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Neither Trump Nor Biden Really Matter to China or Russia

August 3, 2020 Opinion

Well, according to the Trump campaign, Democrat rival Joe Biden is the candidate whom Chinese leaders are rooting for to win the presidential election in November. “Beijing Biden” or “Sleepy Joe” woul…

Human Rights and Washington’s Global Britain

July 31, 2020 Opinion

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo went to London on July 21 because the British government had bowed the knee to Washington and obeyed Trump’s orders to cut commercial contact with China’s Huawei technol…

The Evil, Immoral, Vicious, and Hypocritical Embargo Against Cuba

July 23, 2020 Opinion

The banality of evil that characterizes the U.S. national security state is demonstrated perfectly by the continuation of its deadly economic embargo against Cuba, which has been ongoing for some 60 y…

The Dismemberment of the World

July 23, 2020 Opinion

The U.S. Federal Reserve serves as the great enabler. It is the engine that drives the U.S. thrust for primacy. The Fed’s ability to print apparently unlimited money; its backstopping of any amount of…

Syria Aid? End Sanctions!

July 18, 2020 Opinion

There is a growing humanitarian crisis in Syria. The best way to alleviate the country’s suffering is to end all unilateral economic sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union. Afte…

Trump’s Harsh Sanctions Lead to Iran-China Partnership

July 16, 2020 Opinion

China and Iran have drafted a “sweeping economic and security partnership,” according to The New York Times. China will get a regular, heavily discounted supply of Iranian oil for the next 25 years, a…

Venezuela Is on the Path to Make Colonialism Obsolete

July 14, 2020 Opinion

Venezuelans should revel in the fact that President Maduro has also scored an important victory. The EU bloc of countries recognised self-appointed Juan Guaido as “interim president” of Venezuela last…

Britain Is Following Its Big Brother by Imposing So-Called Humanitarian Sanctions

July 10, 2020 Opinion

The UK's imposition of so-called "humanitarian sanctions" against 49 individuals from Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, and Saudi Arabia that it claims are supposedly involved in "human rights abuses" is …