Kelsey Gallagher
@kelgallagh.bsky.social
Arms trade, arms control & disarmament. Focus on Canadian military exports. Senior Researcher with ploughshares.ca, Expert with @Forumarmstrade.bsky.social
"Is Canada complicit in Trump’s illegal war in Venezuela?" via Ted Snider/ @canadiandimension.bsky.social
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Is Canada complicit in Trump’s illegal war in Venezuela?
The Trump administration’s covert bombing campaign against alleged Venezuelan “narco-terrorists” has drawn scrutiny from legal experts and human rights observers. As evidence of cartel ties remains un...
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October 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"Is Canada complicit in Trump’s illegal war in Venezuela?" via Ted Snider/ @canadiandimension.bsky.social
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"There has to be more human rights oversight…. We are seeing Canadian weapons being misused." - @kelgallagh.bsky.social
A high-tech Canadian-made camera system was used as part of controversial U.S. strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug boats: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli
A high-tech Canadian-made camera system was used as part of controversial U.S. strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug boats: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli
Canadian tech helped U.S. strike alleged Venezuelan drug boats: report | CBC News
Canadian technology was used by the U.S. military in operations that blew up at least two alleged Venezuelan drug boats in the Caribbean in September, according to a report by Project Ploughshares.
www.cbc.ca
October 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
"There has to be more human rights oversight…. We are seeing Canadian weapons being misused." - @kelgallagh.bsky.social
A high-tech Canadian-made camera system was used as part of controversial U.S. strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug boats: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli
A high-tech Canadian-made camera system was used as part of controversial U.S. strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug boats: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli
Thanks to the CBC's visual investigations team for covering the story here: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
And below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRvN...
And below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRvN...
October 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Thanks to the CBC's visual investigations team for covering the story here: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
And below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRvN...
And below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRvN...
Our new report, “Targeted from Above,” reveals that Canadian-made MX-Series surveillance and targeting optics produced by L3Harris Wescam were used in two U.S. airstrikes in the Caribbean, conducted on September 2 and 15.
Read the report here: ploughshares.ca/targeted-fro...
Read the report here: ploughshares.ca/targeted-fro...
Targeted from above: Canadian sensors facilitating unlawful U.S. airstrikes in the Caribbean - Project Ploughshares
On the morning of September 2, 2025, a small speedboat skims across open water somewhere in the Caribbean Sea. Suddenly, in a flash of white, it’s destroyed in a U.S.-launched airstrike. All 11 people...
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October 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Our new report, “Targeted from Above,” reveals that Canadian-made MX-Series surveillance and targeting optics produced by L3Harris Wescam were used in two U.S. airstrikes in the Caribbean, conducted on September 2 and 15.
Read the report here: ploughshares.ca/targeted-fro...
Read the report here: ploughshares.ca/targeted-fro...
Today, MP @jennykwan.bsky.social
announced she will introduce a Private Members’ Bill to close export control loopholes that allow for the unregulated transfers of Canadian weapons to the U.S., some of which end up in third states, including Israel
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
announced she will introduce a Private Members’ Bill to close export control loopholes that allow for the unregulated transfers of Canadian weapons to the U.S., some of which end up in third states, including Israel
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
Arms Exports: NDP MP Jenny Kwan Discusses Private Members’ Bill
At a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, NDP MP Jenny Kwan outlines her private members’ bill aimed at closing loopholes in Canadian law related to arms exports.Joining her at this event are...
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September 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Today, MP @jennykwan.bsky.social
announced she will introduce a Private Members’ Bill to close export control loopholes that allow for the unregulated transfers of Canadian weapons to the U.S., some of which end up in third states, including Israel
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
announced she will introduce a Private Members’ Bill to close export control loopholes that allow for the unregulated transfers of Canadian weapons to the U.S., some of which end up in third states, including Israel
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
Reposted by Kelsey Gallagher
BREAKING: Hamas accepts latest Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal proposal
Hamas accepts latest Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal proposal
The news comes just hours after President Trump urged Israel to expand its attacks on Hamas.
