It’s Colonialism, Stupid!
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Gungunhana
15 min read
The article extensively discusses Ngungunyane as an example of colonial capture and humiliation of resistance leaders. Learning about this 'Lion of Gaza' and the Gaza Empire provides crucial historical context for understanding the colonial patterns the author argues are repeating today.
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United States invasion of Panama
13 min read
The article references the capture of Manuel Noriega on January 3, 1990 as a precedent for illegal seizure of political leaders. Understanding the full context of Operation Just Cause illuminates the pattern of US interventions the author is analyzing.
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Gleiwitz incident
12 min read
The article discusses Hitler's fabrication of 'Polish aggression' to justify invading Poland. The Gleiwitz incident was the specific false flag operation used, and understanding this deception provides context for the author's comparison to modern political justifications for intervention.
What happened in the early hours of 3 January in Caracas left the world stunned. But the strongest reason for astonishment is the fact that the world was stunned. What happened had been widely predicted. Since when? The less informed would say since Donald Trump came to power. But it is mainly since the publication of the National Security Strategy in November 2025, which states that the US reserves the right to intervene in any country whenever its interests are at stake.
Let’s go back in history and analyze the three main components of what happened: the surprise, the illegal capture of a political leader, and the reasons given for the act.
As for the surprise and the reasons, we need only go back to September 1939. In 1939, the world (the world that mattered then was Europe and the US) was stunned by Hitler’s surprise attack on Poland. The justification of the Nazi leader: “The Polish state has refused the peaceful settlement of relations which I desired, and appealed to arms… In order to put an end to this lunacy I have no other choice than to meet force with force from now on… Destroying Poland is our priority… The winner is never asked if what he said was the truth or a lie. As far as starting and fighting a war is concerned, there is no law—victory is the decisive factor. Be brutal and be without mercy.”
Anyone who closely followed Hitler’s behavior could predict what was going to happen. Hitler publicly invented Polish aggression while secretly ordering surprise attacks, telling his generals to act ruthlessly to achieve victory, illustrating the deceptive nature of the invasion. Polish aggression was invented, the invention was turned into reality through propaganda, and the invasion was invoked as an act of self-defense. Germany’s security was at stake. It so happened that European diplomats looked but did not see, listened but did not hear, read but did not understand. Denial was a cover for the impotence and poor political quality of the political leaders of the time.
As for the illegal capture of leaders, it is easy to recall the case of Panamanian President Manuel Noriega on 3 January 1990. However, we need to go back much further to see how
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