Monthly Archives: July 2023

2023-07-23: News Headlines

Connor Freeman (2023-07-22). FBI's Unapproved Snooping on US Lawmakers Fuels Debate Over Surveillance Powers. news.antiwar.com A newly declassified court document has revealed the FBI improperly searched a surveillance database seeking information about a US senator, a state senator, and a state judge. The disclosure comes during a heated Congressional debate over intelligence agencies' ability to conduct warrantless spying on American citizens and their communications. Released by the Office of the …

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Anti-war protesters say Talisman Sabre war games should be cancelled. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-07-22). Statement from Brazil opposes censorship of IYSSE at Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "Macquarie's management sees the IYSSE anti-war campaign as a risk to its multiple connections with the military industrial sector, and has felt emboldened amid the establishment's militaristic campaign."

Greenpeace USA, Protect the Protest Coalition (2023-07-23). Tuesday 7/25: We Will Not Be Silenced! Protecting Our Right to Protest & Dissent Virtual Town Hall. indybay.org

Santa Cruz Food Not Bombs (2023-07-23). Sunday 8/6: Peace in Ukraine: Rally and March. indybay.org Town Clock, Pacific and Water street, Santa Cruz…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-07-23). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-23). Gas industry peak body referred to regulator for alleged greenwashing. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2023-07-23). Peru: Social Movements Demand Resignation of De Facto President. orinocotribune.com The National Unitary Coordination Platform of Struggle (CNUL), composed of several Peruvian social movements, called for a new march on Saturday to demand the resignation of de facto President Dina Boluarte. | The platform of social movements announced that Saturday, July 22, will be a day of peaceful struggle, with marches in working class neighborhoods of the northern, southern and eastern parts of Lima, and in other regions of the country. | On Wednesday, July 19, marchers from all over the country took over the capital and 59 other provinces, and the CNUL plans to continue the same during July 24-29. | La Coo…

ecns.cn (2023-07-23). Insights | U.S. experts: U.S. and China should coexist peacefully for a better future. ecns.cn While talking exclusively with China News Network, Douglas Paal, distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Sourabh Gupta, resident senior fellow at ICAS, elucidated their thoughts on the trend of the U.S.-China relationship.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-23). Peace agreement is advancing and Ethiopian government committed (+Photo). plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen, reportedly affirmed that the implementation of the peace agreement is advancing and ratified the government's commitment to complete the process…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-23). Wounded and arrests in new march for presidential resignation in Peru. plenglish.com Lima, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) The Nat ional Coordinator for Unified Struggle (CNUL, in Spanish) of Peru condemned today the police repression against a peaceful march demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, on the fourth day of protests for her exit.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-22). Africa as a Motive Force for Peace. libya360.wordpress.com Mikatekiso Kubayi The African effort at negotiating for peace between the parties is not only a laudable one but one that holds significant merit not only for Africa but for the Global South and the globe generally. An interest in peace The effort by African heads of state to help find a peaceful end to…

JANET (2023-07-22). Protests to call for end of Korean War, 70 years after 1953 ceasefire. iacenter.org By Joe Piette July 17, 2023 July 27 marks 70 years since the Korean War armistice was signed. In just three years, an estimated 4 million people — more than half of them Korean civilians — had been killed by the time of the 1953 ceasefire agreement. Credit: Korea Peace Action And up to this year, seven decades later, the ceasefire is still a fragile one, made ever more dangerous since the U.S. first introduced nuclear weapons in South Korea in 1958, unilaterally abrogating paragraph 13d of the Armistice Agreement and breaking it despite concerns by its allies in the United Nations. Joseph Han, acclaim…

