Friday gave us the most emotionally charged moments yet at the Assange hearing, showed that strange and sharp twists in the story are still arriving at the Old Bailey, and brought into sharp focus som Source: Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 13 – Craig Murray
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America’s War on Terror is the True Cause of Europe’s Refugee Crisis – CounterPunch.org
Desperate refugees crammed into cockle-shell boats landing on the shingle beaches of the south Kent coast are easily portrayed as invaders. Anti-immigrant demonstrators were exploiting such fears last weekend as they blockaded the main highway into Dover Port in order “to protect Britain’s borders”. Meanwhile, the home secretary, Priti Patel, blames the French for not doing enough to stop the flow of refugees across the Channel. More Source: America’s War…Continue reading America’s War on Terror is the True Cause of Europe’s Refugee Crisis – CounterPunch.org
Da dove e perché partono: 37 milioni in fuga dalle guerre Usa | il manifesto
Il rapporto della Brown University: dal 2001 al 2019 lo sfollamento forzato da 8 paesi nelle guerre Usa. E gli effetti sono duraturi: frammentazione della società, impoverimento, radicalizzazione e fame Source: Da dove e perché partono: 37 milioni in fuga dalle guerre Usa | il manifesto
War in Afghanistan in 2020: Just as much violence, but no one wants to talk about it – Afghanistan Analysts Network – English
As memories of the relative peace of the Eid ul-Adha ceasefire fade and direct talks between the government and the Taleban should be about to begin, it seems a good time to look again at what has been happening in the conflict since the United States and the Taleban signed their agreement on 29 February. […] Source: War in Afghanistan in 2020: Just as much violence, but no one wants…Continue reading War in Afghanistan in 2020: Just as much violence, but no one wants to talk about it – Afghanistan Analysts Network – English
Female Afghan peace negotiator wounded in assassination bid | World news | The Guardian
Women’s rights activist Fawzia Koofi, a member of the team negotiating a deal with the Taliban, was shot in the arm Source: Female Afghan peace negotiator wounded in assassination bid | World news | The Guardian
Australia: Willing Pawn in US Struggle with China – TheAltWorld
News headlines declare, “Australia’s new defence strategy unveils a significant strategic shift in foreign policy to meet new threats from China,” “China the unspoken threat at centre of new defence strategy,” and “Australia to buy ship-killing missiles and shift focus to Indo-Pacific” to “to protect overseas forces, allies and the mainland against rising threats including China.” Source: Australia: Willing Pawn in US Struggle with China – TheAltWorld
New Report Reveals US Special Forces Active in 22 African CountriesNew Report Reveals US Special Forces Active in 22 African Countries – TheAltWorld
The US has roughly 6,000 military personnel scattered throughout the continent with military attachés outnumbering diplomats in many embassies across Africa. Source: New Report Reveals US Special Forces Active in 22 African CountriesNew Report Reveals US Special Forces Active in 22 African Countries – TheAltWorld
Who profits from the Beirut blast? – TheAltWorld
Making the case that the explosion resulted from an attack Source: Who profits from the Beirut blast? – TheAltWorld
Beirut, l’esperto: esplosione di munizioni e missili, non nitrato di ammonio – Corriere.it
Source: Beirut, l’esperto: esplosione di munizioni e missili, non nitrato di ammonio – Corriere.it
How the House Armed Services Committee, in the Middle of a Pandemic, Approved a Huge Military Budget and More War in Afghanistan
The least-discussed congressional proceedings are often the most consequential — and almost always bipartisan. While the country is subsumed by both public health and an unemployment crisis, and is separately focused on a sustained protest movement against police abuses, a massive $740.5 billion military spending package was approved last week by the Democratic-controlled House Armed Services Committee.