Yaroslav Hunka, front and center as a member of the Waffen-SS Galicia division. By celebrating a Waffen-SS volunteer as a “hero,” Canada’s Liberal Party highlighted a longstanding policy that has seen Ottawa train fascist militants in Ukraine while welcoming in thousands of post-war Nazi SS veterans. Canada’s second most powerful official, Chrystia Freeland, is the granddaughter of one of Nazi Germany’s top Ukrainian propagandists. Continue reading ““Honored Nazi Exposes Canada’s Longstanding Ukraine Policy” — by Max Blumenthal”→
The relative ranges Soviet missiles and bombers — the Il-28, SS-4 and SS-5 — based on Cuba in nautical miles. (U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, Wikimedia Commons). The road to possible nuclear Armageddon has been littered with lost opportunities for peaceful co-existence with Russia and signposted by repeated U.S. provocations, but Ukraine’s neutrality remains key to everyone’s security, writes Edward LozanskyContinue reading ““Avoiding Nuclear War” — by Edward Lozansky”→
ISRAELI SOLDIERS IN THE WEST BANK VILLAGE OF KAFR DAN IN JENIN, ON JANUARY 2, 2023, DURING AN OPERATION TO DEMOLISH THE HOMES OF TWO PALESTINIANS. (PHOTO: AHMED IBRAHIM/APA IMAGES). “The study is the most comprehensive and persuasive analysis of why the Israel occupation has now become illegal,” says former UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk. “It will be the intellectual and political touchstone on Palestine and international law for some time.”Continue reading ““UN Committee Releases Exhaustive Study on The Legality of Israel’s Occupation” — by Jeff Wright”→
Sept. 18, 2022: Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba signs a book of condolence in London, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. (Jonathan Hordle/PA Media Assignments, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Flickr, CC BY 2.0). Elections in the country during the dynasty’s decades in power were followed by protests, then security force crackdowns and ultimately silence, writes Douglas Yates. Until Wednesday, when the Bongo regime was finally overthrown. Continue reading ““The Bongo Family’s 56-Year Rule Over Gabon” — by Douglas Yates”→