“Cohesive” Italian Parliament on neo-colonial missions

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The Art of War “Cohesive” Italian Parliament on neo-colonial missions by Manlio Dinucci Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini (Democratic Party) expressed great satisfaction with the “cohesive” vote of the Parliament on international missions. The majority and the opposition approved 40 Italian military missions in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia in compact form, there were no votes against and few abstentions except some dissent in support of the Tripoli Coast Guard. The main “peacekeeping missions,” that have been underway … Continue reading →

Press Release – Launch of an Appeal for a Nuclear Weapons Free Europe

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On the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a new campaign is being launched to make Europe a Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. The campaign is being initiated by 8 campaigning organisations: the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation; Church and Peace; the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES); the International Peace Bureau (IPB); the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); the European section of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW); Pax … Continue reading →

„AirBase Ramstein: Pfälzer Initiative „Entrüstet Euch!“ erwirkt Einsichtnahme in Konversionsordner

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Pressemitteilung der Pfälzer initiative “Entrüstet Euch” 20.07.2020 „AirBase Ramstein: Pfälzer Initiative „Entrüstet Euch!“ erwirkt Einsichtnahme in Konversionsordner Entgegen der Aussage von Ralf Hechler, Bürgermeister von Ramstein-Miesenbach, einen Ordner zur zivilen Mitnutzung der AirBase Ramstein nicht zu veröffentlichen (Rheinpfalz, 9.7.20), erwirkte die Pfälzer Initiative „Entrüstet Euch!“ (PIEE) die Einsichtnahme im Rathaus von Ramstein-Miesenbach. Am Donnerstag, den 16. Juli konnten Connie Burkert Schmitz und Achim Müller von der PIEE den Ordner einsehen und kopieren, nachdem sie über die Internetplattform „Frag den Staat“ … Continue reading →

Niederländische Armee wegen Sozialaufstand auf Antilleninsel Curaçao mobilisiert

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Willemstad. Nach mehreren übereinstimmenden Berichten hat die Regierung der Niederlande Soldaten auf der Antilleninsel Curaçao mobilisiert. Infolge der Corona-Pandemie ist es zu massiven sozialen Verwerfungen auf der Insel gekommen. Vergangene Woche war es zwei Tage in Folge zu sozialen Protesten gekommen, die sich zu einem Aufstand entwickelten. Vor allem Jugendliche und Müllwerker wandten sich gegen angekündigte Sozialkürzungen. Protestierende hatten Barrikaden errichtet, Feuer gelegt und den Regierungspalast gestürmt. Dies berichtet heute das Lateinamerika-Portal amerika21.
Curaçao leidet heftig unter den Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie sowie auch unter der ökonomischen Belastung infolge der wirtschaftlichen und institutionellen Krise im benachbarten Venezuela.

https://amerika21.de/2020/07/241282/curacao-sozialaufstand-niederl-armee

Forward Operation Location (Hato) in Curaçao

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June 20, 2020, David Cenciotti

The U.S. Air Force will temporarily deploy four aircraft and crews to Curaçao to support drug-interdiction operations.

An E-8 Joint STARS (JSTARS) and an E-3 Sentry Airborne Early Warning aircraft, supported by two KC-135 Stratotankers, will soon fly detection and monitoring missions in international airspace to support U.S. and international law enforcement authorities fighting criminal organizations trafficking illegal narcotics in the Caribbean region, the U.S. Southern Command has announced.

https://theaviationist.com/2020/06/20/usaf-to-deploy-e-8-jstars-e-3-sentry-and-kc-135s-to-support-counter-narcotics-operations-in-the-caribbean/

AFRICOM as the colonization of Africa by the US

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BAP (Black Aliance for Peace) is intensifying the work against  the U.S. African Command (AFRICOM, Stuttgart Germany) as we link the work against the war being waged on African people in the U.S. by the domestic army we call the police and U.S. militarism abroad against African people and other colonized peoples’ and nations.  

BAP’s U.S. Out of African Campaign has developed an international network of over two hundred activists from around the world – the U.S. Out of African Network (USOAN). 
 
Tunde Osazua, BAP Network coordinator discusses the project and the issues driving AFRICOM and the U.S. basing and command structures. 
 
 

Link to Authoritarianism or Democracy Recording

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With Massachusetts Peace Action, last night CPDCS held what I think was a uniquely important webinar last night titled “Authoritarianism or Democracy” with Noam Chomsky, the historian Van Gosse, and the African-American (BLM & Poor People’s Campaign) organizer Ty dePasse.
 
It was, I think, uniquely excellent and had 640 people registered from across the U.S. and four other countries, and I thought to share it with you  I was the lead organizer, but didn’t have to appear online.
 
Noam’s analysis will likely  be quite familiar to you, but Van Gosse’s presentation was comprehensive and chilling and concluded with a dose of hope. And Ty described the daily experiences of white supremicist authoritarianism for People of Color, beginning with a terrible example here in Boston.
 
In any event, I think you will appreciate seeing it. You can listen in at:  https://youtu.be/UH0v9pjo-I0

Link to Webinar — Why there should be a “Pivot to Peace not war with China” (Video)

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Hi all,  Here is the link to the webinar on “Why there should be a Pivot to Peace not war with China.”  that was broadcast on July 11. It has a lot of good information.  I hope you will watch it and circulate it.  https://www.facebook.com/peacepivot/videos/923494844819562 I spoke about the provocative RIMPAC naval exercises, the largest naval war practice in the world that will be in August in the waters off Hawaii with 20 countries, 200 ships, submarines and aircraft–for practice with a … Continue reading →

Konversion: US Army raus und zivile Nutzung rein

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Deutschland braucht einen Masterplan für die Zeit nach Corona, wozu auch bisher militärisch genutzte Flächen gehören. Ein Kommentar zu den Konsequenzen einer US-Truppenreduzierung in Deutschland.   Karl-Heinz Peil https://weltnetz.tv/story/2367-konversion-us-army-raus-und-zivile-nutzung-rein

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Michael Klare on U.S. & China, A New Tonkin Gulf Incident in the Making?

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recommended by Joseph Gerson Friends, It’s no surprise that Trump is working hard to distract our attention from his monumental failures by scapegoating China. He is desperate not to lose November’s election. And, Beijing’s leadership has certainly created its openings for Trump. BUT, missing from the barrage of daily news reports is what Col. Lawrence Willkerson, formerly Secretary of Defense Colin Powell’s chief of staff, has described as Trump dangerously sticking his finger in China’s eye with aircraft carrier deployments … Continue reading →