I’m happy to pass along some important good news from Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth that arrived today by email. Excerpted below, it includes an appeal for donations, which are especially welcome because, as Ted Walter puts it, the group “is struggling for survival because two major donors have had to scale back and fundraising has been very low since January — as it usually is in the first half of the year. Plus . . . our costs have been rising.” Click HERE for more about the development. And click HERE to make a donation. — MCM

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Major Journal Agrees to Review Censored 9/11 Article!

Last week, following a four-year ethics complaint process, the American Society of Civil Engineers agreed to conduct a new review of an important article that was unfairly rejected by the Journal of Engineering Mechanics in 2013.

This article refutes a highly influential paper by engineer Zdeněk Bažant that purports to explain how the top of the [World Trade Center’s] North Tower could crush through the lower structure due to gravity alone. Bažant’s papers are the foundation of the official story, and getting this article published will be a death blow to his theory.

This could prove to be a turning point in how the engineering community views the WTC collapses. But victory is by no means guaranteed. We are now working vigilantly to ensure that the article is reviewed fairly so that it finally gets published.

More breakthroughs are on the horizon, and we are not that far from creating a sudden groundswell of support for a new investigation if things go right.

Ted Walter

Director of Strategy / Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth

First, links to Associated Press and Reuters stories related to the war. (Several others are available on the two news services’ websites.) Then, links to three National Public Radio stories from “Morning Edition.” Next, via the Greanville Post, the beginning of an essay by Patrick Lawrence in which, among other things, he reworks some points he has made before; and, via Consortium News, the beginning of Lawrence Davidson’s reflection on heroism using Madeline Albright and Julian Assange as examples. — MCM

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Ukraine slams Kyiv attack amid new Mariupol rescue effort, by David Keyton and Inna Varenytsia | The Associated Press KYIV — Ukraine’s leader accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by Secretary-General António Guterres, an attack that shattered the capital’s tentative return to normality as the focus of the war moved east. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s forces were holding off Russia’s attempted advance in the south and east, as efforts continued to secure safe passage for residents trapped in Mariupol, which has been largely reduced to rubble in a 2-month-long siege. An official in the president’s office did not rule out an evacuation as soon as today. Russia pounded targets all over Ukraine on Thursday . . . READ MORE . . .

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‘It was a massacre’: Mariupol residents recall battle for Ukrainian city. From Reuters. MARIUPOL, Ukraine — Residents of Mariupol recounted the horrors of the battle for their now devastated city this week as they sifted through the rubble for belongings, cooked meals by the roadside or just stared at the charred shells of buildings all around them. “It was terrible . . . like films that show the last days of the planet – the same thing happened here,” said Viktoria Nikolayeva, 54, who like many residents stayed with her family in a basement as Russian and Ukrainian forces battled overhead. “We were hungry, the child was crying when the Grad [multiple rocket launcher] shells were striking near the house. We were thinking, this is it, the end. It can’t be described . . . I can’t put it into words,” she tearfully told Reuters. Emergency . . . READ MORE . . .

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A family in Kharkiv refuses to leave, even as the Russians shell their city. Reported by Eyder Peralta | NPR Millions have fled the war in Ukraine and left the country, but some refuse to leave. For one family in Kharkiv, their fight to simply staying alive has become their biggest act of resistance. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.

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Russian missile hits Kyiv just after the head of the U.N. spoke there. Reported by A Martinez and Frank Langfitt | NPR Attacks on Ukraine’s capital had mostly stopped until Thursday’s missile strike. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Kyiv trying to negotiate humanitarian corridors for civilians. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.

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With an increase in funds to Ukraine, the U.S. aims to help it hold off Russia. NPR’s A Martinez talks to deputy national security adviser Jonathan Finer about the largest single funding proposal for the war after the White House sent a $33 billion request to Congress for Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.

