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The West’s fight is not the world’s fight

James Porteous 24 September 2022 0 Comment

As Biden’s recent appearance at UNGA showed, the real global threat is the West’s belligerent mishandling of the war between Ukraine and Russia. This is their war, not ours. Photo: U.S. President Joe Biden...

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Children in Times of War

James Porteous 18 September 2022 0 Comment

In every ‘conflict,’ innocent people die in vain. And how many of the dead in the ‘current conflict’ are children? 18 September 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Say what you will...

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What does Russia want from Ukraine?

James Porteous 23 August 2022 0 Comment

It is absurd that every single action in the world is coloured by the political optics of one nation. Adults could have sorted this out ten years ago. Photo: ‘Why did Putin stake so...

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US to ‘allow’ Lebanon to import life-saving gas and fuel via Syria

James Porteous 11 June 2022 0 Comment

The US says that amending its sanctions against Syria is critical to ‘preventing a total energy collapse in Beirut.’ It is beyond comprehension how a country that demands others adhere to the rule of...

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The US tech war on China is proving costly and pointless

James Porteous 6 June 2022 0 Comment

Call it by its real name – economic warfare. The US wants to control all of the things they do not actually produce. Photo: A man stands in front of a Huawei store in...

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Spanish court summons Mike Pompeo in alleged Assange assassination plot

James Porteous 6 June 2022 0 Comment

Spain’s National High Court has summoned Mike Pompeo to explain an alleged plot to assassinate Julian Assange. Photo: Mike Pompeo and Julian Assange 06 June 2022 | ParsToday Judge Santiago Pedraz summoned Pompeo to...

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What is ‘Human Rights Watch’ Watching?

James Porteous 24 May 2022 0 Comment

Despite its appearance as an impartial NGO, HRW produces ideologically biased and politically motivated reports Illustration: Chen Xia/GTWhat is Human Rights Watch really watching? What is Human Rights Watch really watching? 22 May 2022...

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US: Second-hand arms sales put the world at risk

James Porteous 23 May 2022 0 Comment

The US uses sales of second-hand arms as bait to expand its influence, but there has always been the risk of selling even-outdated arms to future enemies. Photo: A contingency of American soldiers bringing...

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Arrogance is the biggest barrier to peace in Ukraine

James Porteous 17 May 2022 0 Comment

‘Success is often the necessary precursor to failure. America still has the best military but tends to field bad strategies that morph over time into political disasters’ Photo: US President Joe Biden walks to...

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U.S. to ‘Permit’ Some Foreign Investment In Northern Syria Despite Sanctions

James Porteous 13 May 2022 0 Comment

The US says it’s a ‘strategy designed to defeat Islamic State through economic stabilization,’ without mentioning the sanctions that created many of those issues. 12 May 2022 | Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis |...

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At War: US Passes Additional $40 Billion in Ukraine Aid

James Porteous 11 May 2022 0 Comment

For a perspective, the entire Russian military budget for 2022 is thought to be $65.9USD Photo: Military aid, delivered as part of the United States’ security assistance to Ukraine, is unloaded from a plane...

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Venezuela and Iran Cooperate to Overcome US Sanctions

James Porteous 10 May 2022 0 Comment

Caracas and Tehran have agreed to build more “routes and mechanisms” to counter US sanctions and strengthen their oil industries. Photo: Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said Iran is ready to employ all its...