(2023-09-04). North Korea Simulates Tactical Nuke Attack in Response to US Drills. news.antiwar.com North Korea on Saturday simulated a tactical nuclear weapon attack in response to another round of massive military exercises held by the US and South Korea. "A firing drill for simulated tactical nuclear attack was conducted at dawn of September 2 to warn the enemies of the actual nuclear war danger," North Korea's KCNA news …
(2023-09-04). Bucharest Denies Ukrainian Claim That Russian Drone Hit Romania. news.antiwar.com NATO member Romania has strongly denied a Ukrainian claim that a Russian drone detonated in Romanian territory during an overnight bombardment on one of Ukraine's ports on the Danube River. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko made the claim on Facebook. He said that according to Ukraine's state border service, a Russian drone "fell and …
(2023-09-04). IAEA Report Shows Iran Slows Its Enrichment of Uranium at 60%. news.antiwar.com A report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shows Iran has slowed its enrichment of uranium at 60% purity, The Associated Press reported on Monday. Iran began enriching uranium at 60% in response to an Israeli attack on its Natanz nuclear facility in April 2021. The level is the highest uranium enrichment Iran has …
(2023-09-04). Putin Tells Erdogan Russia Will Rejoin Grain Deal If Sanctions Are Eased. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday and said Moscow would return to the Black Sea grain deal if sanctions against Russia's agricultural industry are lifted. "I would like to confirm again our position of principle: we will be ready to consider the opportunity of reviving the grain deal. …
(2023-09-04). South Africa Says Inquiry Found No Evidence of Arms Shipment to Russia. news.antiwar.com On Sunday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said an independent inquiry found no evidence that a Russian cargo ship that docked in South Africa last year was loaded with weapons despite US claims. The Russian ship, the Lady R, docked at a naval base near Capetown in December 2022, angering the US because the vessel …
(2023-09-04). US, Philippines Conduct Joint Naval Patrol in the South China Sea. news.antiwar.com The US and Philippine navies conducted a joint patrol in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, a step that increases the chance of a dangerous encounter between US and Chinese vessels. The US Navy's Japan-based Seventh Fleet said the guided missile-destroyer USS Ralph Johnson joined the Philippine guided-missile frigate BRP Jose Rizal for the "bilateral …
(2023-09-04). Polish Anti-War Debates: Criticism of Kiev Regime or NATO, Punishable with Prison Sentence. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-04). Happy Anti-War Day! – September 1 – Say No! indybay.org War always has two losers. Neither side can win the Ukraine war. Russia will not lose a war of attrition. Ukraine lacks recruits, artillery and time!
(2023-09-05). Soon the moment will come when we will change everything. lefteast.org Interview with Mikhail Lobanov about his 'foreign agent' status, anti-war political organising among the left in Russia and beyond.
(2023-09-05). Death, the Crisis of Meaning, and Capitalism. orinocotribune.com By Carlos L. Garrido — Sep 3, 2023 | The Moving finger writes; and, having writ, | Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit | Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, | Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. | — The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám | Death as the nexus for the possibility of meaning in human life | In This Life, the philosopher Martin Hà§gglund argues that: | To attain a peaceful state of eternity you must be liberated from the risk of losing what you love. Were such liberation possible, however, nothing would matter to you. You literally would not care. There would be n…
(2023-09-05). Japanese Communists reject growing militarism, propose framework for peace in East Asia. greenleft.org.au 
Green Left's Federico Fuentes interviewed Japanese Communist Party (JCP) International Commission vice chair Kimitoshi Morihara regarding the peace and security initiatives the party is promoting to help counter growing militarisation in the Indo-Pacific region.