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The ‘defactualization’ of America: Ukraine as mirror, by Patrick Lawrence | The Greanville Post It is perfectly obvious by now, to anyone who cares to look, that mainstream media in America and the other Western powers are not reporting the Ukraine crisis accurately. Let me try that another way: The government-supervised New York Times and the rest of the corporate-owned media on both sides of the Atlantic lie routinely to their readers and viewers as to why Russia intervened in Ukraine, the progress of its military operation, the conduct of Ukrainian forces, and America’s role in purposely provoking and prolonging this crisis. So far as I know, this is the first war in modern history with no objective, principled coverage in mainstream media of day-to-day events and their context. None. It is morn-to-night propaganda, disinformation and lies of omission—most of it fashioned by the Nazi-infested Zelensky regime in Kiev and repeated uncritically as fact. READ MORE . . .

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Who is the hero? Albright vs. Assange, by Lawrence Davidson | Consortium News Our image of a hero has two aspects. The first consists of generic, stereotypical traits: bravery, determination in the face of adversity, achievement against heavy odds — the kind of person who saves the day. The second aspect is more culturally specific, describing and contextualizing the circumstances of bravery and determination, and the nature of achievement in terms that are narrowly defined. In other words, cultural descriptions of bravery are most often expressed in terms compatible with the social and political conditions of the hero’s society. Heroes are ubiquitous. For instance, there are American heroes, Russian heroes, Israeli heroes, Arab heroes, Ukrainian heroes, and so on. Where does good and bad come into it? Well, that too becomes a cultural judgment. Below are two examples of “heroes.” READ MORE . . .

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First, a link to an April 12 Summit News report, relayed today by the Centre for Research on Globalization. Second and third, links to Associated Press and Reuters reports from this morning EDT, linked to others. Then, links to several segments heard on National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition.” Finally, from the Greanville Post, an independent journalist’s analysis originally posted in early March.  MCM

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Americans Are ‘In Charge’ of the War Says French Journalist Who Returned From Ukraine, by Paul Joseph Watson | Summit News A French journalist who returned from Ukraine after arriving with volunteer fighters told broadcaster CNews that Americans are directly “in charge” of the war on the ground. The assertion was made by Le Figaro senior international correspondent Georges Malbrunot. Malbrunot said he had accompanied French volunteer fighters, two of whom had previously fought against ISIS. “I had the surprise, and so did they, to discover that to be able to enter the Ukrainian army, well it’s the Americans who are in charge,” said Malbrunot. Click HERE for full article, which includes video of Malbrunot interviewed on C News TV.

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First and second, links to Associated Press and Reuters reports, both linked to others. (Note: the news services’ stories are constantly updated so headlines and texts may differ from what appears below.) Third, a talk on YouTube by Ray McGovern, a cofounder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. Then, Washington Post columnist Henry Olsen writes on long-term challenges to Western dominance. Finally, links to four segments heard on National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition.” — MCM

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Russia pounds eastern Ukraine as West promises Kyiv new arms, by Yesica Fisch and Jon Gambrell | The Associated Press TORETSK, Ukraine — Russia pounded eastern Ukraine today as the U.S. defense secretary promised to “keep moving heaven and earth” to get Kyiv the weapons it needs to repel the new offensive even as Moscow warned such support risked widening the war.  . . . U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that more help was on the way, as he convened a meeting of officials from around 40 countries at the United States’ Ramstein Air Base in Germany to pledge more weapons. Germany announced it cleared the way for delivery of Gepard anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine. “This gathering reflects the galvanized world,” Austin said . . . READ MORE . . .

