The military might of the US not only serves to conquer influence if not territory abroad, but also to guarantee a continuation of concentrated power and wealth for the US elites. They buy their protection by greatly benefiting the military and this is a well-nighREAD ON
Category: WORLD DESK
Trump is Moving Toward War With Iran
JAN OBERG—Since the military is the only US power dimension where it is still ‘second to none’ it believes it doesn’t have to listen or think. But those days are long gone in the modern global society. This work is licensed under a Creative CommonsREAD ON
Trump, Iran and the US drive for world hegemony
KEITH JONES—The European imperialists are no less predatory than Washington. They were key partners in the economic war against Iran. But the renewed US drive against Tehran threatens their plans to invest billions to economically exploit Iran, which has the world’s fourth largest oil reservesREAD ON
Catalonia’s Paradox
THE BULLET—“Whoever expects a ‘pure’ social revolution will never live to see it. Such a person pays lip-service to revolution without understanding what revolution is,” wrote Lenin in 1916 about the Easter Rising. Today, we are not facing a revolution, but his words nevertheless applyREAD ON
Kings and Queens to Be Consigned to Decks of Playing Cards
WAYNE MADSEN—Felipe of Spain, Philippe of Belgium, Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands — who insists on retaining as his personal fiefdoms Dutch colonies in Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, and Saba; Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom — who quietly campaigned against independence forREAD ON
The Decomposing Corpse of NATO
BRIAN CLOUGHLEY—Then “Stoltenberg said Nato had always offered up its exercises to scrutiny,” while “Russia has not opened any exercise to open observation since the end of the cold war”, which is a devious play with words. The Wall Street Journal had already reported that “The North Atlantic Treaty Organization announcedREAD ON
Unstable Empire: Committee to Investigate Russia Beats the Drums of War
DANNY HAIPHONG—Washington’s political elite in both houses have voiced disgust for Trump but praise him whenever he agrees with their war designs. They have also attempted to pressure him at every moment into even more dangerous war maneuvers. This could be seen in late JulyREAD ON
On Catalonia’s Referendum—Separation? Hold the cheers.
MOON OF ALABAMA—A lot of mistakes have been made by the central government. It was stubborn in negotiations. It reacted too late to – at least partially – reasonable demands. Its insensitivity only incited resistance to it. But it is also responsible for the countryREAD ON