(2023-09-05). Saturday 9/23: Mark Levy-Songs of Political Satire & Struggle/Celebrate San Jose Peace & Justice Center. indybay.org San Jose Peace and Justice Center | 48 S. Seventh Street | San Jose, CA 95112…
(2023-09-05). Is CIA Director Bill Burns a Biden Yes-Man, a Putin Apologist or a Peacemaker? globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-05). UfP Annual Conference — Are We Already in World War III? indybay.org UfP Annual Conference — Are We Already in World War III? | Thursday, 19 October, 2023, 18: 00 — 20: 00 (UK Time) | Are we already in World War III? | Can a Roadmap for Peace Change Culture of War to Culture of Peace | Chair — Rita Payne, President Emeritus, Commonwealth Journalists Association | Speakers: | Alfred de Zayas, Lawyer, Writer, Historian and an Expert in the Field of Human Rights and International Law (Switzerland) | Medea Benjamin, Political Activist, Co-Founder of CodePink, Author, War in Ukraine (USA) | Tony Robinson, Editor, Pressenza — An International News Agency and Author…
(2023-09-04). US to begin sending controversial depleted uranium shells to Ukraine. nationofchange.org Peace groups have long campaigned for a ban on DU munitions…
(2023-09-04). San Jose commemorates 53rd anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. fightbacknews.org San Jose, CA – On August 29, the San Jose Freedom Road Socialist Organization and other groups held a commemoration for the 53rd anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium, with veteran activist Carlos Montes as a guest speaker. The commemoration was held at the San Jose Peace and Justice Center, a hub for activism in San Jose since 1957. Other organizations in attendance included Students for a Democratic Society, the Brown Berets and the Silicon Valley Immigration Committee. | The Chicano Moratorium was a mass protest of Chicanos who organized against the Vietnam War. Their largest march was on August 29, 1970 in Ea…
(2023-09-04). A comprehensive Ukrainian defeat is the only possible outcome of its conflict with Russia. By: Scott Ritter>. midwesternmarx.com 
Kiev was offered a peace deal long ago, but chose war instead, egged on by its Western backers. Now its fate is sealed September 2 marked the 78th anniversary of the World War Two surrender ceremony onboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. This moment formalized Japan's unconditional capitulation to the United States, and its allies, and marked the end of the conflict. From the Japanese perspective, it had been ongoing since the Marco Polo bridge incident of July 7, 1937, w …
(2023-09-04). "Venezuela stands for peace in Colombia," FM says. plenglish.com At the closure of the fourth cycle of peace talks between Petro's government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), Yvan Gil cited Maduro, "peace in Colombia is urgent, unpostponable and necessary. | Gil noted the Venezuelan government, as guarantor, is fully committed and determined to support as requested by Colombia and its political forces for full peace project, encouraged by President Petro, which includes a clamor of the Colombian people. | "We ¥re pleased to have hosted the fourth cycle of peace negotiations between the Colombian Government and the ELN in Caracas. | On Monday, both sides announced th…
(2023-09-05). Cuban authorities salute 60th anniversary of the Revolutionary Navy. plenglish.com On the social network X, formerly Twitter, National People's Power Assembly Esteban Lazo sent congratulations to all the members of the Navy and stressed that "they have been bulwarks in the defense of the Socialist Homeland and in Fidel (Castro)'s call to be a Navy of Patria o Muerte (Homeland and Death). | Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, in turn, congratulated the Cuban sailors, whom he described as faithful defenders of sovereignty and peace. | The Secretary of Organization of the Communist Party of Cuba, Roberto Morales, also congratulated the Revolutionary Navy and described its troops as the safeguard of Cu…
(2023-09-04). Popular Resistance From The Philippines To Baltimore. popularresistance.org In a large yet intimate gathering seated around the projector in the middle of Baltimore's NoMàºNoMຠgallery on Aug. 18, the Black Alliance for Peace- Baltimore and Malaya Baltimore held a discussion "From the Philippines to Baltimore: The Indo-Pacific Command, Neocolonialism, and You!" The event was part of BAP- Baltimore's "Baltimore Summer School" series. | Information handed out at the start of the event explained the exploitative nature of Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). APEC is a "neoliberal scheme called 'free trade' that makes it easy for…
(2023-09-04). Tuesday 9/5: Yoga for Activists. indybay.org San José Peace and Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street, Room 101 | San José, CA 95112…
