Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – Has Trump confirmed Iran’s claim that protesters were US-armed?
Trump has given the game away. Read the article HERE.
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Geopolitics
Bamo Nouri, Inderjeet Parmar – Trump’s 15-point plan is the biggest sign yet that Washington fears it is losing this war
Iran doesn’t have to strike a knockout blow, it just has to endure and continue to place high costs on its enemy, something it is achieving with aplomb so far. Bamo Nouri, honorary Research Fellow, […]
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Soumaya Ghannoushi – War on Iran: Why Trump blinked first
Trump blinked because he can’t afford the financial meltdown which would follow total war in the Middle East, but that doesn’t mean the war is over. Soumaya Ghannoushi is a British Tunisian writer and expert […]
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Jeremy Scahill, Murtaza Hussain – Iran Blasts Trump’s Claims of Direct Talks as “Fake News” Aimed at Manipulating Markets
It’s clear that Trump has backed down, what we don’t know yet is whether it’s setting the stage for a withdrawal or a bigger attack. In ‘Dropsite News’. Read the article HERE.
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Juan Cole – Trump’s Gaza ‘peace plan’ is just his latest delusional con job
The so-called ‘peace plan’, ruled over by Trump through his so called ‘Board of Peace’ is an Orwellian colonial monstrosity. Juan Cole teaches Middle Eastern and South Asian history at the University of Michigan. His […]
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Anatol Lieven – On Trump’s new ‘gangster’ threats against Greenland
Trump is clearly prepared to wage a massive pressure campaign until he gets the keys to Greenland. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He was formerly […]
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Vijay Prashad – Why Did Trump Send His Warships to Venezuela?
Overthrowing the Venezuelan government is part of the US’ big plan, outlined in its new National Security Strategy, to ensure complete domination of every quarter of the Western hemisphere. Vijay Prashad’s most recent book (with […]
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Patrick E. Shea – Donald Trump’s peace agreements are also business deals
Trump gutted America’s institutional mechanisms for ensuring trade works in the US’s favour and now relies on bilateral wheeling and dealing, which makes a splash but also comes with longer-term weaknesses. Patrick E. Shea is […]
Media
Has there been a coup at the BBC? Interview w/ Des Freeman
The BBC is in a major crisis after it’s director-general resigned for a doctored edit of a Trump speech: can a public state broadcaster survive in an era of media polarisation? Des Freeman is a […]
Geopolitics
AA – Trump says US gave Hamas ‘approval’ for policing ‘for a period of time’
Remember, Israel’s ‘war’ on Gaza was supposed to be about destroying Hamas. Read the article HERE.