Daily Archives: March 26, 2023

2023-03-26: News Headlines

A Guest Author (2023-03-25). Antiwar statement from inside Ukraine. workers.org The statement below is from the Union of Political Emigrants and Political Prisoners of Ukraine to the March 18 antiwar rally organizers and "to all participants of the peace-supporting events in the U.S. and the E.U. on March 18 and after." Dear Friends! WW PHOTO: Workers World Dear comrades in . . . |

Kyle Anzalone (2023-03-25). More US Airstrikes in Syria Kill at Least 19, Multiple American Bases Attacked. news.antiwar.com Three American bases in Eastern Syria were targeted with rockets and drones on Friday. One American soldier was injured in the attack. The American bases came under fire after the US carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria. The violence in Syria escalated on Thursday when a US outpost was attacked. One contractor was killed by …

Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. (2023-03-25). The US/EU/NATO Axis Of Domination Remains Greatest Threat To Peace. popularresistance.org This commentary really should be part two from the piece I wrote last week in the run-up to the anti-war mobilization that took place March 18th which commemorated the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. In that article I made a similar argument about why the U.S. should be seen as the greatest threat to the survival of collective humanity on our planet. | That point, however, needs to be reinforced because in typical arrogance, on the eve of that mobilization and the official March 20th date of the U.S. invasion, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Russia President Vladimir…

WSWS (2023-03-25). Canada's Waterloo University backs down on threat to cancel IYSSE anti-war meeting. wsws.org The University of Waterloo has backed off from its threat to arbitrarily cancel an International Youth and Students for Social Equality anti-war meeting to be held next Tuesday, March 28, at its campus in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.

ecns.cn (2023-03-26). Ganging up to seek decoupling finds little support: Chinese FM. ecns.cn In response to Hun Sen's remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said they speak to regional countries' aspiration to have peace and cooperation over conflict and confrontation and opposition to coercion and bullying.

Peace for Ukraine (2023-03-26). Anti War March Draws Some Counter Protesters. indybay.org Several hundred anti war demonstrators and a handful of counter protesters in San Francisco's Mission District on March 18.

A Guest Author (2023-03-25). Antiwar statement from inside Ukraine. workers.org The statement below is from the Union of Political Emigrants and Political Prisoners of Ukraine to the March 18 antiwar rally organizers and "to all participants of the peace-supporting events in the U.S. and the E.U. on March 18 and after." Dear Friends! WW PHOTO: Workers World Dear comrades in . . . |

Kyle Anzalone (2023-03-25). More US Airstrikes in Syria Kill at Least 19, Multiple American Bases Attacked. news.antiwar.com Three American bases in Eastern Syria were targeted with rockets and drones on Friday. One American soldier was injured in the attack. The American bases came under fire after the US carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria. The violence in Syria escalated on Thursday when a US outpost was attacked. One contractor was killed by …

Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. (2023-03-25). The US/EU/NATO Axis Of Domination Remains Greatest Threat To Peace. popularresistance.org This commentary really should be part two from the piece I wrote last week in the run-up to the anti-war mobilization that took place March 18th which commemorated the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. In that article I made a similar argument about why the U.S. should be seen as the greatest threat to the survival of collective humanity on our planet. | That point, however, needs to be reinforced because in typical arrogance, on the eve of that mobilization and the official March 20th date of the U.S. invasion, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Russia President Vladimir…

WSWS (2023-03-25). Canada's Waterloo University backs down on threat to cancel IYSSE anti-war meeting. wsws.org The University of Waterloo has backed off from its threat to arbitrarily cancel an International Youth and Students for Social Equality anti-war meeting to be held next Tuesday, March 28, at its campus in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.

ecns.cn (2023-03-26). Ganging up to seek decoupling finds little support: Chinese FM. ecns.cn In response to Hun Sen's remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said they speak to regional countries' aspiration to have peace and cooperation over conflict and confrontation and opposition to coercion and bullying.

Peace for Ukraine (2023-03-26). Anti War March Draws Some Counter Protesters. indybay.org Several hundred anti war demonstrators and a handful of counter protesters in San Francisco's Mission District on March 18.

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2023-03-26). Saturday 4/1: What are the Prospects for World Peace? indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 | Also accessible online…

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, Ecowatch. (2023-03-25). English Lawyers Refuse To Prosecute Climate Protestors. popularresistance.org A group of lawyers in England have signed a "Declaration of Conscience" saying they will refuse to participate in the prosecution of peaceful climate protesters like Just Stop Oil, Extinction Rebellion and Insulate Britain. | The group of about 120 lawyers, who go by the name "Lawyers are Responsible," will also refuse to represent those participating in new fossil fuel projects. | "Like big tobacco, the fossil fuel industry has known for decades what its activities mean. They mean the loss of human life and property — which the civil law should prevent but does not," Director of the Good Law Project Jolyon…

ecns.cn (2023-03-25). China outmaneuvers U.S. in offering peace plan for Ukraine crisis: former U.S. diplomat. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden watched as China presented to the world a peace plan which China hopes will lead to a peaceful resolution of the year-long Ukraine crisis and which was immediately complimented by Russia and Ukraine.

