Con pocos logros en sus 11 meses de gobierno, el primer ministro Keir Starmer anunció sus preparativos para una eventual guerra con Rusia. “Esta revisión presupuestaria de defensa va a mejorar nuestra seguridad, nos harás más fuertes y capaces para la batalla. Rusia está amenazando nuestro espacio aéreo y marítimo y nos está amenazando cibernéticamente. Tenemos que lidiar … Läs mer “5/6 –Marcelo Justo, Página12: Reino Unido: Starmer escala la retórica contra Rusia”
Tag: Storbritannien
20/12 Why There Won’t Be a Nüremberg 2.0
In opening the Nuremberg Criminal Trial on 21st November 1945, US Prosecutor, Justice Robert Jackson, emphasised the responsibility of the victors in bringing proceedings against Nazi Germany.
And the lofty reason he gave was because the wrongs which the court sought to condemn and punish were deemed “so calculated, malignant and devastating” that civilisation couldn’t tolerate their being … Läs mer “20/12 Why There Won’t Be a Nüremberg 2.0”
17/12 Hvordan avsluttes Ukrainakrigen?
Vestlige land argumenterer for at Russland angrep Ukraina i et forsøk på å erobre landet, og «hvis Putin vinner i Ukraina, er det en virkelig risiko for at aggresjonen ikke vil stoppe der». Han vil kunne «angripe også andre land», hevder Jens Stoltenberg.
Men ledelsen i Moskva sier at Russland vil ikke kunne forsvare seg hvis USAs styrker … Läs mer “17/12 Hvordan avsluttes Ukrainakrigen?”
20/4 – It’s Time to Ban Depleted Uranium Weapons
An A-10 attack plane, used to fire depleted uranium missiles, surveys targets during the Gulf War. (Photo: Tech. Sgt. Fernando Serna/Wikimedia Commons)
On March 21, 2023 Britain confirmed that it was sending depleted uranium (DU) weapons to Ukraine, prompting a response from Russian president, Vladimir Putin, that, “If all this happens, Russia will have to respond accordingly, given … Läs mer “20/4 – It’s Time to Ban Depleted Uranium Weapons”
9/2 – Terine Hine: Poverty crisis in the UK
The relentless rise in the cost of living is unsustainable for most, and resistance is the only realistic answer, argues Terina Hine.
Millions of people are suffering severe hardship this winter; the last few months have proved the toughest many have ever faced. Now we are told food inflation has reached a record 16.7 %, costing families … Läs mer “9/2 – Terine Hine: Poverty crisis in the UK”
16/12 – Patrick Cockburn: Modern Britain has return to the “Old Corruption” the Victorians Tried to End.
Britain has entered an era of legalised larceny by the politically well-connected some 150 years after the Victorians ended what they execrated as the “Old Corruption”. By this they meant the toxic system whereby the ruling elite enjoyed a parasitic relationship with the state enabling them to obtain jobs and money through patronage, partisanship and purchase.
Generals appointed … Läs mer “16/12 – Patrick Cockburn: Modern Britain has return to the “Old Corruption” the Victorians Tried to End.”
23/9 – UK: Fragmentation and Decline Under Conservative Rule
After 12 bleak years of various Conservative governments, led by inadequate Prime Ministers, the UK is on its knees. Democracy is under attack like never before; the disaster of Brexit, which has resulted in a catalogue of negatives including social polarization, isolationism and rabid tribalism.
Years of grinding austerity, underinvestment in public services, frozen wages and staggering levels … Läs mer “23/9 – UK: Fragmentation and Decline Under Conservative Rule”
22/6 – Jacob G Honberger: Assange Should Put the Pentagon and the CIA on Trial
Storbritannien har beslutat att godkänna utlämningen av Julian Assange till USA. Assange kan därför snart kommer att föras till USA för att utsättas för skenrättegång alltså en ren häxprocess. Den US-amerikanske ekonomiprofessorn Jacob G Hornberger hoppas att Assanges försvarare kan vända anklagelserna mot Pentagon och CIA som år de som rätteligen borde sitta på de anklagades bänk.
⁂… Läs mer “22/6 – Jacob G Honberger: Assange Should Put the Pentagon and the CIA on Trial”