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Solana has lost over $50 billion in value since the beginning of 2022, a year marked by outages, overloads, and significant exposure to Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange. Proponents argue that Solana is more critical than ever as a decentralized finance platform Solana was touted as the cryptocurrency that would challenge ether with an eco-friendlier approach, faster transaction speeds and more consistent costs. Developers raved about Solana's support for smart contracts Consensus mechanisms are how blockchain platforms assess the validity of an executed transaction Barely a month into the year [2022], a network outage took Solana down for over 24 hours....

TEL AVIV – A staunch denier of the Holocaust who long served as the deputy of late PLO leader Yasser Arafat served on the committee that invented the military doctrine used by President Obama as the main justification for U.S. and international airstrikes against Libya. As WND first reported, billionaire philanthropist George Soros is a primary funder and key proponent of the Global Centre for Responsibility to Protect, the world's leading organization pushing the military doctrine. Several of the doctrine's main founders sit on multiple boards with Soros. The doctrine and its founders, as WND reported, have been deeply tied...

This is an important article. Right now it appears to be pdf only so you have to go to the link I've given. Here's a pull quote: It is not out of the question that Barack Obama is actually working to insure that our allies in the Middle East, including Egypt and Jordan, follow in the footsteps of Iran in installing a radical Islamist government. It is not out of the question that Obama seeks the demise of our staunchest ally, Israel. Think about it. Which side was Obama when there was trouble in Honduras? Which side was Obama on...

Europe’s disappointment with Barack Obama’s presidency is laid bare today as the EU’s most senior figure calls for a dramatic effort to revive transatlantic relations. The President of the European Commission told The Times that the new era at the White House was in danger of becoming a “missed opportunity” for Europe. José Manuel Barroso said that the EU-US relationship was “not living up to its potential” and was being marred by fundamental disagreements on how to deal with the economic crisis, climate change and trade reform. The feelings of a deepening rift are mutual. Senior US figures said last...

When Robert Spencer starts asking for nominations for the "International Dhimmi of the Year" award, the EU's Solana will certainly be among the top nominees. The EU's Solana has got to be the worse roll-over lay down appeaser to Islamists that Eurabia has. According to this report from Jpost, Solana has said he will seek to have the UNSC recognize a "Palestinian" state even if there is no agreement between Israel and the PA Fatah islamists. Also that the UN should impose it's own solution. Clearly this is one individual that is in such willful ignorant denial of the facts....

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said in a Spanish press interview on Sunday he will step down in October when his 10-year mandate expires.

JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel was left "perplexed" by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana's unprecedented meeting with an official from Lebanon's Hezbollah, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday. "This meeting left us perplexed, and we dare hope that Mr. Solana took advantage of the occassion to press for a disarming of Hezbollah and for the end of the arms smuggling between Syria and Hezbollah," Yigal Palmor told AFP.... ...Solana held talks with Hezbollah MP Hussein Hajj Hassan on Saturday during a Beirut visit.... "Lists of terrorist groups are not the same in every country," Solana told a news conference...

European Union’s foreign policy chief Javier Solana will visit the Mideast on Wednesday ....Solana will travel to Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon and Egypt. In Israel, on Wednesday and Thursday....Solana will discuss what Netanyahu plans to say in his address. On the agenda of the EU foreign policy chief talks is also the future of the process to upgrade relations between Israel and the European Union.

TEHRAN – Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) chief spoke on phone with European Union’s top diplomat Javier Solana after Tehran released a statement announcing it was ready to hold “constructive and fair” talks with major powers, the SNSC said in a press release on Thursday. Solana who represents major powers in talks with Iran said Tehran’s statement ""contains constructive items and a new opportunity for advancement of talks."" Jalili also said the Islamic Republic’s statement ""provides a suitable approach for the advancement of talks in an atmosphere of fairness and mutual respect."" In a statement released on Wednesday Iran...

“The EU shares Iran's concerns over the situation in the Middle East,” Gallach told the Mehr News Agency in an interview recently. She said the European bloc believes that a lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be achieved through dialogue and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.... ...Gallach also said Iran and the West can “open a new chapter” in relations now that President Barack Obama has expressed his willingness to enter dialogue with Iran.