(2023-09-04). Once We Were Proud And Supportive. popularresistance.org I was born in 1942 to a Jewish family while WWII was raging. My mother hated not only the Nazis but the German people for allowing that to happen. She never forgave them. Never would she buy or touch anything made in Germany. In 1948 the Jewish State of Israel was founded. My family were fiercely proud and supportive of what we felt was the heroic Zionist achievements in Israel. We knew nothing about Palestinians. All we knew was that Arabs hated Jews and did terrible things. At a young age I decided to join the US Army and "become a man." I spent three-and-a-half years, mostly in the 101st Airborne division as a…
(2023-09-05). Puebla Group Warns About the Danger of a Coup in Guatemala. telesurenglish.net On Monday, several Ibero-American former presidents gathered in the Puebla Group denounced the "lawfare" that is underway against Bernardo Arevalo, the elected president of Guatemala. | RELATED: | "We warn of the danger of a coup d'état in process. We call on the international community to support a peaceful and legal transition that allows authorities elected by the people to access the government, which would be…
(2023-09-04). Haiti Pays Tribute to Hundreds of Victims of Criminal Violence. telesurenglish.net "It was an act of bravery because these people stood up to the gangs that terrorized them. To all those who were killed, we tell them to go in peace, but that the battle continues, because we are determined to confront (Haitian Prime Minister) Ariel Henry and his bloodthirsty men," Célestin declared. | The event occurred last August 26 when the faithful of the Piscine de Bethesda evangelical church decided to forcibly evict the Canaan gang from their stronghold…
(2023-09-04). Venezuela Congratulates Colombia-ELN Peace Dialogue Cycle. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro congratulated the Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) for holding the fourth cycle of peace talks, which concluded in Caracas with the approval of various agreements, including increasing the humanitarian actions in the areas most affected by the conflict. | RELATED: | Through a statement, the Venezuelan government praised the participation of s…
(2023-09-04). Colombian Government and ELN Finish 4th Cycle of Peace Talks. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the delegations of the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) will culminate their fourth cycle of peace talks in Caracas, Venezuela. | RELATED: | On August 14, the parties began talks to address the bilateral ceasefire in force until February 2024 and to implement humanitarian relief measures for rural communities. | The ELN delegation was "committed to translating what was agreed…
(2023-09-05). Fourth Round of Colombia Government-ELN Peace Negotiations Ends in Caracas. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan minister for foreign affairs, Yván Gil, during the closing of the fourth round of peace talks between the government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN), stated that Venezuela has been committed to the Colombian peace process as a guarantor, as requested by Colombia and its political forces, in this and other initiatives in a sincere, objective, and committed manner, in order to achieve the total peace project. | "On behalf of the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, the national government as [international] guarantor is committed and determined to reaf…
(2023-09-04). A Roadmap for Peace in Ukraine. transcend.org 29 Aug 2023 – As more and more politicians and scholars recognize that the Ukraine conflict cannot be solved militarily, that there will be no winners but only losers, we should concentrate on stopping the slaughter. This is the only rational policy we can follow. My roadmap for peace is simple.
(2023-09-04). 'Peace, War and 9/11' Honors Late Peace Activist Graeme MacQueen. transcend.org 1 Sep 2023 – The Westdale cinema is hosting world premiere of "Peace, War and 9/11," a movie about the late Graeme MacQueen, founder of Centre of Peace Studies at McMaster University and a member of the TRANSCEND Network.
(2023-09-04). Roads Taken and Not Taken: Two Visions of the Future. transcend.org When the Cold War ended in 1991, the West, and particularly the United States, found itself at a fork in the road. One road led to peace, justice, cooperation, nuclear disarmament, a revitalized UN, inclusiveness, pluralism, human rights, multilateralism, fair trade, regulated markets, food security, sustainability, and humane governance. The other road led to militarism…
(2023-09-04). Why We Can't Have World Peace. transcend.org 31 Aug 2023 – We can't have world peace as long as the US government's foreign policy is to (militarily) conquer the world. Western think tanks refer to this grandiose wet dream to dominate the world as US "exceptionalism" and "hegemony."
