The United Kingdom has deployed its armed forces 83 times in 47 countries since the end of the Second World War, according to research from investigative journalism outlet Declassified UK. This has included coups, such as in Guyana in 1953, Egypt in 1956, or Libya in 2011. It also includes full-scale invasions of nations, like Afghanistan in 2001 or Iraq in 2003. In this post, MintPress looks at Britain’s recent history of imperialism.
Las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania dispararon durante una hora y media 25 municiones de racimo contra Donetsk, Makéyevka, Yasinovátaya y sus suburbios, informan las autoridades locales. En los últimos días, las tropas ucranianas intensificaron considerablemente el número de ataques contra los territorios fronterizos y las nuevas regiones de Rusia. Entre las 18:25 y las 19:45 […]
AUG 8, 2023 As developments in West Africa demonstrate, the francophone countries are no longer willing to accept French neo-colonialism. With the fear factor finally removed, Africa’s quest for genuine independence is steadily coming to fruition. Brad Pearce The 26 July coup in the West African nation of Niger, which threatens to undermine French and US military […]
Dear Readers: Today I have this piece by Russian Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok. The topic is the latest round of NATO wonder-weapons to be acquired by Kiev. Namely, French SCALP EG rockets. Which are the Frenchie equivalent of the English Storm Shadows. Khodarenok sets as his task to discuss and analyze these weapons and try to […]
US and UN humanitarian aid is a grain of sand in the desert they created. With just 1% of US military spending Africa could have a free health and welfare system- and that money would be just invented cash from Dollar hegemony
A group of women and their children rush towards an emergency feeding centre in Niger
African states were mostly just lines on the map of colonial conquests, and the colonizers often kept ownership of land and resources.
Local allegiance is usually more to ancient smaller tribal cultures, so it was easy to pick strong men, lend them dollars and set up eternal debt cow interest payments, milking penniless artificially created states forever in total poverty.
Niger for instance, while supplying France with 30% of its nuclear power has less than 20% of its own people with electricity, in rural areas just 9% and FALLING RAPIDLY. worldbank.org. And that electricity has to be imported at a premium.
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