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August 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
BREAKING: Hamas accepts latest Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal proposal
Is Australia supplying weapons to bomb Gaza? Here’s what we know about fighter jet parts in the F-35 program
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Is Australia supplying weapons to bomb Gaza? Here’s what we know about fighter jet parts in the F-35 program
The Greens have urged Labor to stop supplying F-35 parts to a global supply chain that can be accessed by Israel – but the government says such claims are ‘misinformation’
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Is Australia supplying weapons to bomb Gaza? Here’s what we know about fighter jet parts in the F-35 program
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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🧵 Originally began in part to inform U.S. security assistance, the delayed latest Country Reports on Human Rights Practices is now available, with expectation that much is no longer included. As reactions come in, we'll add to this thread. www.state.gov/reports/2024...
2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - United States Department of State
The annual Human Rights Reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agre...
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August 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
🧵 Originally began in part to inform U.S. security assistance, the delayed latest Country Reports on Human Rights Practices is now available, with expectation that much is no longer included. As reactions come in, we'll add to this thread. www.state.gov/reports/2024...
New report from @cpteams.bsky.social finds that Turkish strikes in Iraqi Kurdistan decreased by 97% over prior months following the onset of the PKK's disarmament process
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Turkish Military Attacks Reduce by 97%, Amid Ongoing Peace Developments and New Turkish Military Operation — Community Peacemaker Teams - Iraqi Kurdistan
With the initiation of disarmament and ongoing peace negotiations and implementation efforts, Turkish military strikes decreased sharply—by 97% compared to the previous month —representing a signific...
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August 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
New report from @cpteams.bsky.social finds that Turkish strikes in Iraqi Kurdistan decreased by 97% over prior months following the onset of the PKK's disarmament process
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Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.
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August 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
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Germany, Israel’s No. 2 arms dealer, halts exports over Gaza concerns.
Big question is what this means for the largest chunk of their arms exports: warships.
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
Big question is what this means for the largest chunk of their arms exports: warships.
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
Germany, Israel’s No. 2 arms dealer, halts exports over Gaza concerns
Germany accounted for around 30% of Israel’s arms imports between 2019 and 2023, second only to the United States.
www.defensenews.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Germany, Israel’s No. 2 arms dealer, halts exports over Gaza concerns.
Big question is what this means for the largest chunk of their arms exports: warships.
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
Big question is what this means for the largest chunk of their arms exports: warships.
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
Reposted by Kelsey Gallagher
Germany accounted for around 30% of Israel’s arms imports between 2019 and 2023, second only to the United States.
Germany, Israel’s No. 2 arms dealer, halts exports over Gaza concerns
Germany accounted for around 30% of Israel’s arms imports between 2019 and 2023, second only to the United States.
www.defensenews.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Germany accounted for around 30% of Israel’s arms imports between 2019 and 2023, second only to the United States.
New from @yasmineahmed.bsky.social/@hrw.org:
"Under British and Int. law, arms licensing should be suspended if there's a “clear risk” that arms might be used... to facilitate serious violations of IHL. That threshold hasn’t just been crossed, it has been bulldozed."
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"Under British and Int. law, arms licensing should be suspended if there's a “clear risk” that arms might be used... to facilitate serious violations of IHL. That threshold hasn’t just been crossed, it has been bulldozed."
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Is Britain Breaking International Law Over Israel to Avoid Offending Trump?
On Tuesday, the British government will be in the high court defending the indefensible: its continuing approval of arms exports to Israel.
www.hrw.org
August 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New from @yasmineahmed.bsky.social/@hrw.org:
"Under British and Int. law, arms licensing should be suspended if there's a “clear risk” that arms might be used... to facilitate serious violations of IHL. That threshold hasn’t just been crossed, it has been bulldozed."
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
"Under British and Int. law, arms licensing should be suspended if there's a “clear risk” that arms might be used... to facilitate serious violations of IHL. That threshold hasn’t just been crossed, it has been bulldozed."
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
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Measures to Block Israel Arms Sale a Choice: Uphold U.S. Law or Arm Atrocities
SAM Director Ari Tolany responds to Senate efforts to block Trump’s proposed arms sales to Israel, including 1,000-pound bombs, joint direct attack munitions & automatic rifles.
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SAM Director Ari Tolany responds to Senate efforts to block Trump’s proposed arms sales to Israel, including 1,000-pound bombs, joint direct attack munitions & automatic rifles.
