If the corporate media were to honestly tell this story, they would have to acknowledge that COVID-19 lockdowns, mandates, and firing of people for failing to follow the mandates, was the clearest display of authoritarianism seen by the modern world in a generation. In early 2022, VICE News began reaching out to members of the Read More…
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China’s New Dealings With Iran And Adoption Of Resistance Rhetoric
China’s Minister of National Defence, Wei Fenghe, visited Tehran this past Wednesday, in what looked like a step closer to further military cooperation between China and Iran. What does China’s new international posturing show us about its coming role as an emerging super power? Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed his intent to tighten ties, Read More…
Is The US Pressuring Jordan To Fall In Line With Its Regional Vision?
Jordan’s Prince Hamza bin Al-Hussein, the former Crown Prince of the Hashemite Kingdom has relinquished his royal status in protest of the country’s current policies. Although this may seem harmless, the timing of the move may indeed say a lot about the meaning of such a move and what it signals for the future of Read More…
Biden Chooses The Trump Approach To Iran, Death By A Thousand Sanctions
The United States has reached a “dead end” said Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, whilst speaking on the Iran Nuclear Deal negotiations this Tuesday, stressing that the future of the Islamic Republic should not depend upon the outcome of the negotiations. This, as the US postures for a more aggressive approach in the region. Read More…
Ukraine and the Merchants of Death
The merchants of Death—Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing, General Dynamics, et al—gathered in Washington on Wednesday like a flock of vultures descending on roadkill. “The Pentagon will host leaders from the top eight U.S. weapons manufacturers on Wednesday to discuss the industry’s capacity to meet Ukraine’s weapons needs if the war with Russia lasts years, two Read More…
After Aramco Attacks We Can No Longer Ignore Yemen’s Suffering
This Friday’s large-scale attack, from Yemen, which targeted Saudi Aramco facilities and sent oil prices surging, demonstrates why the world can no longer ignore the suffering caused by the endless war in Yemen. Yemen’s Ansarallah (Houthi) movement announced that they had launched strikes on a number of sensitive and vital targets deep in the heart Read More…






