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Frank Slijper

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All things arms trade and export control; military AI and autonomous weapons; war and diplomacy — slijper@paxforpeace.nl 🍉

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Thomas van Gool @thomasvangool.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Geen Nederlands geld voor Israëlische wapens. Nederland moet stoppen met de import van Israëlische wapens omdat dit bijdraagt aan Israëls genocide in Gaza. In de eerste helft van dit jaar kocht NL alweer voor 163 miljoen. Opinie met collega @frankslijper.bsky.social. www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Aviacon Zitotrans’s Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft flew missions linking the UAE to destinations in Africa, following the same routes as those used by other operators that have been tied to the UAE’s support for the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s civil war www.defensenews.com/global/midea...
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UAE turns to Russian shadow airline for missions in Africa: Investigation
The company behind these planes, Aviacon Zitotrans, has been sanctioned by the United States, Canada and Ukraine for its support in Russia’s war effort.
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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
UPDATE: Caroline Buisman, Independent Int'l Fact-Finding Mission #Sudan joins: 📣War in Sudan: Outside Weapons and What Can Be Done Next 📅October 8, 3:00-4:00 PM CEST Navid Kermani, Kholood Khair, @frankslijper.bsky.social Hine-Wai Loose @controlarms.bsky.social www.forumarmstrade.org/events.html#...
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Breach of the Defense Manpower Data Center’s information system exposed the personal information of more than 3 million people with ties to the U.S. military: Pentagon official federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main...
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More than 3 million people affected by military data breach - Federal News Network
It revealed the names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, job specialties and other records of nearly 2.8 million living and 294,000 deceased individuals.
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR 🙅‍♂️ We and 120+ organisations and unions across Europe are calling on our governments and the European Commission to scrap all existing public sector contracts with Palantir. Read the open letter here: www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Text reads: 120+ organisations and unions across Europe call on governments and the European Commission to SCRAP Palantir contracts. Palantir provides support to warmongers, drains our public wealth, deepens our dependence on tech billionaires. WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Congress presses Oracle for answers on $17 billion(!) increase of Veteran Affairs’s electronic health record modernization contract after VA officials could not offer reasoning at a congressional hearing in September. www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...
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Congress presses Oracle for answers on VA’s $17 billion EHR increase
Lawmakers are turning directly to Oracle for answers about why the VA increased the ceiling on its electronic health record contract by $17 billion.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
All Eyes on Sudan The war in Sudan is now entering its fourth year and is becoming increasingly bloody. What can the Netherlands, Europe and other international actors do? Honoured to speak at this event about the role of arms transfers to the warring parties debalie.nl/programma/al...
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All Eyes on Sudan
Tens of thousands of civilians have likely been killed in the city of El Fasher, Darfur. The atrocities still continue. What can the Netherlands, Europe and other international actors do?
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ukraine’s deadly AI training platform for drone tech opens to UK companies British MoD partners with Ukraine’s Avengers AI Labs, a platform built to train AI for battlefield drones, first time Kyiv has opened up its trove of wartime data to an outside government www.defensenews.com/unmanned/202...
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Ukraine’s deadly AI training platform for drone tech opens to UK companies
Ukraine opens wartime battlefield data to Britain through Avengers AI Labs, giving British companies access to data for AI drone development.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
U.S., Russia weakened a range of safeguards in landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations at the CCW earlier this month marked the furthest progress yet toward a potential treaty. wapo.st/3TxTgy2
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U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
BREAKING: Massive Attack’s Rob Del Naja arrested under the UK Terrorism Act outside Labour Party conference venue. The legendary musician was arrested after peacefully holding “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on a paper sign on the eve of Labour’s conference.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 23/09/2026
💥🇪🇺 Red Hot! Europe spending more than a trillion euro on defense but will the EU be more safe? New research from independent investigative reporters of #InvestigateEurope provides some answers! Watch out for the documentary and their publications here: tinyurl.com/mssbvt68
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Rearming Europe
Investigate Europe is a cross-border journalism cooperative with reporters in 12 countries, along with collaborators from across Europe.
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ICAN @nuclearban.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Tomorrow the Spanish parliament is expected to decide whether #Spain will join the #nuclearban Padre Sánxez Castellón already questioned the reliability of #nucleardeterrence at the 2026 Munich Security Conference This could mark a historical moment for #NATO and for #nucleardisarmament in Europe.
