by Oui
Mon Sep 24th, 2018 at 07:07:31 PM EST
I have never forgotten the ten thousands killed at the hands of rightwing military trained and led by US special forces in Central and South America. Murderers finding refuge inside the US.
Killing leftist oriented International journalists with impunity - US led guerilla warfare in Central America - the Fort Bragg death squads. The ugly business still exists to extend US Imperialism across the globe. We have endured these tactics in Afghanistan - Iraq - Libya - Syria and will continue in de future. Do not allow any US president or Ambassador to the UN lecture the world on Human Rights. A very BIG abuser is settled right in Washington DC.
○ UN Ambassador Nikki Haley on Iran - 'look into the mirror'
○ Iran: Terror Strikes IRGC Forces In Parade
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by Oui
Sat Sep 22nd, 2018 at 11:30:30 PM EST
Attack happened on day the Arab community celebrated Saudi National Day. Last year I was in the UAE.
Ahvaz National Resistance claims deadly attack on military parade in Iran | The National - UAE |
Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed in an attack on a military parade in southwestern Iran on Saturday.
The death toll of 25 was expected to rise after gunmen attacked the parade in Khuzestan province on Saturday. More than 60 people were injured in the attack.
Almost half of the victims were members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp, state news agencies reported, making it one of the worst attacks ever on the elite force.
President Hassan Rouhani warned of a "crushing response".
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by Oui
Fri Sep 21st, 2018 at 05:50:40 AM EST
Frank’s excellent front page story how May’s breakfast in Salzburg was a primary stumbling block …
The Guardian puts the boot in
No sugarcoating from her (former) 27 EU colleagues. Time has run out. To save her party, May's destroying Great Britain and looking into the abyss ...
The Papers
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by Oui
Wed Sep 19th, 2018 at 11:08:01 AM EST
○ Poland's new tactic for getting a U.S. military base? Pitch it as Fort Trump | Chicago Tribune |
US considering building 'Fort Trump' in Poland | Politico EU |
Poland's proposal for a permanent American base on its soil is controversial at NATO. Some allies view the idea as overly provocative toward Russia, and a potential violation of the 1997 NATO-Russia Founding Act, an agreement intended to ease tensions that seems to prohibit the "permanent stationing of substantial combat forces" in Central and Eastern European countries. Poland has urged the U.S. to regard that provision as "moot" in light of Russia's recent military aggression in Ukraine.
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by Oui
Tue Sep 18th, 2018 at 10:30:27 PM EST
Imran Khan's visit to Saudi Arabia and UAE will start a new era | Gulf News |
Dubai: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is being widely praised for his drastic steps, including the austerity measures he took within one month of coming into power.
His first official visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is even more commendable for it will largely be focused on the financial bailout plan for his country in addition to mending ties that saw a downward trend in recent years due to blunders committed by his predecessors.
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by Oui
Tue Sep 18th, 2018 at 09:44:48 AM EST
[Update-1] To be added soon ...
○ 3D Reconstruction of Il-20 Downing in Syria, Released by Russian MoD
After report by Russian MoD on investigation Israeli strike on Latakia, president Putin will take appropriate measures …
○ Russia Capable of Denying Israel Access to Syrian Airspace | Sputnik News |
○ S-300 missile system: Russia to upgrade Syrian air defences | BBC News |
END OF UPDATE
Follow-up diary to - Syrian Civil War - Endgame In Idlib?
Israelis have been left out of the loop by the Americans in the war effort in Syria. The diplomatic effort is now in the hands of three major players Turkey, Russia and Iran.
Here what happened in the last 24 hours above Latakia ...
Russia Reports Il-20M "Coot-A" Electronic Intelligence Aircraft Lost in Syria During Israeli Air Strike Near Latakia | The Aviationist |
A Russian military Ilyushin Il-20M Coot-A spyplane has been reported as "down" at approximately 2300 local time (2000 GMT) on Monday Sept. 17, in the Mediterranean Sea off the Syrian coast. There were 14 crewmembers on board the aircraft according to multiple reports.
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by Oui
Mon Sep 17th, 2018 at 06:31:24 PM EST
[Update-1] My follow-up diary: Perfect Storm - May's Humiliation @SalzburgEU.
Impersonating the Iron Lady ...
Inside No 10: Deal or No Deal? | BBC Panorama |
The Brexit deadline is looming - just weeks left to get a deal, just months until the country is due to leave the European Union. The stakes are high for Britain, and at the centre of it all is the prime minister. Theresa May has to strike a deal with the EU and convince the public and MPs that her plan is the best plan. The only alternative, the government say, is no deal at all. But many disagree - and her own party, the opposition and the country are divided. So what does the prime minister's plan really mean, and what else could we do?
