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Mes: May 2018

Letter from the lawyer of Victoire Ingabire to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Rwanda [Caroline Buisman, 05.28.2018]

Mr Johnston Busingye Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Republic of Rwanda Ministry of Justice of Rwanda PO Box: 160 Kigali-Rwanda moj@minijust.gov.rw; mjust@minijust.gov.rw Amsterdam, 28 May…

French colonies in Africa [Yves Engler – Pambazuka News, 05.16.2018]

Fake news, propaganda, public relations, advertising — it goes by many names, but at the core of all these terms, is the idea that powerful institutions, primarily governments…

West’s failure to act will be cause of the next Gaza massacre [Jonathan Cook – The National, 05.15.2018]

The contrasting images coming out of Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories on Monday could not have been starker – or more disturbing. Faced with protests at the…

Brzezinski’s Ghost Shapes Washington Eurasia Geopolitics [F. William Engdahl – New Eastern Outlook, 05.14.2018]

One of the most outstanding features of a truly standing-out Trump Presidency to date is how precisely the actual policy developments, when we clear away the deliberate smoke…

Ecuador to Expel Assange from its London Embassy? [Stephen Lendman, 05.13.2018]

In August 2012, Ecuador granted WikiLeaks founder, director and editor-in-chief Julian Assange asylum in its London embassy – granting him citizenship in December 2017. He’s been there since…

Countdown To War On Iran [Moon of Alabama, 05.12.2018]

John Bolton is a ruthless man: In early 2002, a year before the invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration was putting intense pressure on [José] Bustani to quit as…

On sixth Friday of Gaza protests, Israeli snipers shoot 70, but kill none [Ahmad Kabariti–Mondoweiss, 05.05.2018]

“You! the one with the red T-shirt that has just insulted me, as a the son of a bitch. I promise to respond to you. We are ready…

Roméo Dallaire and Canadians’ relationships with Rwanda [Yves Engler – Pambazuka News, 05.04.2018]

General Roméo Dallaire has gone from shaking hands with the devil to promoting Africa’s most blood-stained ruler. Last week, Roméo Dallaire attended a screening of “Rwanda — The Royal Tour” in…

Why the time is right for universal jurisdiction [Inder Comar, 04.26.2018]

In hindsight, it is almost too extraordinary: the leader of a Western-friendly government responsible for the deaths of thousands, and the torture of tens of thousands, arrested and…