(2023-06-07). Blinken Expected to Visit China Soon. news.antiwar.com Several media outlets have reported that Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to China this month amid soaring tensions between Washington and Beijing. Blinken abruptly canceled a planned trip to China in February over the Chinese balloon that wound up over US territory due to unexpected weather. After canceling the trip and …
(2023-06-06). House Armed Services Chair Wants China Spending Bill. news.antiwar.com Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, said Tuesday that he wants Congress to pass a supplemental spending bill this year to address so-called threats from China, Defense News reported. Rogers' comments come after President Biden signed legislation into law on the debt ceiling deal reached between the White House and …
(2023-06-06). Iran Reopens Embassy in Saudi Arabia. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, Iran reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia after a seven-year closure, the result of the normalization deal between Tehran and Riyadh that was brokered by China. During a ceremony at the embassy in Riyadh, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Bigdeli hailed the ties between the two nations. "We consider today an important day …
(2023-06-06). Lavrov Says Russia Must Keep in Mind That F-16s Can Carry Nuclear Weapons. news.antiwar.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Moscow must keep in mind that American-made F-16 fighter jets are capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The Russian diplomat made the comments when warning how the US and NATO are escalating their role in the conflict in Ukraine. President Biden recently signed off on European countries delivering …
(2023-06-06). State Department Falsely Accuses Roger Waters of Antisemitism. news.antiwar.com The State Department has falsely accused rock legend Roger Waters, a co-founder of Pink Floyd, of antisemitism over a recent performance in Germany. Waters has come under criticism for a May 17 show in Berlin where he donned an outfit that resembled a Nazi uniform, part of a performance of the legendary Pink Floyd album …
(2023-06-06). US Not Concerned About Ukrainian Attacks in Russia Escalating the War. news.antiwar.com The New York Times reported Monday that the Biden administration has "shrugged off" Ukrainian attacks inside Russia as US officials are no longer as concerned about escalation as they were earlier in the war. The report said that during the first year of the war, Biden administration officials worried that if Ukraine hit targets inside …
(2023-06-06). WaPo: US Knew Ukraine Planned to Attack Nord Stream Pipelines. news.antiwar.com The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the US received intelligence in June 2022 about a Ukrainian plot to bomb the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline that connects Russia to Germany. The report omitted the fact that investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has sources who said President Biden ordered the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines. The …
(2023-06-06). Critical Dam in Southern Ukraine that Provides Water to Crimea Destroyed. news.antiwar.com The Nova Kakhovka Dam, located in southern Ukraine along the Dnipro River, was destroyed on Tuesday. While Kiev and Moscow are accusing each other of the attack, Russia will suffer more consequences of the dam's destruction. The dam was built by the USSR during the 1950s and, for over a year, has sat on the …
(2023-06-07). Owning Up to Mistakes and Pandemic Deaths. cepr.net John Kerry got the start to his political career when he testified to Congress about the Vietnam War as an anti-war veteran, and asked, "how do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake." The point, of course, was that we were still sending soldiers to Vietnam to fight …
(2023-06-06). Sydney's Macquarie University refuses to affiliate IYSSE club, despite it meeting all requirements. wsws.org The refusal to affiliate the IYSSE, based on entirely false claims, forms part of a broader crackdown on anti-war opposition amid the danger of a global conflagration.
(2023-06-07). 1,000 anti-fascist demonstrators detained in Leipzig, Germany police kettle for hours. wsws.org The increasingly use of state violence against youth, peaceful protesters and workers shows that it is impossible to wage‚ÄÜ ‚ÄÜ war abroad without waging class war at home.
(2023-06-06). Science and Imperialism: Scientists as Workers for Peace By: Archishman Raju. midwesternmarx.com 
Imperialism and militarism have always disguised and justified themselves as the defense of freedom. The American President recently called for the unity of the free world, outlining the fight for democracy against autocracy as the defining challenge of our times.1 There is little doubt his fight for "democracy" means the continued funding of the American military apparatus around the world, which will continue to "free" unwilling people who have not yet reali …
(2023-06-06). How "peaceful protests" in Nicaragua became an attempted coup By: John Perry, Daniel Kovalik. midwesternmarx.com 
Source: "Nicaragua: Guarimbas no 'carburan,'" Cuba, Isla Mía blog. The "groundwork for insurrection" in Nicaragua was laid down months and years before the coup attempt began, as our first article explained. But the coup could only succeed if it mobilized sufficient people into demanding that President Daniel Ortega should resign. How was this to be done, with polls showing his government had some 80% support in a country that had enjoyed se …
(2023-06-06). Revolution and Counterrevolution: Remembering Tiananmen 34 Years Later. orinocotribune.com 
By Amanda Yee — Jun 3, 2023 | The story we are typically told in the West is that young student activists had gathered in Tiananmen Square, uniting around the liberal demands of democracy and freedom, bravely defying the repressive Chinese government. After weeks of these ongoing protests, the Communist Party of China had had enough and cracked down on the peaceful protesters. As the story goes, in the early morning hours of June 4, 1989, People's Liberation Army tanks rolled into the square. They were said to be indiscriminately shooting and mowing down innocent, unarmed protesters, killing thousands. | To…
(2023-06-06). US calls for peace at Shangri-La Dialogue but prepares for war with China. wsws.org The Biden administration played a thoroughly duplicitous role at the Singapore meeting: professing the need for improved relations with China, while parading its aggressive military build-up throughout the region.
