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The Nato-Aggression against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999

by Milica Radojkovic-Hänsel

The Nato-Aggression against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999

28 April 2013
Was Serbia attacked in 1999? To answer that question, Milica-Hänsel Radojkovic draws on period documents (including Willy Wimmer’s letter to Chancellor Gerhard Schröder). He highlights the unacceptability of the Rambouillet proposals, designed to justify a war that had already started.

"Before our very eyes"

The Treaty on Arms Trade: supreme law of capitalism

by Thierry Meyssan

The Treaty on Arms Trade: supreme law of capitalism

Damascus (Syria) | 7 April 2013
When the British courts became aware of the kickbacks linked to the Al-Yamamah mega arms contracts, Tony Blair tried to hush up the affair by any means. Ultimately, leaks prevented from hiding any longer that hundreds of millions of pounds had been diverted to finance international terrorism. To save the reputation of the defense industry Tony Blair volunteered to write his own version of a draft treaty on the arms trade, which the UN has recently adopted after seven years of negotiations. Thierry Meyssan deciphers the final version of this deplorable document.

"No, war is not what France is all about"

by Dominique de Villepin

"No, war is not what France is all about"

Paris (France) | 10 February 2013
Mali, a friendly country, collapses. Jihadists advance towards the south, the situation is urgent.
But let’s not give in to the reflex of war for the sake of war. The unanimity of those wanting to go to war, the apparent haste, déjà vu arguments of the "war against terrorism" concern me. This is not France. Let us learn from the decade of lost wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya.
These wars have never built a strong and democratic state. Instead, they promote separatism, failed states, the iron (...)

The recolonization of Africa

Condemnation of Mali war and denunciation of Western neo-colonial plot

Condemnation of Mali war and denunciation of Western neo-colonial plot

Brussels (Belgium) | 4 February 2013
On January 11, 2013, France launched a military intervention in Mali, an African country where nearly half the population lives on less than $ 1.25 per day. Paris’ reasons for justifying this operation come straight out of the "war on terror" rhetoric, so dear to the Bush Jr. administration. On January 17, independent MP Laurent Louis denounced before the Belgian Parliament the real goals of the intervention. The only legislator to oppose Belgium’s backing of the French operation, Laurent Louis points out that Western countries - including France - have supported and continue to support, in Syria, the same jihadists that Paris claims it wants to fight in Mali.

Syria and International Criminal Court

New Phase of Military and Diplomatic Stand-Off

by Alexander Mezyaev

New Phase of Military and Diplomatic Stand-Off

Moscow (Russia) | 26 January 2013
The situation in Syria is evolving according to the most unfavorable scenario. The opposition has met the President Bashar Assad’s proposals for peaceful resolution of the crisis with Aleppo University bomb attacks. Another diplomatic provocation is in the works in response to the Russian and Chinese efforts aimed at finding ways for peaceful resolution of the crisis.

The Bundeswehr, an "Army in Action"

Less war in the new year?

by Karl Müller

Less war in the new year?

22 January 2013
Once there was a German Chancellor who said: “Peace is not everything, but without peace everything is nothing.” That was about 40 years ago, however it is still true, but meets with no response in today’s German policy. An editorial of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of 18 December 2012 gives evidence of that by blatantly failing to mention what the Germans have gained through their own efforts after the end of the Second World War.
And you might ask yourself: How is it possible that in a (...)

United Nations peacekeeping operations

Security council reunion

Security council reunion

New York (United States) | 21 January 2013
The meeting was called to order at 10.05 a.m.
Letter dated 1 January 2013 from the
Permanent Representative of Pakistan
to the United Nations addressed to the
Secretary-General (S/2013/4)
The President: I wish to warmly welcome the Secretary-General, the ministers of Security Council members and other representatives present in the Chamber. Their participation is an affirmation of the importance of the subject matter under discussion.
Under rule 37 of the Council’s provisional (...)

