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2023-08-10: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-10). Poland to Deploy 10,000 Additional Troops to Belarus Border. news.antiwar.com Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said Thursday that Warsaw plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus as part of a buildup that began after Wagner fighters traveled to Belarus. "About 10,000 soldiers will be on the border, of which 4,000 will directly support the Border Guard and 6,000 will be in the …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-10). Report: Niger Junta Told Nuland They'd Kill Bazoum If There's Military Intervention. news.antiwar.com The Associated Press reported Thursday that the Niger junta told Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland that they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if neighboring countries launched a military intervention to reinstate him. After meeting with junta leaders in Niger on Monday, Nuland did not mention the threat or discuss the possibility of …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-10). Report: US, Iran Reach Deal on Prisoner Release and Frozen Funds. news.antiwar.com The US and Iran have reached a deal that will free five Americans in exchange for the US releasing some Iranians and granting Tehran limited access to $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds, The New York Times reported Thursday. Sources told the Times that the negotiations have been going on quietly for two years. Prisoner …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-09). Biden Signs Executive Order Banning Certain Investments in China. news.antiwar.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-09). Israeli FM Calls for US to Give Saudi Arabia a Defense Commitment. news.antiwar.com Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has called for the US to provide Saudi Arabia with defense commitments as Israel is vying for a normalization deal with Riyadh. While an Israeli-Saudi normalization deal is expected to be a long way off, Saudi Arabia has been looking to get security guarantees out of the US if such …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-09). Niger Junta Accuses France of Violating Airspace, Freeing 'Terrorists'. news.antiwar.com Niger's ruling Junta on Wednesday accused France of violating Niger's airspace and freeing "terrorists" as tensions continue to rise in West Africa after the ousting of Nigerien President Mahamoud Bazoum. The coup leaders shut down Niger's airspace on Sunday to prepare for potential military intervention, as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-09). Poland to Send Additional 2,000 Troops to Belarus Border. news.antiwar.com Polish officials said Wednesday that Warsaw will send an additional 2,000 troops to reinforce its border with Belarus as tensions between the two neighbors continue to rise. Maciej Wasik, a Polish deputy interior minister, said the deployment was double what the border guard requested. One purpose of the deployment is to stem the tide of …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-09). Russia Says It Shot Down More Drones Headed Toward Moscow. news.antiwar.com The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that it shot down two drones overnight that were headed toward Moscow as there's been a significant uptick in Ukrainian attacks on the capital city. "An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Moscow Region was …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-09). US Eyes Australia as Missile Testing Ground. news.antiwar.com The US is considering using Australia as a missile testing ground as part of the AUKUS military pact, AFP reported on Wednesday. AUKUS is a three-way deal between the US, Britain, and Australia primarily focused on technology sharing with the goal of Canberra acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. The three nations have also announced their intention to …

Fight Back (2023-08-10). Milwaukee commemorates victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings at annual Lanterns for Peace event. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On August 6, the Milwaukee Anti-war Committee (MAC) joined with Peace Action of Wisconsin, Veterans for Peace Milwaukee, and others to host the annual Lanterns for Peace event to commemorate the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. | The event began with people building lanterns, folding origami paper cranes, and a story-telling from Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes. This was followed with a performance by local musicians of blues songs and Celtic music. | Pam Richard, the emcee and a member of Peace Action of Wisconsin, opened with a moment of silence for Daniel Ellsberg, a w…

Fight Back (2023-08-10). Minneapolis protests U.S. wars, marks anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On August 5, around 80 people gathered outside the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Walker Art Center for an anti-war protest organized by the Minnesota Peace Action Coalition. The protest memorialized the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which, according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, killed approximately 210,000 people. | The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II constitute one of the United States government's greatest crimes against humanity. The creation of the atomic bomb was a pivotal moment in the development of the U.S. military…

Amy Goodman (2023-08-10). Why Is Ukraine Prosecuting a Pacifist for "Justifying Russian Aggression"? truthout.org We speak with Ukrainian peace activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, whom Ukrainian authorities have charged with justifying Russian aggression, days after his Kyiv apartment was raided and searched. Sheliazhenko is executive secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement and has vocally opposed any escalation of the conflict, calling for a ceasefire and peace talks to end the war. "It is total nonsense that… |

