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Welcome to European Tribune. It's gone a bit quiet around here these days, but it's still going.
by Oui
Fri Feb 13th, 2026 at 11:39:24 AM EST
Freedom of expression and lawful gathering has prevailed in London courts.
by Oui
Fri Feb 13th, 2026 at 06:33:33 AM EST
"New Europe" joins Trump's America to abandon International Human Rights treaty of Canada 🇨🇦 Convention or Ottawa Treaty.
Princess Diana in Angola - Rare and Unseen Footage of Campaign Against Landmines (1997)
On 13 January 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales arrived in Angola to assist the Red Cross in their international campaign to ban anti-personnel landmines. Ravaged by decades of war, Angola at the time suffered the highest rate of casualties caused by landmines left in the earth - an often-lethal legacy of conflicts passed.
The Future of the Ottawa Treaty
Former Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien has called the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (also referred to as the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention or the Ottawa Treaty) "one of the greatest achievements in Canadian diplomatic history." Global Affairs Minister Anita Anand, in her address to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on 29 September 2025, described Canada's role in spearheading the Ottawa Treaty as an example of the country's "innovative leader[ship] on global issues."
Between 1999 and 2013 alone, the treaty is estimated to have saved more than 280,000 lives. Over its full period of implementation, it has led to the elimination of more than 55 million landmines, the reclamation of vast areas of contaminated land and the allocation of billions of dollars to "mine action," namely, mine clearance, mine risk education, victim assistance, advocacy and stockpile destruction.
by Oui
Thu Feb 12th, 2026 at 01:22:55 PM EST
Previous diary on topic: Epstein Files
Taking Down Keir Starmer and Misogyny
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UAE perversity, misogyny and Jeffrey Epstein ... both close allied to the Jewish State of Israel ... seem to have particular interest in intelligence sharing, sex and tools like Pegasus to trace persons across the globe. Share hatred for social-democracy of Western Europe or "Old Europe" in speaking terms of war criminal Donald Rumsfeld.
Steve Bannon (left) and Jeffrey Epstein. Reproduced photo - photo from files released by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon Attack on Angela Merkel
Merkel was mentioned particularly frequently in correspondence with Steve Bannon, the far-right former advisor to US President Donald Trump . According to his own statements, Bannon worked to weaken her and other European politicians by supporting right-wing populist parties.
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However, the former chancellor also appears in an email from an Arab businessman Sultan bin Sulayem.
Attached is a photo that was redacted by the US Department of Justice before publication. The original image shows three naked women by a lake. One of the women bears a resemblance to Angela Merkel. This is likely why the photo circulated online years ago and was picked up by, among others, Russian websites. There is no evidence that the photo actually shows Merkel.
by Oui
Thu Feb 12th, 2026 at 01:11:41 PM EST
European Parliament approves €90bn loan for Ukraine
The European Parliament has approved a €90 billion loan for Ukraine, providing a financial lifeline to the country four years into Russia's invasion.
MEPs voted by 458 to 140 in favour of the loan, intended to cover two-thirds of Ukraine's financial needs for 2026 and 2027 and backed by the EU's common budget - after plans to tap frozen Russian central bank assets fell by the wayside.
"Support for Ukraine rests on a small number of countries and most if it comes from Europe," centrist MEP Nathalie Loiseau said ahead of the vote.
Nathalie Loiseau et le ministre néerlandais des Affaires étrangères, Halbe Zijlstra, en 2017.
"It is our honour - and it's in our interest because our security is at stake," she said.
by Oui
Tue Feb 10th, 2026 at 04:01:24 PM EST
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House of Commons
I beg to move,
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, that he will be graciously pleased to give directions to require the Government to lay before this House all papers relating to Lord Mandelson's appointment as His Majesty's Ambassador to the United States of America, including but not confined to the Cabinet Office due diligence which was passed to Number 10, the Conflict of Interest Form Lord Mandelson provided to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), material the FCDO and the Cabinet Office provided to UK Security Vetting about Lord Mandelson's interests in relation to Global Counsel, including his work in relation to Russia and China, and his links to Jeffrey Epstein, papers for, and minutes of, meetings relating to the decision to appoint Lord Mandelson, electronic communications between the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff and Lord Mandelson, and between ministers and Lord Mandelson, in the six months prior to his appointment, minutes of meetings between Lord Mandelson and ministers in the six months prior to his appointment, all information on Lord Mandelson provided to the Prime Minister prior to his assurance to this House on 10 September 2025 that ’full due process was followed during this appointment', electronic communications and minutes of all meetings between Lord Mandelson and ministers, Government officials and special advisers during his time as Ambassador, and the details of any payments made to Lord Mandelson on his departure as Ambassador and from the Civil Service.
