(2023-02-17). Blinken Might Meet With China's FM at Munich Conference Amid Balloon Tensions. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken might meet with his Chinese counterpart this week at the Munich Security Conference, which will be held from Friday to Sunday. Blinken canceled a planned trip to China after the Pentagon announced a Chinese balloon was floating over the continental United States. Blinken called the incident a "clear violation of …
(2023-02-17). The US May Have Shot Down a Small Hobby Balloon With a Sidewinder Missile. news.antiwar.com
(2023-02-16). Ukraine to Receive Fewer German-Made Leopard Tanks Than Promised. news.antiwar.com German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Wednesday that Ukraine will not be receiving as many German-made Leopard 2 tanks as promised, at least in the near term. Ukraine was promised two full battalions by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, which totals 62 tanks, but Pistorius said Western allies are struggling to put that many together. According …
(2023-02-17). Blinken Might Meet With China's FM at Munich Conference Amid Balloon Tensions. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken might meet with his Chinese counterpart this week at the Munich Security Conference, which will be held from Friday to Sunday. Blinken canceled a planned trip to China after the Pentagon announced a Chinese balloon was floating over the continental United States. Blinken called the incident a "clear violation of …
(2023-02-17). The US May Have Shot Down a Small Hobby Balloon With a Sidewinder Missile. news.antiwar.com
(2023-02-16). Ukraine to Receive Fewer German-Made Leopard Tanks Than Promised. news.antiwar.com German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Wednesday that Ukraine will not be receiving as many German-made Leopard 2 tanks as promised, at least in the near term. Ukraine was promised two full battalions by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, which totals 62 tanks, but Pistorius said Western allies are struggling to put that many together. According …
(2023-02-16). US Shoots Down Drone Near Occupied Gas Field in Syria. news.antiwar.com US Central Command has said that US forces shot down a drone on Tuesday that was flying near a US base in northeast Syria. CENTCOM claimed the drone was Iranian-made and said the incident took place at the Mission Support Site Conoco, a US base next to the Conoco gas fields in eastern Syria's Deir …
(2023-02-16). Blinken Warns Attempting to Retake Crimea Is a 'Red Line' for Putin. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday warned that a Ukrainian attempt at retaking Crimea would be a "red line" for Russian President Vladimir Putin and risks a major response. POLITICO reported that Blinken made the comments during a Zoom call Wednesday with a group of experts in a discussion about the war, citing four …
(2023-02-16). Ukraine Launches Joint Production of Artillery Shells With a NATO Country. news.antiwar.com Ukraine's state arms producer, Ukroboronprom, announced Wednesday it was launching joint artillery shell production with an unnamed NATO country, a step that reflects the alliance's deepening cooperation with Kyiv. Ukroboronprom said it began producing 120-mm mortar rounds with a NATO member, which it declined to identify. The company's spokeswoman, Natalia Sad, said the joint production …
(2023-02-16). UN Experts: Iranians With Blood Disorder are Dying Due to US Sanctions. news.antiwar.com UN experts said this week that "The lack of access to medication has resulted in many more deaths," two UN experts, Alena Douhan and Obiora C. Okafor, said, according to a "Since th…
(2023-02-16). US Launches Another Airstrike in Somalia, Claims 5 al-Shabaab Killed. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced it launched an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab on Wednesday, the second known US airstrike in the country this month. In a press release on Thursday, AFRICOM claimed the strike killed five al-Shabaab fighters and said it "assessed" no civilians were killed due to the remote location of the strike. …
(2023-02-16). US Endorsement Fails to Help Iraqi Currency Exchange Rate. news.antiwar.com Dragged down by a crumbling currency, Iraqi officials Friday the 3rd saw the dinar bounce off of record lows, but predicted recoveries never materialized, and the currency is
(2023-02-16). March 18: National March — Peace In Ukraine; Stop NATO. popularresistance.org Coinciding with the 20th anniversary weekend of the U.S.-invasion of Iraq, antiwar organizations and coalitions are initiating a major set of actions including a major demonstration at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Saturday March 18 demanding "Peace in Ukraine — Say NO to Endless U.S. Wars" and "Fund People's Needs, Not the War Machine." | The Biden administration seems determined to escalate the Ukraine war. The danger of a catastrophic global war — including nuclear war — is real. A U.S. General commanding 50,000 troops in the Pacific also issued a letter to his sub-commanders in rece…
(2023-02-16). 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.
