(2022-03-17). Headlines for March 17, 2022. democracynow.org Ukraine Blames Russia for Attack on Mariupol Theater Where Hundreds Sheltered, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Asks U.S. Congress for More Weapons, WHO Warns 6 Million People in Ethiopia's Tigray Region Face "Unparalleled Health Crisis", U.N. Drive for Yemen Aid Falls Far Short of Goal Needed to Avert Catastrophe, UK's Boris Johnson Meets With Saudi Crown Prince, Urging the Kingdom to Pump More Oil, FBI Documents Reveal Saudi Spy Linked to Prince Bandar Assisted 9/11 Hijackers, Homeland Security Dept. Grants 18-Month TPS to Afghans Who Fled Taliban Takeover, Second Gentleman Doug Em…
(2022-03-17). Calling Ukraine "Relatively Civilized" Invokes a Racist Ranking of Europeanness. truthout.org 
CBS senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata's contrast of Ukraine, which he described as "relatively civilized, relatively European," with Iraq and Afghanistan, where "conflict has been raging for decades," went viral and offended millions around the globe. This dangerous comment was a sobering reminder of the persisting racism, Islamophobia and colonial mentalities still propagated by mainstream media. While people from the Middle East expressed their shock and disappointment at being…