Eric Zuesse I almost always agree with the courageous whistleblowing former UK Ambassador Craig Murray, but not including this from him on April 25th: “I condemn the invasion of Ukraine and I have no hesitation in calling Putin a war criminal. However for precisely the same reasons so are Bush and Blair [for their invasion […]
In all the hullabaloo of Brexit and its associated parliamentary infighting, little noticed has been how Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson are attempting to change the very nature of the UK political landscape. Of course, the Brexit angst is making the attempt to leverage a strategic political shift much more visible, and more acute. Yet, actually the changes are not wholly, or even predominantly Brexit related, but reflect underlying tectonic plates clashing.
On the 15th anniversary of Iraq invasion, evidence remains overwhelming that war was illegal and a "crime of aggression". Yet six Cabinet members were elevated to House of Lords, others to top international jobs. UK elite enjoys impunity for foreign wars. Far from paying any price, the British system has rewarded ministers for their fateful decision on Iraq
This week on the New World Next Week: the FBI expands powers with Rule 41; France plans to drop carbon tax proposal; and Juncker begs EU members to stop having referendums.
This week on the New World Next Week: the FBI expands powers with Rule 41; France plans to drop carbon tax proposal; and Juncker begs EU members to stop having referendums.
To prosecute Tony Blair or George W. Bush or others responsible for the criminal attack on Iraq, or other top officials for other recent wars, does not require the International Criminal Court (ICC). It is commonplace to insist that the ICC cannot handle the supreme crime of aggression, although it might at some point in the future. The United States […]
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After seven years, the Chilcot report has delivered a damning verdict on Tony Blair’s role in the war on Iraq, but British Prime Ministers playing a destructive role in Iraq is a centuries old practice.
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The FBI clears Hillary as Chilcot clears Blair; a growing number of Americans prefer certain death to Trump/Clinton; and China completes the world's largest radio telescope.
The FBI clears Hillary as Chilcot clears Blair; a growing number of Americans prefer certain death to Trump/Clinton; and China completes the world's largest radio telescope.
