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Click here to see the summaryThe Czech prime minister, Petr Fiala, has said a failed arson attack that took place in Prague last week was “very likely” organised and financed by Russia.Speaking after a meeting of the Czech National Security Council, Mr Fiala said the failed attack was evidently part of a “hybrid” campaign of sabotage being run by Moscow against European countries.Police said a foreign citizen was arrested on Saturday in connection with the incident and was being held in custody on terrorism charges.He was described as “a Spanish-speaking man originally from South America” and had apparently been in the country for five days. Police beefed up patrols across the Czech capital last Friday after claims of a heightened risk to security.They released CCTV footage apparently showing a dark-haired man paying for items in a shop or petrol station. On Sunday afternoon a criminal prosecution was launched, and today [Monday] a court ordered he be remanded in custody,” Mr Vondrasek told journalists at a news briefing. The man - described as a 26-year-old of South American origin - is accused of trying to set fire to buses at a public transport depot in Prague’s Klicov district in the early hours of Thursday morning.Local media initially reported that he had spilt petrol over several buses at the depot, but failed to set them on fire. However, a spokeswoman for Prague’s public transport authority was quoted by news outlet Novinky.cz as saying the man had set several buses alight, and the fires were subsequently extinguished by depot workers. The fires caused an estimated 200,000 Czech crowns (£6,864; $8,738) of damage, she said.He now faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted under terrorism legislation - 30 if given an exemplary sentence.Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Czech government has become one of Ukraine’s most ardent supporters, providing military assistance including artillery, tanks and ammunition.However the mutual antipathy predates the February 2022 invasion.The government in Prague says Russia’s GRU intelligence service was behind the 2014 explosions at a Czech arms dump that left two people dead.The Czech Republic was the second country - after the US - to be placed on Russia’s list of “unfriendly nations” after a series of diplomatic expulsions that followed an investigation into the explosions.Moscow denies any involvement in the incident. — Saved 28% of original text.
[Not defending Israel] As a rule of thumb, I wouldn’t trust the word of an interested party in accusing the other party.
Maybe they had 7 hostages and Israel killed 3, or maybe Israel released 4 and Hamas killed the rest, or maybe those 3 were killed earlier for whatever reason, or anything in between.
I can only imagine how terrifying it must be to face the pressure of an entire government for sharing information. Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, Aaron Swartz, Reality Winner, and many more people have bravely shared information at great personal cost and have faced consequences because of it. I wish Mr. Li the best of luck, because long after he is forgotten by most of the Internet he will still be suffering blowback for the brave act of spreading truth. Not all heros wear capes, but some may look like cats.
how much more evidence do we need that Israel are the bad guys? Every reasonable nation in the world is pressing for a ceasefire because of the obscene casualties, and Israel said “nah we came to finish this genocide don’t be too mad okay?”
Biden has said it out loud for nearly 40 years, “If there were not an Israel, we’d have to invent one.”
It’s power projection in a traditionally less than friendly region. They might not like what they do, they might regret that they let them be an independent government, but they won’t do anything of real substance. Just ask the USS Liberty vets.
The jury accepted the argument that the money transferred to the paramilitaries was used to commit war crimes such as homicides, kidnappings, extortion, torture and forced disappearances.
Did they mean crimes against humanity? What war was being fought?
Legally neither, this was a civil liability case and not a criminal proceeding. The war they are referring to is the Colombian conflict, which is ongoing.
Meh in Holland we are in NATO and they send Tu-53 bear bombers into our airspace every few months. They are escorted by fighters until they leave. I think they do the same with neighbouring countries like Denmark. It hardly even makes the news anymore, it’s so common.
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