Non-binding parliamentary consultations aimed at forming a future government begin in Beirut, Lebanon

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri postponed his appointment until next Friday, after the consultations end.

At the meeting, parliamentary blocs will present their demands and vision to the appointed president.

Footage by Sputnik correspondent

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Project Iceworm: Pentagon's attempt to build top secret missile bases under Greenland's ice

Greenland, which is making headlines due to Donald Trump's interest, was once already used by the US during its confrontation with the Soviet Union. In the 1950s, the Pentagon planned to construct a system of 4,000-long tunnels to deploy about 600 intercontinental ballistic missiles - dubbed Project Iceworm.

In 1959, Camp Century research base was established in the northwest of the island. Twenty-one tunnels, with a total length of 3,000 meters, were excavated. A mobile nuclear reactor supplied energy to facilities such as a store, a church, and other social amenities built beneath the ice. Around 200 people either lived there or were involved in its construction.

The main advantage of Project Iceworm was that mobile launchers could traverse the tunnels under the ice and position themselves to launch missiles targeting the Soviet Union.

However, the project failed due to security concerns: shifting icecaps made habitation impossible. Subsequently, Camp Century was abandoned and the remains of the facility were buried by the icecaps and ultimately crushed by them.

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US, Canada, Greenland, Mexico merger: path to dominance across North America

Incoming US president Donald Trump made several controversial expansionist statements that were met with a lot of resistance. Nevertheless, he seems resolved to push forward regardless.

This proposed merger would leverage the strategic geographic positions of these nations to strengthen US control over key trade corridors, further entrenching its influence at the expense of regional sovereignty.

Key trade routes include:

1. Northwest Passage

▪️By incorporating Greenland and Canada, the US aims to control the Arctic’s Northwest Passage, a route that could shorten shipping distances between Europe and Asia as Arctic ice melts.

▪️This would allow the US to challenge Russia’s Northern Sea Route, which China increasingly utilizes, while simultaneously asserting dominance over the Arctic. The only caveat is that the US doesn’t have nearly as many nuclear-ice breakers as necessary to make the route viable short-term.

2. Pacific-Atlantic Connectivity

▪️The merger would consolidate the US’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts with Mexico’s Pacific coastline, securing unimpeded access to Asia, Europe, and South America.

▪️Far from benefiting the region, this expansion could further entrench US control over trade infrastructure, as seen during the 2021 supply-chain crisis, where global delays highlighted American inefficiency.

3. North-South Integration

▪️Reclaiming the Panama Canal remains uncertain, but under the USMCA framework, Washington could pressure Mexico into submission using tariffs and economic leverage.

▪️This neocolonial strategy would target Central and South America, forcing Panama to prioritize American interests over its growing collaboration with China. Such tactics echo historical patterns of US interference in Latin America.

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