2023-10-03: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-03). Rep. Gaetz Files Motion to Oust McCarthy Amid Ukraine Aid Questions. news.antiwar.com Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Monday night filed a resolution to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after questioning if the House GOP leader cut a secret deal with the White House on Ukraine aid. A motion to vacate the speakership is considered a privileged resolution, giving it priority over other issues. McCarthy has two …

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-02). Party That Opposes Ukraine Aid Wins Slovakia Election. news.antiwar.com A populist party in Slovakia that opposes providing military assistance to Ukraine has won the country's elections, a vote that could significantly change the NATO member's foreign policy and support for the proxy war. Former Prime Minister Robert Fico, who leads the Slovak Social Democracy party, known as Smer-SD, campaigned on ending military aid to …

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-02). Decades-Old US-Marshall Islands Agreement Lapses, Negotiations Ongoing. news.antiwar.com A long-standing agreement that gives the US military access to the Marshall Islands in exchange for financial aid and other benefits lapsed on September 30, The South China Morning Post reported on Monday.

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-02). Leaked Strategy Shows US Views Corruption in Ukraine as Major Threat. news.antiwar.com A leaked US government strategy shows the Biden administration is far more concerned about corruption in Ukraine than it's publicly letting on, POLITICO reported on Monday. The State Department quietly released a 22-page public version of an Integrated Country Strategy for Ukraine that makes clear corruption is a major concern for the US. The strategy …

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-02). Pentagon Tells Congress It's Running Out of Money to Replace Weapons Sent to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon has warned Congress that it's running out of money to replace stockpiles of weapons that have been sent to Ukraine and has been forced to slow down the replenishment of the US military. The warning comes after Congress passed a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown that did not include money …

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-02). Russia Expects US to Continue Ukraine Support Despite Lack of Aid in Funding Bill. news.antiwar.com Russian officials on Monday downplayed the impact of Congress passing a short-term funding bill over the weekend that did not include funds to spend on supporting Ukraine, saying the US will "find the money." "They will continue their support. We should not think that something is about to change. It's just grandstand play. It's codswallop," …

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-02). White House Says US to Send More Weapons to Ukraine 'Soon'. news.antiwar.com

Kyle Anzalone (2023-10-02). UN Security Council Authorizes Sending US-Backed Force to Haiti. news.antiwar.com The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted in favor of a US-sponsored resolution that authorizes a deployment of Kenyan-led troops to Haiti. The Washington-backed government in Port-au-Prince requested the mission after gangs captured large swaths of the capital city. The US has pledged financial support and training for the international force deployed to Haiti under …

Candice Yanez (2023-10-03). Racist far-right vigilante shoots peaceful activist protesting Spanish conquistador statue in New Mexico. liberationnews.org This shooting in Espanola marks the second time in three years that a right-wing extremist has shot at protesters opposing an Oñate statue. I…

Staff (2023-10-03). Talk World Radio: Why Is the Peace Movement in Italy So Strong? davidswanson.org This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about peace activism in a country that has more of it than perhaps any other: Italy. Our guest Sergio Bassoli is senior officer at CGIL's International Department.

Ted Snider (2023-10-03). The Key to Peace in Ukraine? The Other Broken NATO Promise. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Gerson (2023-10-02). Call for an Immediate Ceasefire and Peace Negotiations to End the War in Ukraine. Joseph Gerson. globalresearch.ca

ecsorinoco (2023-10-02). The 'American' Economic War Against Yemen. orinocotribune.com While a fragile ceasefire exists between the Saudi-led coalition and Ansarallah-allied forces, Yemen remains subjected to severe economic warfare, designed, backed, and orchestrated entirely by western powers. | The UN-brokered truce between Sanaa and Riyadh, which was announced in April 2022 and technically expired in October, has plunged Yemen into a neither-peace-nor-war purgatory. Not only did the truce utterly fail to relieve the country's dire economic crisis caused by the US/UK-backed Saudi and Emirati aggression, but it also exacerbated the crisis to a degree not witnessed in years. | The military option…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-10-02). Guterres defends justice and peaceful action on Day of Non-Violence. plenglish.com United Nations, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called Monday to defend respect, understanding, justice, and the power of peaceful action on the International Day of Non-Violence.

T.P. Wilkinson (2023-10-02). Ukraine as Another Neo-liberal Privatization Exercise. dissidentvoice.org When considering the recent performances at the General Assembly of the United Nations this year, the echoes of "peace" resound through the plenary hall. Why should anyone want peace in the Ukraine more than any other place the Empire is waging war? My suspicion is that many of these calls are really for Russia to …

Dan La Botz (2023-10-03). Venezuelan immigrants win victory. internationalviewpoint.org "At present as many 9,000 immigrants are crossing the border each day, coming from dozens of countries and Venezuelans making up a large portion of them." | – | / |

Staff (2023-10-03). Venezuela: Opposition Primary Commission Refuses to Modify Election Date. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( Although it recognized the CNE's technical assistance proposal and the suggestion to carry it out on November 19, the CNP clarifie…

