Here is a link to the latest article by an author who has written extensively about the assassinations of President Kennedy, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Sen. Robert Kennedy. Click HERE for others. — MCM

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Sy Hersh falls on his face again, Part 2, by James DiEugenio | kennedysandking.com On March 29th, Sy Hersh was at it again. He wrote about a split between the CIA and the Kennedy White House over the plans to do away with Fidel Castro. In a reversal of the factual record, he makes the Agency out to be reluctant to do such a thing, while the Kennedys were urging the plots forward. As I wrote in Part 1, this is utterly false. And both the Church Committee and the CIA’s own Inspector General Report proved it so. John Kennedy was so opposed . . . READ MORE . . .

The five links below are to reports from Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Associated Press, and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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Allies’ backing for Ukraine ‘strong and true’: U.S. defence chief. From  AFP. RAMSTEIN AIR BASE / KYIV — International support “for the forces of freedom in Ukraine holds strong and true,” U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said today. The meeting of dozens of Kyiv’s supporters in the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base would “focus on three key issues: air defense, ammunition, and enablers,” he said, referring . . . READ MORE . . .

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All NATO allies agree Ukraine should be member, but after victory – NATO chief. From Tass. BRUSSELS — All NATO member countries have agreed that Ukraine should join the alliance, but a meaningful discussion of the issue is possibly only after it wins in the armed conflict with Russia, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today. He spoke as he arrived at U.S. Ramstein Air Base in Germany before a meeting of . . . READ MORE . . .

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Kiev’s extremism, crimes confirm that special operation must go on – Russian MFA. From Tass.MOSCOW — The Kiev regime’s extremist statements and crimes confirm the need to continue the special military operation until all of its objectives have been achieved, the Russian Foreign Ministry said today. It drew attention to “the latest portion of extremist statements by some Ukrainian officials,” in particular, Mikhail Podolyak, an advisor to the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, who, . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia’s air force accidentally bombs own city of Belgorod. From AP. MOSCOW — Russia’s military acknowledged that a bomb accidentally dropped by one of its warplanes caused a powerful blast in a Russian city, injuring two and scaring local residents. Belgorod, a city of 340,000 located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of the Russia-Ukraine border, has . . . READ MORE . . .

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Kremlin pushed for pro-Russian coalition in Germany – WP. From the Moscow Times. The Kremlin attempted to sway German politicians to form an anti-war coalition as part of a broader strategy to weaken European backing for Ukraine, The Washington Post reported today. Citing documents dated between July and November last year that were obtained by an unidentified European intelligence service, . . . READ MORE . . .

For now, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Tass, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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NATO head makes first visit to Kyiv since Russian invasion. From AFP. NATO head Jens Stoltenberg made an unannounced visit to Kyiv today — his first since the Russian invasion, the military alliance said. NATO members are supplying Ukraine with military aid, seen as essential to defend . . . READ MORE . . .

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Prevention of Ukraine’s accession to NATO remains one of special op’s goals – Kremlin. From Tass. MOSCOW — Prevention of Ukraine’s accession to NATO remains one of the special military operation’s goals, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, “of course, because, otherwise, this will pose a serious, significant threat for our country’s security.” READ MORE . . .

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The Russian military commandant who oversaw reign of fear in Ukraine town, by Mari Saito, Polina Nikolskaya, Maria Tsvetkova and Anton Zverev | Reuters BALAKLIIA, Ukraine — The military commandant of the town of Balakliia, a key figure in Russia’s six-month occupation of the eastern Ukrainian town, has been identified by Reuters as Valery Sergeyevich Buslov, a 46-year-old military police lieutenant colonel. Local police have said Russian forces unlawfully detained at least 200 civilians in the town and . . . READ MORE . . .

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Many American companies that waited to exit Russia are now struggling to leave. Reported by Jackie Northam | NPR  Many American companies left Russia shortly after it invaded Ukraine. Others that waited are now finding it challenging to leave. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Finally, a link on this website to a review, published more than 16 months ago, of The Real Anthony Fauci, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s 2021 book subtitled “Bill Gates, Big Pharma, an the Global War on Democracy and Public Health.”  I wanted to write one myself but found such a task too challenging given other demands and distractions. I came across this one only today after reading Edward Curtin’s article just below (scroll down). As it happens, author Kennedy is today announcing, or by now has announced, his candidacy for president of the United States. — MCM

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American Pravda: Vaxxing, Anthony Fauci, and AIDS, by Ron Unz | The Unz Review Over the last year or so, fervent anti-vaxxers have become a major presence on our alt-media website, a situation I found very disagreeable. Many of our longtime columnists — Mike Whitney, Paul Craig Roberts, Linh Dinh, Gilad Atzmon, and Israel Shamir — had also moved strongly into that ideological camp, with Whitney’s long articles drawing enormous . . . READ MORE . . .

