Daily Archives: April 21, 2023

2023-04-21: News Headlines

Staff (2023-04-21). David Swanson and David Gibbs Talking War and Peace on the Santita Jackson Show. davidswanson.org

Kyle Anzalone (2023-04-21). US Sending Abrams Tanks to Germany To Train Ukrainian Soldiers. news.antiwar.com America's top military officer said the Pentagon will ship 31 Abrams Tanks to Europe next month. Once in Germany, Ukrainian soldiers will train on the weapons platform until the tanks and troops are deployed to the battlefield. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, made the announcement while meeting with NATO partners …

Kyle Anzalone (2023-04-21). Leaked Docs: Ukraine Planned Attacks on Russian Forces in Syria. news.antiwar.com Kiev's military intelligence agency believed it could carry out attacks on Russian soldiers and Wagner Group forces in Syria, forcing Moscow to redeploy military assets from Ukraine. The story was reported by the Washington Post using documents released by Jack Teixeira. The Ukrainian defense officials believed they could use Kurdish forces to wage a proxy …

JANET (2023-04-21). UNAC Statement on the indictment of the African People's Socialist Party, petition link & donation link. iacenter.org The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) condemns the indictment of Omali Yeshiteli, chairman of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) and other members for expressing their views on Ukraine. The indictment charges them of "conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, spread Russian propaganda and interfere illegally in U.S. elections." This indictment attempts to criminalize freedom of speech and discourage all who oppose U.S. foreign policy from expressing their views. This attack on the APSP and on freedom of speech should also be seen in the light of other cases that the government has used…

Fight Back (2023-04-21). Take action to Free Alex Saab! fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – The Committee to Free Alex Saab is calling all anti-war and international solidarity activists, community and immigrant rights organizers, labor unionists and students to join in an international week of action to Free Alex Saab. | Alex Saab is a Venezuelan diplomat who has been illegally kidnapped and imprisoned by the U.S. government for his work securing food, fuel, medicine and other basic necessities in defiance of the U.S. sanctions on Venezuela. Saab has now been detained for more than 1000 days, unable to see doctors or family members, and his health is rapidly declining. The denial of…

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). Chinese modernization boosts world peace, justice: Chinese FM. ecns.cn Qin Gang delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum on Chinese Modernization and the World in Shanghai Friday, pointing out that a China moving toward modernization is a boost to the force for peace and justice.

Staff (2023-04-21). David Swanson and David Gibbs Talking War and Peace on the Santita Jackson Show. davidswanson.org

Kyle Anzalone (2023-04-21). US Sending Abrams Tanks to Germany To Train Ukrainian Soldiers. news.antiwar.com America's top military officer said the Pentagon will ship 31 Abrams Tanks to Europe next month. Once in Germany, Ukrainian soldiers will train on the weapons platform until the tanks and troops are deployed to the battlefield. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, made the announcement while meeting with NATO partners …

Kyle Anzalone (2023-04-21). Leaked Docs: Ukraine Planned Attacks on Russian Forces in Syria. news.antiwar.com Kiev's military intelligence agency believed it could carry out attacks on Russian soldiers and Wagner Group forces in Syria, forcing Moscow to redeploy military assets from Ukraine. The story was reported by the Washington Post using documents released by Jack Teixeira. The Ukrainian defense officials believed they could use Kurdish forces to wage a proxy …

JANET (2023-04-21). UNAC Statement on the indictment of the African People's Socialist Party, petition link & donation link. iacenter.org The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) condemns the indictment of Omali Yeshiteli, chairman of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) and other members for expressing their views on Ukraine. The indictment charges them of "conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, spread Russian propaganda and interfere illegally in U.S. elections." This indictment attempts to criminalize freedom of speech and discourage all who oppose U.S. foreign policy from expressing their views. This attack on the APSP and on freedom of speech should also be seen in the light of other cases that the government has used…

Fight Back (2023-04-21). Take action to Free Alex Saab! fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – The Committee to Free Alex Saab is calling all anti-war and international solidarity activists, community and immigrant rights organizers, labor unionists and students to join in an international week of action to Free Alex Saab. | Alex Saab is a Venezuelan diplomat who has been illegally kidnapped and imprisoned by the U.S. government for his work securing food, fuel, medicine and other basic necessities in defiance of the U.S. sanctions on Venezuela. Saab has now been detained for more than 1000 days, unable to see doctors or family members, and his health is rapidly declining. The denial of…

ecns.cn (2023-04-21). Chinese modernization boosts world peace, justice: Chinese FM. ecns.cn Qin Gang delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum on Chinese Modernization and the World in Shanghai Friday, pointing out that a China moving toward modernization is a boost to the force for peace and justice.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-21). Houthis apprehensive about US meddling in ongoing peace talks in Yemen. peoplesdispatch.org The US has increased its diplomatic activities with regard to the Yemen conflict following the announcement of talks between Houthis and Saudi Arabia. A key Houthi leader warned that the United States seeks to obstruct peace efforts…

