Archived Antiwar.com News from March 16, 2023

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Updated March 16, 2023 - 8:38 PM EDT

Poland To Provide Ukraine With Fighter Jets

		*Sen. Graham Calls for US To Start Shooting Down Russian Planes*
		*US Releases Video of Drone Encounter With Russian Fighters*
		*Russia Trying to Recover Debris of Downed US MQ-9 Reaper Drone*
		*Austin Speaks With Russian Defense Minister About Drone Incident*

Senators Pushing for US to Give Ukraine F-16s

		*Canadian FM Says Regime Change in Moscow Is 'Definitely' the Goal*
		*Ukrainian Leaders Say Will Continue to Send Soldiers Into Bakhmut*

US Says China Preparing for War It Doesn't Want to Fight

Former Australian PM Says AUKUS Subs 'Worst Deal in All History'

Momentum Toward Yemen Peace After Saudi-Iran Deal

Riyadh Investments Could Start 'Very Quickly' Following Iran Deal

Germany Cancels Roger Waters Concert for Israel Criticism

Viewpoints

	It's Not Just the Settlers – or Israel – Responsible for the Torching of Huwwara by Jonathan Cook
	Pro-Censorship Dems Whitewash the Federal Govt's Iron Fist by Jim Bovard

	The Not-So-Winding Road From Iraq to Ukraine by Medea Benjamin & Nicolas JS Davies
	Spying in Plain Sight by Andrew P. Napolitano
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Why the Iran-Saudi Agreement To Restore Ties Is So Big
by Daniel Larison

Frontline

	Saudi Arabia and Boeing Announce Massive Aircraft Deal
	'Don't Come Back': Israelis Protest as Netanyahu Goes Abroad
	Honduras Says Plans to Open Diplomatic Relations With China

Sen. Graham Calls for US To Start Shooting Down Russian Planes

Palestine/Israel

	Israeli President Presents Alternative to Judicial Overhaul, Lacks Coalition Support
	Israel Army Says It Killed Suspected Bomber 'Coming From Lebanon'
	Israeli Occupation Forces Seal Off Checkpoint Near Jerusalem
	Jewish Democrats Issue Letter to Netanyahu Over Judiciary
	A Palestinian Life Interrupted at 18 Begins Again
	Mysterious Bombing Shakes Israeli Security Establishment
	Israel Says Suspect Killed Wearing a Suicide Vest Following Roadside Bomb
	Israeli Firm Elbit Awarded Electronic Warfare Contract for NATO Country's Future Fighter Jet

Turkey

	Turkey Wants 120-Day Extension of Grain Deal: Defense Minister
	Erdogan Hints Turkey May Ratify Finland's NATO Membership

Middle East

	Iraq Daily Roundup: 12 Killed
	China, Russia and Iran Hold Joint Naval Drills in Gulf of Oman
	Hunger, Malnutrition Rising Sharply in Syria, WFP Says
	UAE 'Arbitrarily Detaining' Thousands of Afghan Refugees: HRW

Pakistan

	Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Says Arrest Bid a Plot to Bar Him From Elections
	Pakistan Court Orders Halting of Operation to Arrest Imran Khan
	Eight Insurgents, Two Kids Killed in Battle With Pakistan Troops

Koreas

	North Korea Fires Another Missile Toward Sea: Seoul
	North Korean Missiles Could Hit Central US in 33 Minutes, Chinese Simulation Finds
	South Korea Approves $2.85 Billion F-35A Purchase Plan

Taiwan

	Taiwan Shows Off Its Drones as Key to 'Asymmetric Warfare'
	Who Are Taiwan's Formal Diplomatic Allies?

Asia

	Indian Navy to Order BrahMos Cruise Missiles for $2.5 Billion
	Japan Battles to Persuade Its Big Brands to Join Military Buildout
	Sri Lanka Unions Stage Strike to Protest Against IMF Bailout Plan
	Thai Officials Search for Radioactive Cylinder From Power Plant

Ethiopia

	Blinken Says Ethiopia Must Do More on Tigray Peace Deal
	US Announces $331 Million in New Aid to Ethiopia as Blinken Meets Abiy

Russia

	UK, German Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Plane Near Estonia
	Putin Hails Assad Ties at Talks With Turkey Mend Brewing
	Russia Strikes Kharkiv as Ukraine's Allies to Discuss Military Support

Ukraine

	Israel Approves Export Licenses for Anti-Drone Systems for Ukraine
	Denmark Establishes $1 Billion Fund to Aid Ukraine
	IMF Says Staff Made 'Very Good Progress' in Talks About New Loan for Ukraine
	Canada to Send Ammo, Missiles to Support Ukraine's Air Defense
	Ukraine Can Defend $3 Billion Russian Eurobond Case: UK Top Court

Germany

	German Military in Worse Shape Than Before Russia's Invasion: Official
	German Arms Industry Seeks Clarity on Ukraine Weapons Orders
	German Defense Minister Replaces Chief of the Armed Forces
	German Military Has 'Too Little of Everything'

Europe

	UN Official Says World Body Committed to Cyprus Peace Deal
	France Accused of 'Delaying' EU Shells for Ukraine
	Italy Blames Russia for Libyan Refugee Surge, Offshore Deaths
	Lithuania Wants 54 New Tanks in Tweak to Land Forces Layout
	Poland Deploys Anti-Tank Barricades on Russian, Belarusian Borders

The War at Home

	GOP Senator Blocks Biden Nominee to Force Answers From VA
	A Second Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Says Ron Desantis Attended Brutal Forced Feedings
	Pentagon Mobilized to Support Tech Startups After Bank Failure
	Space Force to Spend $340 Million on New Training Infrastructure
	How a Penny-Stock Company Sold Pentagon on Small Drones for Ukraine

Niger

	Niger Says It Killed '30 Jihadists', Arrests 960
	Blinken Making 'Historic' Trip to Niger as Forces Shift in Sahel

Africa

	Morocco Arrests Suspected Jihadists After Police Death
	Mauritania Govt Denies Seeking Normalization With Israel
	Tons of Uranium Missing From Libyan Site, IAEA Tells Member States
	Thousands of Senegal Opposition Supporters Begin 3-Day Protest
	Djibouti Says Expelled France-Based Rights Defenders Lack 'Neutrality'