Editor (2023-08-10). The UN's Vague 'New Agenda for Peace'. scheerpost.com

San José Peace & Justice Center (2023-08-10). Wednesday 8/30: How to Prevent the Next Cold War. indybay.org San José Peace & Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street | San José, CA 95112…

The Black Alliance for Peace. (2023-08-10). All Africans Should Condemn Call For ECOWAS-Led Military Invasion Of Niger. popularresistance.org The Africa Team of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) and the U.S. Out of Africa Network (USOAN) condemn the threats of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lead a military intervention into Niger. We believe this would be an act of subservience to U.S./EU/NATO interests. As Western imperialism seems to be losing its neo-colonialist grip on Africa, it is trying to expand its use of puppets and proxies to undermine resistance. | The military coup in Niger on July 26 deposed President Mohamed Bazoum and installed General Abdourahamane Tchiani as the country's new leader.

Staff (2023-08-10). Why Is Ukraine Prosecuting Pacifist Yurii Sheliazhenko for "Justifying Russian Aggression"? democracynow.org We speak with Ukrainian peace activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, whom Ukrainian authorities have charged with justifying Russian aggression, days after his Kyiv apartment was raided and searched. Sheliazhenko is executive secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement and has vocally opposed any escalation of the conflict, calling for a ceasefire and peace talks to end the war. "It is total nonsense that a pacifist is accused in justification of war," Sheliazhenko told Democracy Now! in an interview just after he returned from being interrogated. He notes the security services are under the authority of Presi…

Douglas Macgregor (2023-08-10). Make Peace, You Fools! America's Proxy War with Russia Has Transformed Ukraine into a Graveyard. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). Nicaragua: Example to the World of How to Defend Sovereignty and Independence. libya360.wordpress.com Nan McCurdy Time and again Nicaragua is showing other countries the importance of fighting for sovereignty, independence, peace and the well-being of its people. On June 27, 1986, the World Court condemned the United States for illegal war and aggression against Nicaragua and ordered the US to compensate Nicaragua for damages estimated to run to…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-10). Russia-Africa Summit opens new phase of cooperation. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The 2nd Russia-Africa Summit opened a new phase of cooperation and expressed Moscow's desire to collaborate with Africa in fields such as trade, peace and security, an official source said on Thursday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-10). Mayo Clinic remembers Sister Lauren Weinandt. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Sister Lauren Weinandt, Mayo Clinic's longest-serving staff member, passed away on July 31, at the Saint Marys Campus, where she lived and worked for nearly 70 years. Sister Lauren Weinandt, a beloved Mayo staff member who embodied the Franciscan and Mayo Clinic values, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, July 31, at the hospital she loved and worked at for 67 years. She will be remembered for her open door, open heart, and…

teleSUR (2023-08-09). ELN Denies Alleged Plan to Attack Colombian Prosecutor. telesurenglish.net The guerrilla of the National Liberation Army (ELN), said on Wednesday the alleged plan to attack the attorney general, Francisco Barbosa, is not true and that such an accusation seeks to sabotage the peace talks. | RELATED: | "The news delivered by Prosecutor Barbosa is false. With it, he is trying to sabotage the dialogue process that is being developed between the Government and the ELN", the ELN Delegation of Dialogues sa…

_____ (2023-08-09). Whether Russia needs a "peace treaty" with Japan. journal-neo.org In June of this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law according to which the victory over militaristic Japan will be commemorated in Russia on September 3. The State Duma passed the law, the Federation Council approved it. The newspapers of the Land of the Rising Sun wrote lengthy stories in which the alleged […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Anonymous103 (2023-08-09). Pole And Russian Hit On Peace Plan For Ukraine. southfront.org

Global Research News (2023-08-09). Selected Articles: McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It. globalresearch.ca By We stand together against the rise of a new McCarthyism that is targeting peace activists, critics of US foreign policy, and Chinese Americans. Despite …

