Iran: Prime Minister Starmer's Words of Wisdom! The British Prime Minister, in the afternoon of February 2nd, made a statement about the attack on Iran by the Leader of the Free World and the Leader of the Jewish State that is aggressively colonising what remains of the territory allocated by the UN for a Palestinian … Continue reading Iran: Prime Minister Starmer’s Words of Wisdom!
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Trump And Venezuela
We are told that Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world at some 300 billion barrels of proven reserves, and that explains Trump's recent actions in Venezuela. But the definition of 'proven reserves' is oil that it is technically possible to extract with current technology and extracting the oil and getting it to … Continue reading Trump And Venezuela
More Tariffs?
Letter to the Editor From Eamon Dyas Redefining tariffs as a security tool rather than an instrument of commercial relations has been a ploy of the EU Commission since last December (see link below). Ostensibly this new policy was a response to the recent actions of Russia in Ukraine but arguably the Commission had been … Continue reading More Tariffs?
Trump Retreat From The Brink In Iran
Pat Walsh A second US/Israeli attempt, in 6 months, aimed at regime change in Iran has failed. The last attempt, made during June 2025, involved an Israeli sneak attack followed by a 12 day War on Iran. Iran responded with a defensive war that hurt Israel so much that Trump was forced to intervene on … Continue reading Trump Retreat From The Brink In Iran
Trump: A Democratic Fallacy?
Jack Lane Politicians and Governments in the West are becoming and more beholden to the ‘markets’ as to how their policies are to be made and judged, particularly by the financial markets. The same politicians are those who have given more power to the financial markets by making central banks independent —which for the … Continue reading Trump: A Democratic Fallacy?
Some Thoughts On Events In Venezuela
“You can check in any time you want but you may never leave.” (The Eagles, Hotel California) That might be said of the Petrodollar system that sustains US power and influence in the world and largely explains the gunboat diplomacy employed by Washington against Venezuela. In his press conference explaining why the US launched a … Continue reading Some Thoughts On Events In Venezuela
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