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Or at least attempting to. Azerbaijan started shelling Armenia near the border last night without warning, and has advanced troops (which are being pushed back at this time, I don't think they've taken any territory yet). Armenia could invoke article 4 of the CSTO and get Russia to help, but they don't. Not yet at least. People are saying the Armenian president is a shill for Azerbaijan and will not escalate the conflict. There are Russian bases in Armenia as well as border guards and Azerbaijan told them to evacuate because they could not guarantee their safety. Russian forces have said they will not move from their positions, which I expect to mean they might not engage Azerbaijani forces, but will defend themselves.
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Westoids ain't gonna care tho; they're too busy with Ukraine and ROChina.
Remember: The U.S government declared the Taliban as "backward terrorist groups!" Now the Taliban is planning on giving women more rights. Meanwhile the U.S government revokes the right to abortion.
This news was made without Maupin's input as he was expelled from the organisation just a day prior to this statement.
This seems to be a planned operation, but by no means blitz. Dozens of vans and police cars showed up at his home in Pakistan. They surrounded his house and reportedly cut cell service and Internet access. Imran Khan, nominally socialist, was coup'ed earlier this year by the opposition.
::: spoiler Full article *August 2, 2022 at 10:52 a.m. EDT* Some 43 years ago, the United States Congress overwhelmingly passed — and President Jimmy Carter signed into law — the Taiwan Relations Act, one of the most important pillars of U.S. foreign policy in the Asia Pacific. The Taiwan Relations Act set out America’s commitment to a democratic Taiwan, providing the framework for an economic and diplomatic relationship that would quickly flourish into a key partnership. It fostered a deep friendship rooted in shared interests and values: self-determination and self-government, democracy and freedom, human dignity and human rights. And it made a solemn vow by the United States to support the defense of Taiwan: “to consider any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means … a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States.” Today, America must remember that vow. We must stand by Taiwan, which is an island of resilience. Taiwan is a leader in governance: currently, in addressing the covid-19 pandemic and championing environmental conservation and climate action. It is a leader in peace, security and economic dynamism: with an entrepreneurial spirit, culture of innovation and technological prowess that are envies of the world. Yet, disturbingly, this vibrant, robust democracy — named one of the freest in the world by Freedom House and proudly led by a woman, President Tsai Ing-wen — is under threat. In recent years, Beijing has dramatically intensified tensions with Taiwan. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has ramped up patrols of bombers, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft near and even over Taiwan’s air defense zone, leading the U.S. Defense Department to conclude that China’s army is “likely preparing for a contingency to unify Taiwan with the PRC by force.” The PRC has also taken the fight into cyberspace, launching scores of attacks on Taiwan government agencies each day. At the same time, Beijing is squeezing Taiwan economically, pressuring global corporations to cut ties with the island, intimidating countries that cooperate with Taiwan, and clamping down on tourism from the PRC. In the face of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) accelerating aggression, our congressional delegation’s visit should be seen as an unequivocal statement that America stands with Taiwan, our democratic partner, as it defends itself and its freedom. Our visit — one of several congressional delegations to the island — in no way contradicts the long-standing one-China policy, guided by the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, the U.S.-China Joint Communiques and the Six Assurances. The United States continues to oppose unilateral efforts to change the status quo. Our visit is part of our broader trip to the Pacific — including Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan — focused on mutual security, economic partnership and democratic governance. Our discussions with our Taiwanese partners will focus on reaffirming our support for the island and promoting our shared interests, including advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific region. America’s solidarity with Taiwan is more important today than ever — not only to the 23 million people of the island but also to millions of others oppressed and menaced by the PRC. Thirty years ago, I traveled in a bipartisan congressional delegation to China, where, in Tiananmen Square, we unfurled a black-and-white banner that read, “To those who died for democracy in China.” Uniformed police pursued us as we left the square. Since then, Beijing’s abysmal human rights record and disregard for the rule of law continue, as President Xi Jinping tightens his grip on power. The CCP’s brutal crackdown against Hong Kong’s political freedoms and human rights — even arresting Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen — cast the promises of “one-country, two-systems” into the dustbin. In Tibet, the CCP has long led a campaign to erase the Tibetan people’s language, culture, religion and identity. In Xinjiang, Beijing is perpetrating genocide against Muslim Uyghurs and other minorities. And throughout the mainland, the CCP continues to target and arrest activists, religious-freedom leaders and others who dare to defy the regime. We cannot stand by as the CCP proceeds to threaten Taiwan — and democracy itself. Indeed, we take this trip at a time when the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy. As Russia wages its premeditated, illegal war against Ukraine, killing thousands of innocents — even children — it is essential that America and our allies make clear that we never give in to autocrats. When I led a congressional delegation to Kyiv in April — the highest-level U.S. visit to the besieged nation — I conveyed to President Volodymyr Zelensky that we admired his people’s defense of democracy for Ukraine and for democracy worldwide. By traveling to Taiwan, we honor our commitment to democracy: reaffirming that the freedoms of Taiwan — and all democracies — must be respected. ::: --- This was the basis of a tweet her account posted as well. She says: > Our visit [...] in no way contradicts the long-standing one-China policy However there is stuff like: > By traveling to Taiwan, we honor our commitment to democracy: reaffirming that the freedoms of Taiwan — and all democracies — must be respected. Can't think of this as anything but a provocation. Also Washington Post being literally just a mouthpiece of the US state. Not that it's new or surprising.
