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Dissent, rebellion and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots; No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels
Jan 7, 2023 • 30 tweets • 11 min read
At least four current ministers have either faced or are facing investigations. Nicolas Sarkozy to appeal overturn corruption conviction.

A few notes about 2023 and various shades of #corruption in #France.

🧵 (1/n) Gérald Darmanin (Interior Minister)
He has been accused of rape and abuse of power, asking sex in exchange of favours. He admitted the facts but says victims gave their consent for the sexual relations. Two inquiries were oppened and closed wihout him being formally accused.
Sep 19, 2022 • 8 tweets • 8 min read
In the grim reality of #floods, Pakistanis young & old are providing hope, here are a few

The Solar Water Box provides robust, on-wheels, solar-powered water filtration unit that can deliver up to 10,000 litres of filtered water per day says @hamzafarrukh aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/18… Another startup, called #PakVitae, is providing a filter product that does not require electricity. Using gravity and attaching to the bottom of #water containers, the filters can provide up to 10,000 litres.

instagram.com/pakvitae/

Apr 3, 2022 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
Imran Khan's speaker of the national assembly rejects the #NoConfidenceMotion calling it an "international conspiracy" Imran Khan asks the president to dissolve assemblies and asks for elections. Calls it an international conspiracy to unseat an elected prime minister
Oct 29, 2021 • 17 tweets • 18 min read
First photos of graduates from "Military Academy of #Kabul".
In #Afghanistan after pol leaders fled & soldiers surrendered, #Taliban have talked about an inclusive national #army curently being reorganised. But what hardware/capabilities will they have

🧵ImageImageImageImage They have
-Millions of rounds of ammo
-10s of thousands of guns, radios other hardware
-1000s of MRAPs & Humvees
-Dozens of aircraft
-100s of technicians/operators

@AJEnglish had exclusive access to what #Taliban says is the beginning of its own #AirForce
Feb 24, 2021 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
I asked a senior leader of the #Taliban

Whether they're...
- violating peace agreement terms
- disingenuous during peace talks
- tactically buying time before withdrawal deadline
- behind targeted killings and spike in violence
- not severing ties with groups like Al Qaeda
(1/n) The Taliban leader accused the Afghan govt and allies of violating their deal.

"According to the agreement after three months of initiating intra-Afghan dialogue, all prisoners are to be released. It’s been five months and they haven’t released a single prisoner"
Nov 2, 2020 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
Several gunmen with shotguns in #Vienna as a wide security operation is underway.

At least 1 person killed and several seriously injured, including a police officer. At least six crime scenes and one attacker shot dead by police Austrian interior minister Karl Nehammer calls it a terror attack in #Vienna.

The incident took place near the central Schwedenplatz square.

Police have cordoned off many streets and urging people to avoid the area and not to take public transport.

Nov 1, 2020 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
Protesters gather in Istanbul against the publication of caricatures. Strong words against "infidel" #Macron. Image Organisers say they tried insulting our prophet in 2015 and now under Macron they do it again. The garb of free expression has been unmasked by the naked aggression.

Protesters shout "the hands which reach for our prophet will be broken" Image
Sep 16, 2020 • 6 tweets • 7 min read
Pakistan's media is being squeezed to a conformist model by what pro-regime journalists call a "hybrid-government"

- Journalism must be PR
- Opinion intolerable
- Criticism illegal
#JournalismIsNotACrime

#Pakistan media: journos fabricate claims to immigrate abroad @fawadchaudhry

Offair @HamidMirPAK
Beaten @AsadAToor @UmarCheema1
Shot @AbsarAlamHaider
Abducted @Matiullahjan919 @realrazidada
Fired @najamsethi @TalatHussain12
Censored @asmashirazi @AzazSyed
Jun 27, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Lessons for countries with
-rotting economies
-reliance on loans
-shrinking industry
-devalued currency
-inept bureaucracy
-endemic corruption
-powerful clergy's clout in politics &
-bloated military
The abyss awaits should you not make tough choices NOW while facing the pandemic Forget running tanks and planes ... if you do not get your finances in order, your hospitals will shut down.

