved a sweeping constitutional reform that will allow president Vladimir Putin to stay in power for another 12 years after his current term ends in 2024.The Kremlin-controlled lower house, the State Duma, endorsed a set of amendments to the constitution and a provision resetting the term count for Putin. A nationwide vote on the proposed amendments is set for 22 April.Kremlin critics condemned the move as a cynical manipulation and called for protests.The Russian Duma passed amendments to the constitution (AP/Pavel Golovkin)Putin, a 67-year-old former KGB officer, has ruled Russia f…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/03/11/russia-passes-bill-allowing-putin-to-stay-in-power-past-2024/

Russia passes bill allowing Putin to stay in power past 2024
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-11
The Russian parliament has approved a sweeping constitutional reform that will allow president Vladimir Putin to stay in power for another 12 years after his current term ends in 2024.The Kremlin-controlled lower house, the State Duma, endorsed a set of amendments to the constitution and a provision resetting the term count for Putin. A nationwide vote on the proposed amendments is set for 22 April.Kremlin critics condemned the move as a cynical manipulation and called for protests.The Russian Duma passed amendments to the constitution (AP/Pavel Golovkin)Putin, a 67-year-old former KGB officer, has ruled Russia f…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/03/11/russia-passes-bill-allowing-putin-to-stay-in-power-past-2024/

Chile: New Wave of Protests to Demand Piñera\'s Resignation
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-11
Thousands of Chileans are taking to the streets again this Wednesday to demand the removal of President Sebastian Piñera, who is turning two years into his term.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã | RELATED: | Chile Denounces Government Repression During Feminist Strike | \"The Piñera administration thought that by talking about a hypothetical new constitution it would succeed in placating t…
telesurenglish.net/news/new-wave-of-protests-in-chile-to-demand-pineras-resignation-20200311-0006.html

Nurses on the Frontlines of Coronavirus Pandemic Demand More Protection & Medicare for All
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-11
The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has passed 1,000 Tuesday, with the rate of infections likely increasing. Despite this, the U.S. continues to lag on testing, and healthcare workers say they lack adequate protection and protocols to allow them to safely care for infected patients. They also say the country\'s hospitals are woefully unprepared to handle the crisis. Nurses in the hot zones of California and Washington had already reported having to beg for face masks and lacking guidance on how to address the virus. We are joined by Jean Ross, president of National Nurses United, the largest organ…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/11/nurses_frontline_healthcare_workers_coronavirus_protections

Biden Wins, Sanders Lags: Naomi Klein & Alicia Garza on Calls to Shut Down Primaries & Debates
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-11
Former Vice President Joe Biden scored decisive primary victories Tuesday night in the key state of Michigan, along with Missouri, Mississippi and Idaho. Sanders won North Dakota and holds a lead in Washington state, but votes are still being counted, and the races are still too close to call. While Biden is less than halfway to the delegates he would need to secure the Democratic nomination, Sanders faces a decision about whether to continue his increasingly uphill fight for the Democratic Party\'s 2020 presidential nomination. This comes as Biden and Sanders called off their planned campaign rallies in Cleveland…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/11/democratic_primaries_biden_sanders_michigan

Team Trump Tried to Bully the ICC into Dropping War Crimes Probe but Failed
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
After the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) found a reasonable basis to believe that U.S. military and CIA leaders committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan, Team Trump threatened to ban ICC judges and prosecutors …
globalresearch.ca/team-trump-tried-bully-icc-dropping-war-crimes-probe-failed/5706081

Abuse, Oppression and Murder
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-03-11
The PA Does Israel\'s Dirty Work in the West Bank…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/abuse-oppression-and-murder/

