Monthly Archives: March 2023

2023-03-29: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-29). Senate Votes Down Amendment to Create Special Watchdog for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Tuesday night voted down an amendment to create a special inspector general to oversee the over $113 billion that the US has authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine. The amendment, which was introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), failed in a vote of 26-68, with 24 Republicans and only two …

Staff (2023-03-29). Headlines for March 29, 2023. democracynow.org Asylum Seekers in Ciudad Juárez Demand Justice, Humane Treatment, Following Blaze That Killed 38, Nashville School Shooter Had 7 Legally Purchased Firearms, U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Chief Visits Zaporizhzhia in Hopes of Curbing Nuclear Disaster Risk, Russian Man Sentenced to 2 Years After 13-Year-Old Daughter Draws Antiwar Picture, The Guardian's Owners Apologize for Founders' Ties to Slavery, Burmese Military Dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's Party, Idaho House Passes Bill Criminalizing People Who Help Minors Get Out-of-State Abortions, Judge Orders Mike Pence to Testify Before Grand Jury Investigating…

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-28). Senate to Vote on Amendment to Appoint Inspector General for Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com The Senate is expected to vote on an amendment this week introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) that would appoint a special inspector general to oversee the over $113 billion that has been authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine. Hawley said the ideal candidate for the position would be John Sopko, who has …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-28). Bill to Ban Tik Tok Would Give Government Sweeping Powers to Crackdown on Tech. news.antiwar.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-29). Senate Votes Down Amendment to Create Special Watchdog for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Tuesday night voted down an amendment to create a special inspector general to oversee the over $113 billion that the US has authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine. The amendment, which was introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), failed in a vote of 26-68, with 24 Republicans and only two …

Staff (2023-03-29). Headlines for March 29, 2023. democracynow.org Asylum Seekers in Ciudad Juárez Demand Justice, Humane Treatment, Following Blaze That Killed 38, Nashville School Shooter Had 7 Legally Purchased Firearms, U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Chief Visits Zaporizhzhia in Hopes of Curbing Nuclear Disaster Risk, Russian Man Sentenced to 2 Years After 13-Year-Old Daughter Draws Antiwar Picture, The Guardian's Owners Apologize for Founders' Ties to Slavery, Burmese Military Dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's Party, Idaho House Passes Bill Criminalizing People Who Help Minors Get Out-of-State Abortions, Judge Orders Mike Pence to Testify Before Grand Jury Investigating…

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-28). Senate to Vote on Amendment to Appoint Inspector General for Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com The Senate is expected to vote on an amendment this week introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) that would appoint a special inspector general to oversee the over $113 billion that has been authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine. Hawley said the ideal candidate for the position would be John Sopko, who has …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-28). Bill to Ban Tik Tok Would Give Government Sweeping Powers to Crackdown on Tech. news.antiwar.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-28). China Willing to Sign Treaty to Make Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone. news.antiwar.com Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has pledged that Beijing is willing to become the first nuclear-armed state to sign a treaty that makes Southeast Asia a nuclear weapons-free zone, The South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. The ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are signatories to a 1997 treaty that …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-28). Deputy Foreign Ministers of Syria and Turkey to Meet in Moscow. news.antiwar.com The deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Russia, and Iran will meet in Moscow in April as part of an effort to normalize ties between Damascus and Ankara, Reuters reported on Tuesday. An unnamed senior Turkish official told Reuters that the meeting will be held from April 3-4. "This meeting is expected to be a …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-28). Rep. Matt Gaetz Introduces Bill to Withdraw from Somalia. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced a War Powers Resolution that would direct President Biden to remove armed forces from Somalia that is cosponsored by Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). The resolution would mandate the removal of all US armed forces from Somalia, with the exception of embassy security, within …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-28). UN Security Council Won't Probe Nord Stream Bombing. news.antiwar.com The UN Security Council voted Monday against a Russian effort to get an independent investigation into the bombings of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia to Germany. The only members of the Council that voted in favor of the resolution were Russia, China, and Brazil. The remaining 12 members abstained from the …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-28). Zelensky to Clear Out Orthodox Monastery With Police. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian police in Kyiv are preparing to evict Orthodox priests who are refusing to leave a historic monastery complex known as the Pechersk Lavra or the Monastery of the Caves. The effort is part of a broad crackdown on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) launched by the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The UOC …