 

 

 

 

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The essay that begins below concerns, among other things, an event that takes place today in Boston. It was initially published two days ago on the author’s own website, Behind the Curtain.— MCM

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RFK Jr.: To heal the great divide

By Edward Curtin | Behind the Curtain

It has been fifty-five years since Senator Robert F. Kennedy stepped onto the presidential nominating stage to try to mend the massive breach that had opened in American society. The country was torn asunder by the Vietnam War, racism, poverty, the assassination of President Kennedy and the soon-to-be killing of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Chaos reigned as Lyndon Johnson lied and Richard Nixon matched him in verbal and actual treachery. A war between Middle America and the elites running the government was breaking out across the country. A great divide between whites and blacks, rich and poor, the working class and the upper class was opening wide. The Tet Offensive had just ripped the face off the official lies about the course of the war in Vietnam and the emperor, Lyndon Jonson, stood naked and would soon announce that he would not run again.

On March 16, 1968, Senator Kennedy declared his candidacy with these words:

“I do not run for the presidency merely to oppose any man but to propose new policies. I run because I am convinced that this country is on a perilous course and because I have such strong feelings about what must be done, and I feel that I’m obliged to do all that I can.

“I run to seek new policies – policies to end the bloodshed in Vietnam and in our cities, policies to close the gaps that now exist between black and white, between rich and poor, between young and old, in this country and around the rest of the world.”

By the end of 1968, a plague year if there ever were one, Richard Nixon, together with his goon squad, prepared to occupy the White House, Vietnam raged on, and everything King and Kennedy stood for seemed lost. Ignorance, vituperation, and the divide-and-conquer technique long practiced by the power elites set into the body politic like a deadly cancer. Something died, all hope seemed lost, and the perilous course RFK spoke of was never stopped. Jackals with polished faces have sat in the White House ever since.

Today hope is resurrected. Enter Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. center stage who will declare his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president on Wednesday, April 19, in Boston, Massachusetts.

The wheel of history has turned and 2023 resembles 1968 in many ways while getting worse in others. The divide in the country remains but has greatly widened. The CIA and the intelligence agencies totally control the mainstream media now. The Pentagon’s budget has increased exponentially. The U.S. wages a savage war against Russia in Ukraine under the blatant lie of defending freedom while supporting Nazis and greatly risking nuclear war. It provokes war with China. Permanent war is government policy with military bases and CIA and special forces all over the world, waging semi-clandestine wars, or maybe just wars that people don’t want to know about. The gap between the rich and the poor has widened while the elites mock working class people as moronic deplorables. The Department of Defense controls the development, manufacturing, clinical testing, supply, production, and distribution of the mRNA vaccines, while the criminal pharmaceutical companies reap obscene profits. Lies are piled upon lies in what amounts to an Orwellian nightmare. And while LBJ and Nixon have been replaced by Joe Biden, the warfare state roll on.

Some things have changed, of course. In 1968, liberals were turning against the U.S. war against Vietnam and were growing wary of the CIA. Today they support all the Democratic-led wars and love the CIA. They trust the obvious media lies and those of a proven liar such as Anthony Fauci. Nowhere is this sadly truer than with the extended Kennedy family, who in their support for Biden, Fauci, the CIA, etc. have betrayed JFK and RFK. Their smugness and support for Biden against their brother who is carrying on his uncle’s and father’s legacy is betrayal of the worst kind.

Despite a family actively opposed to his candidacy, despite all the media lies about him, and despite the odds makers giving him little chance, RFK, Jr. is entering the race. It is an act of supreme moral courage.

Like his father in ’68, he is the only candidate who can . . . READ MORE . . .

First, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, Tass, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Finally for today, a link to a book review from anti-war.com — MCM

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Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine’s Odessa. From AFP. Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa early today but there were no reports of casualties, according to Yuriy Kruk, head of the Odesa district military administration. Kruk said Ukraine’s air defenses had destroyed most of the attacking drones but some civilian infrastructure had been hit. READ MORE . . .

