The Ukraine conflict is an example of how sovereign countries become launching pads of inter-imperialist proxy wars mainly because of their geopolitical and economic positions.
The political economy of the Ukraine crisis
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Filipinos join protests against NATO in Chicago, US
Filipinos join protests against NATO in Chicago, US (Photo by Brett Jelinek / Bulatlat.com)
Should We Allow NATO Free Rein to Attack and Kill People?
The airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers is just the latest in a series of mistakes that raise doubts about NATO’s credibility By PRATAP CHATTERJEE Commondreams.org Why did NATO forces kill two dozen Pakistani soldiers at a border post in the Mohmand region, some 300 yards across the frontier from Afghanistan early on Saturday morning?…
Looming confrontations
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld There is a world of difference between the “occupation” of Wall Street and many other cities not only in the US but all over the world by unarmed protestors, and the occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya by the US and NATO armed forces. But there is also a…
U.S. and NATO are jubilant over the spoils of war in Libya
By Prof. Jose Maria Sison Chairperson International League of Peoples’ Struggle 23 October 2011 The US and its imperialist allies in the NATO targeted Gaddafi and his regime for complete destruction because he had grievously offended them in the following ways: he called for the nationalization and retraction of so-called neoliberal concessions that he had…
NATO-led rebels abducting, killing civilians in Libya, including migrants, immigrants
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Rebel forces allied with the United States and the Northern Alliance Treaty Organization (NATO) might be targeting migrants and citizens of other nationalities in Libya. This is the fear of Migrante International after reports have surfaced that in the worsening conflict in Libya, rebel forces seeking to oust Libyan…
Salungguhit: Who won?
The US, through NATO, appears to be a silent operator in the Libyan rebels’ offensive to depose Libyan strongman Muamar Gaddafi: deploying small units of special forces, providing intelligence, logistical and bombing support. However, when the smoke of battle clears, the US won’t be as silent anymore as it would surely claim its share of…
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Terrorist bogery
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise | BusinessWorld Osama bin Laden, the elusive head of the Al Qaeda, is dead. The Obama administration thumps its breast as it announces this feat, which reads like an action-thriller movie with US Navy SEALS and CIA-led operatives as the intrepid heroes completing their mission with deadly precision and efficiency, and…
Luis V. Teodoro | Iraq Redux
The violence and brutality of Gaddafi’s rule, and the absence of progress during the 41 years he’s been in power, are making the case for the rebels. His erstwhile friends in Europe would gladly turn against him — but not before they’ve seen to it that someone pliable, and preferably less daffy, could take his place, the better to assure the West continuing access to Libyan oil. (By Luis V. Teodoro / bulatlat.com)
Does NATO Plan to Occupy Libya?
By FIDEL CASTRO CounterPunch Oil has become the principal wealth in the hands of the great Yankee transnationals; through this energy source they had an instrument that considerably expanded their political power in the world. It was their main weapon when they decided to easily liquidate the Cuban Revolution as soon as the first just…
Afghanistan: Women Dying and Torture Run Amuck
By JEFFREY KAYE Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com Two reports coming out of Afghanistan illustrate the depth of hypocrisy and subterfuge characterizing the US/NATO intervention in that country. One could cite a myriad of such examples, so immoral and wrong is the US war there. In the first report, a 2009 human rights assessment prepared…