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Mercenaries today: The Wagner Group

The outsourcing of a military project to the Wagner Group provided two major advantages to the Russian government.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - For many years, substantial military operations have been conducted by mercenaries, ranging from professional soldiers hired to fight wars for European potentates in the 14th century to the combat forces of Blackwater, a private company employed by the U.S. government to undertake violent activities in the “War on Terror” of the early 21st century.

Today, the Wagner Group, a shadowy Russian company engaged in the thriving mercenary business.

War is the Greatest Evil (Statement on the War in Ukraine)

Resist the war machine as best we can.

(POULSB0, Wash.) - War turns young men and women into murderers, when life has no meaning, when our political “leaders” and media outlets beat the drums of war.

Any war, proxy war, or increased hostilities between nuclear-armed nations greatly increases the chances of a nuclear war.

Consciousness Is All There Is

Understanding and expanding consciousness is fundamental to any attempt to solve the existential, environmental, and social problems we all face today.

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - As Mark Twain once said, “It’s not what you don’t know that gets you in trouble, it’s what you know for sure but which just isn’t true.”

Humanity is now in trouble because its fundamental assumption about the nature of the universe just isn’t true.

Celebrate All Our Rights

Peace affirms human rights, and human rights affirm peace.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - December 10, 2021 marks the 73rd anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This year also marks the 5th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Right to Peace (DRP).

The UDHR and the DRP share the same ultimate goal: achieving world peace based on universal respect for human rights.

The Multiple Stepmothers of Daesh (ISIS) in Syria - Part I

UN agencies have repeatedly been threatened with expulsion from Syria if they deviate from the widely disputed claimed number of 350,000 people killed, whereas, the facts support the number to be over a million.

(SYRIA) - Last month, 186 of the 193-Member States of the UN claimed that they want all foreign forces out of Syria. Iran with its 18 Shia militia recruited from the region, Russia, America, France, the UK—the Lot.

Most urgently wanting all these countries and their proxies out of Syria are naturally the people of Syria themselves- and the Lebanese, Iraqis, Yemeni and others is this region dying in Syria for nothing.

When Will Electric Cars Take Over The Roads?

The age of the electric vehicle (EV) will be here sooner than you think.

(LONDON Oilprice.com) - Millions of new EVs will take a big bite out of oil demand and displace 8 million barrels of transport fuel (gasoline and diesel) every day.

But the biggest factor in the EV surge is what's under the hood...lithium ion batteries.

Syria`s New Law Number Ten Devastates Sunni Refugees

Refugees forced to flee Syria have experienced one or more war crime or crime against humanity.

(BEIRUT) - Law Number 10 sets in motion a massive political and legal overhaul of the government land registry and gives Syrian refugees, whether inside the country or abroad just 30 days to prove ownership of their houses and property. All Syrian refugees must present their deeds to local council offices in the country.

As of today, 5/4/2018, they have one week and if they fail to do so the state will liquidate their titles and seize their holdings.

Surviving Syrian Refugees Shut Out by Lebanon`s Politicians

Lebanon’s politicians insist Syrian refugees "Return to Syria Now!" But to what?

(Syrian-Lebanon border) - “Uridu an aouda ela bayti fi Sourya!” (“I want to return home to Syria!”)

These are the words perhaps most regularly heard by Meals for Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon (MSRCL) volunteers and other NGO’s who work with Syrian refugee children in Lebanon. The same yearning is expressed by orphan children’s fellow squatters and remaining extended family members.

Syrian Sentinels Risking Their Lives to Save Fellow Citizens

342 children were killed and 803 were injured in Syria in the first two months of 2018

(Marjeh Square, DAMASCUS) - Described as the "bloodiest" day since a Russian-sponsored truce failed to stop the onslaught and since a UN Security Council resolution was unsuccessful at implementing a 30-day ceasefire, Syrian government forces resumed the shelling of the Damascus suburb for the 16th consecutive day on 3/6/2018.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has reported that the bombardment of the enclave has killed more than 70 civilians in 24 hours, bringing that days total to more than 100.

300 Killed in Gaza as Israeli Tanks Dig In

Egypt has no plans to revise its ceasefire proposal, which Hamas has rejected, Cairo's foreign minister said on Saturday.

(GAZA CITY) - Israeli tanks and bulldozers dug in across a mile-wide strip of Gaza's eastern frontier on Saturday, and Palestinian officials said military strikes had killed more than 300 people, most of them civilians.

Israel sent in ground forces on Thursday after 10 days of air and naval barrages failed to stop rocket fire from Gaza. Gaza medical officials said the attacks from Israel on Saturday killed 33 people, mostly civilians, in Beit Hanoun, neighboring Beit Lahiya and in Khan Younis in the south.