Thank you, Mr Speaker, for allowing time for this Opposition day debate on presenting an Humble Address.
by Oui
Tue Feb 10th, 2026 at 08:06:54 AM EST
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Britain's Keir Starmer, under friendly fire, tries to hoist his flag | Politico - 27 Sept. 2025 |
Last year's slogan was "change begins." This year's will be "renew Britain." The trouble is, Britain's prime minister is running out of time to do it.
After months of grappling with rising nationalist sentiment and support for Nigel Farage's populist Reform UK, Keir Starmer has decided the time has come to be more muscular -- and he will use Labour's annual conference this week to articulate a center-left vision of "patriotic renewal."
by Oui
Mon Feb 9th, 2026 at 01:44:43 PM EST
Newly-released documents in the US, known as the 'Epstein files', have revealed further details about Lord Mandelson's relationship with the paedophile financier.
Peter Thiel, a co-founder of Palantir is also named in the material released by the US Department of Justice and has acknowledged meeting Epstein 'a few times'.
The Prime Minister and Lord Mandelson, who at the time was Britain's ambassador to the US, visited Palantir's offices in Washington DC in February 2025 (Image: Carl Court/PA Wire)
by Oui
Mon Feb 9th, 2026 at 08:51:39 AM EST
Deep State Shit
Peak Double Standard
Norman Finkelstein on PM Keir Starmer
SUPPORTS ZIONISM WITHOUT QUALIFICATION
McSweeney spent a brief but formative period of his youth volunteering on an Israeli settlement, Kibbutz Sarid. (Facebook)
Morgan McSweeney: the man running Britain and his ties to Israel | The Electronic Intifada |
As Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff, McSweeney is said to hold immense influence over the direction of the country. Recent book The Fraud by investigative journalist Paul Holden, exposed many of McSweeney's backroom dealings. The book has already led to two resignations at Number 10 Downing Street, the prime minister's official residence and headquarters.
It is impossible to understand the slavish pro-Israeli stance adopted by Keir Starmer and the Labour Party in recent years without understanding McSweeney.
by Oui
Sun Feb 8th, 2026 at 07:58:44 PM EST
Today a collection of good people ... Peace Now! .. A Free Palestine
After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | The Guardian Opinion |
It's chilling to watch as Trump and Netanyahu adopt the methods of regimes their countries once condemned
Dozens Arrested as Anti-ICE Protests Erupt Outside Whipple Building
A protest outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis was declared an unlawful assembly after some demonstrators began throwing objects, including ice chunks, at law enforcement. Authorities said a sheriff's deputy was hit in the head and a squad car windshield was broken, prompting dispersal orders and arrests. Several dozen people were taken into custody as officers and state patrol troopers broke up the demonstration.
by Oui
Sun Feb 8th, 2026 at 07:42:26 AM EST
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Questions swirl as video logs show person may have entered Epstein
jail tier the night he died | CBS News - one day ago |
UK Politics latest: PM told position ’untenable' over Mandelson - and even Starmer ally admits he must ’take responsibility' | Sky News |
by Oui
Sat Feb 7th, 2026 at 06:46:54 PM EST
I'm just dumbfounded ... this is not the America I grew up in from 1957-1967 ... there were the warning signs from our family's European perspective and the destruction of World War II across continental Europe which includes the Soviet Empire in 1945.
MESSAGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR
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The @DeptWar is formally ending ALL Professional Military Education, fellowships, and certificate programs with Harvard University.
by Oui
Sat Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:04:10 AM EST
The peacemaker wild west Colt45 like Trump today
Colt's Peacemaker in the Old West | Arizona Ghostriders |
Mercenaries and/or bounty hunters ...
"Have Gun, Will Travel"
Hollywood framing ...
