(2023-02-22). Ukraine Worries the Biden Administration Might Use Congress as an Excuse to Wind Down Aid. news.antiwar.com An advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told POLITICO on Tuesday that Kyiv is worried that some members of the Biden administration might use Congress as an excuse to start winding down military aid and push for Ukraine to pursue more realistic war goals. "I think both on Capitol Hill and in the administration, there …
(2023-02-22). US Judge Says Families of 9/11 Victims Not Entitled to Afghan Central Bank Funds. news.antiwar.com A US judge has determined that families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks are not entitled to Afghan central bank funds that the Biden administration has seized. During the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the US withdrawal in 2021, the Biden administration froze $7 billion in Afghan central bank reserves that are …
(2023-02-21). Biden Makes Surprise Visit To Ukraine. popularresistance.org President Biden on Monday made a surprise visit to Ukraine, marking his first visit to the country since Russia invaded last year, a highly symbolic move that demonstrates Washington's deep involvement in the war. | The visit came just days ahead of February 24, which will mark the one-year anniversary of the current conflict in Ukraine. In a statement, Biden said the purpose of his trip to the war zone was to "reaffirm our unwavering and unflagging commitment" to Ukraine. | While in Kyiv and meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Biden announced a new weapons package for Kyiv worth nearly…
(2023-02-21). On the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq: National March on Washington Saturday, March 18. workers.org 
The United National AntiWar Coalition emailed the message below to its supporters. No War in Ukraine! No to NATO! No Weapons, No Money for the Ukraine War! Protest in Times Square, New York City, Jan. 14, 2023, part of international week of actions during MLK birthday week. WW Photo: Brenda . . . |
(2023-02-21). China Rejects US Claim That It's Considering Arming Russia. news.antiwar.com China on Monday rejected a claim from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Beijing was considering providing Russia with weapons to use in its war in Ukraine. "It is the US, not China, that has been pouring weapons into the battlefield. The US is in no position to tell China what to do. We …
(2023-02-21). Victoria Nuland Says US Supports Ukrainian Attacks on Crimea. news.antiwar.com Victoria Nuland, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, said last week that the US is "supporting" Ukrainian attacks on Crimea and called Russian military installations on the peninsula "legitimate targets." Nuland made the comments when asked about a report from The New York Times that was published in January and said the Biden administration …
(2023-02-21). On the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq: National March on Washington Saturday, March 18. workers.org The United National AntiWar Coalition emailed the message below to its supporters. No War in Ukraine! No to NATO! No Weapons, No Money for the Ukraine War! Protest in Times Square, New York City, Jan. 14, 2023, part of international week of actions during MLK birthday week. WW Photo: Brenda . . . |
(2023-02-21). China Rejects US Claim That It's Considering Arming Russia. news.antiwar.com China on Monday rejected a claim from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Beijing was considering providing Russia with weapons to use in its war in Ukraine. "It is the US, not China, that has been pouring weapons into the battlefield. The US is in no position to tell China what to do. We …
(2023-02-21). Victoria Nuland Says US Supports Ukrainian Attacks on Crimea. news.antiwar.com Victoria Nuland, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, said last week that the US is "supporting" Ukrainian attacks on Crimea and called Russian military installations on the peninsula "legitimate targets." Nuland made the comments when asked about a report from The New York Times that was published in January and said the Biden administration …
(2023-02-21). Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Defend Bakhmut But 'Not at Any Price'. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine would continue to defend the eastern Donetsk city of Bakmut but "not at any price," signaling that Ukrainian forces might be considering a withdrawal. "Yes, it is not a particularly big town. In fact, like many others in Donbas, (it's been) devastated by the Russians. It is …
(2023-02-21). In Kyiv, Rep. McCaul Says Ukraine More Likely to Get ATACMS, F-16s. news.antiwar.com Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), the head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, visited Ukraine on Tuesday and said he sensed a shift in Washington that could lead to arming Kyiv with F-16 fighter jets and longer-range missiles. According to Reuters, McCaul said the Biden administration was still split on "how fast and what weapons" to …
(2023-02-21). Israel, Saudi Arabia Hold Talks on Increasing Military Ties. news.antiwar.com Israel's new government under Benjamin Netanyahu has stepped up US-backed talks with Saudi Arabia on forging stronger military and intelligence ties, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The talks are part of an effort to forge a NATO-style anti-Iran alliance in the region between Israel and Washington's Gulf Arab allies. While Saudi Arabia has not normalized with …
