Pieter Maeseele

🚨 Joe Kent says Ali Larijani was negotiating peace and was killed. Qatar’s gas could have stabilized energy markets — it was hit too. He says Tel Aviv doesn’t want peace, it wants permanent war, and America is the weapon.

spot-on, from @anneapplebaum Money quote: "Donald Trump does not think strategically. Nor does he think historically, geographically, or even rationally. He does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later. He does not think about how his behavior in one place will change the behavior of other people in other places." "He does not consider the wider implications of his decisions. He does not take responsibility when these decisions go wrong. Instead, he acts on whim and impulse, and when he changes his mind—when he feels new whims and new impulses—he simply lies about whatever he said or did before." theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/…

Gaza. Completely flattened and destroyed. Over 70,000 dead. Over 20,000 children dead. There is no justification for this. None whatsoever.

NEW: Our in-depth investigation finds that US has violated international humanitarian law by failing to take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian harm. US is responsible for the deadly attack on a school in #Minab packed full of children. US authorities must ensure that their investigation is transparent, thorough, and that the results are made public. amn.st/6018B6upqk

Meanwhile Israel continues to fight Palestinian human rights NGOs, brandishing them as “terrorist”, attacking & killing HR defenders, destroying offices. Yet, in the absence of support of European states, and in the face of American sanctions, they continue to pursue justice.

If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.

At this rate the Trump administration will release the full unredacted Epstein files to distract from Iran.

"België heeft niets te zoeken in de oorlog van de VS en Israël in Iran, waarvoor geen exitstrategie bestaat. Met elke hulp, hoe klein ook, raakt België meer betrokken. Als ons land iets wil doen, dan in samenspraak met echte bondgenoten: de EU of Navo." standaard.be/opinies/hulp-a…

"When past presidents balked at the possibility of war with Iran, they weren’t just dodging a hard choice; they were deterred by all the obvious reasons a conflict could perilously spiral. Nobody should be shocked that the expected is now coming to pass" theatlantic.com/international/…

As @amnesty, we want to remind @vonderleyen & EU leaders that human rights is the foundation of the rules-based order. Double standards and selective application of international law leave Europe more vulnerable, less credible and undermines its very raison d'être (1/2)

Before the US military attacked a girls elementary school in Iran, killing a reported 175 people, mostly children, the Trump administration closed a civilian protection program designed to avoid such a tragedy. Is avoiding civilian deaths “woke”? trib.al/osyULSw

The problem is not whether the world order is “old” or “new.” The problem is appeasers allowing autocrats to violate it. The EU must enforce the rules, confront autocrats and defend peace. No more excuses. reuters.com/world/eu-can-n…

‘Ook na de wapenstilstand van oktober 2025 blijft Gaza een zone van uitzondering waarin het internationaal recht niet wordt toegepast’. Voorpublicatie uit mijn essay 'Palestina: verzet tegen het verlies', geschreven voor de Verbraekenlezing op 28 maart. knack.be/nieuws/wereld/…

Beste @vrtnws, Er bestaat niet zoiets als een speciale militaire operatie. Dat is propaganda-taal - geïntroduceerd door Poetin - om illegale militaire invasies te vermommen.

De flexi-jobs zijn de meest arbeidsmarktontwrichtende, productiviteitsondermijnende, staatskasondergravende en ronduit onethische maatregel die de Wetstraat heeft voortgebracht de laatste jaren. Dit wordt echt te gek voor woorden. tijd.be/politiek-econo…

One of the most disgusting things we’ve seen from the Trump propaganda machine so far. Utterly embarrassing. Anyone who treats war like a Hollywood movie shows a grotesque contempt for the human lives it destroys. Revolting.

"Iran heeft een verwerpelijk regime. Maar dat betekent niet dat je dit soort acties, volledig in strijd met het internationaal recht, niet moet veroordelen." Jan Balliauw vindt dat Europa de acties van de VS en Israël harder had kunnen veroordelen. #deafspraak #vrtnws

"The girls’ school in Iran, where 165 people were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack, was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors, two first responders and the parent of a slain child have told Middle East Eye." trib.al/YsluLZ4

Een van de eigenschappen van recht is dat het op iedereen van toepassing is. De brave en de stoute mensen...#rechtniveaumusti