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By Pepe Escobar Let’s start with 28 EU leaders discussing the Western Balkans at a recent summit and blaming – what else – “Russian aggression” in the EU’s backyard. Cue to a Montenegro prosecutor raging that “Russian state bodies” staged a coup attempt during the October 2016 elections to stop the country from joining NATO. And cue to President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker warning that Donald Trump’s anti-EU rhetoric could lead to war in the Balkans. Juncker, condescending as ever, maintains that, “If we leave them to themselves — Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska, Macedonia, Albania, all of these countries — we will have a war again.” The Balkans may be about to explode – all over again. Yet with a twist; unlike 1999, NATO won’t get away with bombing a defenseless Belgrade for 78 days. A new generation of Russian missiles would easily pr...

Written by  Jake Johnson ; Originally appeared at  commondreams.org Displaying what one commentator  called  “sheer 19th century bloodlust and thirst for empire,” Erik Prince, founder of the private mercenary firm Blackwater,  argued  in  The Wall Street Journal  this week that the United States should deploy an “East India Company approach” in Afghanistan. Despite the fact that private contractors have a long record of abuse and deadly criminality, Prince believes that they should have a stronger presence in Afghanistan. (Photo: Melissa Golden/Redux) The country, he wrote, should be run by “an American viceroy who would lead all U.S. government and coalition efforts—including command, budget, policy, promotion, and contracting—and report directly to the president.” Prince continued: In Afghanistan, the viceroy approach would reduce rampant fraud by focusing spending on initiatives that further the central strategy, rather than ...

Click to see the full-size image The dad of the the boy whose photo was used by the mainstream media in a propaganda war against the Syrian-Iranian-Russian alliance tells the truth about the incident. View image on Twitter  Follow Walid   @walid970721 Omran, the boy whose photo was used by "rebels" to demonize the Assad govt w/ his family. Turns out the family are pro govt.Via  @ Xerxes92005 5:37 PM - 5 Jun 2017     129 129 Retweets     152 152 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy

A hybrid of the T-55 battle tank and BTR-60 armoured personnel carrier has been spotted on the Libyan battlefield. Click to see the full-size image. Source: https://twitter.com/Oded121351/ Click to see the full-size image. Source: https://twitter.com/Oded121351/ Click to see the full-size image. Source: https://twitter.com/Oded121351/ Click to see the full-size image. Source: https://twitter.com/Oded121351/