TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
When a terrorist attack struck St. Petersburg earlier this year, we were told it was the consequence of Russia’s military intervention in Syria and were warned of more to come. When Russia’s ambassador to Turkey was murdered in cold blood in Ankara at the end of last year, we were told that this, too, was the result Read More…
US diplomat paused for ’20 long seconds’ when asked about democracy in Saudi Arabia. ‘How do you characterise Saudi Arabia’s commitment to democracy, and does the administration believe that democracy is a buffer or a barrier against extremism?’ (AFP) (MEE) US officials came out on Tuesday to praise and defend President Donald Trump’s first Middle Read More…
While Donald Trump was in Riyadh, raving incessantly about the over-hyped Iran threat, Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif was trolling America’s foreign policy establishment. He advised Trump to discuss with Saudi Arabia how to avoid another 9/11 atrocity rather than making baseless claims against Iran. Zarif said: “[Trump] must enter into dialogue with them [the Saudis] Read More…
In October 2016, the Guardian ran an article entitled “Reality Check: are US-led airstrikes on Syrians as bad as Russia’s?” The article was a response to the suggestion of the British Labour party that there was too much focus on Russian atrocities in Syria and that this focus was detracting from other atrocities taking place, particularly Read More…
One can call Saudi Arabia – the world leader in weapons imports and decapitations per capita – many things, but a bastion of “democracy and moderation” is not one of them. One could, for example, call the Saudi Kingdom the biggest financial sponsor of terrorism – not only al-Qaeda (recall who funded and organized the Read More…
Politicians around the world are rightly condemning the recent suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria that killed dozens of civilians, including children — even if their finger-pointing at President Bashar al-Assad lacks conclusive evidence to support their confident accusations. Of course, these allegations ignore previous evidence that Syrian rebels were responsible for the attack — Read More…