(2023-04-13). Leaked Document Says US Doesn't Expect Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks in 2023. news.antiwar.com A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessment that has been leaked online says that the US expects the war in Ukraine to go into 2024 without any peace talks between the warring sides, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. "Negotiations to end the conflict are unlikely during 2023 in all considered scenarios," the DIA analysis reads. The …
(2023-04-12). The Dishonesty of the 'Antiwar' Left. strategic-culture.org The left abhors the one figure in decades who has meaningfully rolled back the self-righteous imperium. | By Sohrab AHMARI | According to one strand of leftist thinking, progressives should embrace U.S. global dominance as a vehicle for global emancipation. If that sounds crazy, it's because it is. And while only a very few, relatively marginal figures today openly profess it —
(2023-04-12). Leaks Showing US Spied on South Korea Spark Outrage in Seoul. news.antiwar.com Pentagon documents that surfaced online that revealed the US was spying on South Korean officials have sparked outrage from opposition lawmakers in Seoul while the government of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is downplaying the leaks. According to The Wall Street Journal, the documents show the contents of a conversation between two of Yoon's top …
(2023-04-12). Jake Sullivan Discusses Yemen Peace Talks With Saudi Crown Prince. news.antiwar.com National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday about the ongoing Saudi-Houthi peace talks aimed at ending the war in Yemen. According to the White House, Sullivan "welcomed Saudi Arabia's extraordinary efforts to pursue a more comprehensive roadmap for ending the war." He said the US was sending …
(2023-04-12). Macron Stands By China Comments After Drawing Criticism. news.antiwar.com French President Emmanuel Macron is standing by his comments about how Europe shouldn't follow the US into a confrontation with China over Taiwan despite the backlash the remarks have drawn. "This is something the president stands by entirely," a French diplomat told reporters, according to Reuters. Macron's warning that Europe shouldn't be "America's followers" is …
(2023-04-12). Report: South Korea to 'Lend' 500,000 Artillery Shells to US. news.antiwar.com South Korea has agreed to "lend" the US 500,000 155mm artillery shells, the South Korean newspaper DongA Ilbo reported on Wednesday. The report said the US and South Korea agreed on the deal in March, but there's been no public confirmation from either side. The reason to lend the shells instead of selling them is …
(2023-04-13). Leaked Document Says US Doesn't Expect Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks in 2023. news.antiwar.com A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessment that has been leaked online says that the US expects the war in Ukraine to go into 2024 without any peace talks between the warring sides, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. "Negotiations to end the conflict are unlikely during 2023 in all considered scenarios," the DIA analysis reads. The …
(2023-04-12). The Dishonesty of the 'Antiwar' Left. strategic-culture.org The left abhors the one figure in decades who has meaningfully rolled back the self-righteous imperium. | By Sohrab AHMARI | According to one strand of leftist thinking, progressives should embrace U.S. global dominance as a vehicle for global emancipation. If that sounds crazy, it's because it is. And while only a very few, relatively marginal figures today openly profess it —
(2023-04-12). Leaks Showing US Spied on South Korea Spark Outrage in Seoul. news.antiwar.com Pentagon documents that surfaced online that revealed the US was spying on South Korean officials have sparked outrage from opposition lawmakers in Seoul while the government of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is downplaying the leaks. According to The Wall Street Journal, the documents show the contents of a conversation between two of Yoon's top …
(2023-04-12). Jake Sullivan Discusses Yemen Peace Talks With Saudi Crown Prince. news.antiwar.com National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday about the ongoing Saudi-Houthi peace talks aimed at ending the war in Yemen. According to the White House, Sullivan "welcomed Saudi Arabia's extraordinary efforts to pursue a more comprehensive roadmap for ending the war." He said the US was sending …
(2023-04-12). Macron Stands By China Comments After Drawing Criticism. news.antiwar.com French President Emmanuel Macron is standing by his comments about how Europe shouldn't follow the US into a confrontation with China over Taiwan despite the backlash the remarks have drawn. "This is something the president stands by entirely," a French diplomat told reporters, according to Reuters. Macron's warning that Europe shouldn't be "America's followers" is …
(2023-04-12). Report: South Korea to 'Lend' 500,000 Artillery Shells to US. news.antiwar.com South Korea has agreed to "lend" the US 500,000 155mm artillery shells, the South Korean newspaper DongA Ilbo reported on Wednesday. The report said the US and South Korea agreed on the deal in March, but there's been no public confirmation from either side. The reason to lend the shells instead of selling them is …
(2023-04-12). Seymour Hersh: the CIA Knows Ukrainian Officials Are Skimming US Aid. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh published a report on Substack that alleged the CIA was aware of widespread corruption in Ukraine and the embezzlement of US aid. The report said the Ukrainian government has been using US taxpayer money to purchase diesel from Russia to fuel its military. Hersh said Zelensky "has been buying …
(2023-04-12). Syrian Foreign Minister Arrives in Saudi Arabia for the First Time Since 2011. news.antiwar.com Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as Riyadh and Damascus are working toward normalization. Mekdad's trip marks the first time a Syrian foreign minister visited Saudi Arabia since 2011, when Riyadh cut ties with Damascus and threw support behind the failed regime change effort against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The …
(2023-04-12). US Slaps Sanctions on Hungary Bank Over Russia Ties. news.antiwar.com The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a bank based in Hungary over its ties to Russia, a move that further strains ties between Washington and Budapest. According to Reuters, the sanctions targeted three top officials in the International Investment Bank in Budapest, two Russian nationals, and one Hungarian national. US Ambassador to Hungary David …
(2023-04-12). Far-right Ukrainian Canadian Congress urges Trudeau government to censor anti-war meetings and activists. wsws.org The far-right UCC is pressing Canada's federal government to censor and suppress anti-war meetings and actions on the basis of the fraudulent smear they constitute "anti-Ukrainian hate."