WSWS (2023-03-29). Anti-AUKUS meeting seeks to divert anti-war concern in reactionary nationalist direction. wsws.org The speakers' central criticism of the AUKUS military pact was that it undermines Australia's "national interests"—that is, economic and strategic interests of Australian imperialism, including in the South Pacific and other parts of the region.

Hamzah Rifaat (2023-03-28). Anti-war Protests in Deutschland and the Need to Change Course on Kiev. globalresearch.ca

kwjorinoco (2023-03-28). When the Left Ceased to Be Anti-War in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By Hasel-Paris àÅlvarez Martín — Mar 21, 2023 | The war in Ukraine is said to have irreversibly transformed the world order, politically and economically. However, what has changed the most is leftist culture. | At the start of the war, the Western consensus was to not send offensive weapons to Ukraine, in order to prevent an escalation of the war. No one wanted to cross the fine line between "helping the Ukrainians defend themselves" and "declaring war on Russia." The Russians could respond by attacking NATO territory, which would in turn start a Third World War, with the chance of acid rain. | A year…

Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. (2023-03-29). Yemenis Mark Eight Years Of Disastrous War Amid Hopes Of Peace. popularresistance.org Thousands took to the streets across major Yemeni cities including Sanaa, Sa'ada, and Taiz on Sunday, March 26, to mark the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the Saudi-led aggression in the country. The protesters reiterated their demand for an end to the aggression and the lifting of the blockade on the country. The leaders of the Houthi movement have called these essential conditions for peace. | The National Day of Resilience and Steadfastness, as March 26 is celebrated by the Yemenis, symbolizes their resolve amid the large-scale destruction caused by the Saudi-led coalition's airstrikes and blockade.

Creating Peaceful Schools (2023-03-29). Friday 4/21: Contest Deadline for Contra Costa Youth – Art & Writing Challenge 2023. indybay.org Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center | 1035 Carol Lane | Lafayette, CA 94549…

Klaus Wagener (2023-03-29). New old financial crisis & China's peace plan. indybay.org Since Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Corporation, and Signature Bank all toppled within a week in the U.S., and now First Republic Bank has also run into trouble, there are increasing signs that the next big financial crisis, which was only postponed in 2019 by tons of freshly printed central bank money, could now erupt with force. $9 trillion has been injected into the "U.S. market" since 2019.

A Guest Author (2023-03-28). As Zelensky speaks, vigil to demand Austria maintain neutrality. workers.org Workers World received this petition and call for a vigil from the Austrian group, the Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality. Translation: John Catalinotto. Vienna protest of German decision to send tanks to Ukraine, Jan. 30, 2023. Credit: Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality Vigil: Building peace without weapons Thursday, . . . |

Abdul Rahman (2023-03-28). Revival of Iran-Saudi Arabia ties may have an impact on the wider West Asian region. peoplesdispatch.org The China-brokered rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia may signify the onset of peace and stability in the larger West Asian region, as well as blunt the influence of imperialist interventions…

ecns.cn (2023-03-28). Xi says China ready to contribute more to Middle East peace, development. ecns.cn China is ready to work with Saudi Arabia to make all-out efforts to build a China-Arab community with a shared future in the new era and contribute more to peace, stability and development in the Middle East, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-03-28). U.S. wantonly violates other countries' human rights, tramples on justice: report. ecns.cn The United States wantonly violates other countries' human rights and tramples on justice, thus becoming a saboteur of global peace and development and a stumbling block to human rights progress.

