Erasing the Nakba
By: Neve Gordon Israel’s tireless efforts to conceal the historical events leading to its creation. Be’er-Sheva, Israel – I first heard about the Nakba in the late 1980s, while I was [...]
Category Archives: International Affairs
Commentary about International Affairs
Syria and Iran in Focus
By: Stephen Lendman America’s longstanding agenda targets both countries. Israel wants regional rivals removed. Washington wants independent regimes replaced by pro-Western puppet ones. All options are considered, including war. For [...]
The Zionist Scenario — Now And In The Future (An Analysis)
By: Lawrence Davidson, Ph.D Part I — The Death Knell of the Two State Solution Over the past month Palestinian leaders have begun to publicly acknowledge that continuing actions by the Israeli [...]
US and Canada Implementing Beyond the Border Perimeter Security Initiatives
By: Dana Gabriel Through the Beyond the Border agreement released in December 2011, the U.S. and Canada are implementing initiatives that are working towards establishing a North American security perimeter. [...]
Brewing Up a Conflict With China
By: Paul Craig Roberts, Ph.D Washington has pressured the Philippines, whose government it owns, into conducting joint military exercises in the South China Sea. Washington’s excuse is that China has [...]
Extractive Capitalism and the Divisions in the Latin American Progressive Camp
The leading agro-mineral exporting countries, including those engaged with the world’s leading mining and energy multi-national corporations(MNC) are also those characterized as having the most independent and progressive foreign policies. Apparently the primacy of “extractive capitalism” and commodity-export based economies are no longer correlated with ‘neo-colonial’ regimes.
European Electoral Postmortems
By: Stephen Lendman The morning after election Sunday, French and Greek voters have major issues unresolved. Austerity harmed people in both countries. Technocrats remain in charge. Odds remain long for [...]
Choice Not on Ballot in French Election
By: Stephen Lendman France replicates most Western societies. Elections give voters little choice at best. Most often there’s none. Two dominant parties usually compete. In France, there’s three. On April [...]
Afghanistan — Permanent Occupation Planned
By: Stephen Lendman Replicating post-WW II occupations is planned. Sixty-seven years after war’s end, US troops still occupy Germany, Japan and Korea. They’re part of America’s growing empire of bases. [...]
Chavez in 2012
By: Stephen Lendman After 12 years in office, Chavez remains overwhelmingly favored for reelection in October. Given the alternative, most Venezuelans have a clear choice. Poll numbers predict a sweep. [...]