Nick Mottern, Jack Gilroy, Counter Punch. (2023-08-09). Welcome To The Slaughterhouse. popularresistance.org On Saturday, July 22nd, some 80 peace and justice organizers from Vermont, Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Long Island, New York City and upstate New York went to Scranton to focus on what the Ukrainians and the President of the United States say is the most important weapons needed: 155 mm artillery shells. And, now too, cluster munitions of the type that take the form of 155 mm shell-like casings packed with 72 small grenades that can disperse over a 600 feet diameter target area when released from the shell casing after it is fired.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-09). Colombia urges to build peace grounded in reconciliation. plenglish.com Organized by DiPaz (Inter-Church Dialogue for Peace in Colombia), it is aimed at leaders, representatives and members of religious domestic entities and organizations, human rights defenders, the conflict's victims, peace signatories and scholars. | Reverend Kenneth Mtata assured his visit along with other World Council of Churches' figures represents a great chance for the Council to affirm its support for processes leading to a fair peace with its member churches and ecumenical partners who are actively involved on the ground. | Meanwhile, Senator Gloria Florez first thanked Cuban Ambassador Javier Caamaño for…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-09). Popular organizations reject contract with Minera Panama. plenglish.com Panama City, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Panama's United People for Peace (Pueblo Unido por la Vida) alliance rejected on Wednesday the contract signed between the Government and Minera Panama Company, and warned of purchasing votes in the legislature for its approval.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-09). The UN analyzes Sudanese civilians' situation. plenglish.com The Assistant Secretary-General for Africa Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee described how war has spread with dire consequences, especially in Khartoum, Bahri, Omdurman and Darfur. | "It is time to put an end to this senseless conflict and return to negotiations, and a peaceful solution must be found urgently," she said. | Meanwhile, Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, added that the situation is particularly alarming in Khartoum, as well as in the Darfur and Kordofan regions. | Around 80% of hospitals across the country are not functioning while 14…

Ricardo Vaz (2023-08-10). Venezuela: Defunct Opposition Parliament Approves Debt Deadline Extension. venezuelanalysis.com The move, which had been previously proposed by the Maduro government, will deter litigation over defaulted bonds.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-10). Venezuela celebra decisión de corte portuguesa sobre activos. telesurtv.net El Tribunal Judicial del Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal, ordenó el miércoles devolver a Venezuela unos 1.500 millones de dólares que se encontraban retenidos en el Novo Bank.

teleSUR, MER (2023-08-10). Venezuela gana juicio y recupera activos retenidos en Portugal. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con la setencia, el Tribunal ordenó al Novo Bank reintegrar los recursos al Gobierno venezolano.

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-10). Colombia: Semana Magazine Accused of Spreading Fake News About ELN Plot to Assassinate Attorney General. orinocotribune.com Colombia's Semana magazine published a fake news trying to incriminate Venezuela in an alleged plot orchestrated by the Colombian guerrilla organization National Liberation Army (ELN) to assassinate the attorney general of Colombia, Francisco Barbosa, who is linked to former President àÅlvaro Uribe. | For months, Semana has been carrying out media campaigns attempting to undermine the government of President Gustavo Petro, among them was the publication of the audios of former Colombian Ambassador to Venezuela Armando Benedetti. | This time, a few hours after the formal start of the ceasefire between the Co…

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-10). Communist Party of Cuba and PSUV Sign Cooperation Agreement. orinocotribune.com The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has signed a cooperation and exchange agreement with the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC). | On Tuesday, August 8, Diosdado Cabello, first vice president of PUV, signed the agreement on behalf of the party. For PCC, the agreement was signed by the secretary of Organization of the Communist Party of Cuba, Roberto Morales Ojeda. | According to the signatories, this agreement is aimed at strengthening friendship, dialogue and communication between the two organizations, in addition to reciprocal learning and political trust. | Se firma el Acuerdo de Intercambio y Cooperaci…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). The U.S. Plot to Finalize the Theft of Venezuela's Oil. libya360.wordpress.com Margaret Kimberley Venezuela and the Caribbean region The U.S. has used its influence to steal another country's oil revenues. Venezuela is in the crosshairs because it dares to be socialist in the hemisphere the U.S. claims as it's "backyard." It was always about the oil. United States assertions that the government of elected president Nicolas…

