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The cost of war

by Manlio Dinucci

Rome (Italy) | 17 April 2024

Wars have considerable costs. The war against the Russian-speaking populations of Ukraine is mainly borne by Europeans, while that against the Arabs of Palestine is borne by the United States. All these expenses serve the same strategy, that of Anglo-Saxon global domination.

Executive Order on Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses

by Donald Trump

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 26 March 2019

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) has the potential to disrupt, degrade, and damage technology and critical infrastructure systems. (…)

High chance that Iran has built precision missiles in Syria

9 February 2019

According to Israeli Channel 12, Iran has constructed a factory to build precision missiles at Safita, a district of Latakia (Syria).
The Israeli Press assumes that these missiles – if the information is correct – are meant for the Lebanese Resistance to use to threaten Tel-Aviv (which has (…)

Greek coast-guards confiscate weapons headed for Syria

10 November 2013

Greek coast-guards boarded and searched the cargo ship Nour-M near Symi island.
The boat was transporting 20 000 kalashnikov assault rifles and a great quantity of explosives.
The ship, registered in Sierra Leone, was commanded by a Turkish crew. Coming from Ukraine, it was headed for (…)

Saudi Arabia signs off 1 billion dollars to France

1 September 2013

King Abdallah of Saudi Arabia wished to thank France for it’s offensive position in Syria by ordering the signature of a state to state contract, Life Extension Sawari 1 (LEX), for over 1 billion dollars of worth.
The public firm ODAS (the consortium gathering the DCNS, Thales and MBDA) will (…)

Undetected Russian submarine in US waters teaches Washington a lesson

29 August 2012

In June-July, the Akula-class submarine, an attack warship capable of carrying long-range ballistic missiles, travelled in the Gulf of Mexico patrolling the US coast. The US satellites and hydro-acoustic sensors failed to spot it. The US Navy spotted only the submarine’s tail when it was leaving (…)

Syria: Repeated terrorist attacks against the population and public infrastructure

16 January 2012

If further proof were needed that Syria is not in the grips of a widespread revolt, but of a continuing string of attacks aimed to terrorize the population and fuel resentment toward a government which has proven to be too popular, the recent acts of sabotage of public facilities no longer leave (…)

"Targeted killings" increase under Obama

6 June 2010

Far from having broken with the practice of extrajudicial executions (also known as "targeted killings") which the Bush administration had made ample use of, the Obama administration has turned it into a priority tool of intervention.
According to the Washington Post, the White House has set (…)

Governors oppose DoD emergency powers

10 August 2009

The National Guard [1]
A bipartisan pair of governors is opposing a new Defense Department proposal to handle natural and terrorism-related disasters, contending that a murky chain of command could lead to more problems than solutions.
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas (R), chairman of the National (…)

Whose ‘Tea Party’?

20 April 2009

By Adrian Ramirez
New America Media
As I marched down the streets of downtown San Jose with about 40 other pro-immigrant protesters, anxiety was building inside of me. About 1,000 protesters were gathered at Plaza de Cesar Chavez. The demonstration was one of more than 300 Tax Day “tea party” (…)

Buzz Words and Venezuela

by Saul Landau

Caracas (Venezuela) | 8 July 2004

"When I gave food to the poor, they called me a saint; but when I asked why people are poor, they called me a communist."
Brazilian Bishop Don Helder Camara
President Hugo Chavez Frias’ enemies refer to him as a "terrorist" and a "communist." Indeed, Venezuela’s current conflict could (…)