FRSO labor delegation joins Venezuelan march defending the Bolivarian government
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-11
Caracas, Venezuela – Over 600,000 people took to the streets in Caracas, March 10, marching to support President Maduro and the Bolivarian government. The small opposition called for a march on the Presidential Palace Miraflores and held small rallies in the wealthy neighborhoods. However, huge masses of people in central Caracas marched through several working-class neighborhoods to counter the opposition\'s call. The gigantic march went as far as the eye could see. There were banners, trucks and music. People were chanting, singing and dancing. | \"I saw thousands of working people celebrating their revoluti…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/10/frso-labor-delegation-joins-venezuelan-march-defending-bolivarian-government

US Army Cites Cybersecurity Concerns In Scrapping Planned Purchase of Israeli Military Tech
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-11
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, a former lobbyist for Raytheon, may soon step in to reverse the decision following pressure from Israel, given that Raytheon co-develops the system with Israeli firms.
mintpressnews.com/us-army-cites-cybersecurity-concerns-scrapping-purchase-israel-iron-dome/265644/

The Corporate Media Celebrates After Handing Joe Biden Another Win
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-11
Biden has deliberately refrained from public or media appearances due to his propensity for making egregious errors, but that hasn\'t stopped the media from paving the way for a Biden vs Trump contest.
mintpressnews.com/media-bias-hands-joe-biden-another-win/265654/

Creative Coronavirus Responses Appear Across the World, but Not in Trump\'s America
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-11
The World Health Organization has officially declared the coronavirus a pandemic and countries across the globe are coming up with clever methods of halting its spread putting the Trump administration\'s lackluster response to shame.
mintpressnews.com/creative-coronavirus-responses-across-world-but-not-trump-america/265666/

Greece\'s Migrant Crisis Has Further Exposed Turkish Fake News
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan\'s attempt to intimidate the Syrian Army and force them to withdraw to the Sochi Agreement lines in Idlib utterly failed, resulting in the Turkish leader having to embarrassingly accept large swathes of liberated territory …
globalresearch.ca/greece-migrant-crisis-exposed-turkish-fake-news/5706050

Biden projected to prevail in Idaho after winning Michigan in a major blow for Sanders
rt.com | 2020-03-11
Democratic Party front-runner Joe Biden seems to have edged out socialist Bernie Sanders in the primary in Idaho, while the two are tied in Washington. Many votes are coming in via mail due to fears of coronavirus. | A total of 109 delegates

Biden Rejects Medicare for All
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
On major policy issues, Biden\'s agenda resembles Trump\'s with a party label difference

Dirty System Triumph on Mini-Super Tuesday
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
Tuesday results in six states for Dems largely replicated Biden\'s pre-scripted week ago Super Tuesday triumph over Sanders. | As the saying goes, there never was any doubt. The race to be Dem standard bearer in November against Trump appears all …
globalresearch.ca/dirty-system-triumph-mini-super-tuesday/5706090

Biden Rejects Medicare for All
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
On major policy issues, Biden\'s agenda resembles Trump\'s with a party label difference

Trump vs. Sanders–Comparisons for Voters
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-11
It isn\'t un-American for voters to do some homework before voting. Here\'s a \"concise guide\" for the voter with limited time who might want more information. The corporate Democratic Partiers keep questioning the electability of candidates they do not like, namely Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Really? These leading progressives are absurdly presumed to be…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/11/trump-vs-sanders-comparisons-for-voters/

Another Bad Night for Sanders Leaves His Campaign With Limited Options
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-11
The March 10 primaries were not a complete wipeout for Bernie Sanders and his presidential campaign. He secured a win in North Dakota and clings to a slim lead in Washington State. For the Vermont senator, the good news ends there. | Joe Biden won four of the six states in play on Tuesday with Washington State still outstanding, along with the lion\'s share of delegates. The anticipated aria from the Democr…
truthout.org/articles/another-bad-night-for-sanders-leaves-his-campaign-with-limited-options/

Why Bernie shouldn\'t quit yet
C.J. Atkins | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-11
Super Tuesday II was another round of victories for Joe Biden. Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, and Idaho were added to his column on March 10; as of this writing, only North Dakota went for Bernie Sanders, and Washington state is still counting. After two tough weeks at the polls and with endorsements from elected officials rolling …
peoplesworld.org/article/why-bernie-shouldnt-quit-yet/