Staff (2023-08-10). Headlines for August 10, 2023. democracynow.org At Least 36 Dead, Town of Lahaina Burned to the Ground as Wildfires Devastate Hawaii, Ecuadorian Anti-Corruption Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio Assassinated, Biden Seeking More Funding for War in Ukraine, Arming Taiwan, Niger Coup Leaders Accuse France of Destabilizing Country as ECOWAS Summit Kicks Off, The Intercept: U.S. State Dept. Pushed for Pakistan's Now-Imprisoned Ex-PM Imran Khan to Be Removed, Death Toll from Mediterranean Refugee Shipwreck Rises to 41 as Black Africans Expelled from Tunisia, Venezuela Wins Fight to Recover $1.5B of Frozen Funds from Novo Banco, Biden Bans U.S. Comp…

Staff (2023-08-10). Portugal's Novo Banco Ordered to Return $1.5 Billion to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( "Breaking news: the Bolivarian [Venezuelan] government wins trial and recovers its assets in Portugal," wrote the Venezuelan minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, officially disclosing…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2023-08-09). Venezuela Warns Against 'Commodification' of Amazon Biodiversity at Rainforest Summit. venezuelanalysis.com The use of the region's resources for the benefit of all without infringing on countries' sovereignty was a common desire expressed by representatives at the summit.

Janna Corredor, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-08-09). Venezuela Proposes Joint Task Force For Amazon Rainforest Recovery. popularresistance.org Venezuela has proposed actions that unite economic and sustainable development to restore the vital regeneration of the Amazon rainforest, to be accomplished with the support and union of all South American countries, according to vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, speaking at the Fourth Amazon Summit 2023, taking place in the city of Belém, Brazil. | "We are called to coordination and union," Rodríguez stated this Tuesday, August 8, during a presentation at the summit. "Surely, unity is the work that binds us for vital regeneration.

Laura Capote (2023-08-09). Gustavo Petro's first year: Social and environmental justice and regional integration. peoplesdispatch.org Petro's inaugural year was characterized by guaranteeing free higher education, agrarian reform, reopening of relations with Venezuela, and an attempt to reform health care, labor regulations, and pensions…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-09). Anti-Imperialist Committee Holds 'Hearing' on Venezuela Sanctions and Impact. orinocotribune.com The tribunal heard from experts and activists before issuing a statement that "unequivocally denounce[d] the US imperialist hybrid war" on Venezuela. | The International People's The tribunal, which focuses on "sanctions, blockades and economic coercive measures," brought a 14-person delegation to the Caribbean country. The team featured academics, lawyers and activists, including representatives from the National Lawyers Guild…

Staff (2023-08-09). Fourth Amazon Summit: Venezuela Proposes Joint Task Force for Amazon Rainforest Recovery. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has proposed actions that unite economic and sustainable development to restore the vital regeneration of the Amazon rainforest, to be accomplished with the support and union of all South American countries, according to vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, speaking at the Fourth Amazon Summit 2023, taking place in the city of Belém, Brazil. | "We are called to coordination and union," Rodríguez stated this Tuesday, August 8, during a presentation at the summit. "Surely, unity is the work that binds us for vital regeneration. We have the responsibility of life itself; that is why Venezuela's me…

Staff (2023-08-09). Conviasa Makes Historic First International Flight With All-Women Crew. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan state-owned airline Conviasa made history by registering its first international flight with an all-female crew. | The airline reported through social media, "This Monday, our first all-women international flight crew took off. The Embraer ERJ-190 aircraft, V0 3736, flew the Caracas, Venezuela — Cancún, Mexico route." | Venezuelan Minister for Transportation and President of Conviasa Ramón Celestino Velásquez stated, "Venezuelan women are taking over the skies," referring to the first flight crewed solely by women. | #07Ago °Nuestra Tripulación de Mujeres! Staff (2023-08-09). Venezuela's Foreign Minister Meets BRICS Bank Advisor. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil met with Alessandro Teixeira, advisor to President of the BRICS' New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff, as part of the meetings held in the context of the Amazon 2023 Summit in Brazil. | BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—countries with emerging economies and rich natural resources. The emerging group points to a change in world geopolitics. | Venezuela supports BRICS' with its multipolar approach and the Bolivarian Revolution's vision of unity, part of Commander Hugo Chávez's legacy. | The New Development Bank, formerly the BRICS…

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2023-08-08: News Headlines

Jyotsna Naidu (2023-08-08). Democracy Needs Healthy Debates About War and Peace. fpif.org If there's one thing that should be subject to rigorous debate and the will of the people, it's decisions about war and peace. Unfortunately, that's not what we got with the huge military policy bill recently passed by the House and Senate. | Somehow, the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA — which can bring war or peace, and which now costs nearly $1 trillion — never sees much serious debate in Congress about those issues. | Before this year, the NDAA passed easily for

