Drone technology helped Yemen turn around the US-Saudi war
Drone technology helped Yemen turn around the US-Saudi war. Now the Saudis are suing for a truce. Al Masirah TV, subtitles by Middle east Observer, 9 June 2021. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCnlto8Ujm4
From Real Media, 16 Sept 2020.
Following on from more than a dozen direct action protests against Elbit Systems in the past few weeks, Palestine Action's occupation of the 'UAV Engines' plant (one of Elbit's subsidiaries) in Shenstone, Staffordshire is the most disruptive yet.
Elbit's UK factories make parts for Israeli drones which are used, say the campaigners, in war crimes against civilians in Gaza. The drones are also sold to India for use in Kashmir.
Despite serious disruption and damage at Elbit's factories and offices, there has not yet been a single prosecution. After some actions, police have told protesters they are free to leave, and where there were arrests, prosecution cases were mysteriously dropped before going to court.
Campaigners believe this is because Elbit has a complex relationship with the UK and Israeli governments and that the scrutiny of their arms exports licenses and other documents in court might uncover illegal and criminal activity.
To test this theory, this network of existing groups and individual campaigners have embarked on an escalating series of actions, culminating in the occupation at UAV in the early hours of Monday morning.
Three people locked on in front of gates were eventually cut free and arrested by yesterday evening, but despite smashing windows, CCTV cameras, lighting, air conditioners and other building infrastructure within sight of police, the five remaining activists continued their protest overnight and throughout today.
So the factory is closed for a second full day, and some of the damage may mean that it has to remain non-operational for some time. Will Elbit face the protesters in court, or will this action be effectively ignored as before? Real Media contacted Elbit for comment but have yet to receive any response.
More info at PalestineAction.org
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Our apologies for posting this rubbish, but we should remain aware of the latest US propaganda. From the US Secretary of State channel, 31 March 2021
Tweet: Mister Blinken, your children are a very long way from #Syria. Are you bombing your own children? sending head-chopping terrorists to kill them? stealing their fuel and food? imposing a siege to stop them rebuilding their houses and to starve and freeze them to death?
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Intro to Marwa Osman's 'Iraq Threatens U.S.--MES EP.80', full program here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYk_AdRBJnc
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It is estimated that there are about 15 Turkish military bases in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, across the provinces of Duhok and Erbil.
The pretext is to chase the PKK (Turkish Kurd separatists). Erdogan's forces have made incursions of up to 200km inside Iraq.
Se estima que hay alrededor de quince sitios y bases militares turcas en la región del Kurdistán de Irak, las cuales se encuentran entre las provincias de Dohuk y Erbil.
From Al Maydeen (ESP) 28 June 2020. Original post here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb1O_bjGiCA
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