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South Korea’s Yoon opens door for possible military aid to Ukraine, by Soyoung Kim , Ju-min Park and Hyonhee Shin | Reuters SEOUL — Ahead of his state visit to the U.S. next week, Yoon says his government has been exploring how to help defend and rebuild Ukraine, just as South Korea received international assistance during the 1950-53 Korean War. “If there is a situation the international community cannot condone . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces control almost all of Artyomovsk, says DPR head’s advisor. From Tass. DONETSK —  Russia’s Wagner private military company has taken control of almost 90% of the city of Artyomovsk (called Bakhmut in Ukraine) “and its advance is inevitable,” Yan Gagin, an advisor to the Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) leader, said today. “The Ukrainian armed forces are okay with . . . READ MORE . . .

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Putin, Zelenskyy rally troops with war poised for new phase, by Adam Pemble | AP  KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited command posts of his forces fighting in Ukraine for the second time in two months, officials said Tuesday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his latest trip near the front line. The visits — on different days and in different provinces — sought to stiffen . . . READ MORE . . .

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Vladimir Putin visits 2 army posts in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine. Michele Martín of NPR speaks with Angela Stent of the Brookings Institution about messages Putin hoped to send while visiting Kherson and Luhansk during heightened tension within Russia’s military ranks. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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German president slams Putin on Warsaw Ghetto uprising anniversary. From AFP. Germany President Frank-Walter Steinmeier today slammed Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for his Ukraine invasion, while marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in the Polish capital. “With his illegal attack on a peaceful, democratic neighbouring country . . . READ MORE . . .

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The official story of the Ukraine war grossly misleads, by Frank T. Fitzgerald | antiwar.com  The overriding function of presenting the war in Ukraine as a crime perpetrated by one country is to relieve the U.S., NATO and actors within Ukraine of even the slightest responsibility for the war: Russia and Putin are the only perpetrators; everyone else is either an innocent bystander or an unfortunate victim. A much-needed antidote to this story is provided by Benjamin Abellow’s recent book, How the West Brought War to Ukraine. Based on the critiques of a range of scholars, U.S. government officials and military observers, and on his own . . . READ MORE . . .

First links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Bloomberg News, Tass, and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, three pieces of commentary from the Strategic Culture Foundation and Consortium News dated April 10,  16 and 17 respectively, on the leaked Pentagon documents. Finally for today, commentary from The Grayzone about the International Criminal Court’s warrant for the arrest of Russian President Putin and the Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights. — MCM

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USAID will invest millions to boost the oversight of Ukraine’s management of aid. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR  Ukraine relies on billions of dollars in aid from the U.S. to keep services running during the war. The way Ukraine spends the money is strictly monitored. The U.S. wants to bolster that transparency. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Putin rallies his troops with 2nd Ukraine visit in 2 months, by Adam Pemble | AP  KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited command posts of the Kremlin’s forces fighting in Ukraine, officials said today, as the warapproaches its 14th month and Kyiv readies a possible counteroffensive with Western-supplied weapons. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the visits took place Monday. The trip . . . READ MORE . . .

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Macron wants China’s help to bring Russia, Ukraine to the table, by Ania Nussbaum and Alberto Nardelli | Bloomberg News French President Emmanuel Macron has tasked his foreign policy adviser Emmanuel Bonne to work with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, to establish a framework that could be used as a basis for future negotiations, according to people familiar with the plans. The French strategy envisions . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian assets to remain immobilized until Ukraine conflict resolution – G7 statement. From Tass. KARUIZAWA, Japan — Russian sovereign assets that are currently in G7 countries’ jurisdictions, will remain immobilized until there is a resolution of the Ukrainian conflict, G7 foreign ministers said in a joint statement passed on Tuesday following their meeting in Japan’s Karuizawa. “We are determined, consistent with . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says repels Ukrainian incursion attempt. From AFP. Russia said Monday it had repelled an “illegal” Ukrainian attempt to infiltrate Russian territory in the southern border region of Bryansk, 11 days after reporting a similar incident. “The intruder stepped on a mined . . . READ MORE . . .

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The Pentagon leaks charade, by Pepe Escobar | Strategic Culture Foundation The script reads like a spoof straight out of legendary Mad magazine 1960’s cartoon “Spy vs. Spy”: Secret Pentagon Documents Fall in the Hands of Malign Russia. Well, actually in the hands of millions accessing Twitter and Telegram. So here, at face value, we have a major leak essentially detailing . . . READ MORE . . .

