Write A Letter | NYC Anarchist Black Cross

Writing a letter to a political prisoner or prisoner of war is a concrete way to support those imprisoned for their political struggles. A letter is a simple way to brighten someone’s day in prison by creating human interaction and communication–something prisons attempt to destroy. Beyond that, writing keeps prisoners connected…
— Read on nycabc.wordpress.com/write-a-letter/

The philosophy of Hamas in the writings of Yahya Sinwar – Mondoweiss

The concepts of self-sacrifice, asceticism, and security awareness were crucial to Yahya Sinwar’s philosophy of resistance. The revolt that culminated with October 7 was the direct application of his political thought.
— Read on mondoweiss.net/2024/07/the-philosophy-of-hamas-in-the-writings-of-yahya-sinwar/

Israeli arms firm taking Canadian government to court after military contract disqualification – The Globe and Mail

Elbit Security Systems Ltd. says Public Services and Procurement Canada has refused to explain its ‘purported disqualification’ from a contract for hand-held laser rangefinders for the Canadian Armed Forces
— Read on www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-israeli-arms-firm-taking-canadian-government-to-court-after-military/

The War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Will End: The Twenty-Seventh Newsletter (2024)

An alphabet soup of political and military fronts – such as the ADFL, FDLR, RCD, and MLC – catapulted the region into resource wars. Reserves of coltan, copper, and gold as well as control over the border roads between the DRC and Uganda that link the eastern DRC to the Kenyan port of Mombasa made these armed groups and a few powerful people very rich. The war was no longer only about the post-colonial consensus, but also about the wealth that could be siphoned off to benefit an international capitalist class that lives far away from Africa’s Great Lakes.

Fascinatingly, it was only when Chinese capital began to contest the companies domiciled in Australia, Europe, and North America that the question of labour rights in the DRC became a great concern for the ‘international community’.
— Read on thetricontinental.org/newsletterissue/congo-dossier/

“We are invisible; we are ghosts”: Inuit in Denmark and Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) – IWGIA – International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs

“I’m one of the kids that was stolen from Greenland to Denmark back in the 1970s. I grew up in a Danish family, with Danish traditions, and we never spoke about Greenland. Not a word. I lost my language, my mother tongue. In my school we never learned about Greenland, our history, culture or tradition. Not a word. I grew up in Denmark and I thought I was white. I thought I was Danish. But somewhere inside me I always felt wrong, different, and shameful.”

— Read on www.iwgia.org/en/news/5029-we-are-invisible-we-are-ghosts-inuit-denmark-kalaallit-nunaat-greenland.html

Ukraine receives Patriot from Germany – What was included in new aid package | RBC-Ukraine

Germany transferred a new military aid package to Ukraine. It included the third Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, as previously announced in Germany
— Read on newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/third-patriot-naval-boats-and-vector-drones-1720462763.html

Danish Military Tests First PULS Rocket Artillery System

Denmark received the first batch of PULS (Precise and Universal Launching System) platforms about a year ago. 

Since then, efforts by the Danish Army, Elbit, and technicians from the Danish Ministry of Defense’s Material and Procurement Agency have gone into its integration into the army.
— Read on www.thedefensepost.com/2024/07/08/danish-puls-rocket-system/