The Imperialist Manoeuvring Behind the Khashoggi Affair
Submitted by Internationalis... on Oct 22 2018 10:44
Under the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Saudi’s policy has become more aggressive both against Iranian influence and Turkey’s and it is in this context that the fate of Jamal Khashoggi should be understood.
Yemen’s “Forgotten War” Re-ignited
Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 7 2018 17:14
As we have seen in Syria and elsewhere modern imperialist war is total war with no holds barred. There is no Geneva Convention, or set of humanitarian concerns, that can act as a check on the bestial appetites of the contending parties. The situation in Yemen remains unbelievably dire.
‘War starts here, let’s stop it here’: Anger as death-dealers head for London
Submitted by Shoal Collective on Sep 2 2017 07:44
In the final essay of a three-part #StopDSEI series, originally published by Ceasefire Magazine, Paul Cudenec reports on the toxic politics at the heart of DSEI, the world's largest arms fair, and the protest action set to greet it in London's Docklands next week, with opponents aiming to physically to stop it being set up.
Saudi’s bombing campaign is destroying my country, Yemen, and Britain is helping them do it
Submitted by Shoal Collective on Sep 2 2017 07:39
In the second essay in a three-part #StopDSEI series, originally published in Ceasefire magazine, Safa Al-Shamy gives her perspective on the motivations for the Saudi attack on her country, Yemen, the humanitarian crisis it has caused, and the UK's role in supporting it.
The war on Yemen is about capitalism, not sectarianism
Submitted by Shoal Collective on Sep 2 2017 07:25
In the first essay, in a three-part series originally published in Ceasefire Magazine, Tom Anderson reviews the roots of the crisis in Yemen, where the civilian population has been enduring a brutal bombing campaign by a Saudi-led coalition, supported by the UK, since 2015.
'You can't build jobs on the corpses of innocents'
Submitted by Shoal Collective on Jul 23 2017 11:48
Eliza Egret and Tom Anderson speak with peace activist SAM WALTON about a daring raid he took part in to disarm a Yemen-bound warplane
