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US troops avoiding justice yet another reason to give American military bases the boot

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:8 July 2026
Post last modified:8 July 2026

US troops are avoiding justice for alleged crimes committed in the UK. And that is one more thing you can add to the long list of reasons US military colonies need to be kicked out of Britain. The Week reported on 8 July that two US military personnel had escaped proper justice for crimes committed in the UK. This was due to them being court-martialed under US military law, not in British courts. The outlet reported: Four women and a 16-year-old girl accused US airman Hannes Marschalek of indecent exposure in 2022, while he was stationed at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk,…

NATO chief grovels to Trump, credits EU bases for illegal US strikes on Iran

Post author:The Canary
Post published:25 June 2026
Post last modified:25 June 2026

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has claimed that between 4,000 and 5,000 US planes took off from European bases during Trump’s illegal war against Iran. Trying to ease Trump’s disappointment at Europe’s lack of enthusiasm for Trump’s deranged war, Rutte said: I would argue it would have been very difficult to do Iran without having Europe as a power projection platform for the United States. Sitting beside President Donald Trump on Wednesday at the White House, Rutte repeatedly praised the US leader as the “leader of the free world.” He described Trump as taking “responsibility beyond the shores of the United States.”…