Colonel Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2023-07-22). Knives Are Out Again For Advocates Of Peace On The Korean Peninsula. popularresistance.org The knives are out again for those advocating for peace on the Korean Peninsula. Almost eight years to the day, I wrote "The Knives are Out For Those Who Challenge Militarization of the Korean Peninsula," about Washington Beltway pundits and those on the payroll of organizations and corporations that make money out of the U.S. bureaucracy's need for an enemy. These groups had focused their outrage and diatribes at Women Cross DMZ for organizing the 2015 trip to North and South Korea and daring to challenge the status quo of U.S. policy toward North Korea. | Eight years later as Women Cross DMZ and other Korea pea…

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-22). Now Is the Time For Russia to Offer Peace Terms to European Nations. theduran.com

scorinoco (2023-07-23). Foreign Minister of Venezuela on Official Visit to Türkiye. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil is currently on an official visit in Türkiye,during which he will be meeting with the country's national authorities, with a special focus on his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan. | #21jul En nombre del Presidente @NicolasMaduro, hemos llegado a Türkiye donde sostendremos una reunión con el Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores Hakan Fidan para revisar la agenda bilateral y continuar profundizando lazos de cooperación para el beneficio mutuo de nuestros pueblos. teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-23). Presidente Maduro: Venezuela quiere elecciones libres de ilegales sanciones y bloqueos. telesurtv.net El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, rechazó nuevamente las medidas coercitivas unilaterales impuestas por Estados Unidos (EE.UU.).

Ricardo Vaz (2023-07-22). Venezuela: Judge Sets CITGO Auction Date as US Treasury Extends Bond Protection. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela's most prized foreign asset is being targeted by corporations looking to collect on international arbitration awards.

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-22). US Will Continue Its Hostile Blockade Policy Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com

scorinoco (2023-07-22). Governor of Zulia State Wants End of Sanctions That Are Destroying Venezuela's Industrial Production. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-07-22). Venezuela's El Panal 2021 Commune Welcomes Vietnam's Communist Party Delegation (+Arreaza & PCV). orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Socialist Commune El Panal 2021 welcomed the Commission of Mass Mobilization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, accompanied by Venezuelan Minister for Communes and Social Movements Jorge Arreaza. The aim of the meeting is sharing the advances made in social and communal organizing in both countries in order to resolve problems of the communities. | The Vietnamese delegation toured the productive spaces of the commune and noted the progress and experiences of Venezuela's grassroots organizations. | "With a tour of its productive facilities, the Socialist Commune El Panal 2021 re…

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-22). The Insanity of the Venezuela Hawks. daniellarison.substack.com

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-07-22). Venezuela celebra festival de poesía en el estado Anzoátegui. telesurtv.net El encuentro se nombró "Con el Río en la Espalda" como homenaje al libro del escritor trujillano Pedro Ruiz.

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2023-07-22: News Headlines

Kyle Anzalone (2023-07-21). White House Rushing to Get F-16s to Ukraine By the End of the Year. news.antiwar.com The Joe Biden administration believes it is important to get F-16s to the Ukrainian military and estimates the warplanes could arrive around the end of the year. Although, the White House does not assess the F-16s will alter the course of the war. National security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said at the Aspen Security Forum Washington …

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Anti-war protesters say Talisman Sabre war games should be cancelled. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-07-22). Statement from Brazil opposes censorship of IYSSE at Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "Macquarie's management sees the IYSSE anti-war campaign as a risk to its multiple connections with the military industrial sector, and has felt emboldened amid the establishment's militaristic campaign."

ecns.cn (2023-07-22). Insights | U.S. experts: U.S. and China should coexist peacefully for a better future. ecns.cn While talking exclusively with China News Network, Douglas Paal, distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Sourabh Gupta, resident senior fellow at ICAS, elucidated their thoughts on the trend of the U.S.-China relationship.

greenleft.org.au (2023-07-22). Gas industry peak body referred to regulator for alleged greenwashing. greenleft.org.au


Greenpeace USA, Protect the Protest Coalition (2023-07-22). Tuesday 7/25: We Will Not Be Silenced! Protecting Our Right to Protest & Dissent Virtual Town Hall. indybay.org