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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
📅Join us October 8 for War in Sudan: Outside Weapons and What Can Be Done Next co-hosted with @controlarms.bsky.social Details at www.forumarmstrade.org/events.html#...
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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong
The incident raises the possibility that top secret weapons technology may have been exposed to a foreign adversary — including China.
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+972 Magazine @972mag.com · 17/09/2026
In the span of a week, Israeli bulldozers demolished Al-Taban and northern Fakhit, two neighboring Palestinian communities in Masafer Yatta. When residents helped each other stay on the land, soldiers came to make arrests. By Basel Adra & Oren Ziv www.972mag.com/al-taban-fak...
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+972 Magazine @972mag.com · 18/09/2026
+972 condemns escalating threats against ‘NAZA’ directors A campaign of incitement by government ministers and far-right activists only proves how much Israel fears the truth — whoever is speaking it. www.972mag.com/naza-yuval-a...
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+972 condemns escalating threats against ‘NAZA’ directors
A campaign of incitement by government ministers and far-right activists only proves how much Israel fears the truth — whoever is speaking it.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Burkina Faso reveals new Sky Dragon air defence system manufactured by China’s Norinco defenceweb.co.za/land/land-la...
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Burkina Faso reveals new Sky Dragon air defence system - DefenceWeb
Landlocked Burkina Faso has introduced a new air defence system into service – the Sky Dragon manufactured by China’s Norinco.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump administration moving forward with sale of 48 advanced F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, despite reports by U.S. intelligence that China could acquire or steal the warplane’s technology and Israeli concerns. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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Trump Moves Ahead With F-35 Jet Sales to Saudi Arabia Despite Intelligence Concerns (Gift Article)
U.S. intelligence agencies have warned in internal reports that China could acquire or steal U.S. warplane technology if F-35 jets are sent to Saudi Arabia.
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Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NEW: AI has made warfare faster and more lethal, but hasn't made it easier to win. Our deep dive on how AI is being integrated into the battlefield, with @johnthornhill.bsky.social @digitalcampbell.ft.com @fabricedeprez.bsky.social and Charles Clover as.ft.com/r/948d5342-a...
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The era of AI warfare has arrived
Autonomous systems are being rapidly integrated on the battlefield, as models advance in ways even their creators cannot fully predict
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Justice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 15/09/2026
👏🏽📣 Justice For Myanmar welcomes charges against Telenor in Norway for violations of sanctions and complicity in crimes against humanity in Myanmar. Police raided the Telenor headquarters today. The charges follow a police complaint filed in Norway by Justice For Myanmar and ICJ Norway in 2024.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Ulm 5 Trial Dramatizes Germany’s Complicity with Israel’s Genocide in Gaza open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
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The Ulm 5 Trial Dramatizes Germany’s Complicity with Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
Five activists who vandalized an Elbit Systems factory aim to put Germany and the Israeli weapons company on trial.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
China warns US space weapons could fuel arms race www.defensenews.com/global/2026/...
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China warns US space weapons could fuel arms race
China urged the United States to halt its military build-up in outer space after Washington acknowledged it has weapons deployed in orbit.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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At least 20 killed after Israeli-hit building in Gaza City collapses
Rescue workers say search for dozens of people hampered by lack of heavy machinery
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
More bombs to fuel Israel's aggression "The $2.8 billion package, which would be purchased with U.S. taxpayer dollars, includes 40,000 bombs that weigh 2,000 pounds each" wapo.st/4yHxFCs
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Trump’s planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years
The pending transfer of the 2,000-pound munition, involved in scores of incidents resulting in civilian casualties, sets up a potential litmus test for Democrats.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Russia is weaponizing US-built AI to make killer drones, cyberattack bots, and fake news AI companies are sounding alarms, but the Trump administration isn’t acting on them www.defenseone.com/technology/2...
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Russia is weaponizing US-built AI to make killer drones, cyberattack bots, and fake news
AI companies are sounding alarms, but the Trump administration isn’t acting on them.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Iran used Claude to target US Navy in Middle East, Anthropic says www.navytimes.com/news/your-na...