(2023-04-13). Headlines for April 13, 2023. democracynow.org U.S. Appeals Court Partially Restores Access to Abortion Medication Mifepristone, Expelled Lawmaker Justin Pearson to Be Reinstated to Tennessee House of Representatives, U.N. Says Somalia Faces Catastrophic Hunger as Climate Crisis Fuels Drought, Zelensky Condemns Video Appearing to Show Russian Soldier Beheading Ukrainian POW, Brazil's Lula Will Ask China's Xi to Help Broker Peace in Ukraine; U.S. Sees No Peace Talks in 2023, At Least 10 Migrants Drown Off Tunisia's Coast as U.N. Warns of Soaring Deaths in Mediterranean, Mexico Charges Immigration Chief over Ciudad Juárez Fire That Killed 40 P…
(2023-04-13). "Not Giving Up": Expelled Black Tennessee Lawmakers Are Reinstated as Movement for Gun Control Grows. democracynow.org 
As the world watched, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to reappoint Justin Pearson to the Tennessee House of Representatives, less than a week after the Republican-led House voted to expel him and fellow state Representative Justin Jones from the body for joining peaceful protests against gun violence after the school massacre in Nashville. Pearson and Jones were the two youngest Black lawmakers in the Tennessee House. The Nashville Metropolitan Council unanimously voted Monday to restore Jones to office, and he was sworn in Tuesday. Pearson is being sworn back in today. We fea…
(2023-04-13). Good Friday at Livermore Lab: A call for a nuclear weapon-free future. peoplesworld.org 
LIVERMORE, Calif.—On this Good Friday, as nuclear disarmament, peace, and justice advocates gathered in person and virtually at the gates of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for their annual Interfaith Service of Worship and Witness, the theme—taken from Dr. Martin Luther King's 1967 book of the same name—was, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or …
(2023-04-12). The Heat: Iran-Saudi Arabia Relations. america.cgtn.com 
Iran-Saudi Arabia rapprochement. Could peace between these nations bring regional stability? Iran and Saudi Arabia took steps last month to restore diplomatic ties which some observers said was a big step for international security. On Tuesday, delegations from both countries started the process of re-opening their respective embassies. The …
(2023-04-12). The Toxic Legacy Of The Nuclear Age. popularresistance.org The world is awash in radioactive waste. We simply haven't a clue where to put it. The best we have come up with in the United States is a harebrained scheme to ship the lethal carcinogenic garbage from nuclear weapons and civilian nuclear power plants, by rail and by truck, from the four corners of the continent, and bury it in a hole in the ground in Nevada at Yucca Mountain. Citizens groups, like the proverbial boy with his finger in the dike, have been holding off the onslaught of this devastating disposal solution, preventing the legislation from passing in the Congress. Deadly plutonium remains toxic for 25…
(2023-04-12). Geopolitical Game Changer: China's Iran-Saudi Peace Deal Is Big Blow to Petrodollar and US Economic Hegemony. orinocotribune.com 
By Ben Norton — Mar 17, 2023 | China's peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran is a big blow to the petrodollar that undergirds US economic hegemony. Both countries are top oil producers that are discussing selling energy in other currencies. They also applied to join BRICS, and are members of the Belt and Road Initiative. | China surprised the world on March 10, announcing that it had successfully sponsored peace talks between rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. | Four days of secret negotiations in Beijing led to a historic agreement in which the two West Asian nations normalized relations, following seven tens…
(2023-04-12). Peace in Ukraine Is Too Important to Leave in the Hands of Arms Dealers. truthout.org This spring, Lockheed Martin is expanding operations to meet Ukraine's demand for arms. In recent months, its Camden, Arkansas, plant won nearly a half-billion dollars in contracts for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) — doubling production targets and prompting Lockheed officials to consider adding a night shift. Russia's war in Ukraine has turned the HIMARS rocket launcher into… |
(2023-04-12). Tennessee mobilizes to secure reinstatement of lawmakers targeted in racist expulsion. liberationnews.org 
Since the night of Jones and Pearson's racist expulsion by the right wing majority in the legislature, hundreds of people, mostly youth, have rallied every day proclaiming "No Justins, No Peace!"
