Global Research

The Christmas Truce of 1914 has become an enduring image of the triumph of man's spirit over adversity which should send a strong message to the architects of today's wars including Donald Trump, Theresa May, Emmanuel Macron and Benjamin Netanyahu.

Yemen is a strategically key geopolitical stretch of land at the connecting point of the Red Sea which links to the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal and the Indian Ocean. It’s the site of one of the world’s most strategic shipping choke points, the Bab el Mandab, a narrow passage a mere 18 miles distance from Djibouti in the Horn of Africa

For almost 2 decades, the US pursued a list of ‘enemy countries’ to confront, attack, weaken & overthrow. This imperial quest to overthrow ‘enemy countries’ depends on two considerations: the level of priority & the degree of vulnerability for a ‘regime change’ operation.

As we speak, NATO is deploying 50.000 troops, 250 aircraft, 65 vessels and 10.000 vehicles all across Norway, as well as in some areas in Sweden, Finland, Iceland and other Baltic countries. More than 30 NATO members are participating in this exercise named Trident Juncture 18, the largest ever of its kind,