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Scandinavians: Against the Sands of Time
The debate regarding the enlargement of NATO has been talked to death since the collapse of the USSR, yet since Russia launched its Special Military Operation in the Ukraine, amongst a myriad of global events, Finland and Sweden have applied to join the Atlantic Alliance. This topic was covered in this previous article, yet statements coming… Continue reading
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Empire To Expand NATO In Response To War Caused By NATO Expansion
Turkey’s President Erdoğan has officially withdrawn Ankara’s objection to the addition of Finland and Sweden to NATO membership, with the three countries signing a trilateral memorandum at a NATO summit in Madrid. Continue reading
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NATO runs into multipolar world order
Germans say the moment of truth for most children comes at the end of Grade 4 when primary education ends in Grundschule. By that reckoning, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) at 73 is in “second childishness and mere oblivion / Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything” — to borrow from Jaques’ famous soliloquy in… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 2-8 June 2013: Iran / Gold / Afghanistan-Pakistan / India-Nukes / Brics / Finland / Russia
8 June 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation Hydropolitics Propel Balkanization 08.06.2013 | 00:00 | Wayne MADSEN Wherever there are reports of melting glaciers and a future of diminished water resources, there is an increasing Balkanization of nation-states. Those who manipulate world events for maximum profit understand that it is much easier to control water resources if Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 31 December 2012 (22/12)
012 — http://www.statewatch.org/ • e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EU: European Parliament study: Evaluating current and forthcoming proposals on JHA databases and a smart borders system at EU external borders2. EU: Council of the European Union: Exchange of EU classified information (EUCI) with third States and international organisations3. Council of Europe: Human Rights Commissioner: Restrictions on defenders of migrants’ rights should Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 8 October 2012: You look foreign: bring your passport, it’s what the UKBA would want
8 October 2012 — Statewatch e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EU: Western Balkan states held back by lawlessness2. EU: Council of the European Union: Common European Asylum System – State of play3. EU: EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT: FINLAND, DENMARK & SWEDEN4. EU: Council of the European Union: Military Command and Control, JCOs and Auditors letter on Home Affairs funding Continue reading
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Stop NATO news: December 22, 2011
21 December 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Missile System Can Cause ‘Ice Age’ In U.S.-Russia Relations U.S.-NATO Missile Plans Can Kill START II U.S. Rearming Of Georgia To Spark New Aggression: South Ossetia After NATO Chief, Council Visit: More Georgian Troops To Afghanistan Georgia Becomes Biggest Non-NATO Contributor To Afghan War White House: Assad Government Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: August 10, 2011
10 August 2011 — Stop NATO Gruesome Trophies: Britain Brings ‘Civilization’ To Afghanistan Again They Died in Vain; Deal With It Finland’s Defense Minister: Savings Lead To NATO Membership Russia Warns NATO On Missile Shield U.S. Troops In Europe ‘Closer To Current Battlefields, Future Fights’ Pakistan: Another NATO Oil Tanker Set Ablaze NATO Planning Military Continue reading
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Update from the Electronic Intifada 22 July 2011:Pappe on statehood bid | Finland arms deal | Cook on boycott law | Beer Sheva mosque struggle
22 July 2011 — Electronic Intifada RECENT BLOG POSTS ON THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA: Palestinian artist Khaled Jarrar wants to stamp your passport http://electronicintifada.net/blog/maureen/palestinian-artist-khaled-jarrar-wants-stamp-your-passport Continue reading
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Afghanistan: Training Ground for War on Russia By Rick Rozoff
The world has become so inured to war around the world and seemingly without end that Swedish soldiers engaging in deadly combat as part of a belligerent force for the first time since the early 1800s – and that in another continent thousands of kilometers from their homeland – has passed virtually without notice. “[F]rom… Continue reading
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NATO's War Plans For The High North, Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea By Rick Rozoff
The alarming and aggressive campaign is exemplified by the ongoing 10-day Loyal Arrow 2009 NATO military exercises being conducted in Sweden, described by a major American daily newspaper as “A NATO rapid-reaction force…on a war footing in Swedish Lapland” which consists of “Ten countries, 2,000 troops, a strike aircraft carrier, and 50 fighter jets - … Continue reading