The request for the extradition of Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks that published documents on US war crimes, to the US was rejected. Lawyers of Assange have requested his release on bail from detention. US representatives in the court are expected to appeal the decision. The UK court has decided on the request to extradite Assange to the US. Assange, ...
By Fabrizio Verde Italy is a country cornered between two types of imperialism, the main one is American imperialism, which uses its military presence, occupying the country with several NATO bases. Not a leaf moves in Rome without Washington’s approval. The second one is the European Union’s imperialism: although it is subordinated to the US and NATO, it exerts a ...
As the CAATSA sanctions show, reconciliation with American imperialism is only possible as long as you submit to its repression. Ergo, policies relying on cracks in US domestic politics or presidential changes will, no doubt, end inconclusively. Cuba, Vietnam, Cambodia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Libya, Iran, Liberia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Yugoslavia, and the Soviet Union are all good examples. While ...