Archived Antiwar.com News from February 04, 2023

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Updated February 4, 2023 - 9:49 PM EST

Blinken Cancels China Meet Over Balloon Report

Biden Offered Putin 20% of Ukraine To End War

		Pentagon Tells Lawmakers That Ukraine Unlikely To Retake Crimea
		Zelensky Warns Major Russian Offensive Is Looming

More Americans Say US Gives Ukraine Too Much

Iran Formally Blames Israel for Drone Attack in Isfahan

Aiming to Harm Iran and Syria, US Fed Strangles Iraq's Economy

North Korea Warns of 'Toughest Reaction' to US-SK Drills

Viewpoints

	Fact Checking Zelensky on Non-Alignment by Ted Snider
	Palestinians Are Not Liars: Confronting the Violence of Media Delegitimization by Ramzy Baroud & Romana Rubeo

	Ukraine: The War That Went Wrong by Chris Hedges
	Iraq, Afghanistan Provide Lessons on US Weapons Flows by James R. Webb
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

The Mass Media Once Told the Truth About Ukraine
by Caitlin Johnstone

Frontline

	Nordic PMs: Keep Calm, We Still Plan to Join NATO Together
	Majority of Finns Want to Join NATO Before Sweden: Poll
	India to Boost Defense Spending 13%, With Billions for New Weapons

Palestinian Couples Kept Apart
by Israel's 'Separation Policy'

Ukraine

	EU's Top Brass Prepares for Summit With Zelensky in Kyiv
	'No Magic Wand' in Ukraine War, Says UK's Wallace on Question of Supplying Jets
	Ukraine Probing Senior Military Officials for Suspected Corruption
	Who's Sending What: New Wave of Western Weapons Explained
	Norway PM Says Oil Profits to Fund More Aid to Ukraine
	Ukraine to Receive Route Opening Mine Plows

Russia

	EU President Promises 10th Round of Sanctions on Russia
	Austria Expels Four Russian Diplomats Based in Vienna

Serbia/Kosovo

	Special Kosovo Court Upholds Most Convictions of 2 Veterans
	Serbia Could Become 'Pariah' Over Kosovo, President Warns
	Serbia to Maintain 'Military Neutrality', President Says

Spain

	Spain Boosts LNG Port Capabilities but Russian Gas Is in the Mix
	Spain and Morocco Renew Ties With Migration, Business Deals

Northern Ireland

	UK to Probe If 1998 N. Ireland Bomb Could Have Been Stopped
	Former British Soldier Avoids Jail Over Troubles-Era Killing

Europe

	Police Ban Planned Quran Burning Protest in Norway
	Shell Profits Hit Record $40 Billion as Britons Endure Inflation
	Bulgaria's President Calls Nation's 5th Election in Two Years
	Italy 'Complicit' in Crimes for Renewing Pact With Libya: NGOs

Nigeria

	Fuel, Cash Shortages Cause Fury Among Nigerians Ahead of Vote
	Nigeria Election Office Attacked in Southeast Weeks Before Vote
	Gunmen Kill Police Chief, Seven Others in Central Nigeria

Africa

	Moroccan Court Rules to Extradite Saudi Man Despite Safety Concerns
	Junta Sets Plan for 'Stabilizing' Jihadist-Hit Burkina Faso

Latin America

	Mexico's President Promises Total Withdrawal After Term Ends
	Brazil to Sink Asbestos-Riddled Aircraft Carrier in the Atlantic

The War at Home

	House GOP Votes to Oust Democrat Omar From Foreign Affairs Committee
	Boeing Gets $1.6 Billion Contract for US Ballistic Missile Upkeep
	US Frees Guantanamo Prisoner Once Tortured at CIA Sites
	US Navy Ships Face Persistent Sustainment Issues: GAO Report
	US Lays Out New Rules for Dealing With 'Killer Robots'

Palestine/Israel

	Palestinian Lives Are in Peril, Amnesty International Says in New Report
	Netanyahu Cannot Be Involved in Legal Overhaul: Israeli AG
	Israeli Settler Population in West Bank Surpasses 500,000
	Hamas Deploys Anti-Aircraft Missiles to Repel Latest Israeli Attack on Gaza
	Gaza Home Demolitions Stir Palestinian Frustration
	Settler Assaults Palestinian Child Near Nablus
	Biden Underlines Support for Al-Aqsa Status in Meeting With Jordan King
	Israeli Officials in Sudan to Cement Normalization Deal
	Netanyahu Visits France Amid Spike in Mideast Tensions
	US Presses PA to Accept Plan to Quash Palestinian Armed Groups

Syria

	Douma Locals, Medical Personnel Deny Veracity of 2018 'Chemical Weapons Attack' in Syria
	US-Backed SDF Counters ISIS Resurgence in Syria's Northeast: Report

Turkey

	US Says F-16 Deal Contingent on Turkey's Support for NATO Expansion
	Turkey Slams West for Security Warnings 'Harming' Tourism

Middle East

	Iraq Daily Roundup: Three Killed
	MbS Welcomes French FM for Bilateral Talks in Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan

	US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Kabul Leaders
	Kabul Reportedly Producing Guidelines for Female Work: UN Official
	Some UN Afghan Aid Delivered by Men Only, Donors Voice Alarm
	Humanitarian Group Has Resumed Operations in Afghan Education, Health Sectors

Pakistan

	What Is Behind the Rising Violent Attacks in Pakistan?
	Pakistan Mosque Bomber Wore Police Uniform: Police Chief
	Pakistan Police Feel 'Abandoned' in Militancy Fight
	Pakistan Arrests Prominent Political Ally of Ex-PM Khan