(2023-06-07). Argentina's President Gabriel Boric, Venezuela and the Question of Human Rights. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-07). Colombia's opposition and right-wing media intensifies destabilization campaign against Gustavo Petro government. peoplesdispatch.org Following a scandal involving the former chief of staff Laura Sarabia and former ambassador to Venezuela Armando Benedetti, Colombia's right-wing forces have increased attacks against the Petro government. Trade unions and progressive sectors are rallying to the defense of the government…
(2023-06-07). Iranian President to Travel to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. telesurenglish.net Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will travel next week to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba to strengthen relations with these Latin American countries. | RELATED: | Accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, Raisi will leave Tehran on Sunday. His trip aims to promote economic, political and scientific cooperation. He is also expected to meet with local businessmen and activists. | This will be Raisí's first trip to Latin America since he took office in August 20…
(2023-06-06). How "peaceful protests" in Nicaragua became an attempted coup By: John Perry, Daniel Kovalik. midwesternmarx.com Source: "Nicaragua: Guarimbas no 'carburan,'" Cuba, Isla Mía blog. The "groundwork for insurrection" in Nicaragua was laid down months and years before the coup attempt began, as our first article explained. But the coup could only succeed if it mobilized sufficient people into demanding that President Daniel Ortega should resign. How was this to be done, with polls showing his government had some 80% support in a country that had enjoyed se …
(2023-06-06). Revolution and Counterrevolution: Remembering Tiananmen 34 Years Later. orinocotribune.com By Amanda Yee — Jun 3, 2023 | The story we are typically told in the West is that young student activists had gathered in Tiananmen Square, uniting around the liberal demands of democracy and freedom, bravely defying the repressive Chinese government. After weeks of these ongoing protests, the Communist Party of China had had enough and cracked down on the peaceful protesters. As the story goes, in the early morning hours of June 4, 1989, People's Liberation Army tanks rolled into the square. They were said to be indiscriminately shooting and mowing down innocent, unarmed protesters, killing thousands. | To…
(2023-06-06). US calls for peace at Shangri-La Dialogue but prepares for war with China. wsws.org The Biden administration played a thoroughly duplicitous role at the Singapore meeting: professing the need for improved relations with China, while parading its aggressive military build-up throughout the region.
(2023-06-07). Argentina's President Gabriel Boric, Venezuela and the Question of Human Rights. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-07). Colombia's opposition and right-wing media intensifies destabilization campaign against Gustavo Petro government. peoplesdispatch.org Following a scandal involving the former chief of staff Laura Sarabia and former ambassador to Venezuela Armando Benedetti, Colombia's right-wing forces have increased attacks against the Petro government. Trade unions and progressive sectors are rallying to the defense of the government…
(2023-06-07). Iranian President to Travel to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. telesurenglish.net Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will travel next week to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba to strengthen relations with these Latin American countries. | RELATED: | Accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, Raisi will leave Tehran on Sunday. His trip aims to promote economic, political and scientific cooperation. He is also expected to meet with local businessmen and activists. | This will be Raisí's first trip to Latin America since he took office in August 20…
(2023-06-07). Venezuela y Arabia Saudita realizarán segunda Comisión Mixta. telesurtv.net El intercambio se realizará en la capital del país árabe, Riad, y se ha delineado un plan de trabajo para unir aún más a ambos pueblos".
(2023-06-07). Presidente venezolano destaca éxito de agenda de trabajo internacional. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano aseveró que siguen firmes en la unión y cooperación del nuevo mundo.
(2023-06-06). Gabriel Boric, Venezuela y la cuestión de los derechos humanos. globalizacion.ca Desde su entronización a la Presidencia de Brasil en enero de 2023, Lula da Silva se ha esforzado por relanzar el proceso de cooperación regional en un continente fragmentado y dividido.[1] | Con esta óptica organizó la Cumbre de Sudamérica que…
(2023-06-06). Gold Mine Collapse Leaves Several Dead in Southern Venezuela. venezuelanalysis.com Local authorities said that the killed miners were operating in a site that had been shut down a long time ago.
(2023-06-06). Venezuela-Saudi Arabia Mixed Commission to Be Held in Q4 2023. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil announced that his country and Saudi Arabia will hold a second High Level Mixed Commission in the last quarter of 2023, when both nations celebrate 71 years of diplomatic relations. | RELATED: | This event will take place in the capital city Riyadh, where the technical teams from Venezuela and Saudi Arabia will discuss a "work plan to further unite both peoples," he poin…
(2023-06-06). South America Is Back, and Venezuela Is Helping Lead the Way. orinocotribune.com By William Serafino — Jun 4, 2023 | The recent summit of South American presidents in Brasilia, convened by President Lula Da Silva, was a practical reflection of the political-electoral shift towards the progressive camp in the region. Venezuela has been a key player in this process. | Although this change of geopolitical orbit has yet to guarantee possibility in the medium term, it has already produced an image in the Brazilian capital signaling a change in the times. | On a symbolic level, the summit also represents the official end to a cycle of fragmentation, bitter political dispute, and planned att…
(2023-06-06). Venezuela: Most Opposition Parties to Accept Support from CNE for Primaries. orinocotribune.com Although most opposition parties support receiving technical assistance from the National Electoral Council (CNE), there are several parties that refuse to allow the electoral institution to participate. The parties that rejected technical assistance are Vente Venezuela [Come Venezuela], led by María Corina Machado; Citizen Meeting, of Delsa Solórzano; La Causa R, led by Andrés Velásquez; and Project Venezuela. It remains to be seen if they will maintain their unitary position or launch their candidacy outside the Unitary Platform opposition coalition. | This Monday, June 5, the president of the National Primary…