Abdel Bari Atwan (2023-03-25). Syria and Saudi Arabia make up. thealtworld.com Riyadh's strategic realignment is accelerating the reconciliation process with Damascus | According to a Reuters report citing three sources, Syria and Saudi Arabia have agreed to restore diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after next month's Eid al-Fitr. If that happens, it will deal a heavy blow to the US, shatter Israel's dreams of bringing Saudi Arabia into the normalisation process and the so-called 'peace treaties' known as the Abraham Accords, and usher in a new era in the Arab world. | The main obstacle to the two countries restoring ties was Syria's strong relationship with Iran. The Syrian leaders…

Rania Khalek (2023-03-25). Xi-Putin Summit: New Era of De-dollarization, Eurasian Integration & Multipolarity w/ Ben Norton. thealtworld.com Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin where they discussed China's peace proposal for the Ukraine war, challenging the US dollar hegemony, increasing Russia-Chinese trade and more. | Ben Norton, Journalist & editor of the Geopolitical Economy Report, discusses how the Xi-Putin summit showcases China's increasingly active role as a diplomatic force and the historic shift toward a multipolar world.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-03-26). Fiscalía de Venezuela adelanta investigación anticorrupción. telesurtv.net Se reveló la trama de corrupción en la Superintendencia Nacional de Criptoactivos (Sunacrip), cuando se detectó a una red de funcionarios que realizaban operaciones petroleras paralelas a Pdvsa.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-03-26). Canciller venezolano insta a rechazar sanciones de EE.UU. y UE. telesurtv.net Durante la Cumbre Iberoamericana, Yvan Gil recordó que EE.UU. y la Unión Europea han impuesto sanciones a Cuba, Nicaragua y Venezuela.

JANET (2023-03-25). Health emergency! Free Alex Saab now! iacenter.org March 22, 2023 The #FreeAlexSaab Movement issued the following statement on March 17. On March 17, 2023, Camilla Saab, spouse of Alex Saab, reports on the dire health emergency facing the Venezuelan diplomat imprisoned in the U.S. Photo: #FreeAlexSaab On Friday, March 17, 2023, Camilla Saab made an urgent call to the world to denounce the dire health condition of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, which endangers his life. In July 2021, the Working Group against Torture and several United Nations rapporteurs expressed their concern about the irreparable deterioration of Alex Saab's health condition. Let us recall tha…

Ricardo Vaz (2023-03-25). Venezuela: Monómeros Sale on the Table Amidst Conflicting Reports. venezuelanalysis.com The alleged sale would take place for a reported US $300 million, significantly below valuations of the agrochemical producer.

scorinoco (2023-03-25). Foreign Ministers of Venezuela and Brazil Meet on Eve of Ibero-American Summit. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil held a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, in Dominican Republic on the eve of the 28th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government. The two diplomats discussed issues related to the ongoing normalization of bilateral relations between Brazil and Venezuela. | Sostuve un grato encuentro con el Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Brasil, Mauro Vieira, para discutir la agenda bilateral y seguir avanzando en esta nueva etapa de relaciones diplomáticas.

scorinoco (2023-03-25). Venezuela Calls Upon Ibero-American Summit to Condemn Unilateral Sanctions. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has called upon the Ibero-American Summit to express an unconditional condemnation of the use of unilateral coercive measures that have been detrimental to the right to development of the peoples. The foreign affairs minister of Venezuela, Yvan Gil, made the proposal at the meeting of Ibero-American Foreign Ministers on Friday, March 24. | "We have asked for a condemnation, and it has been a unanimous condemnation," Minister Gil stated, adding that the 28th Ibero-American Summit has decided to unanimously condemn unilateral coercive measures. The condemnation will be reflected in the final declaration t…

Staff (2023-03-25). Fiscalía de Venezuela adelanta detalles sobre investigación anticorrupción. cubadebate.cu El Fiscal General de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, dio una rueda de prensa con relación a la captura de altos funcionarios públicos y ciudadanos comunes, basado en la trama de corrupción descubierta en la estatal Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) y otras acciones judiciales. Un total de 25 personas han sido detenidas.

Staff (2023-03-25). Leopoldo López, Representing NGOs, Attacks Venezuela in United Nations. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan far right politician and fugitive from the justice system, Leopoldo López, presented himself as a representative of the Zionist NGO UN Watch to speak ill of his own country at the United Nations Human Rights Council. | At the UN Human Rights Council meeting, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday, March 22, Leopoldo López said that the only way to improve the "human rights situation" in Venezuela is regime change, for which called for foreign intervention, a narrative that is despised by the majority of Venezuelans irrespective of their political affiliation. | Qué miseria… Leopoldo Lopez habla co…

Staff (2023-03-25). Venezuela's Most Wanted Gangster El Conejo Killed in Security Operation. orinocotribune.com Terrorist Carlos Enrique Gómez Rodríguez, alias El Conejo, one of the most wanted criminals in Venezuela and implicated in various crimes such as terrorism, homicides, extortion and kidnapping, was killed in operation Jabali carried out by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB). This was reported by Venezuelan Interior Minister Remigio Ceballos on Thursday, March 23. He further reported that 35 more members of his criminal gang were arrested, while 16 firearms, 3,366 cartridges, 41 portable radios, one telescope, seven grenades, nine vehicles, explosives, military gear and 14 motorcycles were seized. | Ceball…

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