(2023-02-16). We Need a Huge Rage Against the War Machine. Mass Antiwar Movement. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-16). Brecht's 'The Mother': The Revolution will not be dramatized. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES—One of my most memorable moments as a theatergoer was at the Performing Garage, the black box theater in Soho, Lower Manhattan, where the Wooster Group staged Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage half a century ago. In this anti-war play, the title character travels around Europe, and at one point during the drama, when Mother …
(2023-02-16). Int'l Organization for Mediation to facilitate dispute settlement: Chinese FM. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Thursday that the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) will be a global public good for rule of law that will provide a new platform for peaceful resolution of international disputes.
(2023-02-17). Greenpeace occupation of Shell Oil Platform Ends with no Arrests. indybay.org Shell Oil wants US$130,000 for the use of their drilling platform by Greenpeace: | Press release includes occupation timeline.
(2023-02-17). 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…
(2023-02-16). Putin Relies on 'Fatigued' Republicans. americanthinker.com Any wavering of Western resolve that allows Russia to advance in Europe will have repercussions for peace and the balance of power in Asia and the Middle East.
(2023-02-16). Asking the Oppressed to Be Nonviolent Is an Impossible Standard That Ignores History. independentmediainstitute.org In January 2023, after five police officers killed Tyre Nichols, President Joe Biden quickly issued a statement calling on protesters to stay nonviolent. "As Americans grieve, the Department of Justice conducts its investigation, and state authorities continue their work, I join Tyre's family in calling for peaceful protest," said Biden. "Outrage is understandable, but violence …
(2023-02-16). Canada Must Act Against Israeli Settlement Expansion. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-16). Haiti forum denounces U.S. occupation. workers.org 
Berkeley, California Haiti was the focus of the Feb. 4 revival of the Peace and Freedom Party's monthly political meetings, held here at the Starry Plough Irish Pub revolutionary pub. Pro-Aristide demonstrator in Haiti in early March 2004, protesting the Feb. 29 coup and facing the assault rifle of a . . . |
(2023-02-16). Germany in the context of the US-China conflict. unitedworldint.com We are continuing with the second part of our interview with Ingar Solty, research fellow at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation affiliated to the Left party and a frequent expert to the German parliament's public hearings on peace and security policy.. The first part has dealt with the approval of 100 billion Euros of defense spending …
(2023-02-17). Presidente de Bolivia se reúne con el canciller de Venezuela. telesurtv.net El presidente Luis Arce aprovechó el encuentro para enviar un saludo a su homólogo venezolano, Nicolás Maduro.
(2023-02-17). Presidente venezolano expresa solidaridad con Türkiye tras terremotos. telesurtv.net El mandatario turco resaltó el internacionalismo y la generosidad de Venezuela, a pesar de las injustas sanciones unilaterales impuestas por los Estados Unidos.
(2023-02-17). Aprueban proyecto de ley sobre inversiones entre Colombia y Venezuela. telesurtv.net El presidente de la AN, el diputado Jorge Rodríguez, destacó la importancia del acuerdo al afianzar las relaciones binacionales.
(2023-02-17). Presidentes de Venezuela y Colombia firman Acuerdo de Alcance Parcial de Naturaleza Comercial. telesurtv.net El mandatario colombiano destacó que la firma de este acuerdo es un paso más en la integración que nunca debió ser suspendida entre ambos países.