(2023-02-21). Putin Announces Suspension of the New START Treaty. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday announced that Moscow is suspending its participation in New START, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia. "In this regard, I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its participation in the strategic offensive arms treaty," Putin said in a state of …
(2023-02-21). Tsai Ing-wen Tells Rep. Ro Khanna Taiwan Is Increasing Military Exchanges With US. news.antiwar.com Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday met with a US bipartisan congressional delegation in Taipei led by Rep. Ro Khanna (R-CA) and told the American lawmakers that Taiwan is boosting military exchanges with the US. "Taiwan and the United States continue to bolster military exchanges, and going forward Taiwan will cooperate even more actively with …
(2023-02-21). Selected Articles: The Antiwar Movement. Demonstrate Together. globalresearch.ca 
By If the Feb. 19 rally to end the war in Ukraine fails it will not be a success for other antiwar organizations that disagree with the Libertarian Party. …
(2023-02-21). IAEA, Iran in Talks Over Highly-Enriched Uranium Finding. news.antiwar.com The IAEA is turning up its latest concerns about Iran's civilian nuclear program with media reports of a discovery of Iran is known to be producing uranium of up to 60% purity, and it should be noted that weapons grade is in excess of 90%. Thus, neither the 60% stockpile, nor these 84% particles, are actually a proliferation risk for atomic weapons. | The expected spin is that this newer top-line enrich…
(2023-02-21). Facts are Subversive: How Canada's Mainstream Media Spreads Disinformation about the Conflict in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Peter Biesterfeld This is part one of Biesterfeld's TCF series: A Case for anti-war and anti-imperialist journalism. Read before you write Once asked to explain his role as reporter preeminent investigative journalist I.F. Stone (1907-1989) answered: "To write the truth as I see it; to defend the weak against the strong; to fight for justice;…
(2023-02-21). Report On The Rage Against The War Machine Rally. popularresistance.org The crowd was about 95% white, with the largest demographic being white men between the ages of 25 and 50, many of whom wore clothing with libertarian slogans. A lot of the older people in the crowd wore peace signs. Most people seemed to have come as individuals, not in groups. There were a few African-Americans, some Middle-Easterners and a few women wearing scarves in the hijab custom. Interestingly for a "coalition," there were very few signs or banners from organizations other than the Libertarian Party and the Schiller Institute, a project of the right-wing LaRouche cult, which had a speaker, Diane Sare.
(2023-02-21). West Tells Global South 'You Can't Be Neutral' In Ukraine War. popularresistance.org In doing so, these Western officials are implicitly criticizing the vast majority of the countries on Earth, which are in the Global South, and which have maintained strict neutrality over the war. | In a joint event at the Munich Security Conference on February 18, Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock declared, "Neutrality is not an option, because then you are standing on the side of the aggressor". | Baerbock emphasized that "this is a plea we are also giving next week to the world again: Please take a side, a side for peace, a side for Ukraine, a side for the humanitarian international law, and these…
(2023-02-21). Friday 2/24: Take Action for Peace In Ukraine. indybay.org 1 Post St, San Francisco, (Senator Feinstein's Office) | Post and Market; Montgomery Street BART…
(2023-02-21). Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at the UNSC Meeting on the Destruction of Nord Stream. libya360.wordpress.com Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on threats to international peace and security (sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipeline) Mme.President, Today we have gathered here for a very remarkable meeting. It is somewhat assonant with the previous meeting regarding the act of sabotage against the Nord Stream pipe that we called on…
(2023-02-21). Friday 2/24: War in Ukraine: One Year On. indybay.org San José Peace & Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street | San José, CA 95112…
(2023-02-21). Talk World Radio: Chas Freeman on Making Peace with China. davidswanson.org
(2023-02-22). Luis Britto García: La realidad, Venezuela y sus mundos imaginarios. cubadebate.cu Luis Britto García entró por la puerta grande de la creación. En la década de 1970 lanzó "Rajatabla", una serie de 73 relatos breves, satíricos, burlones, centrados en la situación política venezolana. El valor de ese título lo hizo merecer el Premio de Cuento Casa de las Américas. Después ha venido otras veces a Cuba como miembro del jurado del certamen que convoca la institución cultural.
(2023-02-21). Venezuela Mobilizes Over 1,000 Buses for Carnival. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister for Transport Ramón Velásquez Araguayán announced that more than 1,000 buses will be deployed throughout Venezuela during the Happy Carnivals 2023. The buses will guarantee Venezuelans transportation and enjoyment during these holidays. Like many other countries in the region, Venezuela celebrates Carnival on Monday, February 20, and Tuesday, February 21. | On Friday, February 17, Velásquez Araguayán explained via social media that this deployment will cover road safety and beach routes. | "From the Eastern Bus Terminal [Caracas], we begin the deployment of Happy Carnivals 2023 with more than…
(2023-02-21). Brigadistas retornan a Venezuela tras prestar ayuda en Siria. telesurtv.net Los brigadistas pertenecientes a la Fuerza de Tarea Humanitaria Simón Bolívar participaron en acciones de rescate y salvamento al pueblo de la nación árabe.