Staff (2023-03-29). President Maduro: China is a Non-Imperialist Great Power. orinocotribune.com "China gives strong signals that it can be a great power without being an imperialist power," said the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, this Monday. The comments were made in the context of the new multipolar geopolitical reality in which the People's Republic of China has emerged as a great power. | "Relations between Greater China and the Homeland of Bolívar have reached their highest level of mutual trust, collaboration, and work, and our relations are at the highest level, at the best level, that relations between Venezuela and China have ever been," President Maduro said. | The head of state said that…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2023-03-28). Venezuelan Opposition Mismanagement Strikes Blow to CITGO. venezuelanalysis.com The Guaidó-led administration's running of CITGO is part of a pattern of actions that have endangered foreign assets.

Misión Verdad (2023-03-28). The Crucial Challenge of Venezuela's Oil Industry. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Mar 27, 2023 | The recently revealed corruption scheme at the heart of PDVSA has once again highlighted the pending issue of restructuring the oil industry. Venezuela's oil industry has been harassed for years by a general offensive of "sanctions" that have substantially impacted its operation, productive capacity and foreign trade channels, bringing negative consequences for the national economy as a whole. | The "Ramírez Era" | The great weight that the state company exerts on Venezuela's economic performance by representing the main source of foreign currency income has strengthened the…

teleSUR, ats, JGN, JDO (2023-03-28). Conozca diez curiosidades sobre el prócer Francisco de Miranda. telesurtv.net Francisco de Miranda luchó por la gesta de una nueva nación, independiente y soberana, y realizó grandes hazañas dentro y fuera de su patria.

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2023-03-28: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-28). Senate to Vote on Amendment to Appoint Inspector General for Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com The Senate is expected to vote on an amendment this week introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) that would appoint a special inspector general to oversee the over $113 billion that has been authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine. Hawley said the ideal candidate for the position would be John Sopko, who has …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-27). After Escalation, White House Says US Troops in Syria are There to Stay. news.antiwar.com White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Sunday that President Biden is committed to staying in Syria following a series of attacks on US bases and US airstrikes in the country. "Here's what's not going to change … the mission and ISIS is not going to change. We have under 1,000 troops in …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-27). Congress to Invite South Korea's Yoon to Give Address. news.antiwar.com South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is expected to receive an invitation to address Congress when he visits Washington in April as American hawks are looking to strengthen the alliance with Seoul to work against North Korea and China, Nikkei Asia reported Monday. President Biden is scheduled to host Yoon for a state visit and a …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-27). Hungary's Parliament Ratifies Finland's NATO Membership. news.antiwar.com Hungary's parliament on Monday voted to ratify Finland's NATO membership, bringing the alliance one step closer to significantly expanding on Russia's border. Hungary's National Assembly approved Finland's NATO bid in a vote of 182 to 6. Finland has already amended its laws to join NATO and now only needs the approval of Turkey's parliament. A …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-28). Senate to Vote on Amendment to Appoint Inspector General for Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com The Senate is expected to vote on an amendment this week introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) that would appoint a special inspector general to oversee the over $113 billion that has been authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine. Hawley said the ideal candidate for the position would be John Sopko, who has …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-27). After Escalation, White House Says US Troops in Syria are There to Stay. news.antiwar.com White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Sunday that President Biden is committed to staying in Syria following a series of attacks on US bases and US airstrikes in the country. "Here's what's not going to change … the mission and ISIS is not going to change. We have under 1,000 troops in …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-27). Congress to Invite South Korea's Yoon to Give Address. news.antiwar.com South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is expected to receive an invitation to address Congress when he visits Washington in April as American hawks are looking to strengthen the alliance with Seoul to work against North Korea and China, Nikkei Asia reported Monday. President Biden is scheduled to host Yoon for a state visit and a …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-27). Hungary's Parliament Ratifies Finland's NATO Membership. news.antiwar.com Hungary's parliament on Monday voted to ratify Finland's NATO membership, bringing the alliance one step closer to significantly expanding on Russia's border. Hungary's National Assembly approved Finland's NATO bid in a vote of 182 to 6. Finland has already amended its laws to join NATO and now only needs the approval of Turkey's parliament. A …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-27). Russian Official Says Moscow Has Weapons That Can Destroy the US. news.antiwar.com Nikolay Patrushev, the secretary of the Russian Security Council, warned Monday that Moscow possesses weapons capable of wiping out an enemy, including the United States. "Russia is patient and does not intimidate anyone with its military advantage However, it possesses advanced unique weapons capable of destroying any enemy, including the United States, in case of …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-27). Ukraine Receives Deliveries of German, British Tanks. news.antiwar.com The first batch of British-made Challenger 2 tanks arrived in Ukraine on Monday as reports said Berlin also delivered 18 of its Leopard tanks to the country. The UK will send a total of 14 Challenger 2 tanks that will be armed with depleted uranium ammunition, a controversial munition that is radioactive and linked to …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-27). US Aircraft Carrier Conducts Drills With South Korean Military. news.antiwar.com The US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and its strike group began joint exercises in South Korean waters on Monday as Washington and Seoul continue to dramatically expand their military cooperation. A few hours before the drills began, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, likely as a response to the new military …

