UK: new foreign policy direction

When President Obama announced that US troops killed Osama bin Laden, millions celebrated around the world, especially in the US. A number of analysts and politicians expressed ebullient enthusiasm about the historical significance of the occasion. Very few bothered to analyze the cost to US and other governments for the war on terrorism that has [...]

Gaddafi’s arms suppliers & UN-ICC justice

On 23 March 2011, NATO imposed an arms embargo on Libya, as a precursor to the air strikes that unfolded in the weeks to follow. The action was based on UN Resolution 1973, and according to NATO’s web sites it was intended to ‘This is part of NATO’s contribution to the broad international effort to [...]

International silence over the Middle East felonies

As the U.S.-backed repressive regimes of the Middle East harshly crack down on their unarmed, innocent citizens, the international community has kept a low profile and indifferently watches the massacre of pro-freedom demonstrators in Libya, Bahrain and Yemen by the merciless dictators of the Persian Gulf region. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook [...]