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People from various groups protest outside the White House in Washington, July 7, 2024
THE Nato military alliance begins a three-day summit in Washington DC tomorrow.
Nato’s ranks have grown from its original 12 nations that signed the Washington Treaty 75 years ago — to 32 countries after Sweden joined this year.
Article 5 of the treaty is a political commitment by all member countries to come to the aid of any member whose sovereignty or territory might be under attack.
MARK HAZELDEN criticises the Western narrative that the incident was an escalation of Russia’s confrontation with the West, given that Belarus, a Russian ally, warned Poland of off-course drones, and the drones were unarmed, cheap wooden decoys
Washington plays innocent bystander while pouring weapons and intelligence into Ukraine, just as it enables the Gaza genocide — but every US escalation leaves Ukraine weaker than the neutrality deal rejected in 2022, argue MEDEA BENJAMIN and NICOLAS JS DAVIES
