September 18, 2021
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Afghanistan News Links 17-18 September 2021
18 September 2021 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Taliban Uncovered Dozens Of Anti-Tank, Anti-Aircraft Missiles In Panjshir Valley (Videos, Photos) https://southfront.org/taliban-uncovered-dozens-of-anti-tank-anti-aircraft-missiles-in-panjshir-valley-videos-photos/ The rise of Taliban and Taliban-ism https://countercurrents.org/2021/09/the-rise-of-taliban-and-taliban-ism/ Continue reading
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Aukus Pact: An Alliance against China that Excludes Europe
Exactly one month after the fall of Kabul and the disgraceful withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the United States has come into the world limelight with the Aukus Pact, an alliance that takes the initials of the names of the three signatory countries (Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom), with which it… Continue reading
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Latest Global Network Newsletter Online & Available in Bulk
18 September 2021 — Keep Space for Peace Latest GN newsletter online & available in bulk (PDF) Inside the new Space Alert! The latest edition of our Global Network newsletter, Space Alert, is now finished and at the printer. Continue reading
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Likely Assassination of UN Chief by US, British and South African Intelligence Happened 60 Years Ago Today
Former President Harry Truman told reporters two days after Dag Hammarskjöld’s death on Sept. 18, 1961 that the U.N. secretary-general “was on the point of getting something done when they killed him. Notice that I said ‘when they killed him.’” Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: Don’t let them muzzle charities
Last weekend, the then Secretary of State, Oliver Dowden, announced his intention to muzzle the third sector. In his blog about the process for appointing a new Chair of the Charity Commission – the Government’s regulator of charities – he complained about “a worrying trend in some charities that appear to have been hijacked by a vocal… Continue reading
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China’s ‘mass line’ moves online
It’s no secret that the Chinese government harbors dreams of achieving a digital governance revolution. Over the past decade, authorities have steadily digitized many public-facing government services in a bid to both reduce bureaucratic costs and improve relations between government officials and citizens. Continue reading
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South Africa: Not even the dead
South Africa is one of the most violent countries on the planet. We have the highest rate of rape recorded anywhere in the world. The murder rate here is the 10th highest in the world, as is the rate of suicide. Continue reading
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The British-American coup that ended Australian independence
Across the media and political establishment in Australia, a silence has descended on the memory of the great, reforming prime minister Gough Whitlam. His achievements are recognised, if grudgingly, his mistakes noted in false sorrow. But a critical reason for his extraordinary political demise will, they hope, be buried with him. Continue reading
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