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The penalisation of the client «prostitutor»

by Tülay Umay

The penalisation of the client «prostitutor»

Brussels (Belgium) | 26 April 2016
The new French law which penalises the clients of prostitutes is supposed to combat prostitution. In reality, it will do no more than move street commerce elsewhere. For the Socialist Party therefore, it is not designed to abolish prostitution, but to install a form of public morality – a morality which is so far removed from daily life that it becomes necessary to impose a double language for the phenomenon. But what if the disturbing problem with prostitution is not sex, but the power of women?

Where is Egypt headed?

by Thierry Meyssan

Where is Egypt headed?

Damascus (Syria) | 25 April 2016
For the last five years, the history of Egypt, like that of many other Arab states, has been a succession of conspiracies, violence, announcements and denials. Everything that international public opinion has believed at one moment or another has been called into question by new elements. Thierry Meyssan attempts here to separate truth from fiction, while asking what the current President al-Sissi is still hiding.

Washington accuses Russia of persecuting the Tatars

Washington accuses Russia of persecuting the Tatars

23 April 2016
On the 13th April 2016, the Judiciary of Russia banned the «Tatar Parliament», a Crimean separatist organisation supported by Turkey and Ukraine. According to the indictment – as we announced – it was this association which organised the blockade of trucks coming from Ukraine, and blew up the high-tension electric lines, plunging the peninsula into cold and obscurity.
The Judiciary considered that, given its terrorist activities, the «Tatar Parliament» could no longer benefit from the right to (...)

The Turkish Supreme Court cancels the Ergenekon trial

The Turkish Supreme Court cancels the Ergenekon trial

23 April 2016
A number of the most important Turkish senior officers, as well as journalists and academics, were arrested and found guilty in the context of the Ergenekon trial, which has captivated the nation since 2008. They are accused of having worked for the Atlantic Alliance’s Gladio network, and having plotted a coup d’État against the Erdoğan government - an accusation which is particularly surprising given the links that existed between the AKP and Washington at that time.
However, it would seem (...)

Prince Mohamed ben Salmane in charge of Saudi Arabia’s future

Prince Mohamed ben Salmane in charge of Saudi Arabia's future

23 April 2016
On the 25th April 2016, Prince Mohammed ben Salmane will announce the King’s vision for Saudi Arabia.
This is a plan for the passage from an oil-based economy to another economy without oil.
The kingdom should create a sovereign Investment Fund of 2 thousand billion dollars. It should set up a variety of taxes (but no direct taxation) in order to raise 100 billion dollars over the next four years. Petrol, electricity and water will no longer be subsidised.
Various measures for the (...)

The Chinese merchant marine to use the Arctic Sea

The Chinese merchant marine to use the Arctic Sea

23 April 2016
The People’s Republic of China has published a 356-page manual for its merchant marine, in order to influence their use of the Arctic Ocean. This route is one third shorter than the passage via the Panama Canal. So far, only one merchant ship, the Canadian Nunavik (photo), has used this North-West route alone.
Canada claims this passage as part of its territorial waters, while a number of states consider it to be international territory. China has not so far expressed its opinion on the (...)

Nuclear Escalation in Europe

by Manlio Dinucci

Nuclear Escalation in Europe

Rome (Italy) | 23 April 2016
The United States feigned surprise during the simulation of an attack by the Russian aviation against the USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea. And yet, as we have reported, Russia already has the capacity to block the ship’s Communications & Commands, and did so, observes Manlio Dinucci, because the ship was in the process of violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). Furthermore, the US nuclear deployment occurred as China is developing hypersonic launchers, a part of whose trajectory will be in glide mode, inspiring new research by DARPA. As from now, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin are participating in the Tactical Boost Glide Program.

The Orphaned Near East

by Thierry Meyssan

The Orphaned Near East

Damascus (Syria) | 23 April 2016
The world changes suddenly, but we only notice the fact a long time afterwards. Thierry Meyssan, who, in 2012, announced the arrival of Russia in Syria – which we only saw three years later – today announces the withdrawal of the two Superpowers from the Near East.

