Saudi Arabia Begs Iraq to Mediate in Dispute with Iran

Saudi Arabia Begs Iraq to Mediate in Dispute with Iran

Far from being a good will gesture, Saudi intents to drive a wedge between Iraq’s Shi’a dominated government and the Islamic Republic. Saudi Arabia has extraordinarily asked Iraq to mediate in the prolonged schism between Saudi Arabia and Iran. According to Iraq’s Interior Minister Qassim Araji, “Mohammed bin Salman (the Saudi crown prince) officially demanded me…

US Remains Poised to Attack North Korea. The US is Willing “To Think the Unthinkable”

US Remains Poised to Attack North Korea. The US is Willing “To Think the Unthinkable”

In a further sign of US preparations for war against North Korea, the Pentagon’s top general is currently in South Korea for talks with the country’s president and leading military officials before visiting Beijing and Tokyo. “As a military leader, I have to make sure that the [US] president does have viable military options in…

Multipolar Sanctions on North Korea: Sell-Out or Strategic?

Multipolar Sanctions on North Korea: Sell-Out or Strategic?

A lot of people in the Alternative Media community were taken aback by Russia and China’s decision to go along with the US-led UNSC sanctions on North Korea, especially considering that it was undertaken in the context of the US recently passing more anti-Russian sanctions and even threatening to sanction China too, which has created…

Humanity and Sludge: Mass Poverty in India. To Give Up Is to Give In: To Give In Would Be to Let Them Win

Humanity and Sludge: Mass Poverty in India. To Give Up Is to Give In: To Give In Would Be to Let Them Win

It would be easy to say, “to hell with India.” It is easy to say, “to hell with India.” To hell with the whole squalid scene of humanity crawling through its own sludge. From Theni, across the southern belt with its searing heat, with its endless advertisements for cement across to Madurai and beyond. Yes,…

Here Are the Real Reasons Behind Trump’s Brinkmanship Toward North Korea

Here Are the Real Reasons Behind Trump’s Brinkmanship Toward North Korea

Trump is pursuing several ulterior motives in sparking a new crisis with North Korea. There are many explanations floating around which seek to answer the question of why Trump has all of the sudden decided to prioritize North Korea. The conventional view has to do with a combination of Pyongyang’s repeated missile tests in violation of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions and the…