(2023-02-15). Take action against AUKUS, militarisation. greenleft.org.au Anti-war and peace networks are organising a national protest outside federal MPs' offices, demanding an end to AUKUS and the billions being wasted on a new arms race. Pip Hinman reports.
(2023-02-15). US Says There're 'No Discussions' on Reviving Iran Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com The State Department said Monday that the US has not engaged in any discussions on reviving the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, in the latest sign that the crippling economic sanctions on Iran aren't going anywhere. "There has been no discussion of resuscitating the JCPOA. That is not on the agenda. It hasn't …
(2023-02-15). US Wants to Help Ukraine Retake More Territory Before Negotiating With Putin. news.antiwar.com The Washington Post reported on Monday that Biden administration officials say they want to help Ukraine retake as much territory as it can from Russia over the next few months before they sit down at the negotiation table with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The report, which cited unnamed Biden administration officials, said that some "optimists" …
(2023-02-15). WaPo: Chinese Balloon Wound Up in the US Due to Unexpected Weather. news.antiwar.com The Chinese balloon that wound up over the continental United States likely ended up there by accident due to unexpected weather, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. US officials told…
(2023-02-15). Why The Rage Against The War Machine Rally Is #AntiWarSoWhite. indybay.org I'm looking at this Rage Against The War Machine rally that is being organized by the Libertarian Party and I am genuinely confused about how folks on the left are involved in this at all.
(2023-02-14). Russia Says NATO Should Hold Emergency Summit Over Nord Stream Sabotage. news.antiwar.com Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said over the weekend that NATO countries should hold an emergency summit over the sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines after a report from journalist Seymour Hersh said US Navy divers planted explosives on the pipelines. "There have been plenty of facts: pipeline explosions, motives and indirect evidence obtained …
(2023-02-14). Ukrainian Troops Training on Leopard Tanks in Poland. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian troops are training on German-made Leopard tanks in Poland and put on a demonstration Monday for Polish President Andrzej Duda that was attended by reporters. The training for Leopard tanks typically takes a few months, but the program in Poland is being expedited and is expected to be completed in one month. Currently, 105 …
(2023-02-14). US Military Says It Started Shooting Down UFOs After Adjusting Radars. news.antiwar.com Explaining why the US military just shot down three unidentified flying objects, the commander of US Northern Command said it was due to a radar adjustment that was made after a Chinese balloon was spotted over the US. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, who heads NORTHCOM and NORAD, told reporters Sunday that the adjustments that …
(2023-02-14). Report: US Tells Ukraine It Doesn't Have Enough Long-Range Missiles to Send. news.antiwar.com While the US has been steadily escalating its military support for Ukraine, the Biden administration has held off sending the Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMs), munitions that have a range of up to 190 miles and can be fired from the HIMARS rocket systems. One reason for not sending the ATACMs is that they could …
(2023-02-14). Stoltenberg Hints Finland, Sweden Could Join NATO Separately. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg hinted on Tuesday that Sweden and Finland could join the alliance separately even though the Nordic countries have said they would only become members together. "So the main question is not whether Finland and Sweden are ratified together. The main question is that they are both ratified as full members as …
(2023-02-14). White House: Three Objects the US Shot Down Could Have Been 'Totally Benign'. news.antiwar.com After days of hype, the White House acknowledged on Tuesday that the three unidentified objects shot down by the US military could have been "totally benign" balloons. "One thing we have to consider, and we believe the intelligence community is considering as an explanation, is that these could be balloons tied to commercial or research …
(2023-02-15). Monday 2/13: David Rovics – "Songs of Social Significance" Healer Trio & Russell Brutsche. indybay.org Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…
(2023-02-14). Ukrainian Troops Training on Leopard Tanks in Poland. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian troops are training on German-made Leopard tanks in Poland and put on a demonstration Monday for Polish President Andrzej Duda that was attended by reporters. The training for Leopard tanks typically takes a few months, but the program in Poland is being expedited and is expected to be completed in one month. Currently, 105 …
(2023-02-14). US Military Says It Started Shooting Down UFOs After Adjusting Radars. news.antiwar.com Explaining why the US military just shot down three unidentified flying objects, the commander of US Northern Command said it was due to a radar adjustment that was made after a Chinese balloon was spotted over the US. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, who heads NORTHCOM and NORAD, told reporters Sunday that the adjustments that …
