Great Britain and Germany both refuse to isolate Russia or to boycott her exports: Germany needs her gas and oil, and German companies have invested 22 billion in Russia; and England wants her cash for its financial markets. Putin sees this economic opening and, utilizing it, is now pushing for a referendum in Crimea in… Continua a leggere ECONOMICS TRUMPS POLITICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
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SARKOZY’S AND CAMERON’S NEW SUEZ
Possibly the French and British attack on Libya will produce better results than the 1956 Eden-Mollet campaign against Egypt; however some resemblances exist. President Sarkozy acted first and rather ferociously, so somebody maliciously hinted that the President is trying to emulate the napoleonic conquest of Egypt. Out of the innumerable campaigns of the youngest among… Continua a leggere SARKOZY’S AND CAMERON’S NEW SUEZ
THREE MILLION INDIANS DIED BECAUSE OF CHURCHILL
In recent years I have been trying (in The Daily Babel too) to show with historic evidence that Winston Spencer Churchill, far from having acted as a champion of freedom and civilization, was one of the worst warmongers of the XX century. And that Britons should detest him as the national leader who, while impelling… Continua a leggere THREE MILLION INDIANS DIED BECAUSE OF CHURCHILL
AFGHANISTAN: When sepoys die
Every time a non-American Nato warrior is killed in Afghanistan some politicians and/or gurus in the country of the dead rinse their throats with the syllogism (sort of): casualties must be accepted so the crusade for democracy and human rights will triumph. Is it so? Apart that most crusades in history failed, the truth is… Continua a leggere AFGHANISTAN: When sepoys die