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Moscow cites risk of nuclear war as U.S., allies pledge heavier arms for Ukraine, by Phil Stewart and Pavel Polityuk | Reuters * Russia warns U.S. against arming Ukraine * U.S. eyes ammunition for howitzers, tanks, grenade launchers * UK to send ambulances, fire engines and medical supplies | RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany / KYIV — Russia accused NATO of creating a serious risk of nuclear war by arming Ukraine in a proxy battle as Washington and its allies met today to pledge the heavy weapons Kyiv needs to achieve victory. U.S. officials have shifted emphasis this week from speaking mainly about helping Ukraine defend itself to bolder talk of a Ukrainian victory delivering a blow to Russia’s ability to threaten its neighbours.  . . . In a marked escalation of Russian rhetoric, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was asked on state TV about the prospect of World War Three and whether the current situation was comparable to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis that nearly caused nuclear war. “The danger is serious, real. And we must not underestimate it,” Lavrov said, according to the ministry’s transcript of the interview. “NATO, in essence, is engaged in a war with Russia through a proxy and is arming that proxy. War means war.” READ MORE . . .

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Ray McGovern on Ukraine: It’s not what they’re telling you. Via YouTube. In an hour and a half talk including questions and answers, the retired intelligence analyst puts the war in a six-decades context. Click HERE to watch and listen (no transcript available).

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Is this the Western alliance’s last hurrah? by Henry Olsen | The Washington Post The unity of Western democracies in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is marvelous and long overdue. But these nations’ fading economic power might mean this is the old order’s last hurrah. . . . The liberal, rules-based international order that arose in the latter part of the 20th century rested on those nations’ continued global economic dominance. Other nations . . . READ MORE . . .

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NATO defense officials meet in Germany to decide the next steps for Ukraine. NPR’s Leila Fadel talks with former U.S. Ambassador Ivo Daalder about what options NATO has left as Washington wants to weaken Russia to the point where it can’t wage a war like this again. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, to read.

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As the Russia-Ukraine war drags on, what is the endgame for sanctions? Reported by Asma Khalid | NPR Before Russia invaded Ukraine, the threat of harsh economic sanctions was wielded as a deterrent. But the White House message has evolved. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, to read.

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Deep scars remain after Russian troops pulled out of Trostyanets. Reported by Franco Ordoñez | NPR A small Ukrainian town near the Russian border was the first to be liberated after a four-week Russian occupation. Its challenges provide a window into the tough road ahead for similar communities. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, to read.

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Investigating the timing and implications of Brittney Griner’s arrest in Russia. NPR’s Rachel Martin talks with Yahoo Sports writer Jeff Eisenberg about suspicions surrounding the case of WNBA all-star Brittney Griner, still being held in a Russian prison months after her arrest. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, to read.

First and second, links to Associated Press and Reuters reports, both linked to others. Third, from Popular Resistance, a look at how a 1997 book by Zbigniew Brzezinski offers clues to U.S. policy and actions in the third decade of the 21st century. — MCM

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Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine, by David Keyton | The Associated Press KYIV — Russia unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel facilities today, striking crucial infrastructure far from the front line of its eastern offensive, which Britain said has yet to achieve a significant breakthrough. Meanwhile, two fires were reported at oil facilities in western Russia. It was not clear what caused the blazes. . . . [T]op American officials pledged more help to [Ukraine]. In meetings with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday, the American secretaries of state and defense said Washington had approved a $165 million sale of ammunition . . .  along with more than $300 million in foreign military financing. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. to reopen Kyiv embassy soon, says Russia has failed in war aims, by Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets | Reuters * Washington pledges $713 mln in military aid * Russia demands Washington stop sending arms * U.S. diplomats to return to Ukraine in sign of support * Huge fire hits Russian fuel depot near border | KYIV — The United States will reopen its embassy in Ukraine soon, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today after he and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin visited Kyiv, promising more military aid and hailing the fight against Russia’s invasion. Both men said the fact they were able to come to Kyiv was proof of Ukraine’s tenacity in forcing Moscow to abandon an assault on the capital last month. “What you’ve done in repelling the Russians in the battle of Kyiv is extraordinary and  . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine is a pawn on the grand chessboard, by Rick Sterling | Popular Resistance / Educate! Zbigniew Brzezinski’s book The Grand Chessboard was published 25 years ago. . . . As the conflict in Ukraine evolves, with the potential of escalating into world war, we can see where this policy leads and how crucial it is to re-evaluate. . . . The basic premise of The Grand Chessboard is outlined in the introduction: * With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States is the sole global power * Europe and Asia (Eurasia) together have the largest land area, population and economy * U.S. must control Eurasia and prevent another country from challenging U.S. dominance. Brzezinski sums up the situation: “America is now the only global superpower, and Eurasia is the globe’s central arena.” He adds . . . READ MORE . . .