At a crucial time for the country, Panorama has been inside Downing Street with Theresa May as she seeks to navigate Britain's negotiations with the EU.
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by Oui
Fri Sep 14th, 2018 at 06:54:05 PM EST
Will the West accept defeat in their attempt to overthrow Bashar Assad?
Will the Atlantic Alliance and NATO concede the intrusion of Russia/China/Iran in their backyard?
Will Netanyahu's rightwing government keep quiet in the coming weeks or intervene in Syrian politics?
[Update] See my new diary - Fucking Israelis Stirring Up Big Trouble
Will Germany's Merkel show military muscle to play the game with the "Big Boys" to keep her chance for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council?
Will Russia especially and Syria use the Idlib Battle for a lethal blow to the foreign jihadists holed up with no place to go?
Will Turkey manage to keep the border shut for Syrian civilians in the fear of letting terrorists into their country?
The US, UK, France and NATO allies are ready to make a devastating bombing campaign over Syria. Germany is willing to do their part although 75% of its citizens are opposed to intervene militarily.
One thing is guaranteed, lots of PROPAGANDA coming your way the coming days and weeks about the END GAME in Syria.
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by Oui
Thu Sep 13th, 2018 at 08:41:51 AM EST
Big update with Opinion piece in The Guardian by Bernie Sanders - a man speaking his mind and from the heart!
The political urgency to "conquer" the former satellite states of the Soviet bloc of nations is coming home to bite the EU in its behind. The corruption in these states prevents real steps to close the gap to democracy, human rights and Europe's Four Freedoms principle. No leadership but ordinary politicians who belief in winning the next election as a priority above a vision for a future of the next generation. Just take a view on thousand years of "belonging" to the Christian European family [?] and where there is abuse of LGBT citizens.
○ Visionaries from the history of European integration
"In all our future efforts we shall have to keep in mind that mankind cannot give concrete shape to all the potentialities with which Nature and History have endowed it, if it does not live in harmony with its time. The single market which we will institute for the first time represents one of the essential elements for achieving great developments in production. These developments are necessary and are possible, but only if we unite ... In these days when the first supranational institutions of Europe are being established, we are conscious of the beginning of the great European revolution of our time: the revolution which, on our Continent, aims in substituting unity in freedom and in diversity for tragic national rivalries, the revolution which tends to stop the decay of our civilization and to initiate a new Renaissance."
[Jean Monnet - 1957]
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by Oui
Wed Sep 12th, 2018 at 05:53:07 PM EST
EU Commission president SAVAGES Theresa May's Brexit plan in State of the Union speech | Daily Star |
In an apparent attack on the Leave movement, Juncker said member states of the EU should "say 'no' to unhealthy nationalism" which is "riddled with poison and deceit".
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by Oui
Mon Sep 10th, 2018 at 09:32:09 PM EST
A developing story ...
US citizens and its western allies have been LIED to and clouded by military propaganda from their governments. How many deaths did these criminal acts cause in Syria by extending the civil unrest. How many civilians have fled their homes and millions crossed into Europe causing an "immigration" issue which led directly to a conservative movement of white supremacy and a strong shift to right-wing politics across Europe.
It's all there for you to read in the archives of European Tribune and @BooMan. I have not been fooled.
[Update-1]
○ Netherlands supported Syrian jihadist group: report | Dutch News - NL Times |
Dutch gave support to terrorist groups in Syria | Nieuwsuur Investigative Report |
Pick-up trucks and uniforms
The investigation also shows that the Netherlands supplied Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-max pick-up trucks to Syrian rebels, among other things. The Netherlands also sent uniforms, satellite telephones, laptops, mattresses, backpacks and cameras. The rebels tell Nieuwsuur and Trouw that they are very satisfied with the Dutch help and that they are already using the goods received by the Netherlands in the armed struggle.
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by Oui
Tue Sep 4th, 2018 at 07:29:16 AM EST
Troubling ... Donald is no Sitting Bull!
Making America Great Again - or the downfall of the empire: fiddling while Rome burns.
The greater Middle East sitting on a powder keg.
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by Oui
Mon Sep 3rd, 2018 at 05:38:13 AM EST
Missing Person - Rendition?