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Pentagon leaked papers are probably fake. So who’s behind them? by Martin Jay| Strategic Culture Foundation  Are the authors trying to underline Ukraine’s lack of hardware? And if so, for what purpose? How can we know this data is even accurate? More likely it is cunning begging letter to western elites which someone in Kiev thought . . . READ MORE . . .

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Leaks spelling the end for Ukraine, by Joe Lauria | Consortium News  A Washington Post headline last week was a bombshell for someone who has only been reading about the Ukraine war in The Washington Post and other Western media: “U.S. doubts Ukraine counteroffensive will yield big gains, leaked document says.” The story admits that Western media audiences have . . . READ MORE . . .

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ICC’s Putin arrest warrant based on State Department-funded report, by Jeremy Loffredo and Max Blumenthal | The Grayzone / Educate!  On March 17, the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, introduced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Llova-Belova. It them of conducting the “unlawful deportation” of Ukrainian children to a “network of camps” across the Russian Federation, and inspired . . . READ MORE . . .

First, links to reports from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, Tass, teleSUR, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Finally for today, via The Greanville Post and The Unz Review, commentary on media coverage of the Nord Stream pipelines explosions (first published on April 11). — MCM

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Putin critic jailed in treason case for 25 years, by Andrew Osborn | Reuters  * Politician Kara-Murza was accused of treason * Denied wrongdoing, said he stood by his actions * Spoke out strongly against the Ukraine war and Putin * Lobbied the West to impose sanctions on Russia * London and Washington demand his release | MOSCOW — Outspoken Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed for a quarter of a century by a Moscow court on Monday, the harshest sentence of its kind since Russia invaded Ukraine, after being found guilty of treason and other offences he denied. Kara-Murza, 41, a father of three and an opposition politician who holds Russian and British passports, spent years speaking out against President Vladimir Putin and . . . READ MORE . . .

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EU, UN, Germany and France react to Kara-Murza sentencing. From AFP. Click HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE to read.

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Slovakia gives Ukraine remaining 9 of 13 promised warplanes. From AP. BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia has delivered the remaining nine of the 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that it promised to Ukraine, the Slovak Defense Ministry said today. The ministry said the warplanes were transported overland for security reasons. The first four were flown from Slovakia to Ukraine by Ukrainian pilots on March 23. On March 17, the Slovak government became the second NATO member to answer Ukraine’s plea for warplanes to . . . READ MORE . . .

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Slovakia to temporarily ban Ukrainian grain imports – newspaper. From Tass. PRAGUE, Czech Republic — The Slovakian government will suspend grain imports from Ukraine, the Pravda newspaper reported today. The cabinet’s office would hold a meeting of an interdepartmental task force on the issue of temporarily restricting import of Ukrainian grain and number of other product types later in the day . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ecuador willing to send arms to Ukraine, U.S. leaks show. From teleSUR. The U.S. Intelligence documents leaked by computer technician Jack Teixeira last week unleash new scandals as they uncover maneuvers by Washington to fuel the war in Ukraine. The New York Times published an article stating that the Ecuadorean government led by right-wing President Guillermo Lasso took into consideration the requests for military support that the United States made to its Latin American . . . READ MORE . . .

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Thousands of Ukrainian children have been sent to Russia to escape the war zone. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley | NPR  Since the start of the war, thousands of Ukrainian children have been sent or taken to Russia. Human rights organizations allege Russia is trying to indoctrinate those children against their home country. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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War separates two best friends from Ukraine. Elissa Nadworny of NPR tells the story of two kindergarten classmates and best friends who were separated by Russia’s war on Ukraine. Click HERE to listen.

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How the war in Ukraine broke up a kindergarten class. Reported by Elissa Nadworny | NPR  The war in Ukraine has forever changed the young students of one kindergarten classroom, who are now scattered all around the world. Click HERE to listen.

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The religious battle at a Kyiv monastery. Reported by Julian Hayda | NPR  Ukraine’s Orthodox Christians, divided by war and politics, stake their claim to the country’s most important religious site — Kyiv’s Caves Monastery. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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In New York, a nonprofit helps Ukrainian refugees make a home. Reported by Jon Kalish | NPR  NEW YORK — More than 270,000 Ukrainians have arrived in the U.S. since the start of the war a year ago and tens of thousands have made their way to New York State. Bob Perl, a real estate broker who owns properties in the neighborhood known as Little Ukraine in Manhattan’s East Village, started the Ukrainian Habitat Fund because . . . Click HERE to listen and read.