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Iran used Claude to target US Navy in Middle East, Anthropic says
The AI company Anthropic released a report Thursday that said Iranian bad actors used its Claude platform to target U.S. service members.
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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
1/ ICYMI - On Friday, the Trump administration notified Congress of $5.75 billion in potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to #SaudiArabia including 10,000 bombs and 60 tank engines www.forumarmstrade.org/us-saudi-arm...
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Trump's US-Saudi Arms Sales
Trump administration arms sales to Saudi Arabia, with resources including from government, Congress and civil society.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
German military is in talks with Covenant, a U.S.-Israeli, venture capital-backed startup, over its Anthem cruise missile www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
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German military eyes cruise missiles from Covenant, a surprise vendor setting up shop
The German military is in talks with Covenant over the company's Anthem cruise missile, the country’s defense ministry said on Friday.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
De nieuwe militariseringswet geeft Defensie te veel macht over onze privacy en gezondheid. De Tweede Kamer kan dit nog stoppen, maar dan moeten we nu laten horen dat we tegen zijn. Teken de petitie en bescherm onze leefomgeving: 👉 deel.degoedezaak.org/s/dTMSySjC
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Klik hier om te tekenen!
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NAZA, a film from the Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham @972mag.bsky.social and Rachel Szor, features extensive testimony from Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers involved in the surveillance and remote killing of Palestinian civilians. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new film
Testimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Iran says it captured US submarine drone in Strait of Hormuz www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
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Iran says it captured US submarine drone in Strait of Hormuz
Iran said Tuesday it captured a U.S. uncrewed submarine in the Strait of Hormuz. The Pentagon said it had malfunctioned more than a day ago.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Guus Kouwenhoven Is Dead Convicted arms dealer and war-crimes financier and “Timber Emperor”, dies at 84 without serving his 19-year sentence, leaving Liberia to reckon with the human and environmental cost of “blood timber” www.liberianobserver.com/news/guus-ko...
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Guus Kouwenhoven Is Dead
The Dutch businessman Guus Kouwenhoven, deeply entangled in Liberia's wartime machinery, died without serving his 19-year prison sentence for complicity in war crimes, revealing the lasting impact of ...
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
United Airlines Ships War Materiel to Israel Aboard Passenger Flights by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social theintercept.com/2026/09/09/u...
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United Airlines Ships War Materiel to Israel Aboard Passenger Flights
Unfriendly skies: On United, checked bags might ride next to tank parts bound for Israel. Direct flights to Israel are set to resume tonight.
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Jeff Abramson @jeffabramson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I'm starting a Substack looking into whether (and when?) countries decide to stop sending weapons to the United States... it's called: 📣Daring Denials Introductory post now live. Would welcome followers, and also research suggestions. Details 👇 daringdenials.substack.com/p/an-introdu...
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In Search of Daring Denials of Arms Transfers TO the United States
Daring Denials first post... Subscribe, share, and send ideas as this research is launched.
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Henk Willem Smits @henkwillem.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Guus Kouwenhoven, Dutch Businessman Whose Fortunes Rose and Fell With Charles Taylor's Liberia, Dies at 84 - FrontPageAfrica frontpageafricaonline.com/guus-kouwenh...
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Guus Kouwenhoven, Dutch Businessman Whose Fortunes Rose and Fell With Charles Taylor's Liberia, Dies at 84 - FrontPageAfrica
Monrovia - Guus Kouwenhoven, the Dutch entrepreneur whose timber empire made him one of Liberia's most powerful foreign businessmen — and whose alleged
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Stop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
On Saturday, 5 September, around 3am, the #CCWUN GGE adopted by consensus the “elements of an instrument” on #AutonomousWeapons. Now they must make that instrument a reality. www.stopkillerrobots.org/news/nothing... /1
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
UN Talks on Killer Robots ends with Calls for Negotiations Growing www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...
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UN Talks on Killer Robots ends with Calls for Negotiations Growing
States at the final session of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems demonstrated a commitment to complete their mandate...
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Arming International Crimes – Germany’s Continuing Arms Exports to Israel, 2023–2026 -> must-read new @ecchr.bsky.social report www.ecchr.eu/publikation/...