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by Oui
Sun Sep 2nd, 2018 at 12:20:12 AM EST
Corruption at the highest levels in Washington DC ... why I'm NOT surprised ... FBI and IC :)
○ American media are lapdogs of political elites | De Volkskrant - July 27, 2016 | [Dutch]
FBI Agents tried to flip Russian oligarch Deripaska to get to Trump | The New York Times |
In the estimation of American officials, Oleg V. Deripaska, a Russian oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin, has faced credible accusations of extortion, bribery and even murder.
They also thought he might make a good source.
Between 2014 and 2016, the F.B.I. and the Justice Department unsuccessfully tried to turn Mr. Deripaska into an informant.
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by Oui
Sat Sep 1st, 2018 at 02:50:14 AM EST
This is a major news story. Ever since the 9/11 attacks on America, Pakistan has carried the brunt of US harsh war policy in the AfPak region. The ties with the US has deteriorated ever since, also under the Obama administration. Harsh criticism by president Trump and threats has separated the two nations even further. In the meantime US relations with Saudi Arabia has created a new alliance with Israel to the detriment of the Palestinian people and its UNRWA refugees.
○ US confirms end to funding for UN Palestinian refugees | The Guardian |
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by Oui
Sun Aug 26th, 2018 at 07:41:25 AM EST
Called by political foes (Democrats) and allies (Republicans) a friend and true American patriot.
A man of POOR judgment from participating in bombing North Vietnam as a Navy pilot under guidance from his father the Admiral and Commander of the Navy Fleet to the Keating Five as a politician.
McCain reached the age of 81 a lived a life that could have made a difference for America as a nation. His views and staunch support for the US military and an aggressive foreign policy did all but wreck the lives of many soldiers and "enemies" in war.
In the past twelve months I have lost dear friends due to the deadly disease. All of them not able to come to fulfillment of their young lives at age 24 - age 30 and a mother of a young family at age 45 just a week ago. There is no room for tears by the passing of John McCain, a friend from Sarah Palin to Bill Clinton and Barack Obama amongst many.
Democrats have placed highest honor on John McCain as well as Henry Kissinger ... what choices do American voters have, really?
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by Oui
Wed Aug 22nd, 2018 at 07:56:27 AM EST
Stepping out of bounds with one-on-one talks with a few European counterparts before her holiday ... didn't lead to any advance.
PM May leaves negotiations where it belongs ... with Raab by Barnier in Brussels! Pressure cooker talks ... it's gonna be mighty difficult to get any clear deal before the transition period kicks in. EU wins another round.
But May can always follow friend Trump's advice: sue! Although I wonder if anyone should ever take his advice seriously looking at his predicament. Sinking deeper and deeper. Not a great partner to be tied down with to save Great Britain on trade and tariffs.
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by Oui
Sun Aug 19th, 2018 at 08:46:07 PM EST
US supplied bomb that killed 40 children on Yemen school bus | The Guardian |
The bomb dropped on a school bus in Yemen by a Saudi-led coalition warplane was sold to Riyadh by the US, according to reports based on analysis of the debris.
The 9 August attack killed 40 boys aged from six to 11 who were being taken on a school trip. Eleven adults also died and local authorities said 79 people were wounded, 56 of them children. CNN reported that the weapon used was a 227kg laser-guided bomb made by Lockheed Martin, one of many thousands sold to Saudi Arabia as part of billions of dollars of weapons exports.
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by Oui
Sun Aug 12th, 2018 at 09:22:33 AM EST
Pleasantly surprised by a four parts documentary on the history of the Middle East on Dutch television. Instead of the usual political propaganda, some excellent Arabists to narrate the story of Abdul Nasser from the Suez Crisis of 1956 - the War with Israel in 1967 up to the Islamic Revolution in Iran (1979).
During the secular leadership of Nasser in Egypt during the 1950s, his effort to create equality for the masses through a Arab socialism with land reform got him much praise. Nasser gave people hope of independence from foreign influence. President Dwight Eisenhower played an important role during the Suez Crisis to make clear to the British and French that the era of their empires ended after World War II.
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by Oui
Sat Aug 11th, 2018 at 11:00:32 AM EST
Well, my instinct and analysis wasn't far besides the truth ...
○ War On BDS, Progressive Left Under Attack
○ Gaza Politics: Controlling a Sustained Depravity
Article published on August 8th:
The Israel lobby is leading a witch hunt against Corbyn. It has to stop | Middle East Eye | by Richard Silverstein
Britain seems to be going through a period of ritual flagellation. The Labour Party is tearing itself apart in order to assuage charges of anti-Semitism that seem to rain down on it from all sides.
In order to understand the true motivation
behind Labour's anti-Semitism charges, it's
important to focus less on the actual charges
and more on the organisations making them
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