(2023-09-04). Saturday 9/23: Mark Levy-Songs of Political Satire & Struggle/Celebrate San Jose Peace & Justice Center. indybay.org San Jose Peace and Justice Center | 48 S. Seventh Street | San Jose, CA 95112…
(2023-09-04). UfP Annual Conference — Are We Already in World War III? indybay.org UfP Annual Conference — Are We Already in World War III? | Thursday, 19 October, 2023, 18: 00 — 20: 00 (UK Time) | Are we already in World War III? | Can a Roadmap for Peace Change Culture of War to Culture of Peace | Chair — Rita Payne, President Emeritus, Commonwealth Journalists Association | Speakers: | Alfred de Zayas, Lawyer, Writer, Historian and an Expert in the Field of Human Rights and International Law (Switzerland) | Medea Benjamin, Political Activist, Co-Founder of CodePink, Author, War in Ukraine (USA) | Tony Robinson, Editor, Pressenza — An International News Agency and Author…
(2023-09-04). Colombian Government and ELN conclude fourth cycle of peace talks. plenglish.com Bogota, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) are ending this Monday in Venezuela, the fourth cycle of peace talks to find a negotiated solution to the internal conflict.
(2023-09-04). Saturday 9/23: Mark Levy-Songs of Political Satire & Struggle and Celebrate San Jose Peace & Justice Cent. indybay.org San Jose Peace and Justice Center | 48 S. Seventh Street | San Jose, CA 95112…
(2023-09-04). Mayo Clinic remembers Sister Lauren Weinandt. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Sister Lauren Weinandt, Mayo Clinic's longest-serving staff member, passed away on July 31, at the Saint Marys Campus, where she lived and worked for nearly 70 years. Sister Lauren Weinandt, a beloved Mayo staff member who embodied the Franciscan and Mayo Clinic values, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, July 31, at the hospital she loved and worked at for 67 years. She will be remembered for her open door, open heart, and…
(2023-09-05). Gobierno colombiano y ELN acuerdan creación de zonas humanitarias. telesurtv.net El principal negociador del ELN, Pablo Beltrán, refirió que "el cese al fuego ha estado bajo fuego".
(2023-09-05). Presidente venezolano ratifica apoyo a diálogos de paz en Colombia. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano calificó esta jornada como "bastante provechosa" para el proceso por la paz de Colombia.
(2023-09-05). Venezuela: Tijeras, Telas agujas e hilos, "Manos a la obra" telesurtv.net Esta es la primera "Comuna Cultural el Gran Sucre" que resalta el patrimonio cultural…
(2023-09-04). Gobierno colombiano y ELN acuerdan creación de zonas humanitarias. telesurtv.net El principal negociador del ELN, Pablo Beltrán, refirió que "el cese al fuego ha estado bajo fuego".
(2023-09-05). Venezuelan soldiers expel 10,000 illegal miners from Amazonia. plenglish.com Caracas, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) of Venezuela expelled from the Amazon since July some 10,200 illegal miners engaged in various criminal activities, a high-ranking official published on X.
(2023-09-05). Vicepresidenta ejecutiva Delcy Rodríguez llega a China. telesurtv.net Como parte de esta visita oficial, se espera que la vicepresidenta ejecutiva sostenga varias reuniones con diferentes representantes del Gobierno chino.
(2023-09-04). Venezuela to hold National Congress on Climate Crisis. plenglish.com The Minister for Ecosocialism, Josué Lorca, invited researchers from the Ecological Community, Popular Power, Communal Councils and Social Movements to participate in the meeting, whose sessions will alternate between this capital and the states of Mérida and Falcón, Venezolana de Televisión reported. | The authority called on all Venezuelans to join the purpose of the event to "build strategies for the preservation of Mother Earth", as a continuity to the agreements of the previous Congress on the subject in May 2022. | The first National Congress on Climate Crisis assumed strategies to stop such process and tr…