Dave DeCamp (2024-02-29). France Rejects US Call to Give Russian Central Bank Funds to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com France has rejected a call from US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to give $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank funds to Ukraine, a step that would amount to outright theft. Yellen claimed there was a legal case to support handing the funds to Ukraine to fund the proxy war and future reconstruction, but French …

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-29). Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syria, Causing 'Material Losses'. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes were launched against Syria on Wednesday, targeting an area outside of Damascus, Syria's SANA news agency reported. The SANA report said that Syrian air defenses intercepted some of the Israeli missiles, and a military source said the strikes only caused material damage, with no casualties reported. A correspondent for Lebanon's Al Mayadeen reported …

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-29). Lloyd Austin Says Israel Has Killed Over 25,000 Women and Children in Gaza. news.antiwar.com Update: The Pentagon walked back Austin's comments, claiming he was referring to total Palestinian deaths based on numbers from Gaza's Health Ministry, not just women and children. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Thursday that Israel has killed over 25,000 Palestinian women and children in Gaza since October 7. When asked how many women …

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-29). Putin Warns West Russia's Nuclear Arsenal Is On 'Full Combat Alert'. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech on Thursday that Russia's nuclear arsenal is in "full combat alert," a warning that comes after French President Emmanuel Macron said the idea of NATO deploying troops to Ukraine was not ruled out. "The strategic nuclear forces are on full combat alert, and the ability to use them is assured," Putin told …

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-29). US Officials Expect Israel to Launch Ground Invasion of Lebanon. news.antiwar.com US officials believe that Israel is planning to launch a ground invasion into Lebanon in late spring or early summer, CNN reported on Thursday. "We are operating in the assumption that an Israeli military operation is in the coming months," an unnamed senior Biden administration told the outlet. "Not necessarily imminently in the next few …

albawaba (2024-02-29). Turkey to mediate between Ukraine and Russia. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Vladimir Medinsky, leader of the Russian delegation on peace talks with Ukraine, said they would go to Turkey for negotiations with Ukraine if such a suggestion was put on the table.

Ana Perdigón (2024-02-29). Biden Signs Executive Order Targeting Venezuela & Cuba (+Personal Data). orinocotribune.com US President Biden signed a new executive order targeting Cuba and Venezuela this Wednesday. The US administration claims that this order aims to protect data of US citizens. | According to the EFE news agency, Biden signed the executive order to protect personal data of officials or members of the Army from countries that the White House considers "worrisome." | US sources told the Spanish news agency that the executive order will target countries such as China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela. | American citizens deserve peace of mind that their sensitive data — ranging from health and fina…

Angela (2024-02-29). Monday 3/4: Virtual Community Hour: The Missing Peace. indybay.org

midwesternmarx (2024-02-29). Another Lost Cold War Document: Zhou Enlai's March 8, 1952 Denunciation of U.S. Germ Warfare. By: Jeffrey S. Kaye. midwesternmarx.com Picture of the "Northeast China Group of the Commission for Investigating the Crime of Bacteriological Warfare Committed by the American Imperialists," taken at Shenyang, April 1, 1952. From 1952 pamphlet, "Exhibition on Bacteriological War Crimes Committed by the Government of the United States," pg. 13, published by The Chinese People's Committee for World Peace (author's private collection) IntroductionThis is an updated version of the original post. The update is necessary, …

midwesternmarx (2024-02-29). From Guernica to Gaza. By: Raouf Halaby. midwesternmarx.com To say that I was awed is an understatement.​Standing in front of Picasso's 11.5 ft. x 25.5 ft. celebrated painting Guernica is one of the most sobering encounters I've had the displeasure of experiencing. Displeasure because the massive composition's theme is revoltingly gruesome. Since that dastardly first-of-its-kind-waging-of-wars, nations have not learned to abide by and practice peaceful and harmonious existence.World War 2 was followed by war …

Netfa Freeman, The Black Alliance for Peace. (2024-02-29). U.S. AFRICOM Airstrikes Feared To Have Killed Two Cuban Doctors. popularresistance.org The National Network on Cuba, The Black Alliance for Peace, and Lowcountry Action Committee strongly condemn the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) airstrikes in Somalia reported to have killed 2 Cuban doctors. We demand the U.S. release all information about the bombing to Cuba and the victims' families. | Cuba has deployed more than 600,000 health workers to 165 nations over the last six decades on medical missions. Two Cubans serving in Kenya, Dr. Assel Herrera Correa, a specialist in general medicine, and Dr. Landy Rodriguez Hernandez, a surgeon, were kidnapped there in 2019 and held in Jilib, southern Somalia.

Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson, Geopolitical Economy. (2024-02-29). The Reality Of Bidenomics: How Good Was Biden For The Economy? popularresistance.org 2024 is being billed as the greatest election year in history. More than 50 countries are going to the polls, that's 7 out of its 10 most populous countries, with a combined population of 4.2 billion, that is more than half the world's 8 billion population. Among these, for good or ill, one might add, the US election will be the most consequential, deciding life and death questions such as how much war the world will witness, how well its economy will do. | This is not because the US is a force for peace and development. On the contrary, it's been weighing down on the prospects of peace and development for decade…

albawaba (2024-02-29). Richard Lewis 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' star and comedian dead at 76. albawaba.com Richard Lewis, the critically acclaimed stand-up comic known for his droll delivery and brutal candor, has died. He was 76.The actor revealed in 2023 that he'd been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, recommitting himself at the time to working on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" alongside his longtime friend Larry David, the show's star and creator.He died peacefully in his home in Los Angeles Tuesday night after suffering a heart attack, his publicist, Jeff Abraham, told the BBC's US partner CBS News.Lewis is co-starring in the final season of Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" on HBO. David said Wednesday he was mourn…

Tim Huber (2024-02-29). MC USA peace fund supports Mennonite Action. anabaptistworld.org Mennonite Church USA has awarded Mennonite Action an unrestricted $10,000 grant from its Church Peace Tax Fund.

Staff (2024-02-29). Broad Political Dialogue Allows Signing of Presidential Elections Schedule Proposal in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The president of parliament, Jorge Rod…

Staff (2024-02-29). US Wrecks Venezuela's EMTRASUR Boeing 747 Cargo Jet. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's vice minister of anti-blockade policies, William Castillo, condemned the US vandalization of the Venezuelan 747 cargo jet, owned by Conviasa's EMTRASUR air cargo company, after the theft carried out by the United States in complicity with the government of Javier Milei in Argentina. | Castillo pointed out this Wednesday, February 28, in a statement concerning the US coercive measures that led to the illegal seizure of the plane, that "when the opposition comes to ask for your vote because they want to fix the country, remind them that … all of them asked for sanctions against Venezuela." | On Februa…

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2024-02-29). Venezuela: 20 años de declaración antiimperialista de Chávez. telesurtv.net En conmemoración de este día histórico para el país, la Marcha Nacional de la Furia Bolivariana partirá de distintos estados de Venezuela para dirigirse a la ciudad de Caracas.

teleSUR, JGN (2024-02-29). Presidente de Venezuela califica como un éxito acuerdo para calendario electoral 2024. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado calificó el pacto como el más incluyente firmado hasta la fecha en el país.

teleSUR, MER (2024-02-29). Presidente Maduro: Hoy es el día en que Hugo Chávez declaró el carácter antiimperialista de la Revolución Bolivariana. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado celebró la gran movilización del pueblo revolucionario para conmemorar el 20 aniversario de la declaratoria antiimperialista.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-02-29). Venezuela condena exploración canadiense en territorio Esequibo. telesurtv.net "Canadá no tiene arte ni parte en los asuntos referentes a la Guayana Esequiba, el Gobierno guyanés debe exigir de inmediato el retiro de este pronunciamiento", dijo el canciller.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-02-29). Firman en Venezuela acuerdo de diálogo y propuesta para calendario electoral 2024. telesurtv.net Participan 150 representantes de los sectores. Estuvieron presentes el 97 por ciento de las organizaciones con fines políticos debidamente inscritas ante el Poder Electoral.