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First and second, links to Associated Press and Reuters summaries related to the war, both linked to other stories from the two news services. Then, added this afternoon, a New York Times report from yesterday carried in a number of dailies including the Seattle Times. Next, a link to a piece of commentary from Off-Guardian concerning rationing of energy in Italy and its connection with the war and global warming. Finally, via anti-war.com, one writer’s context for Russia’s “criminal invasion” of Ukraine. — MCM

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Ukraine leader pushes for more arms: U.S. officials to visit, by David Keyton | The Associated Press KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed the West for more powerful weapons as he prepared to meet with top U.S. officials in the war-torn country’s capital today, while Russian forces concentrated their attacks on the east, including trying to dislodge the last Ukrainian troops in the battered port of Mariupol. Zelenskyy announced the planned visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at a news conference Saturday night in a Kyiv subway station. . . . Zelenskyy said he was looking for the Americans to produce results, both in arms and security guarantees. “You can’t come to us empty-handed today, and we are expecting not just presents or some kind of cakes, we are expecting specific things and specific weapons,″ . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine to call for heavy arms when top U.S. officials visit Kyiv, by Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets | Reuters  * West has been sending more powerful arms to Ukraine * Ukrainians mark Orthodox Easter across Europe * Ukraine says destruction of churches disrupt celebrations * Moscow says military sites hit, Kyiv says children killed | KYIV — Ukraine will ask U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin for more powerful weapons during an expected visit by the officials to Kyiv on today, seeking to build the country’s defences against the Russian invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country would overcome “dark times,” in an emotional address at Kyiv’s 1,000-year-old Saint Sophia Cathedral to mark Orthodox Easter as fighting in the east overshadowed the religious celebrations. The trip by Blinken and Austin . . . would be . . . READ MORE . . .

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As Western arms pour into Ukraine, Zelenskyy promises victory, by Marc Santora, Michael Schwartz and Michael Levenson | The New York Times President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, bolstered by an influx of heavy weapons from Western nations, expressed increasing confidence Saturday that Ukraine was prepared to defeat Russian forces in what is expected to be a long and brutal battle for control of the eastern industrial heartland.“We will be able to show the occupiers that the day when they will be forced to leave Ukraine is approaching,” Zelenskyy said in an overnight address to the nation. The statement seemed to mark a decisive shift for Zelenskyy, who has spent months begging and shaming allies to provide Ukraine with longer-range, heavy weapons to repel Russian forces as they assault the east in the latest offensive in . . . READ MORE . . .

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‘Operation Thermostat’: Energy rationing & the pivot from Ukraine to climate? by Kit Knightly | Off-Guardian Italy is officially becoming the first country to start rationing energy after cutting their supply of Russian gas and oil. From next month, until at least March 2023, public buildings across the nation will be banned from running air conditioning at lower than 25 degrees, or heating higher than 19 degrees [Celsius]. The plan, termed “Operation Thermostat” in the press, is being sold as a way for ordinary people to show “solidarity” with the people of Ukraine, with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi saying: “Do we want to have peace or do we want to have the air conditioning on?” . . . READ MORE . . .

