British Parliament

No one in British parliament has been more aggressive in inciting ethnic tensions in Kosovo than Alicia Kearns. A closer look at her record reveals intelligence ties and “probably illegal” regime change activities. In a remarkable turnaround, after over two decades of turning a blind eye to the slow-motion erasure of Serbs in Kosovo, the EU and US have finally sought to rein in their vassal, issuing frequent condemnations and even imposing sanctions on Pristina. While trivial compared to punitive […]

Leaked emails raise serious questions about whether Paul Mason’s run for parliament is, in fact, part of a UK intelligence operation to destroy the anti-war left. In a series of investigations, The Grayzone has exposed Paul Mason’s collusion with a British intelligence operative to disrupt, undermine and discredit the anti-war, anti-imperialist left in Britain and abroad. Rather than comment directly on the shocking disclosures, Mason has resorted to boilerplate statements claiming that the leaked emails on which The Grayzone’s reporting […]

As more and more details emerge about the deadly attack at the British parliament on Wednesday, the name of another of the victims, US citizen Kurt Cochran, has been revealed.
US President Trump was quick to react on twitter, calling Cochran “a great American” and saying his prayers were with the family.

Information is still trickling in but there is now no doubt a major terrorist attack has taken place in London.
Here is what we know so far:
(1) a man armed with a knife managed to penetrate the security barrier around the UK Parliament building (‘the Palace of Westminster’).  There are some reports that he did this after a car intentionally crashed into the barrier.  The man managed to kill a police officer before being himself gunned down by armed police.  It is not confirmed whether or not he is still alive.

Debate to recognise Palestine statehood

Despite all the veiled threats and the loony posturings of the pro-Israel lobby, Parliament voted 274 to 12 on Monday to recognise Palestine as a State.

If the spineless Obama will not do it, we must do it—even unilaterally.
— Sir Gerald Kaufman, Manchester, Gorton (Lab)

I’d like to share, especially with American readers, a great moment in the British Parliament on 5 February when the MP for Gorton, Manchester, Sir Gerald Kaufman rose to speak in a debate on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Here is what he said word for word so that you get the full flavour:

“If the spineless Obama will not do it, we must do it—even unilaterally.”
 by Stuart Littlewood              Intifada-Palestine.com

 
Knowing his record, isn’t that just another case of our brave Foreign Secretary shooting his mouth off? Judge for yourselves.
by Stuart Littlewood         Intifada-palestine.com

 
DEAL DONE. British Foreign Secretary William Hague, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, US Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attend a statement on early November 24, 2013 in Geneva. AFP / Fabrice Coffrini
 by Stuart Littlewood

Syria: Parliament and the British people tell Cameron and Hague to cool it  
DAVID Cameron was plunged into crisis last night after a devastating Commons defeat on Syria.