(2023-10-24). US Sends More Air Defenses To Middle East As Escalation Risk Rises. popularresistance.org On Saturday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the US was sending more air defense systems to the Middle East as US forces in the region are coming under attack due to President Biden's backing of Israel's onslaught on Gaza. | Austin blamed the escalations on Iran, although there's no sign Iran plans to get directly involved in the fighting. "Following detailed discussions with President Biden on recent escalations by Iran and its proxy forces across the Middle East Region, today I directed a series of additional steps to further strengthen the Department of Defense posture in the region," he said.
(2023-10-24). House Members Circulate Bipartisan Letter to Urge Biden to Drop Assange Case. news.antiwar.com Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and James McGovern (D-MA) are circulating letters in the House urging their colleagues to join them in demanding that President Biden drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Fox News Digital reported on Monday. In the letter to fellow House members, Massie and McGovern ask them to join them to …
(2023-10-23). Blinken Rejects Idea of Gaza Ceasefire Despite Massive Child Casualties. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday rejected the idea of the US calling for a ceasefire in Gaza when confronted with the massive number of child casualties in Israel's onslaught. "UNICEF says 1,524 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip during these bombings. Why isn't the US calling for at least a temporary …
(2023-10-23). Erdogan Submits Sweden's NATO Bid to Turkish Parliament. news.antiwar.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday submitted Sweden's NATO bid to Turkey's parliament, bringing Stockholm's entrance into the Western military one step closer. "The Protocol on Sweden's NATO Accession was signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on October 23, 2023 and referred to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey," the Turkish presidency wrote on …
(2023-10-23). Pentagon Expects 'Significant Escalation' of Attacks on US Troops Over Gaza War. news.antiwar.com A Pentagon official told reporters on Monday that the military is preparing for a "significant escalation" of attacks on US troops stationed in the Middle East due to President Biden's support for Israel's onslaught in Gaza. The comments came the same day US Central Command said its forces downed two drones that were fired at …
(2023-10-23). Report Details How the CIA Is Backing Ukraine's Assassinations Inside Russia. news.antiwar.com A report published by The Washington Post on Monday revealed how the CIA has supported covert Ukrainian attacks inside Russia, including the killing of Darya Dugina, daughter of the prominent Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin. The report said the killing of Dugina was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and that it was …
(2023-10-23). US Sends Military Advisors to Israel, Including 3-Star General. news.antiwar.com The US has sent military officers to Israel to serve as advisors amid preparations for an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza, demonstrating the deep US involvement in Israel's war. Leading the officers is Lt. Gen. James Glynn, a three-star Marine Corps general who previously headed the Marines' special operations and was involved in the US …
(2023-10-23). White House Says Israel Will Decide on Gaza Strategy. news.antiwar.com White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday that Israel will decide on its Gaza strategy in response to media reports that said the US was urging a delay to the ground invasion of Gaza. The New York Times reported that the US advised delaying the ground offensive to buy time for hostage …
(2023-10-24). Official documents show Australian government doing nothing to free Assange. wsws.org The Labor government's full-throated support of imperialist militarism, in Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific, is incompatible with the defence of a persecuted anti-war publisher.
(2023-10-23). IYSSE Colombo anti-war meeting demands halt to Israeli war on Gaza. wsws.org The Sri Lankan meeting unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a halt to the Netanyahu regime's war on Gaza and urging workers and youth to defend the Palestinian people.
(2023-10-24). Xi vows China's continued efforts to help build peaceful, prosperous Asian homeland. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a message to an international symposium on China's neighborhood diplomacy, which was held in Beijing on Tuesday.
(2023-10-24). Sunday 10/22: Stop the Genocide: Peaceful Solidarity Protest in Monterey County. indybay.org Window on the Bay, 717 Del Monte Blvd., Monterey, CA…
(2023-10-24). The US once again refuses to seek peace for Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org
(2023-10-24). Iran: With war over in South Caucasus, time ripe for peace and cooperation. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says war has ended in the South Caucasus region and now the time is ripe for improving peace and cooperation in the region.
(2023-10-23). War on Gaza, 2023. dissidentvoice.org "Hamas terrorists", "hostages", "anti-Semitism", Israeli "right of self-defense", standing with Israel, upholding the "laws of war", peace thru "negotiations", "2-state solution", end game? What are the relevant facts? How should recent events be evaluated? Double standard Western imperial states (US, Britain, France, Germany, et cetera) and their mainstream media report the conflict with a pro-Israel …
(2023-10-23). Hundreds of Staffers in Congress Demand Lawmakers Call for Israel-Gaza Ceasefire. truthout.org An open letter from hundreds of congressional staffers to members of Congress implores lawmakers to demand a peaceful resolution to the Israel-Gaza hostilities, and to use U.S. influence to help reach a peaceful end in the region. The letter-writers are mostly self-described Muslim and Jewish staffers within the halls of Congress, though it is believed that there are also some allies who do not… |
(2023-10-23). World demands Cease-fire and Peace talks, as U.S. insists on more arms and more Wars! indybay.org In his address to the nation this evening, President Biden again demands more arms to Israel and Ukraine, without ever mentioning that most of the Humanity wants cease-fires and Peace talks.
(2023-10-23). How can we regain peace and how can we keep it? indybay.org There is no doubt that Mahatma Gandhi is right. Peace does not come from the motivation of fear, on the contrary, only from the strength of one's own person; through loyalty to oneself, and through the courage to have one's own conscience. In Indian: Satyagraha (persistent adherence to the truth), "think for yourself" Kant would have said, "remain yourself."
