Those of us who grew up during the last years of the British Raj had little choice if we wanted a decent education but to go to Christian schools with such names as St Francis Xavier, run by Catholic priests. There, by the time we matriculated, we were brainwashed to …
Read More »‘Bad news for Riyadh’ as Menendez set to chair US Senate foreign relations By Ali Harb in Washington
Democratic Senator Bob Menendez has been outspoken critic of arms sales to Saudi Arabia and kingdom’s war in Yemen Progressive Democrats hope the unconditional support that Saudi Arabia enjoyed from the White House over the past four years will come to an end when Joe Biden, who has vowed to …
Read More »Macron: No apology for French crimes in Algeria
Macron: “There will be no repentance nor apologies” French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will not issue a public apology for colonial abuses committed in Algeria, Anadolu Agency reported. “There will be no repentance nor apologies” for France’s 132-year occupation of Algeria or for the brutal War of Independence, his office …
Read More »‘Unprecedented exodus’: Why are migrant workers leaving the UK? By David Child
New study says COVID has forced up to one million from the country, but many people Al Jazeera spoke to cited Brexit as another push factor. London, United Kingdom – Migrants have left the United Kingdom in large numbers, causing what is likely to be the largest population decline since WWII, …
Read More »UN urged to take action against France over ‘entrenching Islamophobia’ By Rayhan Uddin
Coalition of 36 organisations submits complaint to UN Human Rights Council, accusing France of violating international law over treatment of Muslims A coalition of civil society organisations has written to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to request that it opens formal infringement procedures against France’s government for entrenching …
Read More »Trump’s parting gift to Israel By Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh
Donald Trump has used his four years as US president to demonstrate his deep commitment to the Zionist state of Israel. He has striven to enable Israel to take control of occupied Palestine with an iron grip, and given it the upper hand in the region. No other US president …
Read More »White supremacists and Hindutva brigade play havoc in Capitol Hills By Dr. Aslam Abdullah
Krishna Gudipati carried the Indian flag to Capitol Hill when Trump terrorists invaded Congress on January 6, the day the House and the Senate members met to verify November 3, Presidential votes. The Indian media and public officials expressed shock at the incident. Why are people from India in shock? …
Read More »Shock And Dismay After Trump Pardons Blackwater Guards Who Killed 14 Iraqi Civilians
On Tuesday, President Trump pardoned 15 people, including Dustin Heard (from left), Evan Liberty, Nicholas Slatten and Paul Slough, the four former government contractors convicted for a 2007 massacre in Baghdad that left more than a dozen Iraqi civilians dead.
Read More »John Pilger: The Most Lethal Virus is Not Covid-19. It is War. By John Pilger
Covid-19 has provided cover for a pandemic of propaganda, says John Pilger. Britain’s Armed Services Memorial is a silent, haunting place. Set in the rural beauty of Staffordshire, in an arboretum of some 30,000 trees and sweeping lawns, its Homeric figures celebrate determination and sacrifice. The names of …
Read More »George Galloway: Britain’s £1bn in “aid” to Yemen as it sells bombs to Saudi is the very definition of blood money
Does the British government’s cynicism know no end? Confirming multi-million pound aid packages for war-torn Yemen while facilitating attacks by the Saudis is treachery of the highest standard. The British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab’s announcement of a further £14 million in “aid” to famine-wracked, cholera-swept, devastated Yemen is surely the perfect example …
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