(2023-04-12). Provocations of DPP authority seeking 'independence' biggest threat to Taiwan Strait peace: mainland spokesperson. ecns.cn The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority's provocative actions to seek "independence" in collusion with external forces have posed the biggest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
(2023-04-13). Tibisay Lucena, Former CNE President & Minister for University Education, Dies Aged 63. orinocotribune.com Tibisay Lucena, the former president of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) and current minister of university education, died this Wednesday, April 12, as reported by Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez via social "Tibisay Lucena changed our landscape," Rodríguez wrote. "Distinguished daughter of Venezuela, former president of the electoral power and minister of university education. She was a true militant in life, and she fought her last battle without respite. Our condolences to her family an…
(2023-04-13). Fallece política venezolana Tibisay Lucena. telesurtv.net El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, lamenta su muerte y la evoca como "patriota, defensora de la democracia y la educación en nuestro país".
(2023-04-13). Asesor Carmelo Borrego: Guayana Esequiba pertenece a Venezuela. telesurtv.net Borrego enfatizó que la CIJ no tiene jurisdicción para conocer de los términos del Acuerdo de Ginebra de 1966.
(2023-04-13). Rinden homenaje a ministra Tibisay Lucena en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado destacó la labor y el legado que dejó Lucena, calificándola como un ejemplo para todos los venezolanos.
(2023-04-13). Venezuela conmemora victoria sobre el golpismo en abril de 2002. telesurtv.net Habrá movilizaciones en Caracas y todos los estados para conmemorar los hechos del 11, 12 y 13 de abril de aquel año, cuando el pueblo derrotó a la derecha.
(2023-04-13). 13 de abril de 2002: Así fue la gesta histórica del pueblo revolucionario. telesurtv.net Hace 21 años el pueblo bolivariano salió a las calles en defensa del presidente Hugo Chávez, en una gesta popular que marcaría para siempre el devenir histórico de la Revolución Bolivariana.
(2023-04-12). Continuing Chávez's legacy means dismantling Monroe Doctrine politics. peoplesdispatch.org Chavez's stance conflicted with the Monroe Doctrine of 1823, which laid the groundwork for the use of US military force and other forms of intervention to oppose any government, be it foreign or regional, that jeopardized US interests. The Monroe Doctrine became the ideological basis for US hegemony in the region, justifying the violation of the rights of nations of self-determination, as was the case for Venezuela in 2002 and since then. | With Washington's backing, Venezuela's pro-Washington elite, high-ranking military officials, leaders of the traditional labor organizations, the Catholic Church hierarchy, an…
(2023-04-12). Why Did Inflation Slow Down in Venezuela Last Month? orinocotribune.com 
By Mision Verdad — Apr 11, 2023 | In March, inflation in Venezuela experienced a significant slowdown, reaching around 4%, according to unofficial data published by the Venezuelan Finance Observatory, which represents a cut-off point with respect to the rate of price variation registered in the first two months of 2023, which was at least double digits. | The year 2023 began with signs of a slowdown in economic activity, dragging the negative effects of the depreciation of the exchange rate registered in the last quarter of last year, whose main impact was expressed on the consumption of the population. | Th…
(2023-04-12). Guyana contra Venezuela: a propósito del rechazo de la CIJ de la excepción preliminar de Venezuela, declarándose competente. globalizacion.ca 
El 6 de abril del 2023, la Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ) dió a conocer una segunda sentencia sobre excepciones preliminares, siendo una interpuesta por Venezuela a destiempo (en junio del 2022). | Es de recordar que la demanda presentada en…
(2023-04-12). Venezuela's Far-Right Opposition Takes Conflicting Positions on Sanctions. orinocotribune.com
(2023-04-12). La ruta deportiva de Cuba en 2023. cubadebate.cu El año 2023 será pródigo para Cuba si de eventos multideportivos se trata. La ruta inicia este propio mes, al celebrarse los V Juegos del Alba, Venezuela, 2023. Posteriormente, los atletas cubanos medirán sus fuerzas en San Salvador durante los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, mientras que Santiago de Chile acogerá la mayor cita competitiva regional.
(2023-04-12). Rinden homenaje a víctimas del golpe de Estado de 2002 en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Fue depositada una ofrenda floral en el monumento establecido en memoria de los caídos.
(2023-04-12). Delegación de rama energética iraní visita Caracas. telesurtv.net Venezuela e Irán firmaron un acuerdo estratégico por un periodo de 20 años, establecido durante la visita del presidente Nicolás Maduro al país persa, en junio de 2022.