(2023-02-14). Report: US Tells Ukraine It Doesn't Have Enough Long-Range Missiles to Send. news.antiwar.com While the US has been steadily escalating its military support for Ukraine, the Biden administration has held off sending the Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMs), munitions that have a range of up to 190 miles and can be fired from the HIMARS rocket systems. One reason for not sending the ATACMs is that they could …
(2023-02-14). Stoltenberg Hints Finland, Sweden Could Join NATO Separately. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg hinted on Tuesday that Sweden and Finland could join the alliance separately even though the Nordic countries have said they would only become members together. "So the main question is not whether Finland and Sweden are ratified together. The main question is that they are both ratified as full members as …
(2023-02-14). White House: Three Objects the US Shot Down Could Have Been 'Totally Benign'. news.antiwar.com After days of hype, the White House acknowledged on Tuesday that the three unidentified objects shot down by the US military could have been "totally benign" balloons. "One thing we have to consider, and we believe the intelligence community is considering as an explanation, is that these could be balloons tied to commercial or research …
(2023-02-15). Monday 2/13: David Rovics – "Songs of Social Significance" Healer Trio & Russell Brutsche. indybay.org Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…
(2023-02-14). Talk World Radio: Calling for Peace in Southern Ethiopia. davidswanson.org
(2023-02-14). Plum trees in full blossom across China. ecns.cn Plum trees have already started to blossom across China. In Chinese culture, the five petals of the plum blossoms symbolize happiness, good luck, longevity, and peace. The plant blooms in cold late winter and early spring. Therefore, it also stands for courage and hope.
(2023-02-14). The long road to peace in Colombia. america.cgtn.com 
Colombian government peace delegates began a second round of preliminary talks with the country's largest recognized rebel group called the National Liberation Army on Monday. Find out more.
(2023-02-14). Colombian government and ELN begin second round of peace talks in Mexico. peoplesdispatch.org The Colombian government and the leftist guerrilla group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), began the second round of peace talks on Monday, February 13, in Mexico City, Mexico, with the purpose of achieving true and lasting peace in the country. In this round, the negotiating parties seek to reach an agreement on the participation of civil society groups in the negotiation process and the possibility of establishing a bilateral ceasefire after the
(2023-02-15). Webinar on Alex Saab case, Feb. 16. iacenter.org February 14, 2023 By National Lawyers Guild International Committee Caracas, Venezuela. 'Free Alex Saab.' Join the National Lawyers Guild International Committee Thursday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. EST (4 p.m. PST) for a webinar on the case of Alex Saab, the Venezuelan diplomat currently imprisoned in a U.S. federal detention center. Saab faces charges that are directly related to defiance of the U.S. attempt to impose regime change on Venezuela through the use of illegitimate, unilateral, coercive measures (sanctions). Recently, a delegation of two NLG and International Association of Democratic Lawyers members visited…
(2023-02-15). Turkish Rescuers Thank Venezuela for Emergency Responders. orinocotribune.com 
Turkish rescuers thanked Venezuela with a gift of the national flag of Türkiye bestowed on the Venezuelan brigade members of the Simón Bolívar Humanitarian Task Force who aided in the search and rescue efforts in the city of Adiyaman, one of the areas hardest hit by the earthquake that hit Türkiye and Syria a week ago. | This was confirmed by Madelein García, a Telesur correspondent, who traveled with the Venezuelan humanitarian task force to learn about the disaster through journalistic tours in the area. | "This is how we tell it," commented one of the Venezuelan brigade members. "We were right at tha…
(2023-02-15). Retornan a Venezuela casi 100 connacionales desde Ecuador. telesurtv.net Los repatriados arribaron por el Aeropuerto Nacional Simón Bolívar, en Maiquetía, a bordo de una aeronave de la línea local Conviasa.
(2023-02-14). Venezuela Voices Solidarity with Syria & Turkey as Earthquake Rescue Missions Continue. venezuelanalysis.com Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed his gratitude for the aid from the Venezuelan people despite also suffering from US sanctions.
(2023-02-14). Ten Ways The US Is Out Of Line With The Entire World. popularresistance.org Out of the nearly 200 countries in the world, there is one country that does not behave like the others, even remotely. There is one country that is outside the norm in almost every regard. It's a rogue nation — and it's about time we called it to account! | The agents of the United States used to refer to any country that wasn't acting in the interests of the empire as a "rogue state." Countries like Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Syria, Libya, Venezuela, Russia, and Nauru were all labelled as such at various times. Nowadays, the U.S. government has a new expression that seems to mean the same thing. U.S. officials say…