for those who think differently…
The Syrian conflict has never been about democracy, or human rights. It has always been about Assad’s relationship with Iran and Russia. In the first of this two-part series, we examine some of the media myths in relation to Syria, and the extent to which corporate media-state power continues to demonise the country’s president through the use of propaganda.
Recently disclosed phone calls between former Libyan Premier, Muammar Gaddafi, and former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, reveal that Gadaffi tried to warn the west what would occur if it used Libya as a pretext for military intervention and regime change. The premonition - which has proven frightfully accurate - fell on deaf ears.
The Cold War was not about defending our freedom, or even a nuclear show-down, but a competition over one sixth of the world’s land mass and its vast resources being closed off to Profit. President Donald Trump’s cave-in on rapprochement with Putin proves the next Cold War will be the very same, writes Philip Roddis.
The challenge facing the US is to operate in a world where there is not one single power, but multiple poles of power and influence. If you were Russia, or China, or Iran, would you believe that the American administration has any interest whatsoever in international law? Would you trust the US? Or would you be looking over your shoulder wondering if you were next?