Information about (anti-) Defender actions in Belgium

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Concerning actions, INTAL was planning actions in the port of Antwerp. However, the ship was delayed, so I do not know if something happened. Contact: Concerning the military activity: Today arrived the Integrity in the port of Antwerp (https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:435941/mmsi:367063310/vessel:INTEGRITY – 2 days later than scheduled). This was the first ship with US military material for Defender 2020. Earlier this month a UK vessel has unloaded material. I noticed, after the Endurance which arrived Saturday, at least 2 ships under … Continue reading →

NATO and ‘Defender Europe 2020’

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an article by Rae Street, published in http://www.spokesmanbooks.com/Spokesman/PDF/ENDINFO12.pdf Defender 2020 is described by the U.S.Army Europe as ‘the deployment of a division-size combat-credible force from the United States in Europe, the drawing of equipment and the movement of personnel and equipment across the theater to various training areas.’ Actually this will be the largest US military deployment in 25 years. There will some 36,000 personnel –including 25,000 from the U.S. and units from Britain – across Germany,Poland and the Baltic … Continue reading →

Pere Ortega published the book “The War Economy”

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The book The War Economy has just been published in English and in case it is of your interest I send you the link:

http://www.centredelas.org/images/Llibres_pdf/PD_4_TheWarEconomy_ENG.pdf  

As it is published in Creative Commons you can make editions without any cost.

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DGB (Federation of German Trade Unions) resolution against the NATO “DEFENDER 2020″ exercise in Europe

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DGB resolution against the NATO “DEFENDER 2020″ exercise in Europe We say “No” to the NATO exercise and “Yes” to peace, détente and disarmament Branded “DEFENDER 2020”, NATO is planning one of the largest land forces exercises seen in Europe since the end of the Cold War. Scheduled for April and May, the exercise aims to demonstrate a) NATO’s strategic readiness, testing its ability to rapidly deploy armoured US brigades to the Russian border in an emergency; and b) NATO’s … Continue reading →

Coronavirus is in Italy, Latvia is next

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Hello! Here is my new article about U.S. Army presence in Europe and the threat which Defender Europe 2020 presents to Europe. Alvis Petus *Coronavirus is in Italy, Latvia is next* Coronavirus can be /transferred/to Latvia by the /U.S. Army paratroopers from 173rd Airborne Brigade, stationed in Vicenza, northern Italy./ /It is known that Italy is trying to contain an outbreak of COVID-19 after the country saw a major uptick in cases of the coronavirus disease in northern Italy. Italy … Continue reading →

Trittbrettfahrer bei den Anti-Defender Protesten 2020

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Die Görlitzer AfD generiert sich als Anti Defender 2020 Partei. Wie glaubwürdig ist das für eine Partei, die im Bundestag sich für eine weitere Erhöhung des Rüstungsetat auf 2% stark macht, die deutsche Drohnen und Atomwaffen fordert, den Bundeswehreinsatz im Innern befürwortet und die Militarisierung vorantreibt, was zu weiterem Demokratieabbau führt. Ihre angebliche Freundschaft mit Russland ist verlogen, solange sie die Stärkung der Bundesweht fordert und als Vorbild die verbrecherische faschistsiche Reichswehr sieht. Weitere Hintergrund-Informationen in den Artikeln über die … Continue reading →

AntiDEF20 – Pressemeldung vom 25.2.’20

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Die US -Berufssoldaten treffen in Deutschland ein
Leipzig, 25.02.2020 – In Hamburg sind am vergangenen Freitag die ersten Truppentransporte auf dem Flughafen „Helmut Schmidt“ gelandet. Eine Abordnung des Senats begrüßte die Söldner. Parallel dazu lief am Donnerstag in Bremerhaven ein Transportschiff mit militärischem Großgerät in den Hafen ein.

www.antidef20.de/bereich/news/

 

DGB-Aufruf gegen das “DEFENDER 2020”-Manöver der NATO in Europa

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Nein zum NATO-Manöver – ja zu Frieden, Entspannungspolitik und Abrüstung

Der Geschäftsführende DGB-Bundesvorstand hat einen Aufruf gegen das “DEFENDER 2020”-Manöver der NATO in Europa beschlossen. Die NATO plant im April und Mai 2020 eines der größten Manöver von Landstreitkräften in Europa seit Ende des Kalten Krieges. “Statt dieser Konfrontation sind aus Sicht der Gewerkschaften Entspannungspolitik und kooperative Beziehungen mit Russland das Gebot der Stunde”, heißt es in dem Aufruf.

https://www.dgb.de/themen/++co++0edaa518-5937-11ea-880d-52540088cada

Download: DGB-DEFENDER2020.pdf

 

NATO’s Arctic War Exercise Unites Climate Change And WWIII

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By Greg Wilpert, TheRealNews.com

NATO will hold war games in Norway’s Arctic Circle in March, where it will be supporting climate change-induced resource extraction and increasing the military tension with Russia.

Defender 2020 Information about activities in Belgium

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Concerning the military activity: Today (24.02.2020) arrived the Integrity in the port of Antwerp (https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:435941/mmsi:367063310/vessel:INTEGRITY – 2 days later than scheduled). This was the first ship with US military material for Defender 2020. Earlier this month a UK vessel has unloaded material. I noticed, after the Endurance which arrived Saturday, at least 2 ships under way for Bremerhaven from Savannah: the Green Bay (just arrived) en the Green Lake (ETA 2 March, but these times can change a lot): https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:440667/mmsi:338009000/vessel:GREEN%20BAY … Continue reading →

Newspaper on Defender 2020 is ready

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The international netwaork “No to war – no to NATO” launched a newspaper on Defender 2020 with the financial support of the European Left.

Read the newspaper: Web_Newspaper_Defender_2020.pdf

Downlaod the newspaper: Web_Newspaper_Defender_2020.pdf (500 k)

Printed copies of the newspaper can be ordered in packages of 400 pieces for donation. (orientation 30 €). Please send an mail to .

Short notice about anti Defender activities in the Netherlands

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As far as I can see there is at the moment no action planning for Defender in the Netherlands.
I have asked Jan Schaake (Enschede) and Guido van Leemput (SP). Jan says that he gives priority to the action in Dülmen. He estimates that transports (by train) will cross the border at Venlo (so not Bentheim or Emmerich).
Guido says that they are monitoring developments intensively and that Ludo is involved.
I have further asked someone in Zeeland to be alert on developments in Vlissingen. Zeeland is by the way a bit of a vacuum for the peace movement here.
Under the circumstances, I think it is not useful to send someone to Duisburg as there is no action planned in the Netherlands. Rather sad, but that is the situation here at the moment.
I keep you posted on developments.

Friendly greetings, Kees