… you don’t need enemies. I’m hardly the first to point this out though. Henry Kissinger beat me to it more than half a century ago with his claim that “to be an enemy of the USA is dangerous, but … Read More »
The region is one of the richest in the world in terms of natural resources, including oil, gold and uranium . However, the Sahel, a semi-arid region, is one of the poorest and most environmentally degraded in the world. For … Read More »
Not just French but Western leaders at large now agonise over how to respond to the coup in Niger which toppled their pet leader – their comprador – there. Needless to say, the West’s media speak with one voice to … Read More »
Congolese soldiers in the forest, 2018, as the civil war spill-over from the Rwanda nightmare continues to haunt the DRC I’ve had liberals, believing themselves well informed by Economist, WSJ. Business Insider et al, patiently explain to me that Western … Read More »
As argued in a recent post, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, and associated projects like the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank which now gives the global south an alternative to the punitive terms of IMF/World Bank loans, have lifted hundreds of … Read More »
Just another tale from the archives of US democracy in action. Craig Brittain, who last year ran for Arizona Senator as a Republican, was former owner of a website – IsAnyoneDown dot com – which posted nude pictures of women … Read More »
This from WSWS today. Just a minor chapter in the ongoing story of imperialism in the twenty-first century. Iraq, Libya, Syria? Nothing to do with oil! Smearing a left-leaning Evo Morales as a ‘statutory rapist’? Nothing to do with Bolivia … Read More »
At the beginning of this month the most dangerous nation on earth held the four yearly circus by which presidents and other occupants of high office are chosen. Four weeks on, so much has been written, some of it by … Read More »
Goatherd in the mountains north of Lalibela and southwest of Tigray I’m playing catch-up. Friends in the country, of which I have many fond memories, are suffering from general poverty and Covid-19 lockdown. Now they face an escalating war that … Read More »
Why are some world leaders raised to sainthood by those who manufacture our opinions, while others are vilified? If we believe ours is a democracy informed by healthily independent media bringing truths about the world without fear or favour, the … Read More »