Yemen Appears to Have the Upper Hand in Its Conflict with the United States
$2 Trillion for War Versus $100 Billion to Save the Planet
The West seems more fixated on spending social wealth on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.
Continue readingWhy Peace and Disarmament Are at the Heart of Nonalignment
Massive spending by states on military production and destruction is a criminal waste of resources. The priorities of humanity are the fight against inequality and poverty.
Continue readingThe U.S. Unilateral Sanctions Against Russia Will Produce a Global Food Disaster
As the U.S. and the G7 deny the negative effect of sanctions against Russia, they damage the world’s capability of avoiding a global food disaster.
Continue readingJeremy Corbyn: Now, Let Us Talk Peace
All wars end in a negotiation of some sort – so why not now?
Continue readingThe West’s Fanaticism Over Blaming ‘Evil’ Putin Misses the Point—and an Opportunity for a Lasting Peace
Pointing fingers won’t help—an attitude shift is what the world needs now.
Continue readingA Day in the Death of British Justice
Journalist John Pilger examines the latest arguments presented by the U.S. in its bid to extradite Julian Assange, and the continuing persecution of the whistleblower and his partner Stella Moris.
Continue readingYemen War a Quagmire for Saudi Arabia
A defeat or quagmire in Yemen could cast doubt on the Saudi prince’s credentials to rule his country.
Continue readingWitnessing the Hell That a Migrant Can Face
Roughly 11,500 people got on boats at places like Obock and Bosasso, Somalia, to go into Yemen, and then overland to Saudi Arabia, where they hope to get employment.
Continue readingIran’s Capacity to Strike Back Should Even Make a Politically Desperate Trump Think Twice
The claim that Iran is the main “sponsor of terrorism” is one that has become a cliché from Washington to Riyadh.
Continue readingOnly the Coalition of the Foolish Wants a War With Iran
If you want to identify the most reckless powers in our world today, look no further than Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America.
Continue readingHow Can Sweden Be a Peace Broker for the War in Yemen If It’s Also Selling the Arms That Make It Possible?
On August 13, TV4 in Sweden reported that Swedish weapons have been used in Yemen.
Continue readingHow Cheap Drones Are Shifting the Strategic Balance in West Asia
Mobile phone technology has revolutionized drone war.
Continue readingYemen Remains on the Precipice of a Large-Scale Famine
Despite an ambiguous ceasefire and action at last in the Senate, 250,000 Yemenis are on the brink of starvation.
Continue readingTrump and Jamal Khashoggi—Saudi Arabia Has Been Bribing the US with Arms Sales for Years
Twenty percent of US arms sales go to Saudi Arabia.
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