"Before our very eyes"

Bashar al-Assad Appeals to the Syrian People

by Thierry Meyssan

Bashar al-Assad Appeals to the Syrian People

14 January 2013
France and the Gulf monarchies are bent on presenting Bashar al-Assad as a bloody tyrant and on blaming him for the 60 000 victims counted by the High Commissioner on Human Rights. Flipping this rhetoric, President al-Assad delivered a speech to the nation on January 6, 2012. He emerged as the leader of a country under attack from the outside and he pronounced the eulogy of the 60 000 martyrs. Symbolizing this claim, a Syrian flag composed of faces of the victims was deployed in the (...)

Greater Albania: a United States project against the Orthodox world?

by Alexandre Latsa

Greater Albania: a United States project against the Orthodox world?

Moscow (Russia) | 4 January 2013
Wednesday, December 5, 2012, the Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha advocated granting Albanian citizenship to all Albanians, wherever they reside. This statement was made during a visit of the city of Vlora where the independence of the Albanian state was declared, only 100 years ago. At the time Albania had just liberated itself from Ottoman rule.

Why Humanitarian Interventionism is a Dead End

Beware the Anti-Anti-War Left

by Jean Bricmont

Beware the Anti-Anti-War Left

Brussels (Belgium) | 27 December 2012
Unable to find a new ideological identity after the demise of its big Soviet brother, the European left has engulfed itself in societal issues at home and humanitarian interventionism abroad. In an inconsistent stance, it calls for the protection of peoples by U.S. imperialism. But how can it wish to protect anyone when it has given up its own freedom?

A “humanitarian intervention” in Syria – 150 years ago

by Pascal Herren

A “humanitarian intervention” in Syria – 150 years ago

Geneva (Switzerland) | 13 December 2012
A humanitarian intervention in Syria? Humanitarian grounds had already been used in 1860 ... precisely by France as a pretext to intervene militarily in Syria, then an Ottoman province. In this article, Geneva University scholar Pascal Herren lays bare the true intentions of France under Napoleon III, which were every bit as disreputable as those pursued under Sarkozy or Hollande. He also brings to light the dire consequences that befell the peoples of the region.

"Before our very eyes"

Israel is now just a paper tiger

by Thierry Meyssan

Israel is now just a paper tiger

Damascus (Syria) | 11 December 2012
The celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hamas coincided with the victory celebration following the recent Israeli attack. This short war has profoundly modified Israel’s strategic situation and reunited different factions of the Palestinian resistance.
Hamas authorized the partisans of Fatah to demonstrate in Gaza for the recognition by the UN of Palestine as an observer state, while Fatah authorized the militants of Hamas to demonstrate in the West Bank. Furthermore, the four internal (...)

"Before our very eyes"

A risky strategy for Palestine

by Thierry Meyssan

A risky strategy for Palestine

Damascus (Syria) | 5 December 2012
The United Nations’ General Assembly has awarded Palestine « the status of non-member observer state » with a view to contributing to « the solution which envisages two states, with an independent, sovereign, democratic, single and viable Palestinian state, to live in peace and security side by side with Israel on the basis of pre-1967 borders ».
The resolution was adopted by 138 votes for, 41 abstentions and 6 votes against, including the United States and Israel.
The vote, which was (...)

"Before our very eyes"

François Hollande wants to sponsor Islamic emirates

by Thierry Meyssan

François Hollande wants to sponsor Islamic emirates

Damascus (Syria) | 21 November 2012
France claims to be at the forefront of the fight for freedom in Syria. In fact, she brazenly violates the basic principles of international law to fulfill her dream of re-colonization of a country she held from 1923 to 1944. This ambition has led her to support the creation of Islamic Emirates at the risk of opening the door to a world confrontation.

Reception by Vladimir Putin of new ambassadors’ letters of credence

by Vladimir Putin

Reception by Vladimir Putin of new ambassadors' letters of credence

Moscow (Russia) | 26 September 2012
Ladies and gentlemen,
You have been charged with the honourable and responsible mission of representing your countries in the Russian Federation and helping to promote and develop bilateral relations and mutually advantageous cooperation in all areas. It is in our common interest that you be effective and successful in this work.
You are taking the head of your embassies at a time when the situation in the world is becoming ever more troubled and unstable, regrettably. Global finances and (...)