So many lessons from #Lebanon for failing economies.

Jan 26, 2020 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
Escalation in #Nasiriya

After crossing the bridge, protesters surrounded police HQ of #dhiqar province. Reports say 60 protesters & 20 security forces injured in clashes

Earlier angry protesters burnt police vehicles reacting to a brutal crackdown which killed 4 &wounded dozens Clashes have continued throughout the day in #Nasiriyah
Protesters say security forces trying to stop them & have burnt their tents. They accuse police of using live ammunition & tear gas which has wounded dozens

Southern Iraq's protests much larger & being repressed the hardest
Jan 4, 2020 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
Explosion in #Baghdad. Reports say a projectile landed in the Green Zone Multiple projectiles (unclear if rockets of mortars) hit near the fortified US embassy compound. Explosion heard by witnesses nearby. No casualties reported so far.

Lots of rumours flying around, awaiting official confirmation from Iraqi and US security
Sep 14, 2019 • 20 tweets • 21 min read
Houthi fighters in Yemen have claimed two drone attacks on Saudi #Aramco factories in Abqaiq and Khurais provinces which sparked large fires. Saudi interior ministry spokesman says the fires in the state oil company have been brought under control Abqaiq plays a pivotal role in Aramco's day-to-day operations. #Saudi Aramco says #Abqaiq is the company's largest oil processing facility and the largest crude oil stabilization plant in the world saudiaramco.com/en/creating-va…
Aug 21, 2019 • 13 tweets • 29 min read
Some cluster munitions used in disputed #Kashmir @banclusterbombs @erinlynnhunt @MinesActionCan
@amyjlittle @noclusterbombs @MineMonitor @ISUCCM
@MineActionRev @yeshuamp @unodavienna @ONU_fr @UNPeacebuilding @EU_NonProlif @Lara @andersoncooper @Article36 @nuclearban Nuclear armed #India and #Pakistan have exchanged fire over the line of control @explosiveweapon @lauraboillot @K8brannen @jricole @CorentinBr @Ifri_ @NATOSource @UF @Kennedy_School @FletcherSchool @ACScowcroft @KVignard @JensLaerke @banclusterbombs @IvoHDaalder @bellingcat
Aug 6, 2019 • 13 tweets • 13 min read
I met Shereen a few days ago as the #Yazidis mark five years since ISIL’s brutality began on #Sinjar. She tries to forget the pain, but it’s difficult because of her physical and emotional scars. ISIL fighters used her as a sex slave. She’s among an estimated 7000 #Yezidi women and girls were taken from Sinjar province - many had to endure what Shireen went through.
Jun 10, 2019 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
O'DA!!!

Ladies and gentlemen.
The incoming symbol of hope for UK.
The soon-to-be Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Hs Excellency #BorisJohnson by @OwenJones84 Can they trust him? That's the question Britain's Conservatives face as they consider whether they really want Boris Johnson to become their next prime minister. Via @business
bloom.bg/2XfQoGX
Mar 16, 2019 • 8 tweets • 6 min read
Angelic, Backpacker!
Disgusting choice of photo of a white, blond child instead of a mass murdering terrorist.

Whitewashing white supremacy brought us here.
Looks like many more muslims, jews & black folks have to die before hate spewing islamophobes are taken off the pedastal. For those in denial of #WhitePrivilege...
Either call them all "gunmen" or all "terrorists" @nytimes
via @KhaledBeydoun
Jan 26, 2019 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Two people wounded as protesters set fires in a military base. #Kurdish demonstrators storm #Turkish base in Shiladze, Duhok province’s Amedi region in #Iraq. Turkish airstrikes allegedly killed six civilians this week. anfabone.com/26.01.2019_Sel… Turkey's military confirms incident, says it's making necessary array