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Serbian president: “NATO wanted to destroy our country”

Published 3 April 2024
– By Editorial Staff
President Aleksandar Vucic and the Serbian city of Novi Sad in flames in 1999.

– They (NATO) wanted to destroy our homeland, destroy Serbia and dismember it – but they failed, President Aleksandar Vučić declared at a memorial ceremony commemorating the NATO bombing 25 years ago and honoring its victims.

– 25 years have passed and we are and will remain unbroken… We will never accept the division of Serbia! Kosovo and Metohija will never be taken from us voluntarily, he continued.

On the annual day of remembrance for the victims of NATO’s bombing of the former Yugoslavia, a large crowd gathered as usual in Prokuplje, 26 miles south of Belgrade, to pay tribute to those killed.

In 2008, Kosovo declared independence and broke away from Serbia – a declaration of independence that Serbia rejects and continues to consider Kosovo a Serbian province.

The event began with a memorial service led by Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church, who later emphasized in his speech that the bombing revealed “the depth of human cruelty when one chooses to give up one’s humanity”.

“Defending our freedom”

After the national anthem and a minute of silence, Andjelka Tosovic, whose house was hit by a projectile during the NATO bombing that killed her 11-month-old sister and her father, said that “time will not heal”.

Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska (one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s two entities), also condemned the NATO bombing, the killing of civilians, and violations of international law.

– We are and will remain a dignified people defending our freedom, he said, stressing the importance of continuing to pay close attention to the Day of Remembrance.

Thousands killed

In 1999, US-led NATO carried out an extensive bombing campaign in the former Yugoslavia for less than three months. As a result, at least 8,000 people were killed and more than a million were forced to flee their homes.

The bombing included the use of cluster bombs and depleted uranium bombs – weapons banned by international conventions. Other targets included the Chinese Embassy and Serbian state television and radio stations.

It was also recently reported that agents of the CIA are in close proximity to President Vučić.

– He (Vucic) is the one who will decide whether we will ever tell the whole truth and what we will do in this matter. There are people in President Vucic’s government circle who are not working in the interest of this country, but against it, former intelligence chief Aleksandar Vulin said in an interview last week.

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Merz: Defiant EU nations could be hit with economic punishment

The globalist agenda

Published 28 May 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Merz at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this year.

German Chancellor and former BlackRock executive Friedrich Merz is threatening to support a freeze on EU funding for Slovakia and Hungary if the countries continue to oppose EU leaders’ sanctions policy against Russia.

On Monday, Merz removed restrictions on Ukraine’s use of German long-range weapons deep inside Russia, a decision the Kremlin described as a “serious escalation”. Slovakia and Hungary have also taken a critical stance toward the West’s policy in the Ukraine war.

However, Merz does not appreciate the criticism and issued a clear warning to Bratislava and Budapest, stating that EU countries considered to be in breach of the rule of law could face infringement proceedings.

– Withdrawing European funds is always an option… If it is necessary, then we will deal with it, he added.

He also emphasized that “we cannot allow the decisions of the entire EU to depend on a small minority” and hinted that there could be “clearer words and possibly also harder conflicts” if the two countries do not change course.

“The end of democracy in Europe”

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have long criticized EU leaders for prolonging the war with military and economic support for Kiev without any visible progress.

Fico, who survived an assassination attempt in May 2024, has taken a more neutral stance than his predecessors since coming to power in 2023. Under his leadership, Slovakia has reduced its military support for Ukraine and promised to veto new EU sanctions that could damage the country’s economy. Fico has also visited Moscow twice since December to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which has sparked anger and criticism from both the EU and NATO.

The Slovak prime minister rejected Merz’s threat to withdraw funding and called the attack unacceptable.

– If someone wants to push a policy where only one opinion is allowed, that’s the end of democracy in Europe, he told reporters during a visit to Armenia on Tuesday.

“Not the path to unity and cooperation”

He argued that a policy where only one opinion is allowed is as dangerous for Europe as a third world war, and that German leaders must accept that not everyone shares their views.

Slovakia is not a little schoolchild that needs to be lectured. Slovakia’s sovereign positions do not stem from vanity, but are based on our national interests“, Fico stated, continuing:

When you hear such aggressive remarks, it feels like we are not heading into good times. The words of the German Chancellor are absolutely unacceptable in modern Europe. If we don’t obey, are we to be punished? This is not the path toward cohesion and cooperation”.

