Shock, awe and ICC warrants
It must be a coincidence that ICC (International Criminal Court) issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin, for war crimes in Ukraine, just two days before the 20th anniversary…
Politics and character
Perhaps many who enter the arena of politics with none or little appreciation of the “Risks” they are likely to be exposed to end up writhing in pain at the…
Judicialization of regime change
“There is hardly any political question in the United States that sooner or later does not turn into a judicial question” – Alexis de Tocqueville, ‘Democracy in America’ (1835) Political…
Just stop bombing
As the world watches the horror of Putin’s war on Ukraine unfold, there is another that must be remembered. Nineteen years ago, George W Bush launched his infamous war on…
Suicide budget
In 2021, the human race, in order to keep itself safe, invested $2.1 trillion in the ability to make war – to kill one another, even (if necessary) to end…
Not a laughing matter
Everyone has by now heard about the latest gaffe by former United States president and unconvicted war criminal George W Bush, father of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq and…
Chilling facts
A revealing exchange took place between US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a closed-door session of the ‘Quad Summit’ of the US, Australia, India and…
Time for reflection
Western nations, especially the US and the UK, seem to be paranoid about the rising power of China. Leaders in the advanced capitalist world are of the view that the…
The Palestinian struggle
Years before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, US media introduced many new characters, promoting them as ‘experts’ who helped ratchet up US propaganda, ultimately allowing the US government…
A war foretold
As Nato holds its Summit in Madrid on June 28-30, the war in Ukraine is taking center stage. During a pre-Summit June 22 talk with Politico, Nato’s Secretary General Jens…
