HINDUSTAN TIMES—A massive protest erupted in France’s capital, Paris, over sending troops to the Ukraine. Thousands of protesters were seen opposing a recent proposal by Emmanuel Macron. “Macron, go to Ukraine alone,” slogans were raised by angry protesters. Demonstrators also tore up EU and NATO flags and waved French tricolours instead. The protesters carried banners saying, “We are not willing to die for Ukraine” and “Let’s stop pumping weapons into Kyiv.” This comes after Emmanuel Macron hinted at a possible NATO troop deployment in Ukraine.
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PEPE ESCOBAR—Todd correctly defines NATO by plunging into “their unconscious”: “We note that that its military, ideological and psychological mechanism does not exist to protect Western Europe, but to control it.”
12. In tandem with several analysts in Russia, China, Iran and among independents in Europe, Todd is sure that the US obsession – since the 1990s – to cut off Germany from Russia will lead to failure: “Sooner or later, they will collaborate, as “their economic specializations define them as complementary”.
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The Algerian War: Cause Célèbre of Anticolonialism
25 Mins readEDITOR—The Evian agreements of March 18, 1962 and the cease-fire they instituted, ended the war between the French army and the Algerian National Liberation Army (ALN) and began a “transitional period,” which ended with the referendum of self-determination on July 1, 1962. The resounding “yes” vote led to the transfer of sovereignty from the French to the Algerian authorities on July, 3 and to the official celebration of Independence on July 5. The date of July 5th had been deliberately chosen by the Algerian provisional Government as a historical reference to July 5, 1830, when the city of Algiers had surrendered to the French occupiers.
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Ages of terror: Here’s why Africans hate France
30 minutes readABBAS JUMA—In his memoirs, Charles de Gaulle wrote that France brought civilization to Africa, helped it build nation states and educated the elites, teaching them to act based on principles of human rights and freedoms (and, of course, French interests). At the same time, the founder of the Fifth Republic wrote that Paris was supposed to become a “specially privileged partner” for Africans. In other words, the colonizers wanted to take leave of Africa but preserve their influence over it. This is probably what de Gaulle meant by “privileged partnership.”
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RAMIN MAZAHERI—What an objective view reveals is this: Revolutionary France saw not just one but seven “Coalition Wars” to restore monarchy, privilege, feudalism, torture, inequality, racism and the oppression of an aristocratic elite. From 1792-1815 Europe’s elite refused to make peace with the socio-political advances of the French Revolution, which the French people democratically chose again and again and again. England was the only nation which participated in every war, and it repeatedly paid off other nations to join them.