We live in interesting times.
It was very close, but he did it! Fujimori can now be prosecuted for the crimes she was being investigated for.
[tweet](https://nitter.42l.fr/MarkAmesExiled/status/1377462799270563844) [article about Daniel Hale's plea today](https://apnews.com/article/trials-nashville-virginia-espionage-tennessee-727a67a4b0d93651c93394d1f49f6dfb).
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Moreover, this also means activists will not be allowed to cover their faces during protests. This project was spearheaded by the near-fascist far-right party of the UDC/SVP, under the guise of "giving women their dignity back" (ignoring that women who wear either clothing in Switzerland do so willingly), coming from a part with a terrible track record on women's rights no less! They used posters like this (on the left) to illustrate their point:  Look at this fascist bullshit. Their illustration feels like she's standing too close for comfort, taller than you and with anger in her eyes. The reason they made this into a cartoon is that no one in their right mind would pose for this and it would get the "left" to call them fascists again, which they absolutely are. But apparently that's not doing them any harm. Many of these posters were vandalized at least. I haven't really seen any around me, but I'm tempted to carry spray paint to completely deface this kind of shit in the future now. It seems you can make anything pass if you invoke freedom. Where is the freedom in preventing people from wearing what they want? Is this really the best way to deradicalize the, what, 100 people that wear either clothing in Switzerland? Or is this rather going to make them think they are not welcome and leave? Which is probably the result these fascists want deep down, but of course they'd never say it. As citizens were asked to vote on this initiative, this doesn't mean that some out-of-touch bourgeois senators thought this was the correct decision for their bourgeois interests. This means that more than half the population with the right to vote thought this was a good idea and saw nothing wrong with it. This decision also comes 12 years after the same party passed an initiative to ban the construction of new minarets in Switzerland, despite imams not being allowed to use them to call for prayer and there being like 4 of them in the whole country. I'm not sure how to proceed from here. How do you organise people when they are taken in so easily by lies? Is it even worth trying to push forward a society that is looking to become an ethnostate? You'll hear people say "I mean muslims can stay, they just have to obey our laws" but literally YOU made this law, if they're not citizens they don't get the right to vote. What they really mean is "I don't care about muslims living here or what they want so either they assimilate [ie ethnostate] or leave". And then of course you have the liberals who'll say "you have to respect the democratic process!! Sure you didn't win this time, but you can win next time". Yeah well, it's been 11 years since we banned minarets for 0 fucking reasons and that's not been changing any time. Seems like we're not doing a whole lot of winning these years.
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>Cuba's Havana Film Festival Friday will premiere "Killing Pinochet," a film based on real events that recounts the Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front (FPMR) attack on Chile's dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1986. >In 80 minutes, the film directed by Juan Sabatini revived the preparations for the attack that Chile remembers as 'the Operation of the 20th Century'. >The assault arrangements began in 1980, seven years after Pinochet led the bombing of the La Moneda Palace to overthrow President Salvador Allende. >On September 7, 1986, the tyrant's vehicle was shot down while returning to Santiago city from his rest home in Cajon del Maipo. Five bodyguards were killed and Pinochet was wounded in his left hand. i hope they do the inglorious bastards approach and have the FPMR actually kill Pinochet