TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Saudi Arabia‘s atrocious war in Yemen is further proof of the consequences of the dangerous and fragile petrodollar system guiding US-Saudi relations as well as US foreign policy in the Middle East. Since last March, Saudi Arabia has been fighting a truly appalling war in Yemen in order to prevent the country’s government from changing Read More…
The US forces are reportedly using white phosphorus munitions against Islamist militants in Iraq, despite widespread perception of the weapon as indiscriminate and able to cause horrific injuries to civilians. Images posted on a Pentagon-run public affairs website Dvids show a US Army artillery unit firing white phosphorus munitions in Iraq, identified by the Washington Post as Read More…
Let’s take a look at two distinct stories going on in the news. Oh, sorry, actually one story is being presented by the corporate-controlled media and the other isn’t at all and that’s why I’m calling it the story of two stories. These two stories could not be handled any more differently by the media Read More…
President Obama has vetoed a bill which would allow families of the 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. On Friday, President Obama kept his promise to veto legislation that would allow the 9/11 victims’ family members to sue Saudi Arabia, citing threats to U.S. national security. CNN reports that Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress say they’ll Read More…
The following summary is from the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee report, “Libya: Examination of intervention and collapse and the UK’s future policy options.” In March 2011, the United Kingdom and France, with the support of the United States, led the international community to support an intervention in Libya to protect civilians from attacks Read More…
“War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.” –George Orwell With tensions continuing to rise between the world’s super powers, due in large part to US foreign policy, many are beginning to bear down and prepare for the next decade of “spreading democracy.” It might seem an Read More…