Staff (2023-10-03). Venezuela's Youth Commemorate 9th Anniversary of Robert Serra's Assassination. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, at the General del Sur Cemetery in Caracas, young Venezuelans laid a floral offering commemorating the anniversary of the 2014 assassination of United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Deputy Robert Serra. A large number of youth spoke about their experiences of meeting Serra. He was known for his humility and as a great leader within the ranks of the Bolivarian Revolution. | The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, commemorated the ninth anniversary of the assassination of the young leader. "Nine years ago, the young Robert Serra and María Herrera were murdered by Colombian hitmen, a fascist oper…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-10-03). Venezuela exige en foro parlamentario fin de medidas coercitivas. telesurtv.net Caracas defiende que "hicieron mucho daño, pero no lo lograron, Venezuela resistió, resiste y resistirá para salir victoriosa de este atentado en contra de la humanidad y en contra de la vida de nuestro pueblo".

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-10-03). Inicia curso escolar 2023-2024 en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Este periodo lectivo arrancó con más de 28.000 planteles educativos activos y se rehabilitaron más de 7.000 centros escolares.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-10-03). Presidente Maduro afirma que Venezuela y Colombia deben impulsar la producción. telesurtv.net "La paz y la unión perpetua de Colombia y Venezuela la construimos hoy echando bases económicas poderosas", aseveró el mandatario.

teleSUR, MER (2023-10-03). CNE venezolano reitera disposición de brindar apoyo a primarias. telesurtv.net El CNE también manifestó que está preparado para garantizar los comicios primarios y cualquier otra elección.

Dan La Botz (2023-10-02). Venezuelan immigrants win victory. internationalviewpoint.org "At present as many 9,000 immigrants are crossing the border each day, coming from dozens of countries and Venezuelans making up a large portion of them." | – | / |

ecsorinoco (2023-10-02). Delcy Rodríguez Addresses Puebla Group Regarding US-Led Hybrid Warfare on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com In her speech to the Puebla Group, a collaborative political group of fourteen progressive governments, the vice president spoke of the blockade, sanctions, and lawfare against the country. | This Saturday, Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez participated in the ninth meeting of the Puebla Group held in the central Mexican city of Puebla. | Rodríguez spoke about economic sanctions, blockades, legal wars and lawfare, and strategies applied by imperialism to bring the people of the Global South to their knees. | Speaking to the group, Rodríguez exposed the truth about the hybrid war against Venezuela, the ch…

ecsorinoco (2023-10-02). Delcy Rodríguez Addresses Puebla Group Regarding US-Led Hybrid Warfare on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com In her speech to the Puebla Group, the vice president spoke of the blockade, sanctions, and lawfare against the country. | This Saturday, Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez participated in the ninth meeting of the Puebla Group held in the central Mexican city of Puebla. | Rodríguez spoke about economic sanctions, blockades, legal wars and lawfare, and strategies applied by imperialism to bring the people of the Global South to their knees. | Rodríguez exposed the truth about the hybrid war against Venezuela, the challenges of the multipolar world, and the need to resume the integration of the peoples of A…

ecsorinoco (2023-10-02). Essequibo Dispute: Guyana Intends to Violate Geneva Agreement. orinocotribune.com "Venezuela rejects Guyana's communiqué, with which Guyana intends to ignore the Geneva Agreement of 1966, and demands that it cease its subservient behavior to the interests of Exxon Mobil," wrote the Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil in a statement posted on the X social media network. In addition, Gil urged the Guyanese government to halt "the militarization of the area, to adhere to international law, and to sit down at the negotiating table, the only mechanism for the resolution of the territorial dispute." | The response of Venezuela came after the government of Guyana expressed its intention to violate t…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). Open Science: PROINPA Breaks with Seed Dependency. libya360.wordpress.com Chris Gilbert, Cira Pascual Marquina Seed potatoes from CEBISA's hidroponic facilities. (Voces Urgentes) Campesinos in the Venezuelan highlands organize to produce science and seeds. High up in Venezuela's Andes, the township of Mucuchies is home to a campesino-led initiative striving for sustainable agricultural production. Integral Producers of the Highlands [PROINPA, for the organization's Spanish-language initials] is…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-02). Cuba y Venezuela consolidan lazos parlamentarios. telesurtv.net El encuentro se produjo en el marco de la Primera Conferencia Parlamentaria Internacional Rusia – América Latina que se desarrolla en la capital rusa.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-10-02). Venezuela apuesta por desdolarización e integración. telesurtv.net "Reconocimos las declaraciones del Grupo (de Puebla) que han reiterado su apoyo a la defensa de nuestra soberanía", precisó Delcy Rodríguez.

teleSUR- lvm, JCM (2023-10-02). Venezuela rechaza postura de Guyana sobre Acuerdo de Ginebra. telesurtv.net Sobre este acuerdo el Gobierno reafirma que debe alcanzar una solución práctica y satisfactoria para ambas partes a través de las negociaciones políticas.

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