French parliament approves law legalizing euthanasia

Published 28 May 2025
– By Editorial Staff
In the 21st century, several European countries have chosen to legalize euthanasia or assisted suicide - and now France is next.

The French parliament has voted to legalize active euthanasia, allowing healthcare providers to help terminally ill patients end their lives.

The bill was approved by the National Assembly with 305 votes in favor and 199 against, while a separate law on the right to palliative care was passed unanimously.

The new law, called the “law on end of life”, is described by the government as “an ethical response to the need to support the sick and the suffering“. It allows medical teams to decide whether a patient can have access to a lethal substance, either through self-administration or with the help of healthcare professionals.

To qualify, the patient must be over 18, have French citizenship or residency, and suffer from a “serious and incurable, life-threatening, advanced or terminal illness” that causes “constant, unbearable physical or psychological suffering” without relief. The patient must also express their wishes freely and in an informed manner.

The proposal was supported by President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist MPs and the left, while conservative and nationalist parties opposed it.

Socialist MP Stéphane Delautrette called the decision “historic” and compared it to the introduction of abortion rights or the abolition of the death penalty.

– The French people are ready for this, and we owe them this rendezvous with history.

May come into force next year

However, Patrick Hetzel (Les Républicains) was not nearly as enthusiastic, warning of the risks of allowing assisted suicide.

– It is illusory to and even dangerous to even think of debating a legalization of euthanasia without having first fully deployed proper access to palliative care, he argued.

France has previously allowed passive euthanasia and deep sedation, but active euthanasia required travel to neighboring countries such as Switzerland. Although the parliament has given its approval, the law must now be reviewed by the Senate and return to the National Assembly, and is expected to come into force sometime next year at the earliest.

In countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, and Portugal, active euthanasia is already permitted, and in Germany and Switzerland, physician-assisted suicide is permitted. In the UK, politicians will soon take a position on a bill to allow euthanasia.

Critics argue, however, that assisted suicide and active euthanasia risk undermining human dignity and opening up gray areas where vulnerable people, such as the elderly, the sick, or the disabled, may feel pressured or compelled to end their lives.

Risks becoming a quick and cheap solution

There are also warnings that legal certainty is lacking and that end-of-life care should be strengthened instead. Several experts have pointed out that access to palliative care is uneven and that euthanasia risks becoming a quick and cheap solution instead of offering relief, care, and support to those who need it most.

In several countries, euthanasia is not only provided to people with incurable and painful physical conditions, but also to those suffering from mental illness if this is considered to cause unbearable suffering.

Critics have pointed out, however, that mental illness is often treatable and that people in mental crisis need care and help to get better, rather than help to end their lives.

Experts have also emphasized that people suffering from deep depression or similar severe mental illness are not capable of making life-and-death decisions on their own, and that there is a real risk that mentally ill and highly vulnerable individuals will be pressured or persuaded to believe that death is the best option for them.

In Canada, where the rules are among the most liberal in the world, medically assisted dying accounted for nearly five percent of all deaths in the country in 2023.

US removes COVID vaccine recommendation for children and pregnant women

The criticized covid vaccinations

Published 28 May 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Kennedy has long been highly critical of the way the Biden administration urged that even young children be injected with the experimental vaccines.

The US government has removed the experimental COVID-19 vaccines from the list of recommended vaccinations for healthy pregnant women and children.

We’re now one step closer to realizing President Trump’s promise to make America healthy again, declared Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. when announcing the decision.

– I couldn’t be more pleased to announce that as of today the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the CDC recommended immunization schedule, RFK said in a video posted on X yesterday.

According to analysts, the decision will most likely mean that significantly fewer children and pregnant women will be vaccinated with the heavily criticized vaccines in the future – partly because this is not recommended by the authorities – but also because many insurance companies will likely no longer cover the cost.

– Last year the Biden administration urged healthy children to get yet another COVID shot despite the lack of any clinical data to support the repeat booster strategy in children, Kennedy continued.

“Common sense and good science”

At the announcement, Kennedy was flanked by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Martin Makary and National Health Service Chief Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.

– It’s common sense and it’s good science, Bhattacharya said.

– There’s no evidence healthy kids need it today and most countries have stopped recommending it for children, Makary added.

Even the US Department of Health and Human Services press secretary, Vianca N. Rodriguez Feliciano, states that “HHS and the CDC remain committed to gold standard science and to ensuring the health and well-being of all Americans – especially our nation’s children”.

