Tag: military assistance

Why are American hospitals treating wounded Ukrainian soldiers?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made headlines earlier this week when he visited Ukrainian soldiers in a hospital to thank them for their service and dole out commendations. But there is one aspect of the story that is raising a lot of eyebrows: the hospital where the soldiers are being treated is in New York.

Why are American hospitals treating wounded Ukrainian soldiers?

US preparing to officially designate military takeover in Niger as a coup d’etat after months of delay, officials say

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The US State Department is preparing to officially designate the military takeover in Niger as a coup d’etat as soon as next week, three US officials told CNN, a decision which could have dramatic implications on the ability of the US to work with a crucial counter-terrorism partner in the region.

US preparing to officially designate military takeover in Niger as a coup d’etat after months of delay, officials say

Previously:

After US Resumes Drone Flights, in Niger, France Withdraws Troops

Declassified: Yugoslavia’s ‘Propaganda Value’ for British Spies

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)2 Comments

Declassified files shed fascinating light on how during the Cold War, Yugoslavia was a subject of intense cloak-and-dagger interest to British intelligence propagandists within Information Research Department (IRD).

Declassified: Yugoslavia’s ‘Propaganda Value’ for British Spies

Related:

The Rational Destruction of Yugoslavia

Propaganda in the War on Yugoslavia

Claims by US over central Pacific now rival those of Beijing in South China Sea

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Washington’s new pacts with three island states will establish a second island chain of attack as a complete sphere of influence in breach of international law and its own interpretation of freedom of navigation

Claims by US over central Pacific now rival those of Beijing in South China Sea

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Joe Manchin Leads Senate Energy Committee Hearing On Compact Of Free Association Amendments Act (49:30)

U.S. Claims to Central Pacific Flout International Law

White House warns of ‘unprecedented’ Serbian troop buildup on Kosovo border

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

US calls for immediate withdrawal of forces as British troops sent to reinforce Nato peacekeeping force

White House warns of ‘unprecedented’ Serbian troop buildup on Kosovo border

Related:

Direct Threat of Resumption of Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo Exists – Russian Foreign Ministry

“There is a direct threat of a resumption of ethnic cleansing, previously practiced by Kosovo Albanian radicals.* We are convinced that the path to stabilization and a long-term settlement in Kosovo runs exclusively through the comprehensive implementation of the cornerstone UN Security Council resolution 1244 and the Brussels agreements of Belgrade and Pristina of 2013 and 2015, primarily in terms of the formation of the Community of Serb Municipalities in the region, which should receive broad executive powers and become an effective instrument for protecting the interests of the Serbian population,” the statement read.

*[2001] We created a monster