Video: Saudi-initiated All-out Oil War Could Lead to Collapse of Kingdom Itself
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
Saudi Arabia launched an all-out oil war offering unprecedented discounts and flooding the market in an attempt to capture a larger share and defeat other oil producers. This \"scorched earth\" approach caused the biggest oil price fall since the war …
globalresearch.ca/video-saudi-initiated-all-out-oil-war-could-lead-collapse-kingdom-itself/5706066

Abortion and the 2020 Elections
David Rosen | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-11
On March 4th the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in June Medical Services v. Russo (formerly June Medical Services v. Gee), a case challenging Louisiana\'s Act 620, a law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. It is an effort to restrict a women\'s right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. In 2016,…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/11/abortion-and-the-2020-elections/

MLK, Qassem Soleimani and the Folly of American Exceptionalism
Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-11
In April 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. powerfully condemned U.S. militarism and the war in Indochina. His speech, \"Beyond Vietnam,\" defied his closest advisers, who feared it would alienate war supporters within the white liberal establishment. I recommend it to all Americans whether they support or oppose the recent assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
counterpunch.org/2020/03/11/%e2%80%8b-mlk-qassem-soleimani-and-the-folly-of-american-exceptionalism/

‚Äã MLK, Qassem Soleimani and the Folly of American Exceptionalism
Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-11
In April 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. powerfully condemned U.S. militarism and the war in Indochina. His speech, \"Beyond Vietnam,\" defied his closest advisers, who feared it would alienate war supporters within the white liberal establishment. I recommend it to all Americans whether they support or oppose the recent assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
counterpunch.org/2020/03/11/%e2%80%8b-mlk-qassem-soleimani-and-the-folly-of-american-exceptionalism/

The Working Families Party Endorses Sanders for President
Akela Lacy | zcomm.org | 2020-03-11
When WFP endorsed Warren in the fall, they held a ranked-choice vote of its national committee and online voters. Mitchell said it was clear from the beginning that there was strong support within the group for both Warren and Sanders…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-working-families-party-endorses-sanders-for-president/

How Black Swans Are Shaping Planet Panic
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
Is the planet under the spell of a pair of black swans

Would the Draft Help End America\'s Endless Wars?
Nan Levinson | thenation.com | 2020-03-11
Would the Draft Help End America\'s Endless Wars?
thenation.com/article/politics/military-draft-war/

Trump admin blames China for 2 months lost in coronavirus prep as experts warn flaws in US health system doom its readiness
rt.com | 2020-03-11
While the Trump administration continues to blame China for \"covering up\" the coronavirus outbreak in December, government failures closer to home have left the US unprepared for the epidemic hitting its own shores, experts fear. | Blaming China\'s failure to \"use best practices\" for two months in lost response time to the Covid-19 epidemic, US National Security Advisor Robert O\'Brien lamented on Wednesday that \"we could have dramatically curtailed what happened\"

\'Embarrassing\': Jose Mourinho told \'to cheer up\' by \'reporter\' in cringeworthy scenes after Champions League exit (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-11
A man has been branded \"embarrassing\" for telling a glum Jose Mourinho to \"cheer up\" in awkward scenes following Tottenham\'s Champions League exit in Germany. | A depleted Spurs were dumped out 4-0 on aggregate by RB Leipzig in their last-16 tie, after the Bundesliga outfit won 3-0 on the night on Tuesday thanks to a double from captain Marcel Sabitzer and a late strike from substitute Emil Forsberg. | The result means Mourinho has now gone six games without a win for the first time in his career as he is left to contemplate a maiden season at Spurs that will definitely end without silverware. | | Mourinho c…
rt.com/sport/482825-mourinho-cheer-up-press-conference/

US sanctions on Iran turn coronavirus into a catastrophe
wsws.org | 2020-03-11
Officials announced at the weekend that the virus had spread to most of Iran\'s provinces and warned that the number of cases could rise to more than 450,000.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/11/iran-m11.html

