Month: June 2023

Guantanamo Prison: American Gulag Of 21st Century – OpEd

The Guantanamo Bay military prison or detention center is an integral part of the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The USA has had a naval base on the modern communist island since 1903, and it is the oldest American naval base abroad. Cuban authorities consider the Guantanamo base a classic relic of colonial history, and the socialist government in Havana has never recognized the agreements that led to the establishment of the naval-military base. The Cubans are right because the military base and prison (camp) there are relics of colonialism that remain in operation to this day like Guam, American Samoa, Malvinas, French Guiana.

A Latent Problem for Erdoğan

Türkiye’s president has just won reelection, but events in northern Syria may prove more complicated than expected.

The general elections in Türkiye are now over, which is likely to provide more clarity with respect to how Ankara will deal with the situation in Syria in the coming months. While some have suggested that the reelection of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan may mean he will try to maintain a status quo in his foreign policy, one thing that is likely to change is Türkiye’s relationship with nonstate actors in northern Syria.

Turkey’s Spymaster: The Making of a Hero

An impressive campaign by Hakan Fidan’s media team has made almost an entire nation worship him.

I received a text message from my Persian yoga teacher asking, “Is Hakan Fidan the new [Mohammad] Mossadegh for CIA and Mossad?” I was baffled by the comparison between the head of the Turkish National Intelligence Agency (MIT) and the former Iranian prime minister toppled by a coup initiated by British MI6 and the CIA.

Sanctions On Russia’s Businesses Haven’t Worked

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Western governments implemented a suite of sanctions on Russian businesses, escalating the sanctions they implemented following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. The goal in both cases was to inflict enough pain on Russian elites that they would pressure Vladimir Putin to reverse course and end the conflict.

Russia says it thwarted attack in Donetsk

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced early Monday its forces had thwarted a large Ukrainian attack in the eastern province of Donetsk, though it’s unclear if this was the start of a Ukrainian counteroffensive.

The ministry, in a rare early morning video, said its forces pushed back a “large scale” Ukrainian assault on Sunday at five points in southern Donetsk, one of four Ukrainian regions Russia illegally annexed last fall, Associated Press reported.

En Libye, le pouvoir de Tripoli recourt à des drones pour frapper des réseaux de « trafiquants »

La tension est montée d’un cran en Tripolitaine à la suite de raids aériens à Zaouïa, décidés par le premier ministre Dbeibah.

L’épaisse fumée noire s’échappant de quelques bateaux amarrés dans le port d’Al-Maya, visible sur une vidéo partagée sur les réseaux sociaux, ne laisse aucun doute sur la violence et la précision des frappes de drones ayant visé la localité située à une trentaine de kilomètres à l’ouest de Tripoli dimanche 28 mai.

À Khartoum, artillerie lourde et renforts de troupes

L’artillerie continue de faire trembler Khartoum vendredi malgré les sanctions américaines contre l’armée et les paramilitaires, qui semblent préparer une escalade dans leur lutte pour le pouvoir. Les bombardements de l’artillerie se sont poursuivis toute la nuit aux abords de la télévision d’Etat.

He will not be able to manage; our work starts now

The nature and ideology of the chief, as well as the situation he is in, command hardening. Moreover, it will now be based on the most right-wing parliament in the history of the republic. It’s hard not to open the “Gates of Hell” all the way. One thing is certain: Our work begins now.