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Russia bans transit of NATO heroin through its territory

11 April 2012

At the 2008 NATO summit in Bucharest, President Dmitry Medvedev renewed the offer to make Russian rail lines available for the transportation of non-military material from Europe to Afghanistan and vice versa.
On 5 April 2012, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, soon to become (…)

Active Endeavour and Drug Trafficking

by Andrey Fomin

Moscow (Russia) | 1 April 2012

NATO is engaged in combating terrorism in Afghanistan (with a UN mandate) and in the Mediterranean (without UN mandate). These operations include tracking down terrorist financing and therefore drug trafficking as well. Yet, Afghanistan has become the largest producer of heroin and the drug is (…)

Mexico: Imperialism, Bankers, Drug Wars and Genocide

by James Petras

New York (USA) | 19 May 2011

Much has been written about the Mexican war on drugs and its "house of horrors", of the efforts by the Washington-backed Mexican government to combat the savage struggle among rival drug cartels for control over the lucrative trade. But, as James Petras clearly brings out, no one is seriously (…)

Washington’s “humanitarian” war and the KLA’s crimes

by Chris Marsden, Paul Mitchell

4 January 2011

Revelations of fascistic crimes carried out by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) prior to, during and after NATO’s war against the former Yugoslavia should provide a salutary lesson whenever Washington again cites humanitarian concerns to justify its predatory war aims. A new report prepared by (…)

Is US Triumph in Drug-Addicted War possible?

Afghanistan: Opium, the CIA and the Karzai Administration

by Peter Dale Scott

13 December 2010

According to Peter Dale Scott, there is no point in deploring the expansion of drug production in Afghanistan and the heroin epidemic gripping great parts of the world. Conclusions must be drawn from the established facts: the Taliban eradicated poppy cultivation; NATO promoted it; drug money (…)

Former Interpol Chief convicted for corruption

7 August 2010

On 3 August 2010, Jackie Selebi was handed down a 15-year sentence by a Johannesburg Court on charges of corruption.
Evidence was provided that the defendant had received huge bribes from a mafia chief and had fabricated false evidence.
His lawyer immediately lodged an appeal hoping for a (…)

Top brass of Italian Carabinieri were drug traffickers

13 July 2010

On 12 July 2010, General Giampaolo Ganzer was sentenced to a 14-year prison term for drug trafficking.
According to the Milan court, General Ganzer and 13 other high-ranking officers of the carabinieri [1] have been accused of organizing a vast drug running network for their personal gain. (…)

Leader of Deathsquads Wins Colombian Election

by James Petras

New York (USA) | 28 June 2010

With just a 30 percent turnout, the election of new Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos - one of Washington’s closest disciples in Latin America - was hailed as a "victory for democracy" by major western media outlets. However, they blithely omitted to report on Santos’ presumed role in the (…)

U.S. strategy in Eurasia and drug production in Afghanistan

by Tiberio Graziani

Rome (Italy) | 17 June 2010

The following analysis offers a geopolitical perspective as a key for understanding the relationship between U.S. global strategy and the presence of North American forces in Afghanistan. U.S. penetration in the Eurasian landmass is examined with special emphasis on the Central Asian region, (…)

Hamed Wali Karzai in charge of negotiating with the Taliban

14 May 2010

Afghan President Ahmid Karzai concluded a fruitful visit to the White House.
Washington has finally accepted the idea that the Taliban - whom it is officially fighting - form part of the Kabul Government. This decision should be endorsed at the Loya Jirga (great council) to be held on 29 May. (…)

Former Thai Prime Minister on the run acquires Montenegro nationality

20 March 2010

Recently gathered in the Thai capital, several tens of thousand "red shirts" (UDD/DAAD), partisans of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, collected 300 litres of blood, which they spilled at the front gate of current Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’ residence.
Thakson Shinawatra became (…)

Hamid Kazai invents presidency-for-life democracy

28 February 2010

Afghan President Hamid Kazai has changed the law to give himself control over the Electoral Complaints Commission by appointing all of its five members.
In August 2009, Hamid Karzai supporters had rigged the first round of the presidential elections to ensure his victory over his contender (…)

Drugs: 28 airplanes seized in Venezuela

17 February 2010

Drogues : 28 avions saisis au Venezuela

The geopolitics behind the phony US war in Afghanistan

by F. William Engdahl

Frankfurt (Germany) | 21 October 2009

One of the most remarkable aspects of the Obama Presidential agenda is how little anyone has questioned in the media or elsewhere why at all the United States Pentagon is committed to a military occupation of Afghanistan. There are two basic reasons, neither one of which can be admitted openly (…)

Swedish author clarifies article on stolen organs

25 August 2009

Donald Boström offers clarification on his article They plunder the organs of our sons, which caused controversy in Israel for claiming that Israeli soldiers kidnap Palestinians to steal their organs.
In an interview with Press TV the Swedish freelance journalist said that his article was (…)

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