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Minsk II: Two Words You’ll Never Hear on Mainstream News, by Walt Zlotow | Heartland Progressive Ask a hundred Americans and you’ll be lucky to find even one who’s ever heard of Minsk II. But ask those same Americans how the Ukraine war started, and you’ll likely get “Russian President Putin woke up one day and decided to re-establish the Soviet empire, starting with Ukraine.” That is because our government and its slavishly loyal media have created a false narrative for maximum propaganda to support pouring billions in weaponry into the Ukraine war zone, ensuring that death and destruction will proceed endlessly. Minsk II was the 2015 agreement hammered out by Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany to end the . . . READ MORE . . .

What relevance might a pair of  naval disasters 40 years and two oceans apart mean for the outcome of a current war? Berkshire Eagle foreign affairs columnist answers that question in detail in the first item linked below. Next, beginnings of Associated Press and Reuters updates on the war, both linked to the news services’ other Ukraine-related stories. Then, (also in today’s Eagle) the latest of AP’s latest weekly “look at what DIDN’T happen last week” feature, three quarters of which is related, directly or indirectly, to the Ukraine war. — MCM

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When political fortunes sink with warships, by James Brooke | The Berkshire Eagle My journalism career has been bracketed by two large naval disasters: The May 2, 1982, sinking of the Argentine Navy cruiser the Belgrano and, 40 years later, the April 14 sinking of the Moskva, the flagship of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea fleet. Britain’s torpedoing of the Belgrano, one month into the Falklands War, had a major impact on the war. With the loss of 323 sailors, the sinking was a punch in the gut for Argentine public opinion. For the military, this deadly demonstration of Britain’s submarine power took the Argentine Navy out of war. After the Belgrano sank, Argentine ships never again ventured out of port. Ukraine’s successful missile attack on the Moskva, a missile cruiser twice the length of an American football field, may well have a similar impact. It could take Russia’s Navy off the chessboard for the rest of the Ukraine-Russia war. After Russia’s Army failed to take Kyiv last month, now its Navy has been humiliated in the eyes of . . . Berkshire Eagle subscribers can click HERE to read the rest of the analysis.

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Ukraine reports Russians trying to storm Mariupol plant, by David Keyton and Yesica Fisch | The Associated Press KYIV — Russian forces attacked a steel plant in the shattered Ukrainian port city of Mariupol today, Ukrainian officials said, apparently seeking to eliminate the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the strategic city the Kremlin claims its military has otherwise seized. . . . [A]n estimated 1,000 civilians sheltered in the Azovstal plant alongside the remaining Ukrainian fighters, while Russian forces pressed their offensive elsewhere in the eastern Donbas region amid fierce Ukrainian counterattacks. . . . [Presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovich said] Russian forces had resumed air strikes on the massive seaside plant and were trying to storm it, which would represent a reversal from an order Russian President Vladimir Putin gave two days earlier. READ MORE . . .

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Russia renews assault on Mariupol, intensifies Luhansk bombardment, Ukraine says, by Pavel Polityuk | Reuters * Luhansk governor says barrage in east intensifying * Ukraine official says Russia attacking last Mariupol defenders * UK says Russian forces have made no major gains in 24 hours | KYIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine — Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in Mariupol, a Ukrainian official said today, days after Moscow declared victory in the southern port city and said its forces did not need to take the factory. Russian forces were hitting the Azovstal complex with air strikes and trying to storm it, presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said, adding “the enemy is trying to strangle the final resistance of Mariupol’s defenders”. The biggest battle of the conflict has raged for weeks as Russia seeks . . . READ MORE . . .

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week. By The Associated Press. CLAIM: Photo of woman in a military uniform shows “Ukrainian beauty” who “blew up 52 invading Russian tanks.” THE FACTS: The woman in the photo is a military doctor, not a combat soldier, according to news reports, posts on her Facebook account and messages from her mother. A misrepresented photo of a trauma doctor in Ukraine is the latest example of false propaganda and disinformation that have overwhelmed social media in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine over the past seven weeks. The widely-shared photo showed a young woman in a camouflage jacket decorated with medals and pins, including one with a Ukrainian flag. Twitter posts touted her as a combat hero, responsible for destroying Russian military vehicles. “This Ukrainian beauty blew up 52 invading Russian tanks,” read one tweet . . . READ MORE . . .

