Poland
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Glimpses of an endgame in Ukraine
The problem with the war in Ukraine is that it has been all smoke and mirrors. The Russian objectives of “demilitarisation” and “de-Nazification” of Ukraine wore a surreal look. The western narrative that the war is between Russia and Ukraine, where central issue is the Westphalian principle of national sovereignty, wore thin progressively leaving a… Continue reading
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Ukraine – Congress Passes The Bucks, Realism Sneaks In, Poland Plans For More War
After a lot of talk about defeating Russia in the Ukraine and an alleged lack of Russian fighting abilities Congress passed another $40 billion fund for weapons and economic support. That brings the total to some $53 billion for Ukraine. Continue reading
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Russia takes Europe’s support to calm Belarus
The mercurial Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has not been an easy ally for the Kremlin. But the growing interference by Belarus’ “New European” neighbours is setting the stage for a “colour revolution” with potentially anti-Russian orientation. Poland, egged on by the US, has convinced itself that it has become a regional heavyweight and eyes Belarus… Continue reading
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Polish Foreign Minister claims US troops to be deployed in Poland – USA to ‘Re-Pivot’ to Europe
In an extraordinary indication of the grand geopolitical game that the USA/EU/NATO bloc is playing in Eastern Europe, the Washington Post has revealed that next week the US government will announce the deployment of US ground forces to Poland as part of an expansion of NATO military capabilities in Eastern Europe. The Post claims that… Continue reading
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Depravity Redefined: Selling US Slaughter in Syria By Tony Cartalucci
The corporate interests driving the United States, its resources, and policy, have invoked dead children in the latest and grisliest propaganda campaign yet, directed at the American public to build support for an otherwise unjustified and universally unwanted war with Syria. Continue reading
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NATO and the “phantom menace”: a pretext for global expansion
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. Continue reading
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NATO and the "phantom menace": a pretext for global expansion
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. Continue reading
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Monk Live in Poland, April 1966
The Thelonious Monk Quartet plays an unusual live performance in Poland featuring “Epistrophy,” “Round Midnight,” and “Lulu’s Back In Town.” Continue reading
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The Return of Empires (VI) Dmitry MININ
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,… Continue reading
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Video: Class Struggles in Crisis: From Walmart to the State
A panel discussion introduced and moderated by Socialist Register co-editor Greg Albo Continue reading
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54 countries helped CIA to kidnap, detain and torture – report
The report, titled Globalizing Torture, provides a detailed account of other countries covertly helping the US to run secret prisons, also known as ‘black sites’ on their territory and allowing the CIA to use national airports for refueling while transporting prisoners. Continue reading
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Review of "Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956" By Eric Walberg
The period following WWII in eastern Europe is considered to be a black one, best forgotten. All the pre-war governments had been quasi-fascist dictatorships which either succumbed to the Nazi onslaught (Poland) or actively cooperated with the Germans (Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria). The Soviet liberation was greeted with trepidation by many – with good reason for… Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: February 16, 2012
16 February 2012 — 012 Permanent Presence: U.S. To Rotate F-16s In Poland NATO To Buy U.S. Drones For Asian And African Operations UAE Foreign Minister Pushes Gulf States-NATO Cooperation In Brussels Ex-Ambassador Appointed First American NATO Deputy Secretary Thailand: U.S. Leads Seven-Nation, 13,000-Troop Military Drills Continue reading
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Anonymous calls for anti-ACTA rallies, Poland suspends bill — RT
A wolf in sheep’s clothing – that’s how ACTA opponents have described the international copyright treaty. Thousands are to protest in Sweden on Saturday while in Poland the legislation has been suspended after attacks on government websites. Continue reading
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An ACTA of war: secret censor tool to shake up world wide web
As cyberspace turns its attention to the SOPA and PIPA bills in the US, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, has been quietly signed or ratified by most of the developed world and is arguably the biggest threat to Internet freedom yet. Continue reading
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Why Moscow does not Trust Washington on Missile Defense By F. William Engdahl
Most in the civilized world are blissfully unaware that we are marching ineluctably towards an increasingly likely pre-emptive nuclear war. No, it’s not at all about Iran and Israel. It’s about the decision of Washington and the Pentagon to push Moscow up against the wall with what is euphemistically called Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: September 14, 2011
14 September 2011 — Stop NATO Africa’s Shame: NATO-Serving Uncle Toms Canadian Firms, NATO Allies Reap Fruit Of Libyan Bombardment South Africa To Host African Union Meeting On Libya U.S. Envoy Not Pleased With Brazil, India, South Africa On UNSC U.S. Missiles, Hundreds More Troops Slated For Romania Poland: U.S. Air Force In Exercise As Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: July 27, 2011
27 July 2011 — Stop NATO OPEC Won’t ‘Give NATO Carte Blanche To Bomb Oil-Producing Countries’ U.S. AFRICOM Commander Meets With Egyptian Junta Leader In Cairo U.S. Planning To Maintain Military Bases In Afghanistan? Poland Pushes West’s Eastern Partnership In Caucasus, Ex-USSR Kosovo On Verge Of Armed Conflict Sweden: Protest Held Outside Base Used For Continue reading
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Wayne Madsen: NATO’S “Drang Nach Osten” (Thrust to the east)
After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet bloc, many observers believed that NATO’s raison d’etre had ceased to exist and that the collective ‘defensive’ organization would join the Warsaw Pact in historical oblivion. Continue reading
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Wayne Madsen: NATO’S “Drang Nach Osten” (Thrust to the east)
After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet bloc, many observers believed that NATO’s raison d’etre had ceased to exist and that the collective ‘defensive’ organization would join the Warsaw Pact in historical oblivion. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 