Latest
on top (updated regularly):
(https://twitter.com/martinbroek)
August 6
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On Gaza,
Germany’s government faces pressure. Germany, after the Holocaust,
has a special bond with Israel. But a hunger crisis in Gaza is
creating a demand for Berlin to take bolder action.
Stopping arms trade with Israel is one of the demands. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/world/europe/germany-gaza-israel-hunger-merz.html
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When even the
US allied brutes start to call for an end...
#Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman #MBS on Tuesday called on all countries during an extraordinary summit of the #BRICS group of nations to stop exporting #weapons to #Israel.
https://bk.arynews.tv/saudi-crown-prince-calls-on-all-countries-to-stop-arms-exports-to-israel/
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Latest #ENAAT
Newsletter, with info on
#EU funding for the arms industry, like:
-EC proposes fivefold increase for the
military in 2028-34 EU budget
-EDF benefiting Israeli Aerospace
Industries
Other aspects of EU #militarisation
& More. See 4 yourselve➡️https://enaat.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ENAAT-NBB-2025-4_18.07.2025.pdf
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Dutch arms
trade
The Colombian Navy
has embarked on an ambitious project to build a new class of
#frigates in #Colombia, in so doing becoming only the third South
American country, after Brazil and Mexico, to build ships of this
type. Based on #Damen’s #SIGMA 10514 design, previously built for
Indonesia and #Mexico, the PES frigates will replace the
Colombian Navy’s ageing Amirante Padilla-class frigates, and will
be built in Colombia with technical support from the #Dutch yard.
https://rina.org.uk/publications/the-naval-architect/frigate-building-first-for-colombia/
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Peace
organisations such as Campaign Against Arms Trade #CAAT and the
European Network Against Arms Trade #ENAAT have stepped up their
criticism of European rearmament plans, considering them to benefit
the arms industry at the expense of social spending.
https://www.equaltimes.org/eighty-years-after-the-atomic
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Only
criminals sell arms to Israel
(not to mention buying weapons from
Israeli arms industries, part of the genocidal apparatus).
UN experts have recommended that states
impose a arms embargo on Israel due to its multiple violations of
international law. https://en.ypagency.net/365262
In the first 6 months of 2025, the value of #Serbia’s #arms
exports to #Israel stood at around €55.5m, up from €47.9m in
entire 2024, which was then a record-breaking amount, said Balkan
Investigative Reporting Network Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Aug. 5.
https://betabriefing.com/news/politics/32002-birn-serbias-arms-exports-to-israel-surge-in-h1-of-2025
August 5
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Dat wisten we in
grote lijnen al, maar ze hebben er schijt aan in Washington
#VS wapens dragen in grote mate bij aan het massale #bendegeweld in #Haïti. Zo lijkt uit 'n reconstructie van de FT, de krant onderzocht de toeleveringsketens van de #wapenhandel.
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Sjoemelen met
#wapens?
In ere herstelde #Oekraïense #corruptiewaakhonden pakken politici op wegens gesjoemel met militaire orders.
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I cannot find the design, but equipment
deliveries are listed in the XL spreadsheet with monthly Dutch ML
permissions
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/exportcontrole-strategische-goederen/documenten/rapporten/2016/10/01/overzicht-uitvoer-militaire-goederen.
Retweet with comment @JorgeDBL (https://x.com/JorgeDBL/status/1952070634286235709): The Dutch
Damen Shipyards Group has been positioned as the main Naval
builder(in Cuba) of the Venezuelan Navy. Damen has built it in recent
years, and is building it, 51 boats of different types. I think of
Eric and a burning promise of DAMEX, Santiago de Cuba.
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Acquisition policy of Indonesian navy creates "a logistics and training [costly] nightmare" for itself.
