(2022-04-22). Combat-ready: NATO in talks to deploy yet more troops to eastern flank. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 22, 2022 NATO allies in talks to send more troops to eastern flank: Polish official A senior Polish national security official said on Friday that the NATO alliance was discussing ways to boost troop numbers on its eastern edge amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. *** "Talks are under way to expand the NATO …
(2022-04-22). Japan intensifies hard-line stance on islands "illegally occupied" by Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 22, 2022 Japan shifts to hard-line stance on territorial dispute with Russia Tokyo has switched to a hard-line stance in its decades-long territorial dispute with Moscow following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, stating in its annual foreign policy report released Friday that four northern islands are "illegally occupied" by Russia. *** The report highlighted …
(2022-04-22). Azerbaijan: "We have proved to the whole world how to wage a war in the 21st century" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The leadership of Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Japan and Finland got the message on how to "liberate occupied territories" from Russia. === Azeri Press AgencyApril 22, 2022 President Ilham Aliyev: "Although war is over, the territorial claims against us are not over yet" "We have proved to the whole world how to wage a war in …
(2022-04-22). France to deliver howitzers, anti-tank missiles for war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 22, 2022 Macron announces supply of Milan anti-tank systems, Caesar howitzers to Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the supply of Milan anti-tank missiles and Caesar self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. *** "We are delivering significant equipment, from Milan to Caesar. I think we have to continue on this route. Always with the red …
(2022-04-22). Biden: U.S. prepared to supply weapons for interminable war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 22, 2022 Biden: USA can supply Ukraine with weapons for long time The United States is capable of supplying Ukraine with weapons for a long time, U.S. President Joe Biden has said on Thursday. "We have the capacity to do this for a long time," he said, answering a journalist's question about how long …
(2022-04-22). Turkey makes NATO ally Greece offer it better not refuse. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey and its weapons have recently established a record in Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia, Ethiopia and Ukraine that Athens would be wise to heed is the message from Greece's NATO ally and neighbor. ==== Hurriyet News AgencyApril 22, 2022 Defense minister urges Greece to respond to Turkey's call for 'friendship' Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on …
(2022-04-22). Tuesday 4/26: The War in Ukraine: NO U.S./NATO WAR WITH RUSSIA! NO WORLD WAR 3! indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2022-04-22). Coup-threatened Georgia: ruling party exposes "NGO clan" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On the role of "NGOs' in fomenting coups in Georgia, and the wars that inevitably follow them, see item below the news report. The United National Movement is the party founded by Mikheil Saakashvili, who returned from Ukraine late last year, where he held a major post in the government of Volodymyr Zelensky, to launch …
(2022-04-22). India blocs Japanese Air Self-Defense Force flight for Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaApril 22, 2022 Japan reworks Ukraine aid plan after India blocks military plane Japan is redrawing its plan for transporting humanitarian aid supplies to displaced Ukrainians after India reportedly refused to let Self-Defense Forces aircraft land in the country. The plan was for an Air Self-Defense Force plane to pick up relief items at …
(2022-04-22). Wednesday 4/20: Global Geopolitics from Ukraine to the Middle East. indybay.org Join Zoom meeting: sjeccd-edu.zoom.us/j/5088214551 | Zoom meeting ID: 508 821 4551 | International dial-in numbers available: zoom.us/u/aM3amGqtL…
(2022-04-22). New York demonstration takes the streets of Manhattan for Palestine. samidoun.net 
On Wednesday, 20 April, hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of midtown Manhattan in response to a call for an emergency demonstration to stand with Palestine and support the Palestinian liberation struggle, following attacks on al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestinian cities and villages throughout occupied Palestine. On Wednesday, after protesting outside the Israeli mission to …
(2022-04-22). Nueva represión en la mezquita Al-Aqsa deja decenas de heridos. telesurtv.net Según la Media Luna Roja al menos 31 palestinos resultaron heridos este viernes producto del accionar policial israelí.
(2022-04-22). Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces in Al-Aqsa. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) — Local media in occupied Palestine reported that the Israeli reime security forces clashed with the Palestinians again in Al-Aqsa Mosque and dozens of Palestinians were injured in the clashes.
(2022-04-22). Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers after protest against Pence visit. xinhuanet.com Palestinian protesters hurl stones at Israeli soldiers during clashes after a protest against the visit of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Jerusalem, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Jan. 23, 2018.