Who will be the next President of the United States?

by Thierry Meyssan

Who will be the next President of the United States?

Damascus (Syria) | 4 April 2016
Thierry Meyssan analyses the political and electoral system of the United States. He believes that the only true issue of the Presidential election is the maintenance of power in the hands of the WASPs, which has never been contested since the Declaration of Independence. While Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton are the guarantors of this status, the candidacy of Donald Trump announces a profound upheaval of the system which will only occur once the Anglo-Saxons become the minority.

France – creation of a police state (part 1)

Exceptional procedures without a state of emergency

by Jean-Claude Paye

Exceptional procedures without a state of emergency

Brussels (Belgium) | 30 March 2016
In the context of the attacks claimed by Daesh, the French government is proceeding with a series of reforms which will considerably expand the powers of the police and the administration to the detriment of the judicial system. Given that these reforms have no bearing on the prevention of this type of attack, which primarily require political measures, it seems that France is moving towards the installation of an arbitrary regime.

The motive for the attacks in Paris and Brussels

by Thierry Meyssan

The motive for the attacks in Paris and Brussels

Damascus (Syria) | 28 March 2016
We don’t yet know who ordered the attacks in Paris and Brussels. Several potential leads have been mentioned, but only the hypothesis of an operation decided by Turkey has any serious backing. Thierry Meyssan describes the secret conflict which, for the last five years, has haunted the relations between the Europan Union, France and Turkey.

Google and Al-Jazeera’s failed propaganda operation

Google and Al-Jazeera's failed propaganda operation

28 March 2016
In August 2012, Google created an application for counting desertions from the Syrian Arab Army, as attested by an email from Jared Cohen, the director of Google Ideas, to State Secretary Hillary Clinton and her advisors William Burns, Jacob Sullivan and Alec Ross .
Later on, Google sold this application to the Qatari TV channel Al-Jazeera, which received a prize for the best technical innovation in on-line Media. The prize was awarded by a group founded by the British communications (...)

De Mistura rewrites the 12 basic principles of the Geneva negotiations

De Mistura rewrites the 12 basic principles of the Geneva negotiations

28 March 2016
The special representative of the UN General Secretary for Syria, Staffan De Mistura, indicated during a Press conference on the 24th March 2016 that he had composed a document listing the 12 principles which will serve as a basis for the inter-Syrian negotiations in Geneva .
This document replaces the appendix to the plan for the total and unconditional capitulation of Syria – drawn up in 2012 by Volker Perthes’ group for the UN Director of Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman - “Key (...)

The king of Jordan accuses Turkey of preparing the jihad in Europe

The king of Jordan accuses Turkey of preparing the jihad in Europe

28 March 2016
On the 11th January 2016, king Abdallah of Jordan took part in a Washington meeting with the members of three senatorial commissions (Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Army). According to David Hearst - ex-journalist for the Scotsman, then the Guardian, and current chief editor of the Middle East Eye – who had been able to consult the minutes of the meetings, the king apparently accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of having organised the wave of migrants towards Europe, and to have (...)

Facing Turkey, Europe chooses suicide

by Thierry Meyssan

Facing Turkey, Europe chooses suicide

Damascus (Syria) | 21 March 2016
By signing an agreement with Turkey to slow the influx of refugees – which happens to be illegal in international law – the leaders of the European Union have taken a step further in their pact with the devil. A large part of the 3 billion Euros annually allotted to Ankara will serve to finance support for the jihadists, and as a result will increase the number of migrants who are fleeing the war. Above all, by repealing the visa regulations with Turkey in the next few months, the Europeans are establishing free circulation between the Al-Qaïda camps in Turkey and Brussels. By crushing the Iraqi and Syrian people under the pressure of the jihadists whom they are indirectly financing, and abandoning the Turkish people to the dictatorship of President Erdoğan, they are preparing the foundations for a vast confrontation of which they will themselves be the (...)

