Tag: Department of State

Biden set to order sanctions on separatist regions of Ukraine after Putin decree, EU vows additional measures

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Biden set to order sanctions on separatist regions of Ukraine after Putin decree, EU vows additional measures

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The Right of Self-Determination

Chapter 1, Article 1, part 2 states that purpose of the UN Charter is: “To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace”

Article 1 in both the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) read: “All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.”

Covid-19 catch-22: Regime-change policies come packed with US pandemic relief

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Covid-19 catch-22: Regime-change policies come packed with US pandemic relief

While the US public was forced to grovel for months for a $600 direct payment, the same piece of legislation pumps billions of dollars into “democracy programs” — US government code for regime-change operations via civil society NGOs — and foreign military assistance. The measly $600 survival checks pale in comparison to the massive foreign spending on regime change and titanic allocations to prop up US-friendly authoritarian militaries.