| Defend Democracy Press The Newsletter of The Delphi Initiative Website Excerpts: League of Arab States strongly condemns Israeli attack on LebanonSep. 18, 2024 League of Arab States Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has strongly condemned the pager blast attack in Lebanon, which the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon announced was carried out by “Israel”. He also issued a warning about the potential for increased tensions and escalation in the Middle East, according to the organization’s statement. “Mr. […] Read on » Russia Slams NATO’s ‘Reckless’ Rejection of Putin’s Red Line on Ukraine AttacksSep. 18, 2024 MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Wednesday that dismissing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warnings about the dangers of Ukraine using Western weapons to attack Russian territory is both provocative and perilous. “Such a ostentatious desire not to take seriously the statements of the Russian president is an absolutely short-sighted […] Read on » ‘Hamas is Winning the War’ – Former Israeli Commander Tells NYTSep 17, 2024 The New York Times quoted a former commander of the Israeli army’s Gaza Division stating that the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas is “winning this war,” which has been ongoing in Gaza since October 7. Maj. Gen. Gadi Shamni, a former commander of the Israeli military’s Gaza division, was quoted by the paper […] Read on » Greece: Nine years since the July 5 referendumBy xristianiki.gr On the occasion of the completion of nine years since: the July 5, 2015 referendum regarding the two first memoranda and the treaties imposed on the people of Greece by the “Troika” (the European Union, the European Central Bank and the Internationl Monetary Fund) and The 3rd Memorandum signed a few days later […] Read on » The European Commission and the “coverup” of the rail tragedy in GreeceUrsula von der Leyen announced that the Greek Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas will take over the Sustainable Transport and Tourism portfolio in the new European Commission. Already last August, Maria Karystianou, the President of the association of victims of the railway tragedy in Tempi(https://www.projectsyndicate.org/commentary/greece-train-wrecklegacy-of-austerity-by-james-k-galbraith-2023-03, https://www.defenddemocracy.press/tag/tempi/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempi_train_crash), for which the European Union itself, as well as the […] Read on » The Austerity Train WreckBy James K. Galbraith Mar 10, 2023 If human error is to blame for the deadly train collision in Greece on February 28, the responsibility ultimately lies with those who devised, defended, and promoted the economic doctrines underpinning the austerity policies that were imposed on the country in the 2010s. Without those polices, this tragedy […] Read on » French contractor, Italian-owned trains, EU policies: Greek crash was also a European failureThe horrific head-on train collision in Greece last week, with a provisional death toll of 57, was a disaster waiting to happen. By Eurydice Bersi (Reporters United) Mar 10, 2023 Late in the evening on 28 February, nobody noticed a passenger train and freight train racing towards each other, on the same track near Tempi […] Read on » Greece train crash: The EU has blood on its handsBy DiEM25 Communications Mar 3, 2023 While the EU was quick to symbolically pay tributes, its role in the privatisation of the Greek railway played a big part in the tragedy The death toll continues to rise in Greece after the horrific head-on-collision crash between two trains on Wednesday in the village of Tempi, […] Read on » Demoralization is deepening Ukraine’s armed forces as its situation in Donbass deterioratesBy Dmitri Kovalevich* 12 Sep 2024 The economic situation in Ukraine has deteriorated sharply in recent months. According to Bloomberg News on September 4, the Western countries have begun to reduce their financial support to the government in Kiev, while the IMF is ‘recommending’ that the government devalue the currency at a faster rate, cut interest […] Read on » What’s Donald Trump’s plan to ‘end’ Russia’s war on Ukraine?The plan presented by Trump’s running mate is closer to Russia’s position rather than that of Ukraine and NATO. By Maziar Motamedi Published On 17 Sep 202417 Sep 2024 Donald Trump and Russia — the association goes back to the former president’s first run for the top job in the United States and accusations that the […] Read on » Trump’s Repeated Efforts to Disavow Project 2025 ‘Not Fooling Anyone’“These attempts to create the appearance of distance between Trump and Project 2025 are happening because Americans are starting to learn about this extreme takeover plan,” said one Democratic congressman. By Jessica Corbett Jul 30, 2024 As the Heritage Foundation announced Tuesday that Project 2025’s director will soon step down, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump […] Read on » Triumph French Leftist Mélenchon Could Spell Trouble for UkraineSunday’s French election has brought no clarity to the country’s politics. Likewise, it is not clear if the triumph of the leftist alliance over the far-right party makes a difference for Ukraine. by Leo Chiu* July 9, 2024 New Popular Front (NFP), France’s hastily formed leftist alliance, has come out on top after Sunday’s election, […] Read on »Copyright © 2024 The Delphi Initiative, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have expressed your interest in getting the latest information through the Newsletter of the Delphi Initiative. Λαμβάνετε αυτό το email επειδή εχετε εκφράσει το ενδιαφέρον σας για ενημέρωση μέσω των Νewsletter της πρωτοβουλίας των Δελφών. 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