Articles by: Thomas Gaist

Imperialist Wars And Interventions Fuel Refugee Crisis In Africa

Imperialist Wars And Interventions Fuel Refugee Crisis In Africa

Large numbers of persons fleeing war and famine in sub-Saharan Africa are transiting through Libya in a desperate effort to reach Europe, UNICEF reported last week. An estimated 80,000 refugees, including 25,000 children, left Libyan ports in an effort to cross the Mediterranean Sea and enter southern Europe last year, with 4,000 of them dying during the crossing. Another 320[Read More…]

by 09/03/2017 4 comments World
US Sells Battle Tanks To Saudi Arabia As It Renews Assault On Yemen

US Sells Battle Tanks To Saudi Arabia As It Renews Assault On Yemen

In a clear signal of American imperialism’s unrelenting commitment to the Saudi monarchy and its ongoing war against Yemen, the United States’ State Department approved the sale of one hundred and fifty Abrams main battle tanks to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The tanks, designed for large-scale ground warfare, are part of a larger package of American weaponry, valued at $1.15[Read More…]

by 12/08/2016 1 comment Imperialism
Washington Escalates Covert Backing For Al Qaeda Militias In Aleppo

Washington Escalates Covert Backing For Al Qaeda Militias In Aleppo

US-backed militias fighting against the Syrian government of Bashar al Assad have broken through the Russian and Syrian government encirclement of their positions inside the war-ravaged northern Syrian city of Aleppo, according to Western media. During fierce battles over the weekend, the US-backed, Islamist-led militia coalition known as Jaysh al Fateh overran military bases in southwest Aleppo and secured an[Read More…]

by 09/08/2016 2 comments Imperialism
US Air Raids Kill More Than 200 Civilians In Northern Syria

US Air Raids Kill More Than 200 Civilians In Northern Syria

Airstrikes by the American-led war coalition killed as many as 212 civilians in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo on Tuesday, according to estimates published Thursday by Al Jazeera. The original civilian death toll produced by the strikes was reported to be 56. The strikes, which were allegedly carried out with significant support from the French military, “pulverized entire families, including[Read More…]

by 23/07/2016 1 comment World
NATO Orders Four Additional Battalions To Russian Border

NATO Orders Four Additional Battalions To Russian Border

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is sending 4,000 additional troops to Eastern Europe in the name of reassuring Poland and the Baltic states, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed on Monday. “We will agree to deploy by rotation four robust multi-national battalions in the Baltic states and Poland,” Stoltenberg told NATO officials. The US, Germany and Britain will[Read More…]

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