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-08). He Took the Only Photos in Hiroshima on the Day of Bombing (And Then They Were Suppressed). antiwar.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-07). China Tells the Philippines to Remove Grounded Ship from Disputed Reef in South China Sea. news.antiwar.com China has called on the Philippines to remove a grounded warship from a disputed reef in the South China Sea after an encounter in the area between Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels. Over the weekend, Chinese vessels fired water cannons at Philippine boats trying to resupply the grounded ship on Second Thomas Shoal, a …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-07). ECOWAS to Hold Second Emergency Summit on Niger. news.antiwar.com The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold another emergency summit on the situation in Niger this Thursday after the Niger junta ignored the bloc's deadline to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum. After the military took power in Niger, ECOWAS leaders held a summit and threatened military action if Bazoum was not reinstated by …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-07). Four Syrian Soldiers Killed by Israeli Airstrikes on Damascus. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes targeted the Syrian capital of Damascus early Monday morning, killing four Syrian soldiers and wounding four more, Syria's SANA news agency has reported. "At around 02: 20 am on Monday, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial act of aggression from the direction of occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some sites in Damascus," a Syrian …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-07). Over 3,000 US Marines and Sailors Arrive in Middle East in Deployment Aimed at Iran. news.antiwar.com Over 3,000 US Marines and Navy sailors arrived in the Middle East on Sunday as part of a previously announced deployment aimed at Iran as tensions are rising in the region. The troops are part of an Amphibious Readiness Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG/MEU) and arrived onboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and dock landing …


Dave DeCamp (2023-08-07). Victoria Nuland Meets With Niger Junta Leaders. news.antiwar.com Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland traveled to Niger's capital Niamey on Monday and held what she described as "difficult" talks with members of the junta that ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in a July 26 coup. "Traveled to Niamey to express grave concern at the undemocratic attempts to seize power and urged a …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-07). Zelensky Aide Vows There Will Be 'No Compromise' With Moscow. news.antiwar.com An aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Monday that there will be "no compromise" with Moscow to end the fighting in Ukraine and rejected the idea of a ceasefire. Mykhailo Podolyak said the only "foundation for negotiations" could be Zelensky's "peace formula," which calls for a full Russian withdrawal before peace talks can happen. "There …

teleSUR (2023-08-08). US Anti-War Activists Urge to Reject New McCarthyism. telesurenglish.net On Monday, anti-war organizations across the United States issued an open letter to reject a trend that targets China and to call on people to reject what they call the "new McCarthyism." | RELATED: | "From The New York Times to Fox News, there's a resurgence of the Red Scare that once shattered many lives and threatened movements for change and social justice," said the letter titled "McCarthyism is back: Together we can stop it." | It warn…

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-08). Housing, environment, anti-war and Palestine campaigners to protest at Labor's national conference. greenleft.org.au

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-08). Warring parties in Yemen resume Oman-mediated peace talks to end the war. peoplesdispatch.org The peace talks had been suspended in July after the two sides could not reach an agreement on a number of economic and humanitarian issues…

San José Peace & Justice Center (2023-08-08). Wednesday 8/30: How to Prevent the Next Cold War. indybay.org San José Peace & Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street | San José, CA 95112…




Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-08). JFK's World Peace Speech and National Security State Takedowns of US Presidents. libya360.wordpress.com Stansfield Smith President Kennedy's World Peace speech on June 10, 1963, where he championed nuclear disarmament and lasting peace with the Soviet Union, is given renewed attention with a Kennedy now running for president and by the present war with Russia. JFK supposedly underwent a transformation after the near mutual nuclear annihilation with the Soviet…

