Lauri Snellman

Spain’s Sánchez says ‘no to war’ after Trump’s threats over Nato spending and use of bases – Europe live Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez says he opposes ‘repeating the mistakes of the past’

“It is absolutely unacceptable that those leaders who are incapable of fulfilling this duty use the smokescreen of war to hide their failure and, in the process, line the pockets of a select few...”

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So the "conservatives" are becoming Trumpists in Europe as well.

"Let us ask the Lord of life to deliver us from this death of war." #PopeFrancis #PrayForPeace

Spain to Trump: "Spain opposes this catastrophe … governments are there to improve people's lives … not to worsen them .. it is absolutely unacceptable that leaders who are incapable of fulfilling this task use the smokescreen of war to mask their incompetence $ line the pockets of a select few."

So, we are here now...

So far USA has not attacked a country with leadership popular among Europeans – and thus Putinesque acts of the US government have mostly met just murmur of worries but not condemnation.

But Spain has now taken a stand on the issue. Intersting to see how this will play out.

France joins Spain in criticism of the "out–international–law" US-Israel attack on Iran.

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Unlike the German Chancellor, the president of the 🇪🇺Council has expressed full solidarity with Spain in light of Trump's threats to embargo the country.

Hobby horse of mine is this can be a liberal stance, for the same reason liberals opposed the privileges of nobility. Liberals are used to thinking about an already hardened aristocracy, but we should also act against one crystallizing into place. Oligarchy is aristocracy becoming.

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US strikes on Iran ‘outside international law,’ says Macron Macron joins Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez in calling the legality of the strikes into question.

After four days of hesitating, the president of France has joined the prime minister of Spain in saying that the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 attack on Iran is a violation of international law.

But they are still the only 2 EU leaders to have done so. Will others join?

Sanchez, as Europe's conscience, reminds us we do have leverage Merz, as Europe's capitulator, sat in silent acquiescence while Trump threatened Spain with embargo. Spain's expulsion of the US military shows the power Germany has but refuses to wield.

Trump's furious reaction to Sanchez not allowing Spanish territory to be used to stage the war on Iran exposes an uncomfortable truth for European leaders like Merz.

Europe has leverage over Trump if they dared deny him use of their territory to wage global war. And 🇩🇪has helped with the attack on🇮🇷.

Isn’t about time each and every EU national leader expresses solidarity and support with Spain 🇪🇸 ?

Why isn't the EU as a whole taking this position, if it wants strategic autonomy and to uphold international law?

Sánchez says Spain won’t temper criticism of Trump’s attack on Iran over ‘fear of reprisals’ Spanish PM insists he won’t bow to U.S. commercial pressure, as he leads international opposition to the strikes against Tehran.

🚨🚨 Unusual with such moral integrity for a European political leader: Spanish PM Pedro Sanches insists that #Spain won't temper criticism of #Trump's attacks on #Iran over fear of reprisals and commercial pressure. 👇
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EU’s Ribera says Trump can’t break trade relations with Spain Madrid barred the U.S. from using jointly operated military bases on Spanish soil to attack Iran, sparking fury from the U.S. president.

RIBERA: ".. It is not possible to engage in [individual] commercial retaliation .. The trade negotiations of each and every one of the 27 member states of the European Union are the responsibility of the Commission and it is not possible to divide or fragment them."

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"No a la guerra."

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez. 👍

Espanjan Sánchez tylynä Trumpille: ”Miljoonien kohtalolla ei voi pelata venäläistä rulettia” Uutiset nopeasti ja luotettavasti.

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Arvostan. Puhutaan totta ja sanotaan asia suoraan.

Tätä ei kyllä voinut arvata.

Nyt kaivattaisiin varmaankin Euroopalta aikamoisen selkeää kannanottoa Espanjan puolesta.

Espanjan Sánchez tylynä Trumpille: ”Miljoonien kohtalolla ei voi pelata venäläistä rulettia” Uutiset nopeasti ja luotettavasti.

Onpa hienoa, että edes joku eurooppalainen pääministeri osaa ja uskaltaa puhua asiaa 💪

"Espanja vastustaa jyrkästi sotatoimia Iranissa, sanoo pääministeri Pedro Sánchez.
– Näin ihmiskunnan suuret katastrofit alkavat. Miljoonien ihmisten kohtalolla ei voi pelata venäläistä rulettia."

Germany’s @taz.de on Merz’s trip to Washington: “Clueless tourist stranded in crisis zone”

Tyypillistä nykyoikeistoa.

Lait ja säännöt eivät koske kaikkia.

Suoraan hevosen suusta. 😝

Onkohan näiden turvallisuusmestarien oppi-isänä Carl Schmitt vaiko Pal Schmitt? 😝 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1...

Limnell kopioi raporttia, jota Mika Aaltola kirjoitti – ”Itseäänhän Jarno eniten satuttaa” Kokoomuksen eduskuntaryhmän puheen­johtaja Jukka Kopra ei ollut juttutuulella, kun IS kysyi Jarno Limnellin (kok) tapauksesta.

Turvallisuusherrat plagioivat. 😝 #plagiointi #plagiaatti www.is.fi/politiikka/a...

So, now Trump wants to treat the one EU country that stands up for international law as occupied territory.

Strong Czech 1968 vibes... #NoGermanKings

Tämä on kirjaimellisesti muskismia.

Hyvinvointivaltio alas leikkaamalla, tekoäly ja oligarkkipöhinä tilalle. verfassungsblog.de/muskism/

Meet three scientists who said no to Epstein The warning signs included a web search, a mother’s doubts, and inklings of a “sexist attitude”

Many of the scientists Jeffrey Epstein courted were already well-established and well-funded. So why didn’t they all just say no? Science talked with three who did just that.

Here’s how Epstein approached them, and why they refused to have anything to do with him. ⬇️ https://scim.ag/40qbXnv