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July 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Measures to Block Israel Arms Sale a Choice: Uphold U.S. Law or Arm Atrocities
SAM Director Ari Tolany responds to Senate efforts to block Trump’s proposed arms sales to Israel, including 1,000-pound bombs, joint direct attack munitions & automatic rifles.
internationalpolicy.org/publications...
SAM Director Ari Tolany responds to Senate efforts to block Trump’s proposed arms sales to Israel, including 1,000-pound bombs, joint direct attack munitions & automatic rifles.
internationalpolicy.org/publications...
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🚨 The US has quietly deployed nuclear weapons to the UK for the first time since the end of the Cold War.
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Nuclear Threats Are Back
Washington responds to Russia with escalation
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July 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🚨 The US has quietly deployed nuclear weapons to the UK for the first time since the end of the Cold War.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/nuclear-th...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/nuclear-th...
"[Trump] said that the bloc would also be “purchasing hundreds of billions of dollars worth of military equipment,” but did not provide a specific dollar amount"
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Trump announces EU trade deal with 15% tariffs
President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met for a pivotal discussion before Trump's Aug 1. tariff deadline.
www.cnbc.com
July 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"[Trump] said that the bloc would also be “purchasing hundreds of billions of dollars worth of military equipment,” but did not provide a specific dollar amount"
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/27/t...
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Despite Trump's comments suggesting otherwise, the Desert Viper and light armoured vehicle are actually one and the same, with the Desert Viper being the specific LAV-700 model Qatar is rumoured to be considering for procurement from Canadian industry, pictured below
(photo credit: Stew Magnuson)
(photo credit: Stew Magnuson)
July 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Despite Trump's comments suggesting otherwise, the Desert Viper and light armoured vehicle are actually one and the same, with the Desert Viper being the specific LAV-700 model Qatar is rumoured to be considering for procurement from Canadian industry, pictured below
(photo credit: Stew Magnuson)
(photo credit: Stew Magnuson)
Qatar’s long-rumoured purchase of Canadian-made light armoured vehicles (LAVs) may be moving forward as part of Trump’s earlier-announced $42B Qatar-US defense deal
(No Congressional notice explicitly mentioning the LAVs has been published yet)
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(No Congressional notice explicitly mentioning the LAVs has been published yet)
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July 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Qatar’s long-rumoured purchase of Canadian-made light armoured vehicles (LAVs) may be moving forward as part of Trump’s earlier-announced $42B Qatar-US defense deal
(No Congressional notice explicitly mentioning the LAVs has been published yet)
breakingdefense.com/2025/05/trum...
(No Congressional notice explicitly mentioning the LAVs has been published yet)
breakingdefense.com/2025/05/trum...
"The Committee noted that, by providing military aid... the US and Canada “could be enabling racial discrimination, racial segregation and apartheid by Israel” in breach of obligations under the Int. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination"
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Why the United Nations is Investigating the US and Canada for Enabling Atrocities in Gaza
The United States is Israel’s largest supplier of arms. Now, a United Nations committee is investigating whether its transfers of bombs, fighter jets and other weapons violate international law. On Ma...
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July 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"The Committee noted that, by providing military aid... the US and Canada “could be enabling racial discrimination, racial segregation and apartheid by Israel” in breach of obligations under the Int. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination"
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www.jurist.org/commentary/2...
Belgian court orders Flanders to halt the transit and transshipment of arms to Israel through Flemish territory
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Belgian court orders Flanders to halt military transit to Israel
A civil court in Brussels has ordered the Flemish government to block the transit of all military equipment and any goods potentially intended for...
www.belganewsagency.eu
July 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Belgian court orders Flanders to halt the transit and transshipment of arms to Israel through Flemish territory
www.belganewsagency.eu/belgian-cour...
www.belganewsagency.eu/belgian-cour...
"Golden Dome Explained: Ambition, Reality, Risk" from @jessicawestphd.bsky.social and Kat Barrett @ploughsharesca.bsky.social
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July 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"Golden Dome Explained: Ambition, Reality, Risk" from @jessicawestphd.bsky.social and Kat Barrett @ploughsharesca.bsky.social
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