kwjorinoco (2023-08-08). Venezuela Reiterates Commitment to Protecting Amazon Rainforest. orinocotribune.com Just a day before the kickoff of a two-day Amazon summit to be held in the Brazilian city of Belém, Yván Gil, Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs, reiterated Venezuela's commitment to working together with neighboring nations to protect the Amazonian rainforest, also known as the "lungs of the planet." | "With great expectations, we arrived in the Brazilian city of Belém do Pará where the Amazon summit will be held, resuming cooperation to protect the lungs of the planet and guarantee a safe Amazon of peace and belonging to all South Americans," Gil wrote in a post on the social media network X. | Con grandes…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-08-08). Imran Khan Sentenced To Three Years In Jail. popularresistance.org Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced to three years in jail on 5 August by a court in Islamabad on charges of illegally selling state gifts. | The popular opposition leader was promptly arrested from his home in Lahore after the court handed down the sentence. The court also disqualified him from politics for five years, banning his political activities. | Before being taken into custody, Khan released a video on social media saying his arrest was "expected" and calling on his supporters to protest peacefully. | "When you receive this message, I will be arrested, and I will be in prison," said…

Staff (2023-08-08). Talk World Radio: Remember the War on Yemen? Let's End It. davidswanson.org This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about Yemen with Arwa Mokdad, a peace advocate at Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-08). Mayo Clinic remembers Sister Lauren Weinandt. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Sister Lauren Weinandt, Mayo Clinic's longest-serving staff member, passed away on July 31, at the Saint Marys Campus, where she lived and worked for nearly 70 years. Sister Lauren Weinandt, a beloved Mayo staff member who embodied the Franciscan and Mayo Clinic values, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, July 31, at the hospital she loved and worked at for 67 years. She will be remembered for her open door, open heart, and…

We All Deserve Safety, Peace (2023-08-07). Black women are under attack: Here's how to protect our sisters in the movement. therealnews.com This op-ed is authored by three Black women who—for safety reasons—cannot reveal our names. We have chosen to tell our stories by releasing an anonymous report: We All Deserve Peace, which details our experiences and recommendations as frontline leaders living under threat (trigger/content warning: the linked report includes detailed accounts of doxxing, stalking and threats made against the authors and other Black women in movement spaces). View the report We are mamas, daughters, sisters, and aunties. We are teachers, s…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-08). JFK's World Peace Speech and National Security State Takedowns of US Presidents. libya360.wordpress.com Stansfield Smith President Kennedy's World Peace speech on June 10, 1963, where he championed nuclear disarmament and lasting peace with the Soviet Union, is given renewed attention with a Kennedy now running for president and by the present war with Russia. JFK supposedly underwent a transformation after the near mutual nuclear annihilation with the Soviet…

kwjorinoco (2023-08-08). Venezuela Reiterates Commitment to Protecting Amazon Rainforest. orinocotribune.com Just a day before the kickoff of a two-day Amazon summit to be held in the Brazilian city of Belém, Yván Gil, Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs, reiterated Venezuela's commitment to working together with neighboring nations to protect the Amazonian rainforest, also known as the "lungs of the planet." | "With great expectations, we arrived in the Brazilian city of Belém do Pará where the Amazon summit will be held, resuming cooperation to protect the lungs of the planet and guarantee a safe Amazon of peace and belonging to all South Americans," Gil wrote in a post on the social media network X. | Con grandes…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-08-08). Imran Khan Sentenced To Three Years In Jail. popularresistance.org Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced to three years in jail on 5 August by a court in Islamabad on charges of illegally selling state gifts. | The popular opposition leader was promptly arrested from his home in Lahore after the court handed down the sentence. The court also disqualified him from politics for five years, banning his political activities. | Before being taken into custody, Khan released a video on social media saying his arrest was "expected" and calling on his supporters to protest peacefully. | "When you receive this message, I will be arrested, and I will be in prison," said…

Staff (2023-08-08). Talk World Radio: Remember the War on Yemen? Let's End It. davidswanson.org This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about Yemen with Arwa Mokdad, a peace advocate at Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-08). Mayo Clinic remembers Sister Lauren Weinandt. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Sister Lauren Weinandt, Mayo Clinic's longest-serving staff member, passed away on July 31, at the Saint Marys Campus, where she lived and worked for nearly 70 years. Sister Lauren Weinandt, a beloved Mayo staff member who embodied the Franciscan and Mayo Clinic values, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, July 31, at the hospital she loved and worked at for 67 years. She will be remembered for her open door, open heart, and…

