Tag: coup
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U.S. Declares the Military Takeover in Niger a Coup
[ad_1] The Biden administration formally acknowledged on Tuesday what most countries declared months ago: that the military takeover in Niger in July was a coup. Officials in the administration had sidestepped that declaration for weeks because the word “coup” has major policy implications. Congress has mandated that the United States must halt all economic and…
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We're in the Middle of a Global Coup — Here's How We Stop It
[ad_1] In this interview board-certified internist and biological warfare epidemiologist Dr. Meryl Nass discusses the dangers posed by the World Health Organization’s upcoming pandemic treaty and the International Health Regulation (IHR) amendments. She also wrote about this in a recent article titled “The WHO’s Proposed Treaty Will Increase Manmade Pandemics.”1 “I’ve been reading the different…
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Chilean coup: Australia risks becoming safe haven for war criminals, report says
[ad_1] Key PointsPaula Sanchez was jailed and tortured in Chile by Augustus Pinochet’s regime, members of which live in Sydney.The Australian Centre for International Justice says Australia risks becoming a “a safe haven for perpetrators of atrocity crimes.”It called for the establishment of a permanent special unit to investigate international war crimes. Paula Sanchez was…
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France to Pull Its Troops From Niger After Military Coup
[ad_1] France will withdraw nearly 1,500 troops from the West African nation of Niger by the end of the year, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday, a decision that could upend the West’s security footprint in the region, including the future of 1,100 American forces based in Niger. In an interview on French television, Mr.…
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Chile marks 50 years since Augusto Pinochet’s military coup
[ad_1] SANTIAGO — Chile on Monday marks 50 years since a violent coup by Augusto Pinochet against socialist President Salvador Allende ushered in two decades of military rule, saw thousands killed and seeded the country’s market-led economic model. The 1973 coup, in which tanks roamed the streets and Hawker Hunter planes bombed a burning La…
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Lynn Lynn’s Journey From Rocker to Dissecting Myanmar’s Coup in Film
[ad_1] Long before he became an award-winning filmmaker, Lynn Lynn was already a star. His voice was ubiquitous on the radio, belting out rock songs, and he played sold-out shows in stadiums across the country. Everywhere he went, fans hounded him for selfies and autographs. But all that fame was confined to Myanmar, a country…
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EU’s migration plans in Niger in balance after coup
[ad_1] The EU’s expansive cooperation with Niger to stem migration may be in the balance following the 26 July military coup that ousted president Mohamed Bazoum. Those EU efforts are closely linked to security programmes, whose budget the EU has since announced it will suspend. When pressed on the issue, a European Commission spokesperson on…
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France, U.S. relations grow tense over Niger coup
[ad_1] “Perhaps in order to avoid bloodshed, the U.S. was quickly keen to talk to the putschists. Maybe the better reaction should’ve been to put some conditions or guarantees before opening those channels,” said a French official familiar with the situation in Niger. The official, like others who spoke for this story, was granted anonymity…
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Co-conspirator 5’s memos show that Jan. 6 was a planned coup
[ad_1] On the heels of the public exposure of a memo from lawyer Kenneth Chesebro proposing what would become the central strategy of Donald Trump’s attempted coup on Jan. 6, 2021, Politico has a new overview of Chesebro’s role in the conspiracy that’s worth a read. Chesebro only made it to Co-Conspirator 5 status in…
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US envoy meets Niger coup leaders but sees no headway
[ad_1] The second-ranking US diplomat met Niger’s military leaders on Monday to press to reverse a coup but reported no headway a day after an ultimatum from the West African bloc was ignored. Victoria Nuland, a veteran envoy and acting deputy secretary of state, said she met for more than two hours with military chiefs…