(2022-04-22). Palestina advierte sobre suspensión del reconocimiento a Israel. telesurtv.net El presidente palestino Mahmoud Abbas Abu exigió a EE.UU. que intervenga ante la gravedad de la situación en Jerusalén.
(2022-04-22). Israel deploys tear gas drones against al-Aqsa worshippers. electronicintifada.net
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(2022-04-22). German chancellor: NATO-Russia clash could trigger third world war, nuclear war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Scholz's logic at times (see below) is not only tortuous but torturous. His main message, though, seems unequivocal. Der SpiegelApril 22, 2022 "There Cannot Be a Nuclear War" Excerpts from interview. The SPD is a party of peace, but it has never been pacifist. The two great postwar Social Democratic chancellors, Willy Brandt and Helmut …
(2022-04-22). Turkish-Indonesian strategic partnership: NATO's gateway to ASEAN. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1952 along with Greece after both nations had served their apprenticeship by deploying troops for the Korean War. Three years later Turkey became the main pivot in the founding of the Central Treaty Organization, modeled after NATO.A year earlier the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, also modeled after …
(2022-04-22). Air defense, armored vehicles: Britain trains Ukrainian troops at home, in Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 22, 2022 UK training Ukrainian troops in Poland: Johnson Ukrainian troops are being trained in Poland to use anti-aircraft defence equipment donated by the British government, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed. "I can say that we're currently training Ukrainians in Poland in the use of the anti-aircraft defences," Johnson told reporters …
(2022-04-22). Turkey commemorates life of Chechen separatist warlord. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The piece is beyond eulogy and approaching hagiography.The Kremlin's strategic partner Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened a public park dedicated to Dzhokhar Dudayev, first president of the "Chechen Republic of Ichkeria," last December, triggering a fierce reaction from current Chechen president, Ramzan Kadyrov.Turkey is not through with Chechnya and with Dagestan, Ingushetia and the Tatars in …
(2022-04-22). Sunday 5/1: Bay Area Labor May Day Parade & Rally. indybay.org Parade will begin at Market Street and the Embarcadero in San Francisco and will march up to the Civic Center, where the rally will be held.
(2022-04-21). Now is the Time for Non-Alignment and Peace. orinocotribune.com By Roger McKenzie and Vijay Prashad — Apr 16, 2022 | "And maps can really point to places | Where life is evil now" | — WH Auden, In Time of War, 1939 | War is an ugly part of the human experience. Everything about it is hideous. War is most obviously the act of invasion and the brutality that goes along with its operations. No war is precise; every war hurts civilians. Each act of bombardment sends a neurological shudder through a society. | World War II demonstrated this ugliness in the Holocaust and in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. | From Hiroshima and the Holocaust rose two mighty m…
(2022-04-21). Saakashvili: We are not a war party, but "Ukraine and world are defeating Georgia's century-old enemy" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2April 21, 2022 We are not a war party, but a party that protects and saves the country — Mikheil Saakashvili We are not a war party, but a party that protects and saves the country. Such a statement made today the former president of Georgia. "Great changes await the whole region and the world. …
(2022-04-21). Trudeau: Canada to provide heavy artillery to Ukrainian military. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Canadian PressApril 20, 2022 Canada will send heavy artillery to Ukraine, Trudeau pledges Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed plans Tuesday to send heavy artillery to embattled Ukraine…. Trudeau mentioned the plan to provide artillery…during a news conference in Dalhousie, N.B., saying the decision followed a specific request to Canada from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government. …
(2022-04-21). "We want this war to end with victory of Ukraine": Spain ships more arms to prolong war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 21, 2022 Spain sends new military aid batch to Ukraine Spain has sent a new batch of military aid to Ukraine, containing 200 tonnes of ammunition, military supplies, trucks, and armored vehicles. "I want to announce that a new batch of weapons has been sent to Ukraine. The Spanish ship Isabel, which today departed …
(2022-04-21). U.S. viceroy shepherding Georgia into war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 21, 2022 Georgian PM, US Ambassador discuss ongoing war in Ukraine, partnership Also see: U.S. ambassador to Georgia blasts "revanchist" Russia for 220 years of barbaric atrocities The ongoing war in Ukraine, the security situation in the Black Sea region, and the strengthening of partnership between Georgia and the United States were discussed by …