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ECCHR: Arming International Crimes – Germany’s Continuing Arms Exports to Israel, 2023–2026
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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
1/ ICYMI - Here's "The Week in Arms Trade Publications" - see the 🧵for some of the specific links to works on boat strikes, US weapons stockpiles, autonomous weapons and AI, cluster munitions and more mailchi.mp/forumarmstra...
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In an Iranian town, a US attack turns a wedding into a tragedy The bomb that hit a residential area was American. It killed 5 people and wounded 67 others, Iranian authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/v...
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In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy (Gift Article)
The bomb that hit the residential area was American, according to a weapons expert and a visual analysis by The Times. It killed five people and wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said.
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Lotfi El Hamidi @lotfielhamidi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Tien jaar geleden zei VVD’er Ivo Opstelten over een mogelijk verbod op terreurverheerlijking dat hij geen ‘gedachtepolitie’ wenste. VVD-justitieminister David van Weel heeft nu een wetsvoorstel naar de Tweede Kamer gestuurd. Wat is veranderd? Stuk in @groene.nl www.groene.nl/artikel/de-w...
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Rechts wil terreurverheerlijking strafbaar stellen. Maar wie bepaalt wat terrorisme is?
Wordt het verheerlijken van terreur straks strafbaar? Twintig jaar geleden kreeg CDA’er Piet Hein Donner met zijn wetsvoorstel nul op het rekest. VVD-justitieminister David van Weel lijkt het nu wel t...
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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
paxforpeace.nl/publications... and see more context on this via paxforpeace.nl/news/develop... n/t @rboer.bsky.social @frankslijper.bsky.social
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Preventing investments in autonomous weapons - PAX
Briefing paper for financial institutions to exclude investments in autonomous weapon systems and automated systems for the use of force
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
US Navy not returning to heavily damaged Bahrain base ‘anytime soon’ www.navytimes.com/news/your-na...
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Navy not returning to damaged Bahrain base ‘anytime soon,’ top officer says
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle told sailors at a town hall meeting that the service would not be returning to NSA Bahrain "anytime soon."
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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“...No armed conflict exists with the United States under international humanitarian law, since there is no military combat between two sides. The United States is simply killing individuals unilaterally without any legal basis or process..." www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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United States: UN experts demand end to unlawful killings at sea, as one-year death toll hits 223
GENEVA – UN experts* today demanded an end to unlawful killings by the United States of America, after at least 223 deaths at sea were recorded from US air strikes in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific...
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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
See commentary from Amanda Klasing throughout this documentary and recent @amnesty-usa.bsky.social release at www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y57C...
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Inside America's deadly war on suspected drug boats | Fault Lines Documentary
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The military’s ChatGPT is now live via the Pentagon’s GenAI platform www.militarytimes.com/industry/tec...
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The military’s ChatGPT is now live via the Pentagon’s GenAI platform
The DoD on Monday launched OpenAI’s ChatGPT Mil on GenAI.mil, making the chatbot available for work involving controlled unclassified information.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ukraine’s recently ousted defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov is teaming up with #Palantir CEO Alex Karp to launch a new company www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
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Ousted Ukrainian defense chief lands Palantir CEO as first investor in new venture
Ukraine’s recently ousted defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov is teaming up with Palantir CEO Alex Karp to launch a new defense company.
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Frank Slijper @frankslijper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Israel signs $3.5 billion 'multi-layered air defense deal with Greece, incl. David’s Sling and SPYDER systems produced by Rafael; BARAK MX system made by Israel Aerospace Industries; and air surveillance radars from IAI unit ELTA www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
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Israel signs $3.5 billion air defense deal with Greece
Israel and Greece signed a €3 billion ($3.5 billion) defense deal on Monday under which Israel will build a multi-layered air defense system for Greece.
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Matthias Monroy @matthimon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A Palestinian man living in Gaza spent two years fighting to force Berlin to restrict Israel’s use of two German-leased drones – and lost. The judges found, the government was entitled to just rely on friendly assurances from the IDF: digit.site36.net/2026/08/31/g...
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Gaza drones: German government was entitled to rely on assurances from Israel, court rules against a Palestinian | Matthias Monroy
A Palestinian man living in Gaza spent nearly two years fighting to force Berlin to restrict Israel’s use of two German-leased drones – and lost. Judges in Münster found no legal basis for his claim,…
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