Day: April 20, 2018

Turkey’s Erdogan Hastens One-Man Rule After Syria Victory

April 20, 2018

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today surprised regional politics and financial markets by calling snap elections on June 24, consolidating one-man rule in what used to be the region’s lone de…

The U.S. – China Tariff Dispute is Really About Protecting US Global Corporate Dominance

April 20, 2018

Opinion

There is a lot of concern over the possibility of a trade war between China and the U.S. In early April, President Trump announced that his administration was considering levying $100 billion of addit…

Why Each US President Ends Up as Ruthless Interventionist These Days

April 20, 2018

Opinion

In the wake of last week’s cruise missile attack on Syria, there was a joke going around the internet saying that it doesn’t matter who Americans vote for, they always wind up getting John McCain as P…

For the Chinese Quadrilateral Peace Treaty Draft on the Results of the Korean War

April 20, 2018

Opinion

The beginning of April saw a curious disinformation flood initiated by the Japanese media and then supported by the South Korean media. Allegedly, on March 9, 2018, while speaking on the phone with th…

What is the U.S. Fighting for in Syria?

April 20, 2018

Opinion

The Trump administration delivered several dozen military strikes against Syria purportedly aimed at chemical production and storage facilities. It was an act the international community feared might …

The British are Driving the West’s War Agenda—But Why?

April 20, 2018

Opinion

Over the past two months the news has been dominated by two bizarre but related events: 1) the alleged nerve agent poisoning of the exchanged Russian dual-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia i…

The Victims in Syria, Gaza and Yemen. U.S. “Outrage” versus U.S. “Crimes against Humanity”

April 20, 2018

Opinion

In their book Manufacturing Consent, Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky distinguished between two kinds of victims: the worthy victims and the unworthy victims. The “worthy victims” are the victims (real …

Neutral and Unbiased? Why ‘Think Tanks’ Lobby for War in Syria

April 20, 2018

Opinion

When US President Donald Trump fired a barrage of Tomahawk missiles at Syrian government targets last week, it was a good day for defense contractors, at least. In the aftermath of the strike, which T…