Staff (2023-04-21). What a Supporter of Peace Can Know and Do on Memorial Day. davidswanson.org

trtworld (2023-04-21). China's Qin Gang says both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to Beijing. trtworld.com Newly-appointed top diplomat warns that criticising China over Taiwan will have "dangerous consequences", but also insisted that Beijing is a "growing force for peace and justice". | China's Qin Gang says both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to Beijing…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-04-21). News Dispatches from West Asia: Yemen's Historic Prisoner Exchange and Palestinian Solidarity with 5,000 Prisoners. towardfreedom.org The possibility for peace has increased in Yemen with a historic prisoner exchange between Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels. Meanwhile, Palestinians stood in solidarity with 5,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons on Prisoner Day, April 17. Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service reports.

Black Alliance for Peace (2023-04-20). Indictment of African People's Socialist Party Is a Racist Assault on the Black Liberation Movement. dissidentvoice.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) unequivocally condemns and opposes the recent indictment of four members of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP), alongside three Russian nationals. The unsealed indictment states that on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, a federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida, levied charges of "conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, …

Andreína Chávez Alava (2023-04-21). Venezuela, Bolivia Strengthen Ties, Sign Oil and Gas Agreements. venezuelanalysis.com President Maduro highlighted Bolivia's key role in the "South American energy equation" and celebrated the countries' renewed alliance.

teleSUR, hvh, YSM (2023-04-21). Inauguran los V Juegos Deportivos del ALBA 2023 en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El acto contó con la presencia del presidente venezolano, Nicolás Maduro.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-04-21). Petro pide a Biden eliminar medidas coercitivas a Venezuela. telesurtv.net Las medidas contra Venezuela se endurecieron bajo el Gobierno de Donald Trump (2017-2021) con restricciones económicas contra varios funcionarios venezolanos.

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-21). Venezuela se clasifica al Mundial de fútbol sub'17. telesurtv.net Con la clasificación alcanzada el jueves al Mundial sub 17, la selección venezolana igualó la gesta conseguida en 2013.

teleSUR (2023-04-21). Colombian President Asks Biden to End Sanctions on Venezuela. telesurenglish.net During a meeting at the White House on Friday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro posed to the U.S. President Joe Biden the progressive lifting of sanctions against Venezuela. | RELATED: | During his meeting with Biden, Petro proposed the definition of a timetable to simultaneously advance in the lifting of sanctions, the holding of elections with guarantees in Venezuela, and the return of this country to the Inter-Amer…

teleSUR (2023-04-21). 2023 ALBA Games Kick Off In Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the 2023 Sports Games of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) kick off in Venezuela, which will host about 3,500 athletes from 11 countries. | RELATED: | Athletes from Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Antigua & Barbuda, and Grenada have arrived to participate in this event, which will run until April 29 in sporting facilities in Miranda, La Guaira, and Caracas. | Sportspeople f…

teleSUR (2023-04-21). Russian Athletes to Participate in 5th Alba Games in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net The start of the fifth games of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) sporting event, in which Russian athletes are slated to make their inaugural appearance, is set to occur on Friday within the Venezuelan metropolis of Caracas. The schedule of the athletic event outlines 35 sporting disciplines. | Related: | The schedule of the athletic events showcases contests across 35 distinct disciplines. It is an…

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-21). Venezuela and Bolivia Sign 13 Bilateral Agreements. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-04-21). Three New Arrests in PDVSA-Crypto & Cartones de Venezuela Corruption Investigation, One Dies in SEBIN Custody. orinocotribune.com Caracas, April 20, 2023 (

Staff (2023-04-21). Venezuela y Bolivia refuerzan relaciones bilaterales con 13 convenios. cubadebate.cu Los convenios rubricados tienen como propósito reforzar las relaciones bilaterales y buscar la profundización del proceso de integración entre Bolivia y Venezuela, en esferas como energía y petróleo, gas, educación, cultura, salud, minería ecológica, servicios aéreos e intercambio de noticias.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-04-21). Venezuela y Bolivia firman acuerdos de cooperación. telesurtv.net Los 13 convenios rubricados tienen como propósito reforzar las relaciones bilaterales y profundizar en el proceso de integración.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-04-21). Luis Arce llega a Caracas para fortalecer cooperación. telesurtv.net "Llegamos a la tierra del gran libertador Bolívar, Venezuela, para consolidar importantes acuerdos", señaló Arce.

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