(2022-04-21). Treasury's Yellen, Ukraine's PM meet: weapons, finances, sanctions. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 21, 2022 PM Shmyhal, U.S. Treasury Secretary discuss weapons, finances, sanctions Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed increasing financial support for Ukraine and stepping up sanctions pressure on Russia with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. "Weapons, finances, and sanctions. These are the main talking points of our visit to Washington. I discussed the …
(2022-04-21). Ukraine border: NATO holds missile interception drill in Slovakia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 21, 2022 Allies integrate PATRIOT missile defence system during NATO exercise in Slovakia During an Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) exercise in Sliaƒç, Slovakia, from April, 19 to 21, 2022, Allies will train with the deployed PATRIOT missile defence system to enhance Alliance cohesion and interoperability. The exercise will involve increasingly …
(2022-04-21). Karabakh II: Azerbaijan, Ukraine tout high-level strategic partnership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The final paragraph, coming from an official of the nation that not long ago invaded Nagorno-Karabakh, killing as many as 5,000 of its 145,000 citizens and displacing 50,000, is grotesque in its unconscionable duplicity.And Russia's response to that 44-day war — in fact its non-response (to say no worse) — inevitably invited Ukraine's scrapping of …
(2022-04-21). "A lot" of heavy mortars delivered to Ukraine through Lithuania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 21, 2022 Lithuania Transfers Heavy Mortars To Ukraine Lithuania transferred heavy mortars to Ukraine….The number of weapons is not specified. It is reported by European Pravda with reference to the statement of the Minister of Defense of Lithuania Arvydas Anusauskas. "We transferred heavy mortars to Ukraine. I won't name numbers, but we …
(2022-04-21). Poland says it's funneled billions in military aid for "biggest armored battle since Second World War" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 21, 2022 Poland sends billions in military aid to Ukraine: spokesman Poland has sent billions worth of military assistance to war-torn Ukraine, the government spokesman said on Thursday. On Wednesday, Poland's President Andrzej Duda and senior government ministers agreed "to continue military supplies to Ukraine" amid Russia's invasion, Màºller said. "And this is …
(2022-04-21). Ukraine taps Portugal for tanks, APCs, anti-ship missiles. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 21, 2022 Zelensky turns to Portugal requesting to hand over Leopard tanks, armored personnel carriers, anti-ship weapons President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed the parliament and people of Portugal with a request to transfer Leopard tanks, armored personnel carriers and Harpoon anti-ship missiles to Ukraine…. "When we address the peoples of the free …
(2022-04-21). Cycle of Violence: Israeli Authorities Prod Extremist Militias into Seeking "Vigilante Justice" mintpressnews.com "All of this is part of the Jewish-supremacy ecosystem — the pro-occupation, pro-settlement, xenophobic hate, and violent right wing in Israel." — Eran Nissan, Mehazkim COO…
(2022-04-21). 1000 rally, march: U.S. and Israel: Hands off Jerusalem! fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – The Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine led a crowd of close to 1000 people, mostly youth from the Palestinian community in the Chicago area, to protest the attacks on the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, April 18. The Coalition includes the American Muslims for Palestine, United States Palestinian Community Network (UCPSN), Students for Justice in Palestine- Chicago (SJP), Al-Nahda, Palestinian American Community Center, and Palestinian American Council. | Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam, and repeatedly since Friday, April 15, Israeli soldiers and police have attacked it. They…
(2022-04-21). Massive demonstration in Berlin urges freedom for Palestinian prisoners, liberation for Palestine. samidoun.net 
Marking Palestinian Prisoners' Day, Samidoun Deutschland organized a mass demonstration in the streets of Berlin, where large crowds of Palestinian and Arab youth participated in the march, along with representatives of German leftist parties and solidarity organizations. The massive demonstration launched from the Neukà∂lln district's town hall, proceeding down Sonnenallee, a street packed with Arab …
(2022-04-21). Samidoun marks Palestinian Prisoners' Day with demonstrations in Frankfurt and Aachen, Germany. samidoun.net 
Marking Palestinian Prisoners' Day, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network (Samidoun Deutschland) organized rallies in Aachen and Frankfurt in solidarity with the resistance of the Palestinian prisoners behind bars, together with the Communist Organization, Free Palestine Maastricht, Free Palestine FFM and Stop Child Detention. At the rallies, participants distributed leaflets about the suffering and the struggle …
(2022-04-21). Over 10,000 people sign on to support the Collectif Palestine Vaincra as mobilization continues in Toulouse and internationally. samidoun.net 
From 15 to 25 April, the Committee Against the Dissolution of the Collectif Palestine Vaincra is calling for a week of mobilization against the banning of the Collectif Palestine Vaincra by the French government. The week of action is taking place on the eve of the hearing of the Collectif's appeal to the Council of …
