A Tale of Two Breadline Massacres

February 10, 2024February 10, 2024 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

All breadline massacres are equal, Orwell might have written, whilst adding that some breadline massacres are more equal than others. Such a thought comes to mind after February 4, 2024, when a Ukrainian armed forces projectile killed 28 residents in the city of Lysychansk, Lugansk region, and wounded several dozen. The civilian victims were standing in line in front of a local bakery, intending to buy bread.
A Tale of Two Breadline Massacres

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Death toll from Ukraine shelling of a bakery in Lysychansk rises to 28

NATO bombing of Libya ‘exceeded UN mandate’

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

A new book by the UN’s top man on the ground in Libya during the anti-Gaddafi uprising argues Nato indulged in “mission creep” and gave “unconvincing” arguments for promoting regime change in the name of protecting civilians.
NATO bombing of Libya ‘exceeded UN mandate’

Ilhan Omar’s meddling in Horn of Africa earns boos at Somali American concert

July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)1 Comment

Framed by Republican media as a backlash against Ilhan Omar’s “woke” politics, the boos of a Somali American crowd expressed growing anger over the congresswoman’s role in US meddling in the Horn of Africa.
Ilhan Omar’s meddling in Horn of Africa earns boos at Somali American concert

Cambodia Internet Gateway: Securing National Information Space

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Southeast Asian country of Cambodia continues taking steps in its battle against US interference within its internal political affairs. More recently it has begun implementing an Internet gateway to secure the nation’s information space from abuse, manipulation, and infiltration by Western interests.
Cambodia Internet Gateway: Securing National Information Space

NATO is the means of continuing colonial aggressions against African countries.

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

NATO and Africa: A Relationship of Colonial Violence and Structural White Supremacy
NATO is the means of continuing colonial aggressions against African countries.
Considering the public media attention and concern about possible expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), it is worth reminding people about NATO’s bloody history in Africa. NATO was founded in 1949 after WWII at a time when African countries were still under the yoke of colonialism. In fact most of the original founders of NATO had been Africa’s principal colonizers such as UK, France, Portugal, Belgium, Italy and the USA as lead NATO organizer and dominant partner. The organization was established as a collective defense against the Soviet Union with the requirement (Article 5) that any attack on one was considered an attack on all and therefore requiring a collective response.
NATO is the means of continuing colonial aggressions against African countries.

Israel Freaks Out as Gabriel Boric’s Elections Signals New Direction for Chile

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Israel Freaks Out as Gabriel Boric’s Elections Signals New Direction for Chile

Chile’s new president, however, is far from a radical and has gone out of his way to distance himself from other socialist governments currently under American attack. He has long been a critic of Venezuela and the administration of Nicolas Maduro. In November, he also wrote off the elections in Nicaragua (won by leftist President Daniel Ortega) as a “sham,” even going so far as to extend his “solidarity” to Cristina Chamorro Barrios, leader of an ultra-conservative party and a prominent member of Nicaragua’s most powerful family.