John Quelch (2023-03-27). Anti-war protesters take their message to Richard Marles. greenleft.org.au A protest was organised against the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal outside the office of Minister for Defence Richard Marles. John Quelsh reports.

Editor (2023-03-27). Anti-war protests in Deutschland and the need to change course on Kiev. mronline.org Or a continent and a country that has already borne the brunt of fascism, providing arms to Ukraine lacks wisdom and hints at strategic implosion.

A Guest Author (2023-03-28). As Zelensky speaks, vigil to demand Austria maintain neutrality. workers.org Workers World received this petition and call for a vigil from the Austrian group, the Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality. Translation: John Catalinotto. Vienna protest of German decision to send tanks to Ukraine, Jan. 30, 2023. Credit: Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality Vigil: Building peace without weapons Thursday, . . . |

Klaus Wagener (2023-03-28). New old financial crisis & China's peace plan. indybay.org Since Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Corporation, and Signature Bank all toppled within a week in the U.S., and now First Republic Bank has also run into trouble, there are increasing signs that the next big financial crisis, which was only postponed in 2019 by tons of freshly printed central bank money, could now erupt with force. $9 trillion has been injected into the "U.S. market" since 2019.

Creating Peaceful Schools (2023-03-28). Friday 4/21: Contest Deadline for Contra Costa Youth – Art & Writing Challenge 2023. indybay.org Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center | 1035 Carol Lane | Lafayette, CA 94549…

ecns.cn (2023-03-28). Xi says China ready to contribute more to Middle East peace, development. ecns.cn China is ready to work with Saudi Arabia to make all-out efforts to build a China-Arab community with a shared future in the new era and contribute more to peace, stability and development in the Middle East, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2023-03-28). U.S. wantonly violates other countries' human rights, tramples on justice: report. ecns.cn The United States wantonly violates other countries' human rights and tramples on justice, thus becoming a saboteur of global peace and development and a stumbling block to human rights progress.

Ajamu Baraka (2023-03-27). Commemorations of the Attack on Iraq March 20th and Libya March 19th Reaffirm that the U.S./EU/NATO Axis of Domination Remains the Greatest Threat to International Peace on Our Planet. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-03-27). There Is Only One Winner in the Ukrainian War: the U.S. strategic-culture.org Many are surprised by Russia's sudden and violent reaction, which is to be expected if one pays attention to the processes and not just the details. Already in 2007, in the Europe for Peace declaration, it was said that Europe would be plunged into a serious conflict if it continued to support Washington's policy.