We All Deserve Safety, Peace (2023-08-07). Black women are under attack: Here's how to protect our sisters in the movement. therealnews.com This op-ed is authored by three Black women who—for safety reasons—cannot reveal our names. We have chosen to tell our stories by releasing an anonymous report: We All Deserve Peace, which details our experiences and recommendations as frontline leaders living under threat (trigger/content warning: the linked report includes detailed accounts of doxxing, stalking and threats made against the authors and other Black women in movement spaces). View the report We are mamas, daughters, sisters, and aunties. We are teachers, s…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-07). At least four killed and four injured in another Israeli missile attack in Syria. peoplesdispatch.org The UN Security Council has so far failed to take any action on Syria's repeated complaints about Israeli violations of its sovereignty which is endangering regional peace…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-07). In Haiti, Kenya Chooses Imperialist Servitude Over Pan-African Solidarity. orinocotribune.com By Black Alliance for Peace — Aug 3, 2023 | Kenya has offered to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to help train and assist Haitian police, ostensibly to "restore order" in the Caribbean republic. Yet, their proposal is nothing more than military occupation by another name; an occupation of Haiti by an African country is not Pan-Africanism, but Western imperialism in Black face. By agreeing to send troops into Haiti, the Kenyan government is assisting in undermining the sovereignty and self-determination of Haitian people, while serving the neocolonial interests of the United States, the Core…

Staff (2023-08-07). Headlines for August 7, 2023. democracynow.org Nigerien Coup Leaders and Supporters Remain Defiant as ECOWAS Deadline to Restore Bazoum Passes, Attacks by Ukrainian and Russian Forces Intensify as World Leaders Meet in Jeddah for Peace Talks, Ukrainian Authorities Charge Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, Raid His Home, Russian Court Sentences Alexei Navalny to Another 19 Years in Prison, Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan Calls for Supporters to Keep Up Protests as He Receives 3-Year Sentence, Rahul Gandhi, Lawmaker Critical of Narendra Modi, Reinstated to Indian Parliament, Another Bloody Weekend in the West Bank as Israelis Kill at Least 5 Palestinians, Incl. Teen…

Canadian Peace Congress (2023-08-07). On the 78th Anniversary of Hiroshima: An Urgent Call for Peace Action. Canadian Peace Congress. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-08-07). West African states to hold Thursday summit on Niger intervention. wsws.org ECOWAS commissioner for political affairs, peace and security Abdel-Fatau Musah warned Friday, "All the elements that will go into any eventual intervention have been worked out."

_____ (2023-08-07). Russia-Africa Summit Held Amid Worsening Global Security Situation. transcend.org 2 Aug 2023 – African Union member-states put forward their peace plan for ending the conflict in Ukraine and received a positive response from Moscow.

Mirko C. Trudeau (2023-08-08). El corrupto senador Bob Menéndez arremete -otra vez- contra Venezuela. globalizacion.ca Con la llegada de Joe Biden a la Casa Blanca, el "demócrata" Robert (Bob) Menéndez, de 67 años -nacido en Cuba- fue nombrado nuevamente presidente del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado y está haciendo lo indecible para arreciar el…

Francisco Dominguez (2023-08-08). Maduro: A Decade Continuing Chávez's Socialist and Anti-Imperialist Struggle. orinocotribune.com By Francisco Dominguez — Aug 2, 2023 | The first part in a series examining the last decade in Venezuela under the leadership of Nicolás Maduro and how the country resisted relentless imperialist attacks | This year marks 10 years since Nicolás Maduro was elected president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. During this period, the people of Venezuela faced some of the biggest challenges in its history, with attacks being lodged in the political, communications, and economic spheres by right-wing actors domestically and abroad, notably US authorities. As former US president Donald Trump boasted "When I…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-08). Venezuela: The Decolonial Alternative. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina and Ramón Grosfoguel Ramón Grosfoguel is a Puertorican intellectual recognized for his work on the decolonization of knowledge and power. In this exclusive interview, Grosfoguel talks about the living links between the colonial and the neocolonial systems, the problematic legacy of the colonial past in Venezuela's present, and US imperialism's neocolonialism in…

Janna Corredor (2023-08-08). Venezuela's Red Cross Initiates Comprehensive Restructuring and Forms New Board. orinocotribune.com After initiating a comprehensive restructuring process, the Venezuelan Society of the Red Cross now has a 12-month period to elect new members for the institution. This decision comes in response to a ruling (No. 1057) issued by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) on August 4, which ordered the dismissal of its current directors. | The broad restructuring order comes after the Attorney General of the Republic, Tarek William Saab, reported the opening of an investigation into the "alleged harassment and mistreatment" committed against volunteers and workers of the national Red Cross by the organization's president,…

