Georgia, ally of the west

As Georgia and its allies are fighting tooth and nail to control the negative media backlash that followed the disproportionate Georgian attempt at regaining control over South Osetia it is important to remember last year’s domestic troubles.

End of the Rose Revolution as riot police are sent in to quell protests
Saakashvili regime in Georgia using sonic [...]

Continue Reading August 13th, 2008 Björn Hallberg

NATO forces frequent Afghan brothels

NATO employees are frequenting prostitutes in Kabul, effectively building new enterprises of brothels and trafficking. The Sun is covering the patriotic angle of course, claiming that these visitors are by and large civilians. But that seems unlikely. It’s just the tip of the iceberg and men in uniform are as likely as civilians to frequent [...]

Continue Reading April 8th, 2008 Björn Hallberg

Opium Harvest at Record Level in Afghanistan

The opium production is surging in Afghanistan — but who is to blame? According to the UN stooges and their US masters, it’s the Taliban’s fault. Fighting a global superpower and at the same time cultivating a record 400,000 acres of opium poppy. Now that is remarkable. Even more so considering that the Taliban went to [...]

Continue Reading September 5th, 2006 Björn Hallberg

Ukraine dead end to US imperialists?

MK Bhadrakumar on the end of the Orange Revolution and would could hopefully also be the beginning of the end of American influence over or at least expansion in the region.
The appointment of Viktor Yanukovich as premier of Ukraine puts the final nail in the coffin of the “Orange Revolution” there and also in Washington’s [...]

Continue Reading August 10th, 2006 Björn Hallberg

US ambassador recalled from Azerbaijan

Reno Harnish is most likely linked to the extensive human trafficking scandal that is unfolding. And because Azerbaijan, unlike Kosovo, is of the utmost geopolitical importance, the U.S. actually had to, superficially at least, investigate Harnish and his fellow DynCorp (wiki) slaveholders this time around. Though, for the Washington powermongers, Harnish’s long-term problem may not [...]

Continue Reading April 22nd, 2006 Björn Hallberg