Trump Exposed US & International Hypocrisy by Ending American Aid to Palestine

Trump Exposed US & International Hypocrisy by Ending American Aid to Palestine

The US ended its economic and humanitarian aid to Palestine. The latest and final cut to these programs concerns a relatively paltry $10 million initiative and comes on the back of $500 million in other aid that was discontinued over the past year in what critics have condemned as a crude campaign to pressure the…

Palestine: the Testbed for Trump’s Plan to Tear Up the Rules-based International Order

Palestine: the Testbed for Trump’s Plan to Tear Up the Rules-based International Order

Washington’s decision to intensify swingeing aid cuts to the Palestinians – the latest targets include cancer patients and peace groups – reveals more than a simple determination to strong-arm the Palestinian leadership to the negotiating table. Under cover of a supposed peace effort, or “deal of the century”, the Trump administration hopes to solve problems…

Obama’s Return Might Backfire and Lead to a “Red Wave”

Obama’s Return Might Backfire and Lead to a “Red Wave”

Obama returned to public life at precisely the moment that the “deep state” is intensifying its war on Trump. The former president was rolled out for a high-profile campaign speech in Illinois less than a week after the New York Times published an anonymous op-ed that supposedly came from a senior administration official and alleged…

White House Authorises ‘Offensive Cyber Operations’ to Deter Foreign Adversaries

White House Authorises ‘Offensive Cyber Operations’ to Deter Foreign Adversaries

The White House has “authorised offensive cyber operations” against US adversaries, in line with a new policy that eases the rules on the use of digital weapons to protect the nation, National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Thursday. “Our hands are not tied as they were in the Obama administration,” Bolton said during a…

The Donald in Wonderland

The Donald in Wonderland

Once upon a time, there was a little-known energy company called Enron. In its 16-year life, it went from being dubbed America’s most innovative company by Fortune Magazine to being the poster child of American corporate deceit. Using a classic recipe for book-cooking, Enron ended up in bankruptcy with jail time for those involved. Its shareholders lost $74 billion in the…