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-27). Civilian Reported Killed in US-British Bombing of Yemen. news.antiwar.com Yemen's Saba news agency said a civilian was killed in the series of missile strikes the US and Britain launched across Houthi-controlled Yemen over the weekend, marking the first reported civilian death since the US began bombing Yemen on January 12. "The American-British aggression on the district of Maqbana in the governorate of Taiz has …

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-27). Slovakia Says Some NATO Members Are Considering Sending Troops to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico warned on Monday that some NATO and EU countries are considering sending troops to Ukraine, a step that would risk direct war between NATO and Russia. "Several NATO and EU member states are considering sending their soldiers to Ukraine on a bilateral basis," said Fico, who was elected last year …

Ramzy Baroud, Antiwar. (2024-02-27). 'Two-State Solution' As A Distraction; The Problem Is Zionism. popularresistance.org The problem is not the absence of a Palestinian state, but Zionism itself. | What is the use of a Palestinian state, if Zionism, as a racist, exclusivist ideology continues to define Israel, and impose that definition on the Palestinians? | This ideology calls for racial purity of Jews in Palestine, of course, at the expense of the native inhabitants of the land. To achieve this, millions of Palestinians had to be forced into exile, hundreds of thousands needed to be killed, wounded or incarcerated. | Neither two states, nor even one state is possible if Zionism is not entirely defeated — not revamped, not…

Staff (2024-02-27). Israeli Officials Downplay Prospect of New Hostage Deal With Hamas. scheerpost.com Benjamin Netanyahu Receives Hudson's Herman Kahn Award By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com Israeli officials are downplaying the prospects of a new hostage deal with Hamas even as Israeli negotiators head to Qatar to discuss the details, The Times of Israel reported on Monday. According to media reports, the deal presented on Friday during talks between Qatar, Egypt, …

Angela (2024-02-27). Friday 3/1: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Call for Ceasefire Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-02-27). Monday 2/26: Pink Slip Pelosi with Codepink; Nancy, We Deserve a World At Peace. indybay.org Nancy Pelosi's house, 2640 Broadway (near Divisadero) San Francisco…

Amy Goodman (2024-02-27). What Needs to Be Done to Get Russia and Ukraine to the Negotiating Table? truthout.org It has been two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, sparking a brutal war in which tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians have died. With Ukraine running low on both weapons and new recruits, and with more U.S. funding stalled in Congress, we host a discussion on the future of the conflict with peace activist Medea Benjamin of CodePink and Oberlin professor Stephen Crowley… |

Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2024-02-27). Why Would Anyone Kill One's Self In An Attempt To Stop A War? popularresistance.org Four years ago in 2018, after returning from a Veterans For Peace trip to Viet Nam, I wrote an article called "Why Would Anyone Kill One's Self In an Attempt to Stop A War?" | Now, four years later, in the past three months, two persons in the United States have taken their own lives in an attempt to change U.S. policies on Palestine and call for a Ceasefire and stop US funding to the State of Israel that would be used to kill in the Israeli genocide of Gaza. | A yet unidentified woman, wrapped in a Palestinian flag, set herself on fire in front of the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, Georgia on December 1, 2023.

Chris Walker (2024-02-27). Jewish Voice for Peace Protest at 30 Rock Precedes Biden's "Late Night" Appearance. truthout.org On Monday afternoon, dozens of Jewish protesters and their allies demonstrated at the headquarters for NBC television in New York City, demanding that President Joe Biden — who was appearing there later in the day — call for an Israeli ceasefire in Gaza. Since October 7, Israel's genocidal siege and bombardment of Gaza has killed almost 30,000 Palestinians, including more than 12,300 children. |

Staff (2024-02-27). URGENT: meeting called at parliament over 'Islamophobic demonisation' of pro-Palestine marches. thecanary.co Representatives of the coalition organising the national Palestine marches, along with MPs and civil liberties organisations, will hold a press conference tomorrow morning (Wednesday 28 February) in parliament to address the growing attacks on the right to protest — including what they call the 'Islamophobic demonisation' of the marches. Peaceful protest now akin to insurrection …

eng.belta.by (2024-02-27). Milorad Dodik: President Lukashenko is a man of peace. eng.belta.by The interview brought up the historic visit of Aleksandr Lukashenko to what was then Yugoslavia in 1999, in the midst of the bombing of the country by NATO forces.

