Archived Antiwar.com News from February 06, 2023

News

Updated February 6, 2023 - 9:54 PM EST

US 'Blocked' Early Attempt at Russia-Ukraine Deal

		*Biden Offered Putin 20% of Ukraine to End War*
		*Germany Open to Idea That a Western Country Attacked Nord Stream*

US Announced Longer-Range Rockets for Ukraine

		*Ukraine to Replace Defense Minister After Corruption Scandal*
		*Ukraine Army Discipline Crackdown Sparks Fear, Fury on the Front*

Pentagon: Chinese Balloons Traveled Over the US Before

GOP Rep. Mike Rogers: Pentagon Cuts Are on the Table

Viewpoints

	Facebook Protects Nazis to Protect Ukraine Proxy War by Bryce Greene
	Top Bush Lawyer Admits Gitmo Military Commissions 'Doomed From the Start' by Brett Wilkins

	The Missed Opportunities of the War in Ukraine by Ted Snider
	Washington Inflates the China Balloon Threat by Jake Werner
More Viewpoints

Pompeo and the Prince
by Doug Bandow

Frontline

	Netanyahu Will Study Supplying Ukraine With Iron Dome System
	Protests in the Philippines Against Expanded US Military Presence
	Saudi Minister Warns Energy Sanctions May Lead to Shortage

Palestine/Israel

	Palestinian Ministry of Health Accuses Israel of Denying Treatment to Cancer Patients in Gaza
	PA Says It Refuses to Resume 'Security Coordination' With Israel
	Palestinians Bid Farewell to New Father Killed by Israel
	Netanyahu Expected a Gift From the White House, but Blinken Didn't Bring It
	Israeli Judicial Reform Legislation Won't Be Halted, Justice Minister Says
	In Latest Visit Blinken Offers Nothing to Palestinians
	'Not Our Judaism': Israel's Religious Left Takes a Stand Against Netanyahu Government
	Israel's Military 'Justice' System Is Turning in on Itself
	West Bank: 13 Palestinians Wounded in Israeli Army Raid on Jericho Camp
	'Palestine Reliving Events That Led to Second Intifada': CIA Chief
	Israel Rearrests Senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad Member Khader Adnan
	Israel Extremists Storm Al-Aqsa With Police Protection
	Israel Probes Legality of US Giving Artifact to Palestinians

Iraq

	Iraq Daily Roundup: Nine Killed
	Gunmen Kidnap Iraqi Environmental Activist: Family
	Iraqi, Saudi FMs Reaffirm Commitment to Linking Electricity Grids

Middle East

	Iran's Supreme Leader Pardons 'Tens of Thousands' of Prisoners
	Qatar Boosts Influence in Lebanon Amid Multiple Crises
	Clashes Erupt Between Syrian Army and HTS in Latakia
	Officials: 13-Year-Old Killed by Landmine in Yemen Port City

Sudan

	Sudan Demands UN Immediately Lift Arms Embargo
	Sudan Political, Civil Groups Slam Israel Normalization Move
	Pope Makes Final Appeal for Peace at End of South Sudan Trip

DR Congo

	East African Leaders Urge Ceasefire in Eastern DR Congo
	UN Peacekeeper Killed in Attack on Helicopter in DR Congo

Africa

	Ethiopia's PM Meets Tigray Leaders for First Time Since War
	Mali Expels UN Mission's Human Rights Chief
	African Union Troops Demand Pay Arrears as Somalia Mission Nears End
	More Than 40 Killed in Nigeria as Gunmen and Vigilantes Clash

Latin America

	Brazil Sinks Aircraft Carrier in Atlantic Despite Pollution Risk
	Colombian Military Spots Balloon-Like Object in Its Airspace
	Peru Extends State of Emergency After Months of Deadly Protests
	Iran to Begin 'Major Revamp' of Venezuela's Largest Oil Refinery Within Weeks

Ukraine

	Ukraine's Forces Still Hold Bilohorivka, Last Part of Luhansk Region: Governor
	Ukraine Will Fight for Bakhmut 'As Long as We Can': Zelensky
	Ukraine May Get Old Leopard 1 Tanks From German Stocks
	Zelensky Says Situation in Ukraine's East 'Getting Tougher'
	Ukraine Power Substation Fire Leaves Odesa's Grid on the Brink
	Five Injured in Rocket Attacks on Ukraine's 2nd-Largest City
	Ukraine's Zelensky Urges Olympic Sponsors to Keep Russia Out of Games
	Germany May Repurchase Artillery Systems From Qatar to Send to Ukraine

Russia

	Russia Applies More Pressure, Fierce Fighting in Donetsk: Zelensky
	Russian Envoy Says 1,890 Russian 'Instructors' Are in Central African Republic
	Russia Says Ukraine Planning to Blow Up Buildings in False Flag Operation
	Russia, Ukraine Swap Prisoners as Battle for Bakhmut Rages
	Indian Refiners Purchase Russian Crude in Emirati Currency
	Europe Bans Russian Diesel, Other Oil Products Over Ukraine
	Russian Businessman Ordered to Forfeit $5.4 Million to US, Ukraine May Get Funds

Europe

	Thousands of Danes Protest Canceling Public Holiday to Pay for Increased Defense Spending
	Royal Navy Sailors Hospitalized After Drinking Water on Ship
	Norway Wants to Buy Dozens of Leopard 2 Tanks From Germany
	US Ambassador's Views on Hungary 'Irrelevant,' Minister Says

Afghanistan

	Mujahid: Saudi Diplomats Left Afghanistan for 'Training'
	Dutch Govt Agrees to Pay Afghan Survivors of 2007 Attack in Uruzgan

Pakistan

	Pakistani Former President Pervez Musharraf Dies Aged 79
	Pervez Musharraf: the Pakistani Ex-President's Checkered Legacy
	Pakistani Troops Kill Two Militants in Raid Near Afghan Border

China

	China Condemns US Military Strike on Suspected Spy Balloon
	China Plays Down Blinken's Canceled Visit Over Balloon

The War at Home

	Army Helicopters Scare San Diego Residents During Exercise
	Alleged ISIS Sniper Trial in US Looks at Foreign Fighters
	Top US Cyber Diplomat Says Twitter Account Hacked
	GAO: Navy Ships Face Growing Maintenance Delays, Costs
	The Pentagon Saw a Warship Boondoggle. Congress Saw Jobs.
	Undisclosed Number of Ospreys Grounded Until Clutch-Related Part Fixed
	Republican Lawmakers Call for Suspension of Al Jazeera's Media Credentials