arms embargo

The US chaired an informal meeting at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Monday to discuss the situation in Venezuela despite a boycott from leading members such as China and Russia.
“The crisis in Venezuela today poses a direct threat to international peace and security. Venezuela is an increasingly violent narco-state that threatens the region, the hemisphere, and the world,” Washington’s ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, declared during the session.

Around 90,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar since a campaign of state-sponsored violence broke out in the country’s Muslim-majority Rakhine state on August 25.

Vanessa Beeley
21st Century Wire
“Almost one year has passed since Operation Decisive Storm was launched. The appalling level of human suffering, combined with a mounting sense of hopelessness, is exacerbating internal divisions and sectarian animosity. Status quo is clearly not sustainable. The resilience of people in Yemen has been stretched beyond human limits.”

21st Century Wire says…
The military industrial complex will not be happy about this.
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Image above: Activists in London called for an arms embargo on Israel. (London Palestine Action)