Ana Perdigón (2024-02-27). Far-Right Politician Diego Arria Blames US for Failures of Venezuela's Opposition. orinocotribune.com Far-right Venezuelan politician based in New York, Diego Arria, blamed the United States government for the evident failures of Venezuela's opposition, saying that the US has not taken the situation in Venezuela seriously. | Arria referred to Venezuela as "a destructive force in Latin America and beyond." He went on to criticize the US for sending President Biden's former Security Advisor for Latin America Juan González to Venezuela to manage the situation in the country whereas, for similar issues on the other side of the world, the US frequently sends its CIA director or the secretary of state. | "It is easier…

Ana Perdigón (2024-02-27). Socialist International Expels Venezuela's Popular Will Party. orinocotribune.com The Socialist International (SI) expelled the far-right Popular Will party (VP) because they "exceeded the organization's ethical codes" after modifying their ideological line, according to SI. | In Venezuela and other places in the world, analysts expressed surprise when the far-right VP was accepted into the Socialist International despite the long list of parties that are no longer socialist and still are part of this international group. | Socialist International brings together social democratic, socialist, and labor political parties from around the world. It ratified the expulsion of Popular Will because t…

Staff (2024-02-27). PSUV: Venezuela's Opposition Disguises its Shortcomings with Violence. orinocotribune.com The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, warned that Venezuela's opposition wants to hide its failures with violence. However, he assured, the government will not fall for these provocations. | This Monday, February 26, during the weekly press conference of the PSUV National Directorate, Cabello was asked about the national tour that the opposition leader, María Corina Machado, is undertaking. Despite being disqualified from holding public office, Machado continues to behave as though she is campaigning. | In this regard, the PSUV leader stated that this sector of Ve…

Staff (2024-02-27). Venezuela Produces 97% of Food it Consumes. orinocotribune.com The gradual recovery observed in Venezuela's economy can be seen in the increase in agricultural production, which has recorded 14 consecutive quarters of growth despite the blockade and unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States. | Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro explained this last Wednesday, February 21, during a work day dedicated to national production. He highlighted that this progress towards a productive and independent economy has been carried out through Venezuela's own efforts amid the difficulties caused by illegal US sanctions. | During the activity, President Maduro presented economic…

teleSUR, MER (2024-02-27). Presidente Maduro denuncia recrudecimiento de campaña contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado indicó que el imperialismo y la derecha extremista buscan promover una matriz negativa en portales internacionales y en las redes sociales.

teleSUR, MS (2024-02-27). Venezuela aprueba el Plan de las Siete Transformaciones. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Venezuela en compañía del Poder Popular aprobaron un nuevo proyecto para mejorar la calidad de vida de los venezolanos e impulsar mejoras políticas y sociales en el país sudamericano.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-02-27). Gobierno colombiano y ELN anuncian continuidad de diálogos de paz. telesurtv.net Los próximos diálogos serán en Venezuela, del 8 al 22 de abril de 2024.

presstv.ir (2024-02-27). Venezuela: Israel must be punished for genocide in Gaza. presstv.ir "Venezuela has a clear position. This is a massacre by Israel," the Venezuelan foreign minister said.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-02-27). ONU: Venezuela exige fin de medidas coercitivas unilaterales. telesurtv.net "Hasta el presente, Venezuela ha sido objeto de casi mil medidas coercitivas unilaterales ilegales y otras disposiciones criminales utilizadas como herramientas para destruir nuestra economía", dijo Gil.

teleSUR (2024-02-27). Anti-Venezuela Campaign Has Intensified: President Maduro. telesurenglish.net On Monday, President Nicolas Maduro denounced the escalation of the campaign aimed at damaging Venezuela's international image. | RELATED: | During his program "With Maduro +," he mentioned that U.S. imperialism and the Venezuelan far-right invent fake news every day to discredit the South American country through international portals and social networks. This happens at a time when the far-right opposition is losing the poss…