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Below begin summaries by Reuters and the Associated Press of events of and related to the war in Ukraine, both linked to other stories. For weeks now, such news items have begun now-daily entries in this blog because they contain part of the overall truth about the war — especially day-to-day events, many of the details fed to the news media by official sources in the form of news releases, some encountered directly by reporters and correspondents — and form a part of how mass perception of the war and its causes is formed by millions around the world. News stories from Reuters, AP and some other news outlets are freely accessible online because they haven’t erected paywalls; other news organizations have. For the time being, these glimpses of the war and related developments have all but taken over a blog that was started four years ago to call attention to myriad falsehoods, fostered by government and  embraced by media of all stripes across the board (including most “alternative” media), about the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001; “9/11” served as a launching pad to start a series of other wars that were and are covered in a much different way from this one. — MCM

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Russian general says Moscow aims to control all of southern Ukraine, by Pavel Polityuk | Reuters * Ukraine says comments show Russia is seeking occupation * Moscow has previously said it aims to liberate Ukrainians * EU official sees decisive couple of weeks | KYIV/MARIUPOL — Moscow wants to take full control over southern Ukraine, a Russian general said today, a statement Ukraine said gave the lie to Russia’s previous assertions that it had no territorial ambitions. Rustam Minnekayev, deputy commander of Russia’s central military district . . . READ MORE . . .

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Possible mass graves near Mariupol as Russia attacks in east, by David Keyton and Yesica Fisch | The Associated Press KYIV — Satellite photos of what appeared to be rows upon rows of freshly dug mass graves on the outskirts of Mariupol brought the horrors of the war increasingly into focus, as Russia pounded away today at Ukrainian holdouts in the city’s steel mill and other targets in a drive to seize the country’s industrial east. “Every day they drop several bombs on Azovstal,” Petro Andryushchenko, an adviser to Mariupol’s mayor, said of the . . . READ MORE . . .

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To start, Reuters and Associated Press reports, linked to others from the news services. Next, via Consortium News and ScheerPost, the beginning of a post by Chris Hedges; among other things, the post links to the video of a discussion on “information warfare” (promoted HERE), of which Hedges was a part, and it provides an opportunity for readers to compare his take on propaganda and disinformation with that of Sarah Morris of The Carter Center (linked HERE yesterday). Other items of news and analysis may follow. — MCM

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Putin claims victory in Mariupol despite leaving defenders holed up, by Pavel Polityuk | Reuters * ‘No need to climb into these catacombs,’ says Putin * Ukraine seeks talks on fate of defenders and civilians * Fight for Mariupol has been biggest battle of war | KYIV — President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the Ukraine war today, declaring the port of Mariupol “liberated” after nearly two months of siege, despite leaving hundreds of defenders still holed up inside a giant steel works. Ukraine said Putin’s attempt to avoid a final clash with its forces in the city . . . READ MORE . . .

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Putin claims Mariupol win but won’t storm Ukrainian holdout, by Adam Schreck | The Associated Press KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the strategic city of Mariupol today, even as he ordered his troops not to risk more losses by storming the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the war’s iconic battleground. Russian troops have besieged the southeastern port city since the early days of the conflict and largely reduced it to ruins. Top officials have repeatedly claimed it was about to fall, but . . . READ MORE . . .

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American Commissars, by Chris Hedges | ScheerPost.com The ruling class, made up of the traditional elites that run the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, is employing draconian forms of censorship on its right-wing and left-wing critics in a desperate effort to cling to power. . . . [N]ow they have launched a new and sophisticated McCarthyism. Character assassination. Algorithms. Shadow banning. De-platforming. Censorship is the last resort of  .  . . READ MORE . . .

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