Friday, 2 December 2022 — CovertAction Magazine
By Ron Ridenour
Tag: Europe
Poster for A Compassionate Spy showing photo of Ted Hall. K-19 was his badge number at Los Alamos. [Source: In neocolonial rant, EU says Europe is ‘garden’ superior to rest of world’s barbaric ‘jungle’
Sunday, 16 October 2022 — Multipolarista
EU foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell showed the West’s neocolonial mentality claiming “the world needs Europe” as a “beacon” and beautiful “garden” to civilize the barbarous “jungle” in the Global South. He also called for regime change to create a “post-Putin Russia.”
By Ben Norton
EU foreign-policy chief Joseph Borrell says Europe is a superior “garden” and “beacon” that must civilize the violent “jungle” in the rest of the world
Russia’s response to expansion of NATO to its doorstep
3 October, 2020 — Asia Times
The West is shell-shocked by Russia’s resurgence under President Vladimir Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival to attend a peace summit on Libya at the Chancellery in Berlin on January 19, 2020. Photo: AFP / John MacDougall
The following is the sixth installment of an extended report on one of the most important geopolitical developments of the 21st century: the increasingly comprehensive alliance between China and Russia and its implications for Eurasian and regional powers across the planet. To follow the series, click here.
Libyan War Escalates as Regional Powers Attempt to Gain Stronger Influence
1 June, 2020 — Global Research
Alarms are sounding in Europe as Turkey, Russia and Arab states could potentially agree on shared influence in Libya, and therefore the entirety of the eastern Mediterranean, according to some experts. This comes as European states have no influence over the war in Libya despite it occurring on its southern doorstep and Turkey, Russia and Arab states continue to gain influence.
Statewatch News Online, 11 July 2017 (08/17)
11 July 2017 — Statewatch
SPECIAL: The European Commission asked Italy to draw up a “Code of Conduct” for NGOs carrying out search and rescue in the Mediterranean:
See full-text of:Code of Conduct for NGOs involved in migrant’s rescue operation at sea (pdf)
All NGOs operating in the Med are required to sign and obey the Code:
“Failure to sign this Code of Conduct or failure to comply with its obligations may result in the refusal by the Italian State to authorize the access to national ports, subject to compliance with the existing international conventions.”
NHS: Why this year’s Davos could be bad for our health By John Hillary
21 January 2014 — OurNHS
EU and US trade barons should enjoy the rarified air of Davos while they can. They have stormy times ahead.
Helen Caldicott: ‘Any country with a nuclear plant is a bomb factory’
6 November 2013 — RT
‘There are countries who are selling nuclear reactors all around the world, which means they are not only selling cancer and leukemia to the future generations, but also atomic bombs’, anti-nuclear advocate Dr. Helen Caldicott said in RT’s Google Hangout.
Police State UK: Britain’s GCHQ shepherding mass surveillance operations throughout Europe
2 November 2013 — RT
British intelligence agency GCHQ has helped counterpart entities in France, Germany, Spain, and Sweden develop methods of mass surveillance of internet and phone traffic in the last five years, a new report reveals.
As Europe Erupts Over US Spying, NSA Chief Says Government Must Stop Media By Glenn Greenwald
28 October 2013 — The Guardian
With General Alexander calling for NSA reporting to be halted, US and UK credibility as guardians of press freedom is crushed
Listen to Your Ancestors By William Bowles
18 October 2003
[This is another essay out of the past that on rereading, seems even more relevant than it did when I wrote it almost exactly ten years ago in 2003. It exists in its old non-Wordpress form but republishing it here, makes it more accessible as well as tying into my current writing. WB]
I am a big fan of history. Ever since I was a kid, history fascinated me and perhaps in another life I might well have become a historian. And, in an age where history gets rewritten by the corporate media hour by hour, day by day, understanding where we come from and how we got here is a critical issue.
How Genetically Engineered Foods Will Be Eradicated By Dr. Mercola
1 September 2013 — Dr. Mercola
We’re in really exciting times with regards to shifting the tide against genetically engineered (GE) foods and genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Creating a Situation that Does Not Yet Exist
15 August 2013 — The Bullet • Socialist Project • E-Bulletin No. 864
For some two decades, the anti-globalization movement and its successors have assumed that society contains within itself – and automatically throws up – political oppositions and organizational forms independent of capital and of the state. There is simply the need to encourage the cumulative growth of society’s own potentialities for forming alternatives apart from the state and apart from the terrain of politics. Politics is not about the contesting directly, never mind conquering, political power. Instead, politics is viewed as the evolutionary and ‘progressive emptying out of the power of capital and of the state.’ Social coalitions, social forums, networks, and localist alternatives – with an associated range of one-off tactical actions – became the outer limit of organizational agendas.
NATO and the “phantom menace”: a pretext for global expansion
1 August 2013 — Voice of Russia
Upcoming NATO military exercises envisage an attack on Poland and an Article 5 NATO intervention against a foreign power, to the dismay of Russia, these exercises continue the outdated “Cold War” thinking of the West, which refuses to let go of such stereotypes and continues to eschew peace and understanding between nations.
NATO and the "phantom menace": a pretext for global expansion
1 August 2013 — Voice of Russia
Upcoming NATO military exercises envisage an attack on Poland and an Article 5 NATO intervention against a foreign power, to the dismay of Russia, these exercises continue the outdated “Cold War” thinking of the West, which refuses to let go of such stereotypes and continues to eschew peace and understanding between nations.
Monsanto-backed GMO giants launch website to combat anti-biotech sentiment
30 July 2013 — RT
A group of biotech seed companies have launched an online forum to rebuff disapproval of genetically modified foods across the world. Activists and consumer groups are skeptical, saying the industry has a ‘track record of being anything but transparent’. Continue reading
How we are impoverished, gentrified and silenced – and what to do about it By John Pilger
25 July 2013 — John Pilger
I have known my postman for more than 20 years. Conscientious and good-humoured, he is the embodiment of public service at its best. The other day, I asked him, “Why are you standing in front of each door like a soldier on parade?”
Greenwald: Snowden has enough information to cause US govt ‘worst damage in history’
13 July 2013 — RT
Former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden possesses dangerous information which could potentially lead to America’s “worst nightmare” if it is revealed, according to the journalist who first published Snowden’s leaked documents.
Britain: Spying network exposed targeting organisations critical of police By Barry Mason and Robert Stevens
28 June 2013 — WSWS
The massive extent of a British police spying network, systematically monitoring political protesters, activists and organisations critical of the police, has been revealed this week.
Disturbances Continue, Schism in Society Intensifies By Dimitriy Sedov
21 June 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation
The events on Istanbul’s Taksim Square are presented in the world media as the consequences of an «ecologically incorrect» decision by the government to clear a landscaped area in a park located on the square. This is far from the truth and raises questions about the real interests of the West in the spreading conflict.
Ikea’s Race to the Bottom BY John Logan
19 June 2013 — In These Times
Turkish workers say Ikea takes advantage of the authoritarian government’s anti-union policies.
Ikea’s labor practices in Turkey are more like those in Saudi Arabia—a country that represses independent unions—than those of Sweden, where companies generally have cooperative relationships with their unions.
With total sales of $36 billion in 2012, Ikea is the world’s largest furniture retailer, and one of the world’s most recognizable retail brands. Worldwide, Ikea operates in approximately 40 countries and has more than 100,000 employees.
The New Dark Age 