Other than- "go jump in a lake". Javier Solana, the EU's dhimmi representative, is making threats and engaging in a less than respectful tone toward Prime Minister-Designate Netanyahu. From Jpost: "Let me say very clearly that the way the European Union will relate to an [Israeli] government that is not committed to a two-state solution will be very, very different"-Solana Translation: "If you won't be willing to engage in the same kind of reckless irresponsible appeasement policies as your predecessors, and be willing to give up your Biblical hearland of Judea and Samaria for another Palestinian state, then the EU...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Global warming poses a "serious threat to America's national security" and the U.S. likely will be dragged into fights over water and other shortages, top retired military leaders warn in a new report. The report says that in the next 30 to 40 years there will be wars over water, increased hunger instability from worsening disease and rising sea levels and global warming-induced refugees. "The chaos that results can be an incubator of civil strife, genocide and the growth of terrorism," the 35-page report predicts. "Climate change exacerbates already unstable situations," former U.S. Army chief of staff...

Jun. 13, 2007 13:43 | Updated Jun. 13, 2007 17:23 UNRWA to scale back Gaza mission The United Nations decided Wednesday to immediately scale back its operations in the Gaza Strip after two Palestinians who worked for a UN agency were killed in the rampant fighting there, a UN spokesman said. "In view of the increased threats to our staff, UNRWA has no choice but to scale back its operations in Gaza with immediate effect," UN spokesman Christopher Gunness said, referring to the UN agency that deals with Palestinian refugees. The agency said it would continue to provide essential medical...

<p>BEIRUT, Lebanon: A top European official on Tuesday defended Lebanon's military campaign against Islamic militants in a refugee camp, saying the government was fighting a "terrorist group," yet calling on the Lebanese army to respect the safety of civilians.</p> <p>"We hope that the actions of the army be in conformity with the values and high standards of protecting civilians," European Union Foreign policy chief Javier Solana told reporters after meeting with government leaders in Lebanon.</p>

Last update - 14:38 21/05/2007 EU's Solana to visit Mideast, urge calm amid surge in violence By Haaretz Service and The Associated Press European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana headed to the Middle East on Monday to call for a halt to the latest upsurge in violence in the region, his office said in a statement. Solana was planning to visit Israel, the Palestinian territories, Lebanon and Egypt during his four-day trip, the statement said. There has been a significant increase in violence across the region in recent weeks, with Palestinian infighting and Israeli strikes on Gaza sparked by...

Larijani to meet Solana on Iran nuclear program Associated Press, THE JERUSALEM POST Apr. 20, 2007 The top negotiators for Iran and the major powers seeking to halt parts of its nuclear program are to meet Wednesday for the first time since February to assess the possibility of resuming negotiations, a European Union official said Friday. "The principle for the meeting is established. It will seek to see whether we can resume negotiations," said a European Union official, on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss it publicly. No further details for the meeting between EU foreign...

Javier Solana: G8 must be transformed into G10 Translated Google translator.) BRUSSELS, March 23, 2007 - RIA Novosti. G8 must be transformed into G10, including China and India, considered the Top representing of the EU for the foreign policy and safety common, Javier Solana, quoted by her service of press. The operation of G8 (Russia, the United States, Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan) is not rather any more effective and its composition must be modified, it indicated to the Brooking Institute of Washington. One could transform it into G10, where the ten principal countries of the world...

Solana warns Czech Republic, Poland against US missile shield Posted on : Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:41:01 GMT | Author : DPA Brussels - European Union foreign policy and security chief Javier Solana on Thursday warned the Czech Republic and Poland against agreeing to host a planned United States anti-missile system. While the EU treaties granted member states sovereignty on security matters, "that sovereignty has to be made compatible with the EU's general interest in security," Solana told the European Parliament in Brussels. "The EU is not a defence alliance, but it does have an external and security policy and...

Solana: Stage being set for 'comprehensive peace' Associated Press, THE JERUSALEM POST Mar. 31, 2007 Developments in the Middle East are pointing toward a comprehensive peace agreement between Israel and the Arab world for the first time in decades, the European Union's foreign policy chief said Saturday. "The Arab League for the first time in many years has assumed the responsibility to be more active in the peace process," Javier Solana said. "If you put that together with the reaction of (Israeli) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, the two things ... are beginning to construct the dynamic that could lead to...

EU foreign policy chief says Iran made 'big mistake' in capture of British troops The European Union's foreign policy chief said Friday that Iran made a "big mistake" in its handling of the standoff over its seizure of 15 British sailors and marines. Upon his arrival at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Germany, Javier Solana told reporters that Iran "should release the soldiers immediately." The ministers from the EU's 27 national governments planned to send a "signal of solidarity" with Britain, said Germany's foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who was hosting the meeting. Britain was looking for support from...