US politicians, policymakers and commentators insist that the United States military’s involvement in Syria and Iraq is solely aimed at defeating militants from the self-titled
Month: October 2017
US Masses Ships and Aircraft Outside North Korea
US Defence Secretary James Mattis has again warned North Korea that the United States military is ready and able to obliterate the country of 25
Is Iraq Coming to the End of Forty Years of War?
There is a growing mood of self-confidence in Baghdad which I have not seen here since I first visited Iraq in 1977. The country seemed then to
From America With Love – U.S. Commandos Are a “Persistent Presence” on Russia’s Doorstep
“They are very concerned about their adversary next door,” said General Raymond Thomas, the head of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), at a national security
Catalonia in Limbo
Things are in unchartered waters, crisis conditions a long way from resolved. Both sides have polar opposite values. Pro-independence Catalans want their democratic rights upheld.
USA Military Force Projection: Semper Paratus?
Since the inauguration of US President D. J. Trump in January 2017, along with his contingent of generals, Washington has rattled its nuclear and other
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100 Years On: The Balfour Declaration Explained
This week, Palestinians around the world are marking 100 years since the Balfour Declaration was issued on November 2, 1917. The declaration turned the Zionist aim
Defending Zionist Impunity in UK: The Case of Rabbi Zvi Solomons and Lord Greville Janner
When the British Zionist zealots figured out that their smear campaign against me had gone nowhere and Reading Festivalwas not going to surrender to their relentless