Next class of frigates will be introduced. Now 2 from Turkey, after 2 from the Netherlands, two from the UK and 2 multi-purpose vessels from Italy. https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/indonesian-navy-looks-for-variety-to-add-capability/
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Trump
administration plans to maintain export controls on the most advanced
chips and its manufacturing equipment to China, a senior White House
official said, adding that the US also doesn’t plan to
automatically greenlight all H20 chip exports to China.
https://exportcompliancedaily.com/article/2025/08/04/us-still-planning-to-deny-china-highestend-chip-tech-white-house-official-says-2508010002?BC=bc_6891c29ee8840
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An example to
follow in other harbours and harbors?
‘We will not work for war’: Genoa, Italy, union stops arms shipment https://www.workers.org/2025/08/87216/
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Nederland
levert wapens aan Oekraine en financieert en passant de
wapenindustrie van de Verenigde Staten, terwijl dit land steeds meer
een kapitalistische concurrent wordt met een onvoorspelbare politieke
koers.
August 2
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A Brussels plan to
suspend Israel’s participation in the Horizon research program
needs to win more backing from countries. https://www.politico.eu/article/israel-war-in-gaza-humanitarian-crisis-eu-penalties-horizon-research-program/
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Marine Forum
published 4 ways out of the #German #frigate crisis around the F-126
frigate which is build under the guidance of #Damen.
In all 4 there is no place for the
Dutch shipbuilder anymore. It seems the Netherlands & #Damen
overpalyed their hand.
https://marineforum.online/en/f126-on-legerwall-ways-out-of-the-german-frigate-crisis/
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Publicatie rapport
‘Toezicht op buitenlandse inlichtingen- en veiligheidsdiensten’.
Zie
ook:https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7354529298428358656/
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Dangerous game
in the corridors of power with the other 8 billion as pawns.
US President Trump ordered the deployment of 2 nuclear subs in an extraordinary escalation of what had been an online war of words with a Russian official over Ukraine & tariffs.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/01/trump-deploys-nuclear-submarines-in-row-with-russia-a90077
August 1
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After US
President Trump suggested the EU would be buying “hundreds of
billions” of dollars-worth of US weapon systems, analysts differed
over how much of that claim was bluster — but all agreed it Europe
has an interest in US military products.
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/07/eu-to-spend-hundreds-of-billions-on-us-arms-maybe-not-but-demand-is-real-analysts-say/
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Psst Herr Wadephul:
The time for warnings is past. Its time for real measures. Stop e.g.
buying in and selling arms to Israel.
Germany warns Israel of “diplomatic isolation” over Gaza humanitarian crisis.https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250801-germany-warns-israel-of-diplomatic-isolation-over-gaza-humanitarian-crisis/
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#Palantir
gets $10 #billion contract from #US Army
The award covering the next decade is one of the largest DoD contracts ever, cementing the tech firm’s role in warfighting for years to come.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/31/palantir-army-contract-10bn/
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#EU and hindu
#extremist #India strengthen military ties.
https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/global/india-and-eu-strengthen-defence-ties-amid-growing-global-challenges
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“European
components used to harden #Myanmar weaponised #drones.” Through
formal tracing operations, CAR (Conflict Armament Research) alerted
the module manufacturer—based in Europe & not named in the
Dispatch—that the product has been used for militarily.
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/75430e34391741d9bb2e7d7b8d1d7c4c
EU Drone Technology
Found in Myanmar Military Drones.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmars-crisis-the-world/eu-drone-technology-found-in-myanmar-military-drones.html
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#Slovenia bans
#arms exports to #Israel
“Slovenia is the first European
country to ban the import, export and transit of weapons to and from
Israel,” the government said. https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence/news/slovenia-bans-arms-exports-to-israel/
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@WilliamHartung
I just never imagined it would actually hit a trillion — yes, a
trillion! — dollars. I’m thinking, of course, about what’s
still called the “defense” budget. It’s now estimated that, for
the first time in history, does include a trillion dollars for the
Pentagon.
The writer argues what is needed, is a new surge of public engagement and a genuine debate about what kind of world we want to live in and how the US could play a constructive (rather than destructive) role in bringing it about. https://tomdispatch.com/entering-a-golden-age-for-war-profiteers/
