By Alexia EYCHENNE
Aided by an algorithm, the Dutch tax office has plunged into distress tens of thousands of families – in particular, foreign-born mothers, in wrongfully demanding from them staggering sums. The state is proving incapable of setting things right.
4 August 2020 — Global Research
Last Wednesday, the Dutch government decided not to impose any “national obligation” on its people to wear masks, reports Reuters.The reason for opting out of the global masquerade? Minister for Medical Care, Tamara van Ark, asserted that “from a medical perspective there is no proven effectiveness of masks” after a review by the Netherland’s National Institute for Health.
7 October 2019 — Greanville Post
Eric Zuesse
The Netherlands Government is resisting an effort by Dutch victims’ families to find out why Ukraine’s Government, on 17 July 2014 — when the Malaysian airliner MH17 was shot down while flying over Ukraine’s civil-war zone — this passenger-plane had been guided by Ukraine’s air-traffic control to fly through, instead of around (as it instructed other airliners), the war-zone. On 1 October 2019, now more than five years after 196 Dutch nationals had died from that incident, Holland’s RTL News headlined (as autotranslated into English) “Cabinet considers research into Ukraine’s role in disaster MH17”, and reported that “The cabinet will examine whether further research is possible on the role of Ukraine in the disaster with flight MH17,” because “A proposal … for the investigation received the support of all Parties present in the second chamber” of Holland’s parliament. This news-report said that, “So far, the cabinet has not taken any steps against Ukraine. As far as we know, nothing is happening behind the scenes.” Furthermore: “Last year, the Netherlands, together with Australia, decided to make Russia as a country liable. For the liability of Ukraine, according to the cabinet, there was ‘no evidence’ and also ‘no research needed’.” Moreover, Dutch Foreign Minister Stefan Blok said that “We don’t see any reason for an investigation” into that, because “The government is trying to maintain its relationship with Ukraine,” and “because then both the airspace of Ukraine and that of Russia should be looked at,” and because “there are still no indications that Ukraine can also be held liable.” But actually, from the very start of that investigation, there has been a secret agreement not to blame Ukraine for anything having to do with the incident. This agreement is kept secret from the Dutch people. Blok, in resisting to investigate why the MH17 was guided over the civil-war zone, was simply adhering to the secret agreement that Netherlands had signed with Ukraine on 8 August 2014. If he were to agree to the families’ demand, he still would be obligated, by Holland’s 8 August 2014 agreement with Ukraine, to find Ukraine not to have perpetrated the downing. But the families don’t know this.
15 September 2018 — Moon of Alabama
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The Netherland just announced that it is ending its support for al-Qaeda’s propaganda gang, the “White Helmets”. It also ends its support for the so called Free Syrian Police. Last week the Netherlands shut down its “non lethal” support for the Free Syrian Army after Dutch news organizations found that members of these groups were accused of terrorism by their General Prosecutor.
27 October 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
The great Joe Hnderson performs Thelonious Monk’s “Ask Me Now,” off of the album “Solo Monk.” Stuttgart, Germany, 1993. Joe Henderson, a tenor saxophonist, leads the trio, in the rendition. Dave Holland is joining him on bass and drummer Al Foster.
20 July, 2013 — Left Unity
[My pre-amble: There are three competing, as it were, ‘platforms’ for the paradoxically-named Left Unity Party. This is the first. I’ve also made the other two available here and here for your perusal and comparison, should you be so inclined. WB]
10 August 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
Antibes Jazz Festival, 1969. Miles goes electric with, amongst others; Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette.
14 July 2013 — Open Democracy
30 May 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
Taped 18 August 1970 at the Tanglewood Festival. Miles in full flight! Bennie Maupin, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Airto Moreira and others…
29 May 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
1969. A hot day in July in Antibes, France. Miles. Wayne Shorter. Chick Corea. Dave Holland. Jack DeJohnette, playing Milestones, Footprints and ‘Round Midnight.
14 May 2013 — Jazz on the Tube
Filmed in Germany on November 14, 1979 with Sam Rivers tenor sax, flute, piano, soprano sax and voice, Dave Holland bass cello, and Thurman Barker drums. Rivers in full flight with an 8-minute plus, solo.
16 March 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation
Modern-day empires in the West
The rebirth of the imperial spirit in the West is moving along two sometimes converging, but in recent times increasingly diverging, lines. Looking at Europe’s relations with its neighbours, one can see that the European Union initially pursued an imperial policy with regard to countries in Central and Eastern Europe that had joined the EU, but then began to extend the same policy to other countries. Continue reading
5 November 2012
‘WikiLeaks search ban – censorship’, earns US Archives ‘Ministry of Truth’ tag
RT
The case of WikiLeaks is once again hitting the headlines. That’s after the US National Archive blocked any search attempts containing the name of the whistleblowing website. The move, on the recommendation of Washington, was said to be protecting …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjn_g7a50Kg
3 July, 2011 — Free Gaza Movement
British Peace groups to deliver letter to Greek Ambassador demanding the release of the Freedom Flotilla boats to Gaza
26 May 2011 — Jazz on the Tube
19 October, 2010 — Gush Shalom
Dutch police raided the offices of a company leasing cranes for building the West Bank Separation Fence and settlements. Company executives, including the Israeli Doron Livnat, may face trial for violating International Law. Dutch government warned the Riwal Company two years ago not to engage in construction in the Occupied Territories.
Gush Shalom: another warning sign of the abyss of international isolation into which the Government of Israel leads us
Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered Since The U.S. Invaded Iraq “1,366,350″
www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html
Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America’s War On Iraq: 4,696
icasualties.org/oif/
Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 1,658
icasualties.org/oef/
Cost of War in Iraq & Afghanistan
$963,704,647,355
www.costofwar.com/
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NATO Kills 27 Civilians in Afghanistan
By Associated Press
Reports indicated that NATO planes fired at a convoy of three vehicles, killing at least 27 people, including four women and a child, and injuring 12 others.
www.informationclearinghouse.info/article24825.htm
Levees.org has created a video documentary using footage captured by an Amsterdam-based filmmaker while in The Netherlands this past May
HJ Bosworth Jr and Sandy Rosenthal were part of US Senator Mary Landrieu’s Second Congressional Delegation (CoDel) excursion to Holland. Unlike the first CoDel which studied peripheral barriers (floodgates), the goal of the Second CoDel was to see how the Dutch live with – and manage – water in urban settings.
http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.3332030
March 2, 2009
WIKILEAKS NOTABLE DOCUMENT RELEASE
“Pentagon Papers II?”
This major November, 2008 RAND Corporation study on intelligence operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, conducted 300 interviews at all levels with US, UK and Dutch intelligence officers and diplomats.
The 318 page document could be described as part of the “Pentagon Papers” for Iraq and Afghanistan. It was confidentially prepared for the Pentagon’s Joint Forces Command and focuses on intelligence and counterinsurgency operations.
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The New Dark Age 