Would America Really Go to War Over the South China Sea?

Would America Really Go to War Over the South China Sea?

What would America do if China starts to build an island base on Scarborough Shoal, declares an ADIZ over the Spratlys, or in some other way plainly takes steps to strengthen still further its grip on the South China Sea in defiance of international law and American demands? President Obama ought to think about this very carefully as he visits China for the last time as President, because it has become the question that will define the future of the US-China relationship.

US army official berates Australia for indecision over Washington & China ties

US army official berates Australia for indecision over Washington & China ties

“I think the Australians need to make a choice … it’s very difficult to walk this fine line between balancing the alliance with the United States and the economic engagement with China,” US Army Assistant Chief of Staff Colonel Tom Hanson said on radio station Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Australia becoming geopolitical flashpoint amid sharpening US-China rivalry

Australia becoming geopolitical flashpoint amid sharpening US-China rivalry

A comment this week in the Financial Times entitled, “Why Australia’s luck may be running out,” is symptomatic of the growing attention being paid to Australia amid rising geo-political tensions in the Asia Pacific. Written by the FT’s chief foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rachman, the article underscores the dilemma facing the Australian ruling class as…

Australia’s Abu Ghraib-Like Torture of Jailed Children Captured in Chilling TV Footage

Australia’s Abu Ghraib-Like Torture of Jailed Children Captured in Chilling TV Footage

UNICEF Australia says government’s treatment of juvenile detainees “may amount to torture” Footage from an ABC investigation revealed juvenile detention center guards in Australia’s Northern Territory shackling, hooding, taunting, and teargassing detained children—as well as leaving them in solitary confinement for extended periods of time. Such abuse of children “may amount to torture by the…

A Timeline of CIA Atrocities

A Timeline of CIA Atrocities

The following timeline describes just a few of the hundreds of atrocities and crimes committed by the CIA. CIA operations follow the same recurring script. First, American business interests abroad are threatened by a popular or democratically elected leader. The people support their leader because he intends to conduct land reform, strengthen unions, redistribute wealth,…