(2023-10-23). Sunday 10/22: Stop the Genocide: Peaceful Solidarity Protest in Monterey County. indybay.org Window on the Bay, 717 Del Monte Blvd., Monterey, CA…
(2023-10-23). Why Did the Caricom Conference Happen in Ottawa. libya360.wordpress.com Canadian Foreign Policy Institute Last week Ottawa hosted a CARICOM summit. On Talking foreign policy: an internationalist perspective on Canada's role abroad, Yves Engler interviews Black Alliance for Peace Tamnisha L John on the first ever Caribbean Community summit held outside of the region. John talks about what was discussed at the Summit, the Haiti…
(2023-10-23). Raeisi: US complicit in Israeli crimes, no hope in UNSC maintaining peace. presstv.ir President Raeisi says he sees no grounds for hope that the UN Security Council will maintain international peace and security.
(2023-10-23). Iranian ambassador: 3+3 meeting on Caucasus aimed at boosting regional peace. presstv.ir Iran's ambassador to Moscow says the meeting of the 3+3 cooperation format in Tehran is aimed at bolstering peace and stability in the Caucasus region without foreign interference.
(2023-10-23). Iran: With war over in South Caucasus, time ripe for peace and cooperation. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says war has ended in the South Caucasus region and now the time is ripe for improving peace and cooperation in the region.
(2023-10-23). Ted Hall Deserves a Nobel Peace Prize For Helping to Prevent a Nuclear Holocaust in the 1950s. thiscantbehappening.net
(2023-10-23). Not in My Brother's Name: Sibling of Peace Activist Killed by Hamas Demands Israel Stop Bombing Gaza. democracynow.org 
We speak with Noy Katsman, whose brother Hayim Katsman was a peace activist killed by Hamas militants in the village of Holit on October 7, about how they are demanding the death of their sibling not be used as a pretext for more bloodshed. "What Israel is doing now is very clearly not for the security of anyone," Katsman says of the bombing campaign. "The real reason is just revenge and killing and distraction [from] the failure of Israel to protect its citizens."…
(2023-10-24). Venezuela's Maduro urges world to 'raise voice against genocide' of Palestinians in Gaza. presstv.ir Venezuela's President Maduro urges the world to stop the genocide by Israel against the Palestinian people.
(2023-10-24). María Corina Machado Wins Opposition Primaries With 10% of Votes (+Reactions). orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—On Monday night, the far-right opposition's National Primaries Commission (CNP) released its second update on the results of the opposition primaries held on Sunday, where María Corina Machado declared herself the winner. The update reports that with 64,88% of the votes counted, Machado remains in first place with almost 1.5 million votes, representing 92.56%. Meanwhile, Democratic Action (AD) candidate Carlos Prosperi sits significantly behind in second place with only 70,000 votes (4.45%). | The last update of Venezuela's electoral roll reports almost 21 million voters, meanin…
(2023-10-24). Venezuela Announces Questions for Consultative Referendum on Essequibo Territory. orinocotribune.com This Monday, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) released the five questions that will be asked in the consultative referendum called by the Venezuelan National Assembly in defense of Essequibo, scheduled for December 3. CNE President Elvis Amoroso announced the questions during a press conference broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). | ‚Ä¢ Do you agree to reject, by all means under the law, the line fraudulently imposed on the Paris Arbitration Award of 1899 that seeks to deprive us of our Essequibo territory? | ‚Ä¢ Do you support the 1966 Geneva Agreement as the o…
(2023-10-24). 111 venezolanos fueron repatriados desde Estados Unidos. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Venezuela brindó atención médica primaria a sus ciudadanos y garantizó sus derechos humanos.
(2023-10-24). Presidente venezolano agradece respaldo de líderes que piden levantamiento de medidas coercitivas. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseguró que el Encuentro de Palenque ratifica que el pueblo de Venezuela está del lado correcto de la historia.
(2023-10-23). President Maduro Arrives in Mexico for Migration Summit. orinocotribune.com President Nicolás Maduro will be received with honors corresponding to his high rank by the Secretary of Welfare, Ariadna Montiel Reyes, the Mexican ambassador to Venezuela, Leopoldo de Gyves de la Cruz, and the Venezuelan ambassador to Mexico, Francisco Arias Cárdenas. | Presidents from 11 Latin American countries will participate in the meeting to be held this Sunday in the state of Chiapas, on the border with Guatemala. | The meeting is being held while Mexi…
(2023-10-23). How the U.S. Drove Venezuelans North. libya360.wordpress.com Lilian Jiménez A migrant father from Venezuela feeds his 15-month-old son in the lobby of a police station where their family has been staying since their arrival to Chicago on May 9, 2023. PHOTO BY SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES This is part one of a two-part interview. In the last week of August 2022, as head of the…
(2023-10-23). The Continuous Political and Military Threats Against Fair Multipolarity: A View From Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Ron As our world progresses into a new world order described by some as "fair multipolarity", we must acknowledge that such a transformation will not be met without resistance by the forces wishing to maintain a unipolar world order that is no longer sustainable. It is through decisive and concerted action by the countries…
(2023-10-23). Llegan delegaciones a México para asistir en Cumbre de Palenque. telesurtv.net Los presidentes de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, y de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, en forma respectiva, ya se encuentran en México.
(2023-10-23). US lifts ban on Venezuelan oil in preparation for global war. wsws.org The license is aimed not at significantly increasing production, much less at resolving Venezuela's economic crisis, but at redirecting its cheap oil away from China and allowing US oil giants and a thin layer of the Venezuelan ruling elite to reach lucrative deals.