The power of money?
Can you imagine a tiny city-state on the periphery of the Greek empire dictating to the mighty forces of Alexander the Great? Is it possible to believe that Julius Caesar…
Israel’s expansionism
In the convoluted and strife-ridden terrain of the Middle East, one fact remains constant and easily discernible. This is the Zionist entity Israel’s constantly being on the lookout for opportunities…
Shut up & bear it
NINETY or so years ago, the Western liberal establishment largely ignored Nazi Germany’s pathway to genocide which targeted Jews, communists, socialists, the Roma, homosexuals, and those seen as intellectually or…
Marching orders
LOS Angeles was ablaze with climate catastrophe-related fires when Donald Trump took oath in January. Now he is fanning another variety of flames by deploying the National Guard and Marines…
Condemnation games
You must condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada.” That’s the demand that some pro-Israel politicians, reporters, organizations, and activists keep making of Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s presumptive Democratic nominee…
The machinery of influence
There is a particular breed of political monster that history births again and again – yet each time, the world is unprepared to recognise it. It is the leader who…
Wait for it
EID-ul-Azha is a re-enactment of the moment when Abraham surrendered to God’s command and prepared to sacrifice his beloved son Ismail. Over time, the other lineal descendants of Abraham —…
Conscience is dead
GERMAN satirist Kurt Tucholsky wrote, “The death of one man: this is a catastrophe. Hundreds of thousands of deaths: that is a statistic!” As abhorrent as the thought may be,…
Back from the brink
Pakistan and India have managed to break out of the escalatory cycle that began on the night of May 6-7, 2025 after India retaliated with cross-border attacks on Pakistan in…
Much hinges on Iran-US talks
IRAN’S Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff met at the negotiating table in Rome yesterday to take forward ‘positive’ talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme initiated last week in,…
