Terrorists change. The terrorist of yesterday is the hero of today, and the hero of yesterday becomes the terrorist of today. This is a serious matter of the constantly changing world of images in which we have to keep our heads straight to know what is terrorism and what is not. But more importantly, to know what causes it, and how to stop it.
— Read on www.sangam.org/ANALYSIS/Ahmad.htm
Haiti – FLASH : Signing of an agreement on the legal status of the Mission – HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7
Friday June 21, 2024 in Washington, Ambassador Gandy Thomas, Acting Representative of Haiti to the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Ambassador of Kenya to the United States, Lazarus O. Amayo signed a SOFA legal agreement Status Of Force Agreement on the status of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MMSS), announced Cristobal Dupouy, the special representative of the Secretary General of the OAS in Haiti.
Let’s remember that SOFA agreements are international legal agreements allowing for derogations, within certain limits, from the principle of territorial jurisdiction of the host State. This agreement which grants a set of privileges and immunities to members of the Mission, guaranteed by the Haitian State. This agreement was essential and conditioned the deployment of the Mission.
— Read on www.haitilibre.com/en/news-42604-haiti-flash-signing-of-an-agreement-on-the-legal-status-of-the-mission.html
New Caledonia independence activists sent to France for detention | Politics News | Al Jazeera
Pro-independence leader Christian Tein among seven flown to the mainland after last month’s large-scale riots.
— Read on www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/23/new-caledonia-independence-activists-sent-to-france-for-detention
for Linda Tirado
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why must you go so early?
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why must you go so early?
Multinational Mission: A new agreement signed between Haiti and Kenya – Radiography
The Haitian and Kenyan authorities signed, on Friday June 21, 2024, in Washington, an agreement relating to the status of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti (MMSS).
— Read on radiographieht.com/mission-multinationale-un-nouvel-accord-signe-entre-haiti-et-le-kenya/
Story Thirty-Nine – by Linda Tirado and Sav Adler
This time, it’s for Linda.
— Read on lindatirado.substack.com/p/story-thirty-nine
A Fighter for the Working Class – The American Prospect
Journalist Linda Tirado is dying after being shot by cops while covering the George Floyd protests. Her work told the story of poverty from the inside out.
— Read on prospect.org/civil-rights/2024-06-21-fighter-working-class-linda-tirado/
Cultural Worker, Not A “Creative” | by Musa | Medium
“In our struggle for the liberation of the Chinese people there are various fronts, among which there are the fronts of the pen and of the gun, the cultural and the military fronts. To defeat the enemy we must rely primarily on the army with guns. But this army alone is not enough; we must also have a cultural army, which is absolutely indispensable for uniting our own ranks and defeating the enemy. “ — Mao Tse-Tsung
— Read on medium.com/@MusaSpringer/cultural-worker-not-a-creative-4695ae8bfd2d
The Jericho Movement for Political Prisoners | Groundings
Political organizer, community worker, and former political prisoner Jihad Abdulmumit discusses his life, and the Jericho Movement for Political Prisoners.
— Read on groundings.simplecast.com/episodes/jericho-movement
States and companies must end arms transfers to Israel immediately or risk responsibility for human rights violations: UN experts | OHCHR
The transfer of weapons and ammunition to Israel may constitute serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian laws and risk State complicity in international crimes, possibly including genocide, UN experts said today, reiterating their demand to stop transfers immediately.
In line with recent calls from the Human Rights Council and the independent UN experts to States to cease the sale, transfer and diversion of arms, munitions and other military equipment to Israel, arms manufacturers supplying Israel – including BAE Systems, Boeing, Caterpillar, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Oshkosh, Rheinmetall AG, Rolls-Royce Power Systems, RTX, and ThyssenKrupp – should also end transfers, even if they are executed under existing export licenses.
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