A Warning from History: Goethe and the Folly of German Militarism

 

A Warning from History: Goethe and the Folly of German Militarism By Adeyinka Makinde On Wednesday, May 14th, 2025, the German Chancellor Friedrch Merz made a statement in the Bundestag asserting that he was intent on transforming the Bundeswehr into “the strongest European army”. Read here

Western Media Admits: Humanitarian Catastrophe in Ukraine By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida Western media is finally admitting that Ukraine is lying about its official casualty figures. A recent article published by Le Monde revealed that there is ample evidence that military casualties in Ukraine are much higher than official figures indicate, given the growing demand for cemetery space for new burials. Read here

46th Anniversary of the Sandinista Popular Revolution: Deepening Democracy and Modernization in Nicaragua By Stephen Sefton Since the Sandinista Front published its historic program in 1969, it has prioritized the social and economic inclusion of peasant families and workers, women and indigenous peoples, people with disability, as well as free quality universal health care, free quality education and vocational training, radical agrarian reform, support for cooperatives, subsidized public transport and accessible housing. Read here

Turkey’s New “Tayfun Block-4” Ballistic Missile. Ankara Claims that It’s “Hypersonic.” Drago Bosnic By Drago Bosnic For the last decade or so, “hypersonic” has become the new military buzzword that signifies prestige and technological edge. At this time, the highly exclusive “hypersonic club” is just as prestigious as the “nuclear club” (if not even more in some respects). Read here

Video: The Blueprint for AI Government Revealed. The Agentic State? James Corbett and Jacob Nordangard By Jacob Nordangard and James Corbett What is the Global Government Technology Centre? Why are they writing white papers on The Agentic State? Why are they proposing that governments use AI to create virtual twins of everyone on the planet in order to predict the future? Read here

Two Members of Israel’s IDF Caught in Belgium "Waving a Flag": Universal Jurisdiction and the IDF By Dr. Binoy Kampmark Two soldiers find themselves in Belgium attending the Tomorrowland festival in Boom, Belgium. Entertainment beckons. The festival, held near Antwerp, attracts somewhere in the order of 400,000 guests over the course of two weekends. The two in question are members of the Israeli Defense Forces, said to be waving a flag of the Israeli Givati Brigade. Read here

Mass Starvation in Gaza: Boycott US, Israel and Germany By Gideon Polya The mass murder of 680,000 Gazans by violence and imposed deprivation has now transmuted to man-made famine and mass starvation that has galvanized the global conscience. Read here