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2023-08-08). World's Richest City Says 'No More Room' Left For Desperate Migrants. popularresistance.org For the first few days of August, migrants seeking asylum from around the world converged outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, waiting for shelter openings. Around 200 migrants coming from countries such as Mauritania, Ecuador, Chad, Venezuela, Burundi, Peru, and Colombia resorted to sleeping outside on the city streets as they were denied entry into the overcrowded hotel. The city cleared the migrants and moved them using MTA buses to different city shelters on August 3. | New York City has a unique "right to shelter" law, which means that the city is legally required to provide shelter to those who ask.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-08). Cuba and Venezuela to reaffirm PSUV-PCC relations (+Photo). plenglish.com Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Communist Party (PCC) and Venezuela's United Socialist Party (PSUV) strengthened on Tuesday relations after the signing of collaboration deals that formalize links between both organizations.

Staff (2023-08-08). President Maduro Suspends Television Show Due to Health Issues. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that the 12th broadcast of his television show Con Maduro+, scheduled for this Monday, will be cancelled due to health problems. | This was announced on Monday, August 7, by President Maduro through his social media accounts. He explained that "due to medical advice, as a result of an otitis media, I have been forced to suspend my public agenda." | Hoy lunes

teleSUR (2023-08-08). Strengthening Sovereignty to Protect the Amazon: VP Rodriguez. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called upon the nations that comprise the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) to establish a collaborative action plan to safeguard the Amazon forests and their natural resources. | RELATED: | "Through hard work, effort, and a concrete action plan ready for implementation, let's unite in reforestation, sanitation, and restoration of the Amazon, for the well-b…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-08). Cuba and Venezuela to reaffirm PSUV-PCC relations. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Communist Party (PCC) and Venezuela's United Socialist Party (PSUV) strengthened on Tuesday relations after the signing of collaboration deals that formalize links between both organizations.

teleSUR, dcdc (2023-08-08). Venezuela insta declarar una emergencia regional en la Amazonía. telesurtv.net La cumbre de los presidentes que integran de la Amazonía arrancó este martes en el Centro de Convenciones, Sala Amazonía, en el estado de Pará, en el norte de Brasil.

Cira Pascual Marquina (2023-08-08). Venezuela, the decolonial alternative: A conversation with Ramón Grosfoguel (Part I). mronline.org A distinguished author from the decolonial tradition discusses the relationship between colonialism and imperialism.

teleSUR (2023-08-07). Venezuelan President Decries Europe's Silence on Koran Burning. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has condemned the silence of European leaders and media on the recent Koran burning incidents in Sweden and Denmark. | RELATED: | "I condemn these racist acts of hatred against Muslim nations," Maduro said in statements to Al Mayadeen television network. The president noted that "the silence of European leaders on the burning of copies of the Koran is surprising, which is tantamount t…

ecsorinoco (2023-08-07). The US Plot to Finalize the Theft of Venezuela's Oil. orinocotribune.com The U.S. has used its influence to steal another country's oil revenues. Venezuela is in the crosshairs because it dares to be socialist in the hemisphere the US claims as it's "backyard." | It was always about the oil. United States assertions that the government of elected president Nicolas Maduro was illegitimate were always a ruse needed to get US corporate hands on Venezuela's oil company, CITGO. | All the years of demonization, choosing an "interim president" who addressed Congress and met with US allies around the world, and collusion with corporate media to spread war propaganda, were all part of a bipart…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-07). PSUV delegation pays visit to Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina)Venezuela's First Vice- President of the United Socialist Party (PSUV) Diosdado Cabello paid on Monday an official visit to Cuba at the head of a delegation made up of five PSUV vice presidents and other members.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-07). Diosdado Cabello pays tribute to Fidel Castro in Cuba. plenglish.com Santiago de Cuba, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) The first Vice President of Venezuela ¥s United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Diosdado Cabello on Monday paid tribute to the leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro at the Santa Ifigenia Patrimonial Cemetery, during his official visit to Cuba.

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