"Before our very eyes"

Washington’s double-take at the Non-Aligned Movement revival

by Thierry Meyssan

Washington's double-take at the Non-Aligned Movement revival

Tehran (Iran) | 12 September 2012
The 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM ) took place in Teheran, from August 26 to August 31. Most of the Western media ignored the event. In their view, the Movement is of no importance. Yet, 120 states participated, representing the majority of the world’s population as well as the world’s economy. Are we really supposed to believe that all these delegations made the trip for no reason?
Historically, the Non-Aligned Movement created by Nasser, Nehru, Tito, Sukarno and Nkrumah in (...)

Invasion of Iraq

Archbishop Desmond Tutu wants Bush and Blair to face trial at ICC

Archbishop Desmond Tutu wants Bush and Blair to face trial at ICC

4 September 2012
Prominent South African human rights activist Desmond Tutu has argued for George W Bush and Tony Blair to be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague for having triggered the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
In an editorial for the British newspaper the Observer, published on Sunday, 2 September 2012, the Nobel Peace Prize winner wrote that Bush and Blair falsified the intelligence to mislead the public into believing that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction as a pretext to (...)

The Declaration of the XVI Summit of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement

The Declaration of the XVI Summit of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement

Tehran (Iran) | 31 August 2012
TEHRAN DECLARATION
We, the Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, gathered at our XVI Conference held in Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran, on 30-31 August 2012, undertook a review of the international situation with a view to making an effective contribution to the solution of the major problems of concern to all NAM Member States and to entire Humankind, and,
Inspired by the vision, principles and objectives of the Non-Aligned Movement, articulated in Bandung (...)

The plan for a New World Order stumbles on geopolitical realities

by Imad Fawzi Shueibi

The plan for a New World Order stumbles on geopolitical realities

Damascus (Syria) | 17 August 2012
For four centuries, political leaders have tried to create an international order that governs relationships between nations and prevents wars. While the principle of state sovereignty has yielded results, intergovernmental organizations have mainly reflected the prevailing balance of power. As for the ambitious U.S. New World Order, it is being shattered by new geopolitical realities.

"Before our very eyes"

Syria is only a pretext

by Thierry Meyssan

Syria is only a pretext

Damascus (Syria) | 14 August 2012
The permanent representative of Russia, Vitaly I. Churkin, raises his hand to ban war against Syria (Security Council, July 19, 2012).
Over the past few weeks, the international diplomatic scene has been again taken over by the Syrian crisis. A double veto occurred in the U.N. Security Council, the General Assembly voted on a resolution and the special envoy of the Secretary General resigned. All this activity, counterproductive in diplomatic terms, harmonizes with other objectives than (...)

"Before our very eyes"

The West and the glorification of terrorism

by Thierry Meyssan

The West and the glorification of terrorism

Damascus (Syria) | 3 August 2012
This new column by Thierry Meyssan is devoted to the analysis and commentary of an official statement or of a topical issue. Paying attention to silence as much as to words, he has focused this week on the reversal of the Western doctrine toward terrorism.

Russia’s stance on the Syrian crisis

On the Right Side of History

by Sergey Lavrov

On the Right Side of History

Moscow (Russia) | 16 June 2012
Western propaganda continues to distort Russia’s position in respect of the Syrian crisis. It accuses Moscow of supporting Damascus for profit motives, or even criminal solidarity. In this piece, Sergey Lavrov does not expound on his country’s strategic choices, but rather on the principles that underpin his diplomacy. He responds imperturbably to the inanities spouted by Western media, underscoring Moscow’s commitment to international law and its pledge to support people. Lavrov counterpoints the massive popular support enjoyed by President al-Assad and the illegitimacy of the sectarian armed opposition, sponsored from abroad.

It’s official: Bush & associates are war criminals

It's official: Bush & associates are war criminals

14 May 2012
In what is the first ever conviction of its kind anywhere in the world, on 11 May 2012, the former US President and seven key members of his administration were found guilty of war crimes by the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal. The Tribunal recommends to the War Crimes Commission to give the widest international publicity to this conviction and grant of reparations, as these are universal crimes for which there is a responsibility upon nations to institute prosecutions if any of these accused persons may enter their jurisdictions.