The European Union has abandoned those who are defending freedom in Turkey

by Can Dündar

The European Union has abandoned those who are defending freedom in Turkey

Istanbul (Turkey) | 19 March 2016
The editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet, Can Dündar, who was recently freed from prison, published the op-ed column in Le Monde that we are reproducing here. He reveals the stakes of the agreement negotiated between the European Union and Turkey – not to have to assume the consequences of the deliberate destabilisation of Syria in exchange for 3 billion Euros per year and ignoring the dictatorship which is currently being set up by Ankara.

DynCorp mercenaries replace Academi mercenaries in Yemen

DynCorp mercenaries replace Academi mercenaries in Yemen

18 March 2016
In Yemen, the Academi mercenaries (ex-Blackwater) have been killed one after the other by the coalition of Houthis and soldiers loyal to President Saleh. They have been replaced by new personnel supplied by DynCorp.
This private army will be paid for by the United Arab Emirates, to the tune of 3 billion dollars. DynCorp is the property of the investment fund Cerberus, directed by the Israëli Steve Feinberg and the ex-Vice-President of the USA, Dan (...)

Obama creates a new system for manipulating information

Obama creates a new system for manipulating information

18 March 2016
President Obama has decided to replace the «Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications», created in 2011, by a «Global Engagement Center». To that end, on the 14th March 2016, he signed a secret decree – but a copy is already in circulation (see document below).
The new administration will be charged with fighting recruitment by terrorist groups. While still placed under the authority of the Secretary of State, it will be directed by Michael D. Lumpkin (photo). It will be (...)

Erdoğan threatens the European Union

by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Erdoğan threatens the European Union

18 March 2016
We are reproducing here an extract from the televised speech given by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the occasion of the ceremonies for the 101st anniversary of the battle of Çanakkale («the battle of the Dardanelles»), and in remembrance of the victims of the attack perpetrated in Ankara a few days earlier.
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(…) I would like to draw your attention to the fact that all of the terrorist organisations operating in our region and our country are united against Turkey. On the other hand, (...)

Russia and Victory

by Thierry Meyssan

Russia and Victory

Damascus (Syria) | 17 March 2016
The announcement of the partial withdrawal of the Russian Army from Syria has spawned a great number of commentaries which illustrate the preconceived bias of their authors rather than reality. Thierry Meyssan points out that the facts demonstrate not only that the differences between Moscow and Damascus have been resolved, but that Russia – which managed to topple the Western powers into the anti-terrorist camp – intends to allow Syrians to liberate their territory by themselves.

Towards a new war in Lebanon

by Thierry Meyssan

Towards a new war in Lebanon

Beirut (Lebanon) | 15 March 2016
Lebanon has not been respecting its own constitution since May 2008, and no longer has a budget reserve. The country today is essentially adrift, and has once again become an easy prey for Israël. The failure of the operation against Syria has forced the colonial parties to seek a new target. While a second civil war can still be avoided, it will be difficult to avoid a new invasion.

The rebirth of the Syrian Arab Army

by Valentin Vasilescu

The rebirth of the Syrian Arab Army

Bucharest (Romania) | 14 March 2016
For the first four years of the war, the Syrian Arab Army had to face up to a considerable influx of poorly-trained but well-equipped foreign mercenaries while having been unable to update its own equipment since 2005. But times have changed. Thanks to Iranian-trained militia and the supply of modern Russian material, it now has the capacity to win back the land it has lost. For the last two months, it has been progressing ceaselessly.

The recolonisation of Libya

by Manlio Dinucci

The recolonisation of Libya

Rome (Italy) | 10 March 2016
To those who believe that the colonial era is over, the examples of Iraq, Libya and Syria exist to prove them wrong. In 2001, the United States decided – in the logic of the ’War on Terror’ – to attack these three countries and a few others. Certainly, the wars against Tripoli and Damascus did not break out until ten years later, the time necessary to deprive these states of their defences, and to build international coalitions in order to mask colonial objectives as humanitarian operations. Let’s look again at the case of Libya.

