Yearly Archives: 2021

‘Pegasus Project’ Uncovers a Privacy Nightmare

Pegasus, military-grade spyware designed by the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group to track terrorists, was used to hack 37 smartphones of journalists, human rights activists and politicians, according to an investigation known as “The Pegasus Project” conducted by The Washington Post and 16 other news organizations led by the journalism …

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Taliban active in Pakistan too, retain links with Al Qaeda

New Delhi: Afghan Taliban and their local associates are active in Pakistan’s border regions, sources told VOA as Pakistan has acknowledged that bodies of militants killed in Afghanistan arrive in Pakistan, and wounded Taliban are treated in local hospitals. In a June 27 interview with Geo News, a local Pakistani …

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Assad Clinging to Power in Syria with Iranian and Russian Assistance

The re-election of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad illustrates the failure of Western policy thus far to achieve meaningful political change in Syria. Russia and Iran have benefitted strategically from their respective military support of the Assad government. The July 2021 renewal of a UN cross-border aid mechanism to opposition-held …

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Головне питання. Що сталося з Байденом?

Основний сюжет тижня — те, що відбувається у відносинах України, Німеччини та США в галузі будівництва Північного потоку-2. Україну, грубо кажучи, кинули американські й німецькі партнери Але є подальший розвиток у цього сюжету, який може вплинути на подальший хід подій. Видання Politico написало на цьому тижні, що Білий дім вимагає …

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Ποια ενωμένη Ευρώπη

Η συμφωνία ΗΠΑ – Γερμανίας για τον αγωγό Nord Stream 2 είχε τρεις κερδισμένους και δύο χαμένους. Στην πρώτη κατηγορία περιλαμβάνονται οι δύο χώρες που συμφώνησαν και η Ρωσία που βλέπει το σχέδιό της να προχωρά ακάθεκτο. Στη δεύτερη κατηγορία βρίσκονται η Ουκρανία και η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση. Χωρίς να γνωρίζουμε …

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Will Lebanon Fall into the Hands of Iran?

There is growing concern among the Lebanese and other Arabs that Iran is planning to exploit the severe political, economic and financial crisis in Lebanon to complete its takeover of the country. Iran already has a political and military presence in Lebanon through its terrorist proxy, Hezbollah. The current crisis, …

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Affaire Pegasus: le plus inquiétant, c’est que personne ne soit vraiment surpris!

Il ne faut pas trop compter sur nos gouvernants et les citoyens accros au smartphone pour se réveiller et appréhender la menace globale que les technologies de sociétés privées font peser sur nos vies privées, regrette Philippe Delmas. Philippe Delmas est l’auteur de Un pouvoir implacable et doux (Fayard, 2019), …

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U.S. to Announce Iraq Troop Withdrawal

Iraqi Prime Minister Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and U.S. President Joe Biden are expected to announce the full withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of this year. The announcement is set to be made as Biden hosts Kadhimi at the White House today. While the U.S. …

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Right of Conquest – a racist doctrine

After the most recent Gaza war I was asked to make a presentation to a local service club concerning events in Israel and the Middle East. The presentation started with an introduction of the current global situation, a broad brush covering the U.S. empire, its petrodollar, and the new multipolar …

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Pro-Iran militias in Iraq warn US over withdrawal doublespeak

The US has indicated that it will withdraw its “combat troops” from Iraq, but do they even exist? The US has indicated it will withdraw “combat troops” from Iraq. But it doesn’t have combat troops there, and pro-Iran militias have indicated they believe America is being misleading. The reports of …

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