Russia say they won’t rule out deployment to Cuba and Venezuela

According to a report, Russia have refused to rule out a deployment of Russian troops to Cuba and Venezuela if the u.s. and allies don’t stop military activity around the Ukraine. Reportedly, the military base in Guantanamo Bay has 8,500 u.s. sailors and marines stationed there. The Guantamano province, situated in the south east of the country is surrounded by steep hills which isolates it. It has been the subject of controversy, being a site for torture and mistreatment pertaining to the Gulf wars. According to a report, the u.s. secured control of the area under a 1903 lease.

Reportedly, in 2020 there was a failed u.s. attempt to oust president Nicolas Maduro. According to a report, there have been allegations of u.s. interference for some time, including coup attempts. Reportedly, Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves.

Enquiry into collusion between psni, British army forces and paramilitary groups

Reportedly, there were a number of accusations that the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane in February 1989 was the result of collusion between security forces and the Ulster defence association.

According to the report, John Stevens, then deputy commisioner of the metropolitan police returned to northern Ireland to launch an enquiry into Pat Finucane’s murder and allegations from British-Irish Rights Watch. The third report which was presented to the police service northern Ireland in 2003 concluded that with regard to the murder of Pat Finucane there had been a collusion between British security forces intelligence and the uda.

According to the report, in 1987 Brian Nelson a former member of the Ulster defence association returned to northern Ireland to rejoin the uda. Reportedly, he was paid £200 per week for supplying army intelligence with a list of possible targets and became head of the uda’s intelligence gathering activities.

According to the report, the murder of Loughlin Maggin in August 1989 was due to information supplied to the Ulster freedom fighters from the security forces. Reportedly, a number of other cases were examined, thought to be the result of collusion.

According to the report, the room within an ruc station in Belfast, used for enquiries into the collusion of British army forces and paramilitary groups was destroyed by fire, not thought to be a coincidence and never properly investigated.

Social justice  report on housing for all

According to a report, a new social justice publication suggests a number of reccomendations across various housing policy areas with a view to housing for all, the government’s new housing plan,  though only one proposal has so far been innitiated, a commision on housing which met for the first time this week.

According to reports, with regard to the rental market, the housing assistance payment and the rental accommodation scheme fails to facilitate a fair and reasonable rent, costs the government greviously and is no substitute for the building of affordable council type housing.

When will data protection work on the side of legalities?

According to a report, german police have been the subject of criticism for using a covid 19 contact tracing app to track down witnesses in a local crime case.

With regard to uk data protection laws and the sharing of information by local and national bureaus, though it goes on, legalities have been used as an excuse not to ascertain a person’s innocence with regard to alleged benefit fraud.

Conversely, according to a report, phone data was accepted as evidence in the case of a man accused of abducting Kevin Lunney on the basis of alleged possibilities relating to a series of phone calls that might be suspicious, though no evidence.

Facebook, a medium for free speech

According to a report, last year the French created an agency to combat misinformation and fake news. Reportedly, press freedom in France was established with laws against defamation and hate speech in an 1881 law.

According to a report, a publication released Tuesday made a series of reccomendations, including teaching children to question what they perceive in social media, highlighted as a probable medium of misinformation.

From the 1980’s independent newspapers, that is those free of government interests began to be singled out, targeted and infiltrated. Now, social media is the new threat to authoratative regimes. Reportedly, since 2018 Facebook Meta’s vice president for global affairs and communications is sir Nick Clegg, former leader of the Liberal democrats in Britain. According to a report, Nick deals with any complaints or dissent thought to be from authoratative regimes. Reportedly, Facebook Meta has been receiving a lot of unwarrented criticism.

Fantastic news of new technology to combat threats

According to a report, Smash technology from Sharp shooter is the technology currently taking down Gazan drones and balloons bearing bombs. Reportedly, the precision system is connected to troop’s weapons and has built in targeting algorithims that can hit targets at a range of .12 kilometres. According to the report, the user selects and locks on to the target by squeezing the trigger and the system predicts and calculates the target’s next movement, preventing the bullet being fired until it is in precise focus.

According to the report, Sharp shooter’s newest Smash technology can be used on ground, sea and air targets, and on both manned and unmanned platforms.

New Iraq government convene Sunday

According to a report, Iraq’s new government will convene Sunday to elect a house speaker and two deputies in the first session since shia cleric Muqtada al Sadr won the most seats in the October election.

According to the report, turnout was 44%, Muqtada who is opposed to any foreign intervention won 73 out of 329 seats. Reportedly, the new parliament will see a reduction in the influence of the pro Iran popular mobilisation units who stepped in during the gulf war. According to the report, Sadr said, it is time for Iraq to live without dominance or occupation.

Khazahkstanpresident reportedly orders shoot to kill

According to a report, the Khazahkstan president has given security forces orders to shoot to kill as unrest continues amid news of hundreds protesting against governance in Almaty, Khazahkstan, and the arrival of russian led troops.

Khazahkstan borders Russia, China, the Kyrgys republic, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, former soviet republics who are predominantly sunni muslim, joined the u.n. following the dissolution of the soviet union in 1990.

Two rockets fired at Israel

According to a report, two rockets launched from the Gaza strip on new years day fell into the Mediterranean sea near Tel Aviv.

The 2021 military escalation, the fourth since Hamas took control in 2007 is named guardian of the walls leading to conclusion that hamas is not opposed to the enclave.

Army rangers to cease activity in Mali

According to a report, the army ranger wing, the Irish army’s special unit is to cease counterterrorism activity in Mali this year. Reportedly, the arw is in Mali as part of minusma, considered the most dangerous of the defence forces missions, and operates as part of a german intelligence surveillance unit.

The 13,000 strong french led mission commenced in 2013 due to conflict with the Tuareg people. According to the report, Irish involvement was authorised by the dáil in 2019 for a two year period which has been extended until this September. Reportedly, 190 u.n. personnel have died.

According to the report, another 20 irish troops are deployed in Mali as part of an eu training mission.