The nuclear Near East!

by Thierry Meyssan

The nuclear Near East!

Damascus (Syria) | 7 March 2016
While the West was applying pressure on Iran to abandon its civilian nuclear programme, the Saudis were buying the atomic bomb from Israel or Pakistan. From now on, to everyone’s surprise, the Near East has become a nuclear zone, dominated by Israel and Saudi Arabia.

“The Art of War”

Italian drones aimed at Libya

by Manlio Dinucci

Italian drones aimed at Libya

Rome (Italy) | 5 March 2016
The organisation of the mechanism designed for an attack on Libya continues. While Allied Special Forces are already at work on the ground, new equipment is being installed in France and Italy.

Are the neo-conservatives going to rejoin the Democratic Party?

Are the neo-conservatives going to rejoin the Democratic Party?

4 March 2016
Historically, the neo-conservatives were a small group of US Trotskyites who were recruited by the CIA to fight against the Soviet Union. They joined the Republican Party and served under Presidents Reagan and Bush Senior.
However, they turned against Bush Senior when he failed to complete the destruction of Iraq at the end of «Desert Storm», and sided with the candidacy of Bill Clinton and the Democratic Party.
Nonetheless, they rejected President Clinton when he wound down the war in (...)

A US tribunal condemns Syria to a 347 million dollar fine

A US tribunal condemns Syria to a 347 million dollar fine

4 March 2016
On the 1st March 2016, the Tribunal in Washington DC condemned the Syrian Arab Republic to a fine of 347,622 million dollars for its supposed responsibility in the terrorist attacks perpetrated on the 9th November 2005 in Amman.
Syria, whose embassy in Washington is presently closed, was not represented during the audiences.
The attacks were perpetrated by Iraqi kamikazes linked to Al-Qaïda. Among their victims were the famous Syrian film director Moustapha Akkad (The Message, Lion of the (...)

The GCC and the Arab League qualify the Lebanese Resistance as «terrorists»

The GCC and the Arab League qualify the Lebanese Resistance as «terrorists»

4 March 2016
The dispute continues to heat up between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. After the cancellation of the Saudi gift of 3 billion dollars to the Lebanese Army, and the recall of Gulf citizens present in Lebanon, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Ministers for the Interior of the Arab League – from which Syria has been excluded - qualified Hezbollah as «terrorists».
Hezbollah is the main organisation of the Lebanese Resistance to Israël. Created after an Israeli invasion in 1982, it models itself on (...)

Moscow, a rampart against the jihadists

by Thierry Meyssan

Moscow, a rampart against the jihadists

Damascus (Syria) | 29 February 2016
Since 2012, Moscow has been trying to rally the Western powers to its cause – to defend civilisation against jihadism, as the world was once united against Nazism. In order to do so, it first of all dissociated the White House from the combatants that the United States call « rebels », and whom Moscow regards as « jihadists ». Today, it is trying to isolate Turkey. Far from being a diplomatic epiphenomenon, the cessation of hostilities in Syria marks an about-face. Washington has just admitted that there are no « moderate » armed groups, or none left.

How Turkey supports the jihadists

by Thierry Meyssan

How Turkey supports the jihadists

Damascus (Syria) | 22 February 2016
Russia questioned the future of Turkey when it delivered to the Security Council an intelligence report concerning Turkey’s activities in support of jihadists. The document includes about ten revelations which implicate the activities of the MIT. The problem is that each of the operations listed refers back to operations in which the same actors worked with the United States or their allies against Russia. This information adds to that which is already available concerning the personal connections between President Erdoğan and the Al-Qaïda banker, and the information about Erdoğan’s son and the illegal use of the oil stolen by Daesh.

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