“A victory for all children and pregnant women”

Since the vaccines became available, the government has recommended them to almost all citizens including children and pregnant women.

Mary Holland, CEO of Children’s Health Defense (CHD) which early on urged the CDC not to recommend the vaccine for children and challenged the agency after the decision welcomes the announcement.

– Hallelujah! Holland said, adding: “These dangerous, poorly tested shots have caused injuries and death to far too many children. And many of the vaccines’ long-term side effects remain unknown. This is a major step in the right direction”.

– CHD urged the CDC not to add these dangerous vaccines to the childhood schedule. When we were ignored, we fought relentlessly to get them removed. This is a victory for all children and pregnant women.

In 2022, CHD sued the US federal Food and Drug Administration for granting emergency approval of COVID-19 vaccines for children and infants. The lawsuit alleged that the FDA abused its emergency use authorization power to push dangerous biological substances on minors. The organization appealed all the way to the US Supreme Court, which ultimately declined to hear the case.

“Emergency use authorized” for 5-year-olds

Even during the most panicked phases of the coronavirus crisis, experts agreed that children were at extremely low risk from COVID-19. Shortly after the vaccines were approved, side effects were reported, and peer-reviewed studies linked the vaccine to myocarditis and pericarditis, particularly in young people, in addition to several other health risks.

Despite this, public health authorities initially approved the vaccine for people aged 16 and older, and extended it to 12-year-olds in May 2021. The FDA then approved the vaccine for children aged 5 and older in October 2021, and for infants aged 6 months in June 2022.

However, the COVID-19 vaccine has never received full approval from the FDA for children under 12 it is still only authorized for use under emergency use authorization.

Nevertheless, the CDC added COVID vaccination to its routine vaccination schedule for children and adults in February 2023, after the agency’s advisory committee unanimously recommended it. The CDC has since continued to recommend annual booster doses for children.

The federal vaccination schedule also forms the basis for the vaccination recommendations given by most doctors, and also serves as formal guidance for state and local public health authorities that determine which vaccinations are required for school attendance. Children must usually have received all vaccines on the schedule to be considered “up to date”.

EU leaders want to punish Hungary for Pride ban

Totalitarianism

Published 27 May 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Viktor Orbán's divergence from the official EU line on several issues has long caused anger and frustration.

A majority of EU member state leaders, including France and Germany, are calling on the European Commission to take action against Hungary over Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s plans to ban future Pride parades in Budapest.

A total of 16 countries are behind the call, which was coordinated by the Netherlands and demands that the Commission “expeditiously make full use of the rule of law toolbox” to get Hungary to back down from the proposed ban, Politico reports.

Signatories include Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, and the three Baltic states, as well as major EU players such as Germany and France.

We are highly alarmed by these developments”, the statement said, pointing to Hungarian laws that risk fines for organizers and participants in various LGBTQ events.

According to those in power, the Hungarian laws “run contrary to the fundamental values to human dignity, freedom, equality and respect for human rights as laid down in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union”.

Blocked Ukraine aid causes anger

Exactly what measures the Commission should take is not yet clear, but several EU diplomats mention so-called interim measures as an alternative – legal injunctions that would in practice override Hungarian law and force Budapest to allow Pride celebrations.

The EU is already withholding €18 billion in funds to Hungary due to disputes over the rule of law, but Brussels has so far chosen not to proceed with more extensive coercive measures.

According to Politico, Equality Commissioner Hadja Lahbib opposed further measures during a meeting last week, citing a lack of support from the heavily criticized Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

At the same time, pressure on von der Leyen to take tougher action against Orbán’s government is said to be growing – not only because of the Pride ban, but also because of Hungary’s continued blocking of EU aid to Ukraine. Several diplomats say that EU leaders’ patience is now running out.

Frustration toward Hungary has been building massively. If there’s an existential threat at our borders, how long are you going to put up with that?” commented one official.

Sweden wants to take “the next step”

Ahead of the EU General Affairs Council, Sweden’s EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz also made it clear that she wants to force Hungary to change its policy:

– After seven years and seven hearings, we are at a crossroads. Unless we see a completely new Hungarian approach at tomorrow’s meeting, I see no point in continuing these hearings. It’s high time we get serious about next steps.

One of the most far-reaching options currently being discussed is to activate Article 7 of the EU Treaty – the so-called “nuclear option” – which could ultimately result in Hungary being stripped of its voting rights in the European Council. At least 19 member states are said to support this, three fewer than the qualified majority required to move forward with the process.

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