Abdul Rahman (2023-03-27). Yemenis mark eight years of disastrous war amid some hopes of peace. peoplesdispatch.org The recent China-brokered rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran may have a significant effect on the ongoing peace efforts between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-03-27). A Highway to Peace or a Highway to Hell? transcend.org The Vast Power of the US Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex – In Apr 1953 Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the five-star general who led the D-Day, gave a powerful speech known as the "Cross of Iron" address. Ike warned of the cost humanity would pay if Cold War competition led to a world dominated by wars and weaponry that couldn't be reined in.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-03-27). Acting on Peacebuilding Values. transcend.org 22 Mar 2023 – In teaching, researching and practising in the field of peacebuilding, we talk about ethical challenges and the importance of considering ethical issues. The ethical challenges resonate with most of us in this field and spark lively conversations.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-03-27). Bordeaux City Hall Set on Fire amid Nationwide Protests against French Pension Changes. transcend.org 23 Mar 2023 – Largely peaceful protests are marred by outbreaks of violence as unions claim 3.5 million turned out, while authorities put number at just over 1 million.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-03-27). Peace Propagators (Part 3): The Legacy of the Mystic Saints. transcend.org Mystic Saints, in any religion, are a group of highly, spiritually evolved individuals, who traditionally inhibit the functioning of their reptilian brains.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-03-27). Why the West Should Consider Some of Putin's Claims. transcend.org This type of white hat vs. black hat narrative makes for good copy and confirms western stereotypes. If peace is going to prevail, a more nuanced examination of Russia's response to US political and military meddling in Ukraine is needed, including a more honest analysis of NATO expansion eastward and a sober look at the threat that far-right Ukrainian militias pose for Europe.

Bruce Gagnon, Space For Peace. (2023-03-27). Little Told Story Of Julian Assange's Connection To NASA Protest. popularresistance.org Julian's dad John Shipton and his brother Gabriel were there as part of a 59-city tour they are currently on. | The film was fantastic and moving beyond imagination. Julian's wife Stella and their two small kids made his persecution by the pirate American government all the more real. | Before the film began John was in the lobby greeting people. I handed him my card and told him the story about our 1989 campaign to stop NASA's launch of the Galileo deep space mission that carried deadly plutonium-238 onboard. | For about one week the launch was delayed for 'unknown reasons' so I kept organizing daily protests an…

Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance. (2023-03-27). China And Russia Deepen Ties To Oppose US's Destabilizing Actions. popularresistance.org The recent accord between Saudi Arabia and Iran, facilitated by China, signifies a seismic shift in geopolitical dynamics. This was followed by a three-day summit between the presidents of China and Russia in Moscow where they signed agreements that deepen their cooperation. China has established itself as a force for creating peace and stability in the world, replacing the US as a power broker. Clearing the FOG speaks with Patrick Lawrence, a journalist and professor with expertise in Asia, about what good relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran mean for countries in the region that have been destabilized by the…

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-27). Poland is largest recipient of EU's weapons fund, aka European Peace Fund. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyMarch 27, 2023 Poland to be biggest recipient of EU arms fund says PM Poland will become the EU's biggest recipient of European funding to compensate countries that have sent military equipment to Ukraine, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said. He added that Poland was due to get EUR 300 million …

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2023-03-27). 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…

Misión Verdad (2023-03-28). The Crucial Challenge of Venezuela's Oil Industry. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Mar 27, 2023 | The recently revealed corruption scheme at the heart of PDVSA has once again highlighted the pending issue of restructuring the oil industry. Venezuela's oil industry has been harassed for years by a general offensive of "sanctions" that have substantially impacted its operation, productive capacity and foreign trade channels, bringing negative consequences for the national economy as a whole. | THE "RAMÂREZ ERA" | The great weight that the state company exerts on Venezuela's economic performance by representing the main source of foreign currency income has strengthened the…

Staff (2023-03-27). Venezuela Denounces Neocolonial Practices at Ibero-American Summit. orinocotribune.com The Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Yván Gil participated in the 28th Ibero-American Summit on behalf of the Venezuelan government. In his speech, he questioned the application of coercive measures, also know as sanctions, as a method of political subjugation. | "We must abandon the neocolonial practices that the United States and the European Union are currently applying against three members present at this summit: Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela," said the Venezuelan top diplomat this past Saturday, March 2. | Accordingly, he highlighted that in a short period of time Venezuela has recei…

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