(2022-04-21). Mobilization weekend in Paris to free all Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net 
As part of the International Day for the Liberation of Palestinian Prisoners multiple actions were organized in the Paris region for the release of the 4,450 Palestinians unjustly imprisoned by the Israeli occupation. On Friday, April 15 from 6: 30 p.m., the Campaign for the Liberation of Palestinian Children Imprisoned by Israel organized a rally at Place de la République …
(2022-04-21). Freedom for Bashir al-Khairy! Palestinian lawyer jailed without charge or trial faces extension of unjust detention. samidoun.net 
Bashir al-Khairy, 79-year-old Palestinian lawyer, longtime leftist leader and human rights defender, is currently being jailed without charge or trial by the Israeli occupation. Occupation forces invaded his home on 29 October 2021, seizing him and taking him to the Ofer military base. After multiple extensions of his detention, and an initial list of military …
(2022-04-21). Israel bombs Gaza for the second time this week. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli forces have both bombed Gaza and escalated attacks on Palestinians in the occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank. The raids have led to widespread anger among Palestinians as they are taking place during the holy month of Ramadan…
(2022-04-21). Latin American and Caribbean leaders convene Escazú accord meeting and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at the first Conference of Parties to the Escazú Environmental Agreement held by countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region; renewed Israeli air attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip as occupation forces continue to attack Palestinians in Occupied East Jerusalem; the escalation of police targeting and harassment of Indigenous Wet'suwet'en activists resisting the Coastal GasLink pipeline in Canada; and the landslide victory of José Ramos-Horta in the second round of the presidential elections in East Timor.
(2022-04-21). Palestinians resist Israeli attack on mosque. iacenter.org By Richie Merino April 20, 2022 Israeli occupation forces violently raided Palestinian worshippers on April 15, during early morning prayers at the al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. The premeditated and orchestrated attack came on the second Friday of Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for Muslims, when tens of thousands of worshippers travel to al-Aqsa to pray. Israeli occupation forces wounded more than 153 Palestinians and arrested more than 400 during the brutal assault. According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), thousands of worshippers experienced intimidation on entering the…
(2022-04-21). Israelis chant "Death to the Arabs" in Jerusalem. electronicintifada.net Exchange of fire across Gaza boundary highlights risk of full-scale war.
(2022-04-21). Israel is still arming Ukrainian Nazis. electronicintifada.net Video shows anti-tank missile used by Azov Battalion.
(2022-04-21). Intelligence forces detain 3 Mossad spies in SE Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Iran's Intelligence forces have arrested three agents working for the Israeli Mossad spy agency in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
(2022-04-21). Besieged, targeted: ruling party leads first government without war in modern Georgian history. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 21, 2022 Ruling party marks 10th anniversary of foundation as "first Georgian Gov't without war" The ruling Georgian Dream party marked the 10th anniversary of its foundation on Thursday with a statement that said it had formed the first Government in modern Georgian history during which the country did not experience war. The statement …
(2022-04-21). Turkey supplied ballistic helmets, vests for Zelensky and his inner circle. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 21, 2022 Turkish firm makes ballistic helmets, vests for Zelenksyy, his team Afirm from central Turkey it turns out has been producing the ballistic protective equipment used by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his team since Russia launched its military campaign. The fact emerged after Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank visited the …
(2022-04-21). NATO transformation of Georgian military includes cyber warfare operations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseApril 21, 2022 Defense attachés got acquainted with the work of the Cyber Security Bureau Foreign military attachés accredited in Georgia visited the Cyber Security Bureau of the Ministry of Defense of Georgia. The visit was part of an annual plan to familiarize the Department of Defense with the NATO standards transformation …
(2022-04-21). Can we afford a fair global climate transition? nationofchange.org The cost of transformation is not cheap, but consider the alternatives.
(2022-04-21). African leaders opting for nonalignment amidst tensions in Europe. mronline.org 
In addition to today's fuel and energy crises, food insecurity has been a major issue for a number of reasons and, with the current Russian-Ukrainian war, a global food crisis and hunger is a real risk. Unfortunately, this may pave the way for a kind of food diplomacy and food wars.