MAS Presents New Legal Resort to Enable Evo Morales\' Candidacy
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) presented a new legal recourse to qualify ex-president Evo Morales as a candidate for the first senatorship in Cochabamba, informed political secretary Froilan Fulguera on Tuesday. | In statements to Radio Fides, Fulguera said that the …
globalresearch.ca/mas-presents-new-legal-resort-enable-evo-morales-candidacy/5706097

Anger as ex-minister Grayling lined up for key intelligence role
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-11
Former cabinet minister Chris Grayling is being lined up for a plum job overseeing the work of Britain\'s intelligence agencies, it has been reported.Boris Johnson sparked anger at Westminster after the Sun reported he wants Grayling to be the new chair of Parliament\'s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC).The cross-party ISC

Japanese PM Abe & Capitalist Governments Helped Escalate Coronavirus Epidemic
Organizing Committee of March 11 Anti-Nuclear | indybay.org | 2020-03-11
The Organizing Committee of March 11 Anti-Nuclear Power Plant Fukushima Action has warned that the Coronavirus outbreak is a man made disaster which is being used by the reactionary Abe government to prevent mass testing of the population. It has also stopped testing the people of Fukushima.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/08/18831360.php

Joe Biden Personifies Democratic Party Failures Since the Cold War
Michael Brenes | thenation.com | 2020-03-11
Joe Biden Personifies Democratic Party Failures Since the Cold War…
thenation.com/article/politics/cold-war-liberals-biden/

Zoya Romanenko, survivor of the siege of Leningrad, will be glad to receive your letters
RT | https: | 2020-03-11
Zoya Romanenko was 16 when Russia entered World War II. She lived near Leningrad, where she survived the deadliest winter of the siege. She held her father in her hands when he died of starvation. Then her mother and grandmother passed away, too. Zoya Romanenko enrolled in the Red Cross program and later worked as a nurse in a field hospital. She was with the Red Army throughout the war and when Victory Day came, she was in Germany. | If you are moved by her story, you can write her a letter for May 9. | Please, send it to RT, 3/1 Borovaya street, Moscow 111020, Russian Federation, marked \'To Zoya Pavlovna Rom…
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Elusive bipartisan cooperation spotted in House leaders\' daring last-minute rescue of controversial warrantless wiretapping powers
rt.com | 2020-03-11
Democrat and Republican House leaders have paused their partisan sniping to do the real work of governing: keeping unpopular surveillance programs, including roving NSA wiretaps and access to metadata, alive indefinitely. | With just four days to go before congressional authorization for the controversial provisions expires, a bipartisan contingent has swooped in to save the NSA from experiencing one second of separation anxiety from Americans\' private communications. Committee heads from both sides of the aisle wrangled enough votes within their own parties to deliver a reauthorization bill on Tuesday night w…
rt.com/usa/482791-bipartisan-renewal-stellarwind-surveillance-congress/

MAS Presents New Legal Resort to Enable Evo Morales\' Candidacy
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) presented a new legal recourse to qualify ex-president Evo Morales as a candidate for the first senatorship in Cochabamba, informed political secretary Froilan Fulguera on Tuesday. | In statements to Radio Fides, Fulguera said that the …
globalresearch.ca/mas-presents-new-legal-resort-enable-evo-morales-candidacy/5706097

Medical supplies running out in parts of Canada as first coronavirus death reported
wsws.org | 2020-03-11
Healthcare officials are warning that hospitals across Canada were already running at or beyond capacity prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/11/caco-m11.html

Coronavirus Offerings and Job Losses: University Reliance on China Bites
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-11
It was predicted, warned against and is happening. Universities fattened by the Chinese student market are now in a state of financial shock, cutting losses, trimming courses and doing what over managed institutions do best: remove working productive staff while …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-offerings-job-losses-university-reliance-china-bites/5706061