Santa Cruz Food Not Bombs (2023-07-22). Sunday 8/6: Peace in Ukraine: Rally and March. indybay.org Town Clock, Pacific and Water street, Santa Cruz…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-21). UN proposes elimination of all nuclear weapons as first step under new agenda for peace. peoplesdispatch.org Rising geopolitical and geo-economic tensions across the globe need a better, reformed, and updated UN system which reflects the growing multipolarity and is more representative, unbiased, and effective…

WSWS (2023-07-21). Striking National Steel Car worker on the need for rank-and-file committees: "All the USW bureaucrats have made their peace with the system a long time ago" wsws.org A leading member of the National Steel Car Rank-and-File Committee explained why workers' took the decision to establish the NSC-RFC in opposition to the United Steelworkers bureaucracy.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-07-22). Venezuela celebra festival de poesía en el estado Anzoátegui. telesurtv.net El encuentro se nombró "Con el Río en la Espalda" como homenaje al libro del escritor trujillano Pedro Ruiz.


Ana Perdigón (2023-07-21). Venezuela's National Assembly Approves New Tax Law Aimed at Safeguarding Citizen Rights and Fostering Economic Growth. orinocotribune.com The National Assembly of Venezuela has approved the Organic Law for the Coordination and Harmonization of the Tax Powers of the States and Municipalities. | The law was approved by the National Assembly during a second round of discussions on Tuesday, July 18. It is aimed at protecting the rights of Venezuelan people embroiled in tax issues. | Jorge Rodríguez, the president of the National Assembly, emphasized that the primary objective of this law is to establish a systematic framework for tax regulations while safeguarding the rights of individuals, merchants, entrepreneurs, and small businesses. Additionally,…

Carlos Eduardo Sánchez (2023-07-21). Venezuela's President Maduro Celebrates Milestone: 4.6 Millionth House Completed under GMVV Program. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro celebrated the completion of the 4.6 millionth house, a remarkable achievement delivered through the Gran Misión Vivienda Venezuela (GMVV) program, which stands as a significant milestone of the Chavista government's commitment to providing millions of homes. "We did it, we made it," Maduro said in his announcement. "Here is a milestone of 4,600,000 housing solutions, and from here we will keep moving forward." | The head of state reported thatSan Isidro housing development in the Tocuyo parish of the Monseñor Iturriza municipality, Falcón state, witnessed the allocation of 11…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-21). An Afrofeminist Reading from Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina and Merlyn Pirela A Conversation with Merlyn Pirela (Part II) Hegemonic feminist currents focus on patriarchal oppression, but racialized forms of oppression seldom enter their discourse. Merlyn Pirela is a Venezuelan Afrofeminist activist and organizer, and a member of the Afro-Venezuelan Women's Cumbe. In Part I of this two-part interview, Pirela explored the historical…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-21). Venezuelan FM visits Türkiye to strengthen bilateral cooperation. plenglish.com/feed/ Ankara, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil on Friday arrived in Ankara to hold a meeting with his Türkiye counterpart Hakan Fidan in order to review the bilateral agenda and continue strengthening cooperation ties for mutual benefit.

scorinoco (2023-07-21). Russian Insulin Shipment Breaks Blockade: Venezuela Receives 1.1 Million Vials and 40,000 Syringe Pens. orinocotribune.com A shipment of 1.1 million vials of rapid- and intermediate-acting recombinant human insulin and more than 40,000 reusable syringes arrived in Venezuela from Russia. | The Russian Embassy in Venezuela reported on Wednesday, July 19, that "a large batch of Russian insulins, including syringes from Geropharm company, has reached Caracas. More than 1.1 million vials of human insulin have arrived, which can cover the needs of diabetic patients nationwide for three months." | Llegó a Caracas un lote de mayor volumen de insulinas rusas incluyendo las plumas jeringas de la compañía Geropharm! | Más de 1.1 millones de in…

