Category Archives: Imperialism & Colonialism
America is Back!
Or rather, the U.S. War Machine is Back! Joe Biden picked up where Obama left and vowed to continue the endless war in Afghanistan, and after only 36 days in office, he ordered the first U.S. air strikes against alleged … Continue reading
How Putin Sugar-Coated Erdogan’s Retreat in Syria
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (REUTERS/Christian Hartmann) By Scott Ritter This week’s meeting between Presidents Putin and Erdogan in Moscow was cast as preventing a war between Russia and Turkey in Syria. War, however, was never on the horizon. Putin called Erdogan’s … Continue reading
Turkey’s Tattered Islamic Credentials by Sheikh Imran Hosein
Related: We should applaud the Syrian military’s actions in Idlib, not deplore them | Eva Bartlett with George Galloway on the Syrian Conflict
Trump’s Plan to Legalise Occupation of Palestine is Apartheid
Illustration by Latuff Cartoons With great fanfare, President Trump finally unveiled his long-anticipated Middle East peace proposal. The proposal was labeled ‘The Deal of the Century’ because it was supposed to offer an even-handed and just solution to one of … Continue reading
Lawrence Wilkerson: “America Exists Today to Make War”
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as Secretary of State Colin Powell’s chief of staff from 2002 to 2005, says the escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran today is a continuation of two decades of U.S. … Continue reading
Trump’s EU Poodles – Germany, Britain And France – Obey His Order to Kill the Nuclear Deal With Iran
Trump’s EU Poodles (Image source: Moon of Alabama) The European poodles who co-signed the nuclear deal with Iran – Britain, France and Germany (the EU3) – have been told by the Trump administration to kill the agreement. Today they started … Continue reading
What We’re Told About ISIS is a Lie
Michele Greenstein takes a deep dive into the origins of Islamic State (IS, aka ISIS) and how the US sought to use it for regime change in Syria.
Celebrating a ‘Brain Dead’ Alliance
Background image of the happy NATO Family is courtesy of Scanpix, modified by me. Click image to enlarge.
Who are Sultan Erdogan’s Allies in Syria?
Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighters at a training camp in Azaz, Syria. (REUTERS/Osman Orsal) Around 25,000 Free Syrian Army rebels are joining the Turkish military operation in northern Syria with the goal of recapturing Arab towns and villages seized by … Continue reading
Erdogan: We’ll Flood Europe With Syrian Refugees Unless ‘Safe Zone’ Established
Background image courtesy of Globalo.com, modified by me. Click image to enlarge. “We will be forced to open the gates. We cannot be forced to handle the burden alone,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Thursday while demanding that … Continue reading
