The US and NATO Are Establishing Terrorist Bases in Europe

NATO and the United States, which, together, claim to be fighting some sort of amorphous “global war on terrorism,” have enabled a terrorist group to establish bases in two NATO member states.

Wayne Madsen
By Wayne Madsen
Terrorist Bases in Europe

NATO and the United States, which, together, claim to be fighting some sort of amorphous “global war on terrorism,” have enabled a terrorist group to establish bases in two NATO member states – France and Albania – and one NATO protectorate, Kosovo. After evacuating forces of the anti-Iranian terrorist group Mojahedin-e-Khalq from their former

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Dismantle Syria’s Chemical Weapons In Albania? Protesters Say ‘No, No, No!’

Albania’s PM confirms US proposal for dangerous task on Albanian soil.

Jacob Chamberlain
By Jacob Chamberlain

Anger spilled into the streets of Albania's capital on Tuesday after reports confirmed that the U.S. government wants Syria's chemical weapons stockpile to be dismantled on Albanian soil. The proposal was reported in several news outlets last week, and Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama confirmed Tuesday that he has “discussed” the possibility

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Washington Asks Albania To Help Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons

But critics say the tiny Balkan country is having trouble disposing of waste from its own stockpiles.

Besar Likmeta
By Besar Likmeta

TIRANA, Albania — International chemical weapons inspectors say Syria has destroyed all of its chemical weapons production facilities under a US-Russian deal. But how it will get rid of its massive existing stockpiles remains unknown. Among the options, the United States has asked this small Balkan country of 2.8 million people to help. A

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Europe’s Real Pot Capital Is In Albania, Not Amsterdam

An outlaw village has built a fortune from the cultivation of pot, equal to half the country’s GDP.

Besar Likmeta
By Besar Likmeta
Mexico Marijuana Feature photo

GJIROKASTRA, Albania — The last time police tried to enter the mountainside village of Lazarat near this historic southern city last summer, they prompted a ferocious firefight a local police commissioner describes as “very much like a real war.” Speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of being ostracized, he said he was part of a special

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