UN deputy envoy to Libya at Munich conference: Ceasefire hangs by thread & arms embargo is a 'joke'
rt.com | 2020-02-16
The fragile truce in Libya is at risk of falling apart, and efforts to stop the flood of weapons into the war-torn country have been completely ineffective, the deputy head of the UN mission to Libya warned on Sunday. | Stephanie Williams told attendees at the Munich Security Conference that the ceasefire between Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) and the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) is perilously close to collapsing. She added that an arms embargo put in place by the UN Security Council to prevent the flow of weapons into Libya "has become a joke." | Noting that the economic situ…
rt.com/newsline/480960-libya-munich-crisis-embargo-ceasefire/
Syrian Military Shoots Down 5 Drones Targeting Oil Refinery in Homs – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-16
CAIRO (Sputnik) – The Syrian armed forces have shot down five unmanned aircraft attempting to attack an oil-processing plant in Syria's western province of Homs‚Äé, Sham FM radio station reported on Sunday.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202002161078328573-syrian-military-shoots-down-5-drones-targeting-oil-refinery-in-homs—reports/
Venezuela Files Complaint at The Hague ICC: 'US Coercive Measures Are Mass Destruction Weapons'
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza arrived in The Hague (Netherlands) on Thursday to file a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the United States and its sanctions. | During his meeting with the Court, Arreaza exposed the crimes against …
globalresearch.ca/arreaza-us-coercive-measures-mass-destruction-weapons/5703661
Video: Drones in Modern Warfare. Drone Documentary (2014)
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-02-14
The documentary is about the role that drones play in war, showing what really happens and demonstrating how cold drone warfare truly is. | Watch the trailer below. | * | Note to readers: please click the share buttons above or below. Forward …
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Trump's New Budget Funds Endless War & Nuclear Weapons While Slashing Aid to Poor & Hungry Americans
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-11
President Trump unveiled his 2021 budget request Monday, proposing massive cuts to Medicaid and food stamps while increasing spending on the military and his border wall. The $4.8 trillion budget would slash Environmental Protection Agency spending by more than a quarter while allocating $18 billion for Trump's newly established Space Force. Trump is also requesting billions more for nuclear weapons, including a new submarine-launched nuclear warhead. Experts and Democratic lawmakers warn that increasing the nuclear stockpile will increase the likelihood of nuclear war and defy international agreements. Democrats…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/11/trump_2021_budget
Trump's New Budget Funds Endless War & Nuclear Weapons While Slashing Aid to Poor & Hungry Americans
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-11
President Trump unveiled his 2021 budget request Monday, proposing massive cuts to Medicaid and food stamps while increasing spending on the military and his border wall. The $4.8 trillion budget would slash Environmental Protection Agency spending by more than a quarter while allocating $18 billion for Trump's newly established Space Force. Trump is also requesting billions more for nuclear weapons, including a new submarine-launched nuclear warhead. Experts and Democratic lawmakers warn that increasing the nuclear stockpile will increase the likelihood of nuclear war and defy international agreements. Democrats…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/11/trump_2021_budget