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Book review

A declaration of love for Swiss literature

by Elisabeth Schriber

(15 October 2021) A friend handed me this book and asked me to write a review. I was greatly surprised that there are supposed to be 99 Swiss writers in Switzerland? A few came to mind from the time of my German studies at university. But 99 was a most impressive number. Of course, my interest was aroused and I started reading the preface, in which the publishers describe the makings of this work in a very vivid way. But read it for yourself:

The fact check

This article exists only in German. It hasn’t been translated.

Has Biden Now Lost Saudi Arabia?

by William Engdahl*

(3 October 2021) The ignominious US withdrawal from Afghanistan has blown a global hole in the post-1945 American Century system of elaborate world domination, a power vacuum that likely will lead to irreversible consequences. The immediate case in point is whether Biden’s Washington strategists – as he clearly makes no policy – have already managed to lose the support of its largest arms buyer and regional strategic ally, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Since the first days of Biden’s inauguration in late January, US policies are driving the Saudi monarchy to pursue a dramatic shift in foreign policy. The longer-term consequences could be enormous.
United Nations General Assembly

Biden “Forgets” What War Is

“War is over. Welcome to the new war.”

by Joe Lauria, USA*

(3 October 2021) Joe Biden, in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, told world leaders Tuesday: “I stand here today, for the first time in 20 years, with the United States not at war.”

Why dealing with Corona makes me despair

by Guy Mettan, freelance journalist, Geneva

(3 October 2021) In her editorial last Sunday [12 September], Ariane Dayer talks about a “Swiss secret” and asks why so many Swiss people hesitate to get vaccinated. An excellent question... to which she was careful not to answer. She contented herself with saying that we “should try to understand”.

Unilateral coercive measures are illegal and counter-productive

They destabilize the States and force them to retrench instead of opening-up

by Alfred de Zayas*

(3 October 2021) Ed. This analysis was presented by the author on 22 September during an expert conference conducted as a side event to the 48th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, held from 13 September to 8 October 2021. Among the experts Professor Dr. Alena Douhan, the current UN Special Rapporteur on Unilateral coercive measures, made a presentation based on her report to the Human Rights Council 2021

The theory and practice of “Unilateral coercive measures” (UCM) is characterized by fake news, fake law, false flags, and double-standards. As far as the legal basis for the imposition of sanctions, only those imposed by the Security Council under article 41 of the UN Charter can be termed legal.