(2023-02-17). President Maduro and President Petro Sign Trade Agreement, Resume Full Relations. orinocotribune.com 
This Thursday, February 16, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, signed the Partial Scope Trade Agreement No. 28. The signing of this memorandum of understanding ratifies the President Maduro arrived this Thursday afternoon, accompanied by his wife and Deputy Cilia Flores, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, and by members of his cabinet. After arriving at the Sant…
(2023-02-17). President Maduro Rules Out Resuming México Talks (+Washington Abandoning Its Word). orinocotribune.com This Thursday, February 16, the Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, ruled out resuming the dialogue—known as the México Talks—that his government had been advancing with representatives of the Unitary Platform which includes the extremist sectors of the Venezuelan opposition. "We do not dialogue with maulas," stated the head of government, who pointed out the breach of the agreements reached at the last round of the México Talks. | "We dialogue with everyone who has to dialogue. When you have a dialogue, you have to have a say," Maduro noted. "And you also summon governments as serious as the govern…
(2023-02-16). Economists fear Venezuela slipping back into hyperinflation. america.cgtn.com 
Economists in Venezuela fear the country may be slipping back into a cycle of hyperinflation, just a year after it emerged from a four-year period of crippling high prices.
(2023-02-16). Gustavo Pereira: "La poesía es una de las grandes pedagogas de la sensibilidad" (+ Video). cubadebate.cu En los versos de Gustavo Pereira se revisita una y otra vez a Venezuela. Las palabras escritas en sus libros fotografían la verdad y el compromiso como base de un cambio político y social. Es también, una constante denuncia a los problemas culturales que marchitan a la sociedad, a la historia, a la idiosincrasia de ese país, y a la de América Latina.
(2023-02-16). Opposition Announces Primaries Date & Schedule. orinocotribune.com 
This Wednesday, February 15, the fragmented far-right Venezuelan opposition set the primary elections date for October 22, with a view of defining a candidate for the presidential elections scheduled for 2024, as announced by the organizers of the process. | "It is our date, we are taking it with the greatest certainty and with the greatest rigor," Jesús María Casal, president of the national primaries commission, told the press, considering that this event is an exercise of electoral rights. The National Commission of Primaries (CNP) of the Unitary Platform opposition alliance was the body in charge of announcin…
(2023-02-16). President Maduro Inaugurates Healthcare Facilities in La Guaira, Las Tejerías, and Falcón. orinocotribune.com 
This Tuesday, February 14, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, during a televised broadcast from Carabobo state, announced the inauguration of a blood bank in the José María Vargas Hospital, La Guaira state, and the rehabilitation of seven people's clinics in Aragua state, as well as the Falcón Institute of Scientific Research for Health (IFICS), Falcón state. This was accomplished through the Bricomiles (Military-Community Brigades for Education and Health) and the IFICS, in Coro. | From the University of Carabobo campus, where important services for cancer treatments were initiated at the Miguel Pérez C…
(2023-02-16). Venezuela Exported 50,000 Tons of Seafood in 2022. orinocotribune.com 
In 2022, as part of the economic diversification of the country, Venezuela registered a 13% increase in seafood exports if compared with 2021, an increase of over 5,000 tons of fish. | According to the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Juan Carlos Loyo, among the most exported marine species are: tajali, red snapper, curbina, and shrimp. | "In the case of shrimp, it is one of the main species at the export level, just like crab and tajali," said the minister. | In 2021, Venezuela exported a total of 44,059 tons of fish, reported a press release from the ministry. | Likewise, Loyo pointed out that in this 202…
(2023-02-16). Presidente Maduro: sector opositor no ha cumplido con acuerdo. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado recordó que este acuerdo se conversó durante meses y se firmó con garantes internacionales.
(2023-02-16). Chile reconoce a Venezuela por apoyo en combate de incendios. telesurtv.net El reconocimiento tuvo lugar en el marco de la conmemoración del Día Nacional del Brigadista Forestal en Chile.
(2023-02-16). Cinco canciones para recordar al cantautor Alí Primera. telesurtv.net Gracias a su compromiso con las causas justas, el cantautor Alí Primera fue bautizado como "El cantor del pueblo".