March, 2022

• 3 March

  Family ties fuel Islamic State to rebel pipeline in northern Syria

  

  The stories of fighters who turned from the Islamic State to Syria’s rebel opposition forces show the how kinship ties, regionalism, and material concerns often trump ideology in the Syrian war. As the Islamic State’s meteoric rise reversed course in 2016, the terror organization’s fighters in northeast Syria faced a …

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• 3 March

  NATO Will Not Defend Ukraine, But Activates Defense Plan

  

  After a series of air, land, and sea attacks from Russia following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s orders to attack Ukraine and destroy its military installations, NATO has stated that it has no plans to send troops to Ukraine to help repel the Russian army amidst the Russian onslaught. NATO Secretary …

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• 3 March

  We’re Europeans, Christians, Whites!

  

  Racist Ukraine coverage in mainstream Western media. Notice the racist overtones. BBC “It’s very emotional for me because I see European people with blue eyes and blonde hair being killed” – Ukraine’s Deputy Chief Prosecutor, David Sakvarelidze CBS News “This isn’t Iraq or Afghanistan…This is a relatively civilised, relatively European …

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• 3 March

  Ukraine War, US/West’s War Hypocrisies, and Quest for a Rule-based World – Can UN Help?

  “World Tour of Wars” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is both illegal and immoral. While Russia’s concern that Ukraine’s decision to join NATO which also included the prospect of NATO setting up a missile base in Ukraine, 100 miles from Russia’s border, is genuine, this by no means is a justification …

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• 3 March

  US, allies weaponizing sanctions to curb Russian aggression

  President Joe Biden and U.S. allies in a matter of days weaponized the global economy against Russia for invading Ukraine, and the resulting destruction has been devastatingly fast. The sanctions almost instantly put Russian President Vladimir Putin on the defensive against skyrocketing inflation. Russia’s central bank, unable to tap foreign …

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• 3 March

  Some Russian oligarchs speak out, cautiously, against war

  There have been social media messages calling for peace, an image of a murdered Russian opposition figure, a newspaper editorial demanding President Vladimir Putin “stop this war.” As Russian forces pound Ukraine’s cities, the sentiments might not be surprising. Their source is — they come from rich Russians, including billionaires …

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• 3 March

  Iran’s supreme leader blames US for Russia war on Ukraine

  

  Iran’s supreme leader said the United States was the “root cause” of the Ukraine war as he refrained from condemning Russia for the invasion. “Ukraine is a victim to America’s policy of crisis instigation,” declared Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a televised address, as the Russian invasion of …

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• 3 March

  Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Cleric Accuses West Of Hypocrisy For Permitting Foreign Fighters To Come To Aid Of Ukraine

  On February 27, 2022, in a post on his Telegram channel, a Tunisian-born Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) cleric ‘commented on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call to foreigners to come to Ukraine to join its fight against the Russian Armed Forces in a special new unit, dubbed the “International Legion of …

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• 3 March

  Opponents Of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS): Ukraine War Disproves HTS Claim That Russian Army Is Powerful, Which It Used To Justify Its Treachery

  The Russian war against Ukraine which began on February 24, 2022, and the tenacity exhibited by the latter as it faces the Russian Armed Forces have provided opponents of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) with more fodder for criticism of the organization and its conduct. According to these opponents, HTS misled …

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• 2 March

  Germany, in Historic Reversal, Abandons Pro-Putin Russia Policy

  

  The measures represent a complete reversal of Germany’s post-Cold War Russia policy — which focused on pursuing economic ties rather than confrontation with Moscow — and mark a definitive end to the era of former Chancellor Angela Merkel. “We are living through a watershed era. And that means that the …

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