Statement by ICC General Prosecutor abnegating competence for crimes committed in Palestine

by Luis Moreno-Ocampo

Statement by ICC General Prosecutor abnegating competence for crimes committed in Palestine

The Hague (Netherlands) | 3 April 2012
Statement by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, dealing with the crimes committed in Palestine
1. On 22 January 2009, pursuant to article 12(3) of the Rome Statute, Ali Khashan acting as Minister of Justice of the Government of Palestine lodged a declaration accepting the exercise of jurisdiction by the International Criminal Court for “acts committed on the territory of Palestine since 1 July 2002.”
2. In accordance with article 15 of the Rome (...)

UN Condemns Unilateral Coercive Measures

UN Condemns Unilateral Coercive Measures

20 December 2011
The UN General Assembly condemned the implementation of unilateral coercive measures with extraterritorial effects, considering them an instrument of political or economic pressure against any country.
The rejection was adopted yesterday by 137 votes in favor and 54 against, with no abstentions.
Among the votes against are the United States, Israel and almost all European Union countries, but none from Latin America and the Caribbean or Africa.
The text is titled Human Rights and (...)

Remarks by US Secretary of State in recognition of LGBT Human Rights

by Hillary Clinton

Remarks by US Secretary of State in recognition of LGBT Human Rights

Geneva (Switzerland) | 6 December 2011
Palais des Nations
Geneva, Switzerland
Good evening, and let me express my deep honor and pleasure at being here. I want to thank Director General Tokayev and Ms. Wyden along with other ministers, ambassadors, excellencies, and UN partners. This weekend, we will celebrate Human Rights Day, the anniversary of one of the great accomplishments of the last century.
Beginning in 1947, delegates from six continents devoted themselves to drafting a declaration that would enshrine the (...)

Waging war ‘in the name’ of the victims

by Jean-Claude Paye, Tülay Umay

Waging war ‘in the name' of the victims

7 November 2011
‘Humanitarian War’ as it has evolved from Kosovo to Libya is underpinned by the increasingly sophisticated discourse that NATO acts in the name of the victims, who are unable to fend for themselves. According to sociologists Jean-Claude Paye and Tülay Umay such discourse reflects a profound shift in European mentalities for which the cult of suffering outweighs the grasp of political reality. This results in a form of law, national or international, which no longer seeks to halt the spiral of violence, but feeds it instead.

French lawyers to sue Sarkozy over crimes in Libya

French lawyers to sue Sarkozy over crimes in Libya

30 May 2011
Two French lawyers said they planned to initiate legal proceedings against French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday for crimes against humanity over the NATO-led military campaign in Libya.
Jacques Verges and Roland Dumas (R and L in the photo respectively) offered to represent the families who fell victims of the NATO bombing campaign.
Dumas, a former socialist minister, said the NATO mission, which was meant to protect civilians, was in fact killing them.
He denounced what he (...)

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Has The Lebanon Tribunal Drama Become Farce?

by Franklin P. Lamb

Has The Lebanon Tribunal Drama Become Farce?

Beirut (Lebanon) | 26 March 2011
Mohammad Raad
This observer had a wild day in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley yesterday. Then again, for one reason or another, it seems that every time I go to the Bekaa it turns into a wild day. It was to be on a quick trip to the city of Zahle to attend a trial of a friend in the Mahkama Genaeya (Criminal Court). All I had to do was make a brief appearance to testify as a character witness for a member of the Bekaa Valley’s largest tribe.
The defendant is a sometimes “journalist” who has done (...)

Libya: Will we ever learn? Kicking the intervention habit

by Richard Falk

Libya: Will we ever learn? Kicking the intervention habit

11 March 2011
Not only would a decision to impose a no-fly zone in Libya fly in the face of international law and principles, it would also be counterproductive in terms of achieving the stated humanitarian objectives. International law professor Richard Falk exposes the hypocrisy and bankruptcy of the arguments advanced by the gung-ho advocates of such an extreme measure.

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