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-21). Venezuela's National Assembly Approves New Tax Law Aimed at Safeguarding Citizen Rights and Fostering Economic Growth. orinocotribune.com The National Assembly of Venezuela has approved the Organic Law for the Coordination and Harmonization of the Tax Powers of the States and Municipalities. | The law was approved by the National Assembly during a second round of discussions on Tuesday, July 18. It is aimed at protecting the rights of Venezuelan people embroiled in tax issues. | Jorge Rodríguez, the president of the National Assembly, emphasized that the primary objective of this law is to establish a systematic framework for tax regulations while safeguarding the rights of individuals, merchants, entrepreneurs, and small businesses. Additionally,…

Carlos Eduardo Sánchez (2023-07-21). Venezuela's President Maduro Celebrates Milestone: 4.6 Millionth House Completed under GMVV Program. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro celebrated the completion of the 4.6 millionth house, a remarkable achievement delivered through the Gran Misión Vivienda Venezuela (GMVV) program, which stands as a significant milestone of the Chavista government's commitment to providing millions of homes. "We did it, we made it," Maduro said in his announcement. "Here is a milestone of 4,600,000 housing solutions, and from here we will keep moving forward." | The head of state reported thatSan Isidro housing development in the Tocuyo parish of the Monseñor Iturriza municipality, Falcón state, witnessed the allocation of 11…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-21). An Afrofeminist Reading from Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina and Merlyn Pirela A Conversation with Merlyn Pirela (Part II) Hegemonic feminist currents focus on patriarchal oppression, but racialized forms of oppression seldom enter their discourse. Merlyn Pirela is a Venezuelan Afrofeminist activist and organizer, and a member of the Afro-Venezuelan Women's Cumbe. In Part I of this two-part interview, Pirela explored the historical…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-21). Venezuelan FM visits Türkiye to strengthen bilateral cooperation. plenglish.com/feed/ Ankara, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil on Friday arrived in Ankara to hold a meeting with his Türkiye counterpart Hakan Fidan in order to review the bilateral agenda and continue strengthening cooperation ties for mutual benefit.

scorinoco (2023-07-21). Russian Insulin Shipment Breaks Blockade: Venezuela Receives 1.1 Million Vials and 40,000 Syringe Pens. orinocotribune.com A shipment of 1.1 million vials of rapid- and intermediate-acting recombinant human insulin and more than 40,000 reusable syringes arrived in Venezuela from Russia. | The Russian Embassy in Venezuela reported on Wednesday, July 19, that "a large batch of Russian insulins, including syringes from Geropharm company, has reached Caracas. More than 1.1 million vials of human insulin have arrived, which can cover the needs of diabetic patients nationwide for three months." | Llegó a Caracas un lote de mayor volumen de insulinas rusas incluyendo las plumas jeringas de la compañía Geropharm! | Más de 1.1 millones de in…

scorinoco (2023-07-21). Simón Bolívar Statue Unveiled in Moscow. orinocotribune.com A true-to-life replica of the statue of Liberator Simón Bolívar, which stands in Bolívar Square in Caracas and was originally inaugurated in 1874 by Antonio Guzman Blanco, has been unveiled in Moscow, Russia. The grand unveiling ceremony took place on Wednesday, July 19, just a few days prior to the 240th anniversary of the birth of this eminent South American revolutionary. | Simón Bolívar, a revered leader, played a momentous role in emancipating the people of Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru from the yoke of the Spanish Crown. | The monument is located at the intersection of Vernadsky Avenue and…

teleSUR (2023-07-21). Venezuela: President Maduro Delivers House Number 4.6 Million. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, President Nicolas Maduro delivered to Venezuelans house number 4,600,000 built through the Great Housing Mission of Venezuela (GMVV), a social housing program that the Bolivarian revolution has promoted for 12 years. | RELATED: | "On July 20, 2023, we mark a historic milestone: 4,600,000 homes. We have made it possible, the people and the government together!," he said during an act held in the Fal…

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