U.S. drones – a threat to civilian life
On the same day in April of 2013, when at the Boston Marathon terrorists detonated two bombs that killed three and injured 200 people, 55 people were killed and some 250 were wounded due to Washington’s use of U.S. drones in Iraq (in Kirkut, Tikrit and a few...
Saudi Arabia: cosmetic measures or a change of course?
The beginning of 2014 for Saudi Arabia, according to most experts, will be primarily remembered for major changes in the country’s foreign policy. Perhaps for the first time in the history of the state’s existence, the king and his entourage...
US and Russia: Bringing a Knife to a Foreign Policy Gunfight
At the present writing there has not been a final resolution to the crisis in Crimea and the possibility of a worsening situation remains high as the new Ukrainian Prime Minister heads to Washington DC while local Crimean authorities, with Russian support, promise to hold a referendum on basically seceding from Ukraine and rejoining the Russian Federation. Many respected...
India: Grassroots Activism Builds Wall Against Western Imperialism
In the Times of India article, "Farmers’ groups give wish list to parties," it states: More than 100 farmers' organisations from about 14 states on Thursday presented a charter of demands to political parties for...
Libya: Premier Removed, What Next
The events in Ukraine somewhat set off events happening in other parts of the world, including in Libya. The situation has worsened here once again, due to the resignation of Ali Zeidan, the second Prime Minister in the history of the new Libya...
China's Global Expansion: Kingdom of Tonga as a Testing Site
The early 21st century was marked by a number of conceptual notions: “globalization”, “clash of civilizations”, “East-West confrontation”... Later on, these terms were filled with more specific content. For example, the term of “new"...
Why Obama is flying to Saudi Arabia
On the background of the upcoming elections in the U.S. Congress in November of this year, we can note a remarkable intensification of the political struggle between the Republicans and Democrats. Criticism of Obama’s policies is growing both ...
Qatar's Isolation a Geopolitical Trick?
Theater of the Absurd continues in Ukraine
I would like to say I am embarrassed by my country's behavior but I have grown so used to it by now that I have had to numb that emotion. By using that term what I mean is that countries and people are no longer embarrassed by what...
Who is going to extinguish the fire in the Persian Gulf?
The escalation in the Persian Gulf after the withdrawal of ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain from Doha, just like the ongoing crisis in the GCC, continues. This time around the internal conflict within the GCC ignited the tension among...
Ukraine: How to Hide a Nazi Army
Blanket denials have been made across the Western media regarding the presence of Neo-Nazis among the ranks of "Euromaidan" mobs that had rioted in Kiev for months before finally executing a coup, ousting the democratically elected government of Ukranian...
Crimea: Democracy Is Not Democracy...Unless Obama Says It Is...
As Crimea prepares to vote on Saturday March 16th in a crucial referendum on its future, the rhetoric coming from the West and its propaganda machine has hit a new and ridiculous low. Not only has US President Barack Obama and his administration done...