Instilling American "culture" ... bias-racism-xenophobia-
year after year, decade after decade .. decadence
drip .. drip .. drip .. drip .. drip propaganda and brainwashing
by Oui
Fri Feb 6th, 2026 at 03:14:42 PM EST
How white Americans used lynchings to terrorize and control black people | The Guardian |
KKK Rides Again ... 🤑 🤢 🤮
Americans furious with Donald Trump portraying Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys | NRC Rotterdam |
"Racism in its ugliest form," "too disgusting for words," "a stain on our history," "this can't be true," "there's no lower limit": these are just a few of the reactions flooding social media to a video that US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social late Thursday night.
The video shows edited footage of the smiling faces of Barack and Michelle Obama, the first Black president and first lady of the United States, superimposed onto monkey bodies. The song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is edited beneath the footage. The comparison between monkeys and people of color is an extremely racist stereotype with a long history dating back to the nineteenth century.
by Oui
Fri Feb 6th, 2026 at 12:29:11 PM EST
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Citizens of the Whole World
Anti-Zionism and the Cultures of the American Jewish Left
Benjamin Balthaser
(Author)
by Oui
Thu Feb 5th, 2026 at 08:44:35 AM EST
Guardiola habló en un evento benéfico en Barcelona sobre la necesidad de proteger a los niños en Palestina
Human Traits:
We're overlooking what we have in common and unites us as human beings.
El reconocido entrenador del Manchester City, Josep Guardiola, ha inaugurado el evento solidario 'Manifest X Palestine' en el Palau Sant Jordi con un potente y emotivo discurso, reafirmando su inquebrantable compromiso con la causa palestina.
Ataviado con un pañuelo palestino al cuello como símbolo de solidaridad, el técnico catalán recordó las desgarradoras imágenes de los niños de Gaza entre los escombros, instando a la audiencia a reflexionar sobre cómo "los hemos dejado solos y abandonados", mientras que "los poderosos están en sus casas".
Guardiola enfatizó la urgencia de actuar, afirmando que las bombas "quieren provocar silencios" y haciendo un llamado a "dar un paso adelante" contra la indiferencia. Concluyó su intervención destacando que cada sonido del concierto serviría como un recordatorio para "no perder la memoria de décadas de falta de libertad del pueblo palestino".
by Oui
Thu Feb 5th, 2026 at 06:57:21 AM EST
(RRX) across Western World dubbed as Freedom and Democracy ... a world of greed, lies and betrayal.
[Below the fold an important update-1 - Oui]
The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is slashing its workforce by 30 per cent with major cuts including its foreign bureaus and its sports department.
by Oui
Wed Feb 4th, 2026 at 04:19:34 AM EST
The pro-Western alternative to his father was murdered ... 15 years after NATO military with US support exploited the protest in oil rich Eastern province.
by Oui
Tue Feb 3rd, 2026 at 08:06:28 AM EST
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Downfall of the Empire with the January 6th Insurrection Storming of the Capitol ... defacing Washington quite similar to the British forces in 1812 ransacking the small town on the Potomac river.
During the War of 1812, British forces stormed into Washington, and set fire to the White House and other federal buildings. Rather than dent U.S. morale, the sacking of Washington served to galvanize the population against the British.
Most excellent summary of the state of affairs ... only the Apprentice could have written this dark script ....
by Oui
Sun Feb 1st, 2026 at 05:34:01 PM EST
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Mark Rutte should stop being an 'American agent' and unite NATO, Charles Michel says
Mark Rutte should stop being an 'American agent' and unite NATO, Charles Michel says. Former European Council President Charles Michel tells Euronews that Rutte's "flattering approach" towards the US President will lead to "total failure."
Ukraine, Moldova declare mass power outages amid 'technological disruption' | Anadolu Agency |
Ukraine's energy minister says 750 kV power line between country's western, central regions, 400 kV line between power systems of Romania, Moldova experience shutdown
Ukraine and Moldova on Saturday announced mass power outages, including in their respective capitals, as the former battles a state of emergency in its energy sector amid severe winter weather.
Indicating that the failure occurred at 10:42 am local time (0842GMT), Shmyhal said this caused a "cascade of disconnections" in Ukraine's power grid and the activation of "automatic protections" at substations.
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