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Why the media don’t want to know the truth about the Nord Stream blasts, by Jonathan Cook | The Greanville Post  Anyone following the fallout from explosions last September that ripped holes in three of the four Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea supplying Russian gas to Europe should be wary of accepting anything Western agencies . . . READ MORE . . .

For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Tass, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below.  — MCM

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Dozens of POWs freed as Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  KYIV — More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released as part of a major Easter exchange with Russia, a top official said today as Orthodox Ukrainians marked the holiday for a second time since Moscow unleashed its brutal full-scale war last February. While celebrations were subdued due to security risks, with a curfew barring the faithful from . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine military says U.S. leak shows it needs more ammunition. Elissa Nadworny and Joanna Kakissis of NPR talk about how the recent intelligence leaks in the U.S. are affecting relations between allies. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Russian Armed Forces hit command posts of two territorial defense brigades. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Russian Armed Forces hit the command posts of the 125th and 102nd Territorial Defense Brigades in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Zaporozhye Region, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said today.

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EU says unilateral trade action unacceptable after Poland, Hungary ban Ukraine grain, food imports. From Reuters. WARSAW, April 16 (Reuters) – Unilateral action on trade by European Union member states is unacceptable, a European Commission spokesperson said on Sunday, after Poland and Hungary announced bans on grain and other food imports from Ukraine to protect the local agricultural sector. “Trade policy is of EU exclusive competence and, therefore, unilateral actions . . . READ MORE . . .

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First, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, commentary from GlobalResearch and Black Agenda Report. — MCM

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Russian strike kills nine, including toddler, in Eastern Ukraine, by Jonathan Brown | AFP  Russia shelled a block of flats in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing nine people, authorities said today, including a two-year-old boy who was rescued from the rubble but died on his way to hospital. Friday’s strike on the quiet neighborhood came as Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill that . . . READ MORE . . .

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Wagner assault teams fighting for urban areas in western part of Artyomovsk – top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Assault teams from the Wagner private military company are fighting Ukrainian troops in the western districts of Artyomovsk, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Friday in a briefing that included other information on the special military operation in Ukraine. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine awaits U.S. missile system after latest Russian strike. From AP. KYIV — The death toll from Russian missile strikes on eastern Ukraine’s city of Sloviansk rose to 11 today as rescue crews tried to reach people trapped in the rubble of an apartment building, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine’s air force said the country would soon have weapons with which to try to prevent attacks like the one Friday. The delivery of the Patriot air defense . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine hopes to rally world leaders to help fund its reconstruction. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR  Ukraine needs billions of dollars for reconstruction. Its prime minister has been in Washington, D.C., this week meeting finance ministers and government officials from around the world, asking for help. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Polish government bans grain and other foods from Ukraine. From Reuters. WARSAW — The Polish government has decided to ban imports of grain and other food from Ukraine to protect the Polish agricultural sector, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS), Jaroslaw Kaczyński, said today. Large quantities of Ukrainian grains, cheaper than those produced in the European Union, have ended up remaining . . . READ MORE . . .

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In Ukraine, a kindergarten teacher returns to visit a ghost classroom. Reported by Elissa Nadworny | NPR  In Kharkiv, Ukraine, a kindergarten teacher visits her classroom which hasn’t hosted students for more than a year due to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Click HERE to listen later today and, still later, to read.

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Ukraine is out of ammo. Does the Pentagon want Kiev to “cut a deal” with Russia? by Don Hank | Global Research  The U.S. has allowed the Ukrainians to run out of ammo and just about everything else. One sad fact for Ukraine is that, according to the leaked Pentagon document trove, Ukraine is down to only 9,788 artillery shells on hand, or enough to sustain combat for a few days. The report claims . . . READ MORE . . .

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The U.S. pushes Kiev into a suicidal military counter-offensive, by Dmitriy Kovalevich | Black Agenda Report / Educate!   Hostilities in Ukraine have slowed because March in Ukraine is a month when the roads are muddy and heavy equipment cannot pass over them. Military trenches are flooded with water, and travel or evacuation becomes problematic, especially in combat areas where roads  . . . READ MORE . . .

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