(Istvan Simon, USA, 12/07/23 4:12 am)
José Ignacio Soler repeated the oft-quoted truism:
"He who is not a socialist at twenty has no heart. He who is still a socialist at forty has no head," which I believe was attr
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Climate Change Conference in Dubai? The Irony Abounds
(Massoud Malek, USA, 12/07/23 3:31 am)
The burning of fossil fuels and its resultant air pollution kills some 11,800 people in the US, the world's second-largest emitter of CO2, and about 1.2 million globally every year.
It is ir
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Accused Spy Manuel Rocha and KGB/SVR-FSB
(Boris Volodarsky, Austria, 12/07/23 2:50 am)
Indeed, a very interesting (and personal) post by Tim Ashby regarding his former friend, Victor Manuel Rocha, who was recently arrested on charges of espionage.
This is only to add that spying
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Posts on 12/06/23
Former Ambassador Manuel Rocha Arrested for Espionage
(Timothy Ashby, -Spain, 12/06/23 10:11 am)
I was shocked to learn that my former colleague, friend and business partner, former Ambassador Manuel Rocha, had been arrested on charges of spying for Cuba over four decades. Rocha is accused of &qu
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Russian, Ukrainian Weapons Systems Compared: Time is Not on Ukraine`s Side
(Cameron Sawyer, USA, 12/06/23 3:52 am)
Istvan Simon (December 3rd) disputed my reporting on the current military situation in Ukraine. He asked where I get my information.
Well, if Istvan would read my posts to the end before respon
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Rampant Human Rights Abuses in Israel: Can We Call This a "Democracy"?
(Massoud Malek, USA, 12/06/23 3:19 am)
I have read on WAIS that Israel has the right to defend itself by killing Palestinians and that the deaths of Palestinian children are just as regrettable as the deaths of children in Biafra!
Sp
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Posts on 12/05/23
Nobody Deserves to Die for Political Reasons: Aldo Moro and Salvador Allende
(Eugenio Battaglia, Italy, 12/05/23 12:35 pm)
Excellent posts on Henry Kissinger!
Frankly, regarding the murder of Aldo Moro (see Boris Volodarsky, December 4th), at that time there were many Italian and foreign people who wanted Moro's
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Jakarta is Coming! Indonesia as Precedent for Chilean Coup
(Francisco Wong-Diaz, USA, 12/05/23 3:29 am)
An important contribution from Roy Domenico (December 4th).
I would add another significant global connection to Kissinger and the Chilean events well known to scholars of Latin America. In I
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My Youthful Solidarity with Allende
(José Ignacio Soler, Venezuela, 12/05/23 2:49 am)
The recent posts about Kissinger and his alleged or genuine political and diplomatic conspiracies, especially his involvement in the overthrow of Chile's Salvador Allende, have brought back memori
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Posts on 12/04/23
HIMARS Systems Have Had Great Effect in Ukraine War
(Istvan Simon, USA, 12/04/23 8:29 am)
In his comments to my post of December 3rd, John Eipper said:
"Are the HIMARS systems the Wunderwaffe that Istvan Simon suggests? I wish I understood them better. How, for exampl
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