Inter-Imperialist Rivalry

The Islamic Republic Of Iran (IRI) Called The Bluff Of The US And Made History

February 4, 2020 Mohamad Shaaf, Informationclearinghouse.info Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Iran, Middle East

February 01, 2020 "Information Clearing House" - Since the end of WWII the US, as the world hegemon, has conducted coups against many nations, including Iran in 1953. Although actions in 1953 are officially confirmed by unclassified CIA documents, the role of the CIA in creating the IRI still remains classified. After the revolution in 1979, the IRI was very popular.

Imperialism And Liberation Strategies In The Middle East

February 3, 2020 Staff, Steigan.no. Translated Terje Maloy. Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Middle East, US Imperialism

Obviously, there are a lot of social tensions in the Middle East – class based, ethnic, religious and cultural. The region is a patchwork of conflicts and tensions that not only goes back hundreds of years, but even a few thousand. There are always many reasons to rebel against a corrupt upper class, anywhere in the world. But no rebellion can succeed if it is not based on a realistic and thorough analysis of the specific conditions in the individual country and region.

Bringing Back ‘Archaic And Gruesome Weapons,’ Trump Reverses US Restrictions On Landmines

February 3, 2020 By Andrea Germanos, Commondreams.org Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, landmines, Trump Administration, Wars and Militarism

"In case you didn't know, because they're from one of the most draconian chapters of 20th century, the victims of landmines are mostly innocent civilians and especially children," said immigration attorney Curtis Morrison. The decision, which Common Dreams reported about on Thursday, reverses a 2014 order by former President Barack Obama that constrained the weapons' use to the Korean Peninsula and committed the U.S. to no further production of the mines.

Venezuela, January 2020: Hardship And Resistance

February 3, 2020 By Peter Lackowski, Counterpunch.org Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Latin America, Sanctions, Venezuela

This January I went to Venezuela with a group of North Americans to see for ourselves how economic “sanctions” are affecting people’s access to food. We wondered how the Venezuelan popular classes are responding to the massive attack on their economic well-being. We saw a complicated scene, with virtually every kind of productive activity crippled in many ways, some not so obvious on the surface.

Fighting For Venezuela Is Fighting For The independence Of Our America

February 3, 2020 Jorge Pérez Cruz, En.granma.cu Resist! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Latin America, Regime Change, Venezuela

Venezuela, stoically resisting imperialist attacks on its people, welcomes the World Anti-imperialist Encounter: For Life, Sovereignty and Peace, to define strategies for the development and future of humanity. Venezuela, stoically resisting imperialist attacks on its people, welcomes the World Anti-imperialist Encounter: For Life, Sovereignty and Peace, to define strategies for the development and future of humanity.

U.S. Demands Iraq Either Join U.S. War Against Iran Or Be Destroyed

January 31, 2020 Eric Zuesse, Thesaker.is Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, US Imperialism, Wars and Militarism

U.S. officials have now made clear that if U.S. forces become removed from Iraq as Iraq’s Parliament unanimously demanded and Iraq’s Prime Minister affirmed on January 5th, then the U.S. will try to break Iraq up into separate Sunni and Shia nations, and will also definitely impose sanctions against Iraq or (if Iraq becomes successfully broken up) against the Shia-governed portion of Iraq, in order to destroy Iraq (or the Shiite regions in Iraq) totally.

US Dropped Bombs In Afghanistan At Record Level In 2019

January 30, 2020 By Phillip Walter Wellman, Stripes.com Educate! Afghanistan, Bombing, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Middle East

KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States dropped more bombs and other munitions in Afghanistan last year than any other year since documentation began in 2006, Air Force data shows. American aircraft released 7,423 munitions in the country in 2019, according to figures published Monday by U.S. Air Forces Central Command. Coalition aircraft flew nearly 8,800 sorties during the period, over a quarter of which carried out strikes.

Lula da Silva: Obama, Hillary Ordered Me Not To Negotiate With Iran

January 28, 2020 By Alan Macleod, Mintpressnews.com Educate! Brazil, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Iran

“I remember that Hilary Clinton worked hard against my idea to go to Iran. She even called the Emir of Qatar and asked him to convince me not to go. When I arrived in Moscow and met with [Dmitry] Medvedev, I found out Obama had called and asked him to help convince me not to go.” He was the world’s most popular leader. Now he is “the world’s most prominent political prisoner” according to American political philosopher Noam Chomsky.

In the Name Of ‘Israel’s Security’: Retreating US Gives Israel Billions More In Military Aid

January 28, 2020 Ramzy Baroud, Ramzybaroud.net Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Israel, Middle East

Billions of US taxpayers’ dollars will continue to be funneled into Israel in the next fiscal year, and for many years in the foreseeable future. Republican and Democratic Senators have recently ensured just that, passing a bill aimed at providing Israel with $3.3 billion in aid every year. The Bill, co-sponsored by Democratic Senator Chris Coons and Republican Senator Marco Rubio, was passed on 9 January...

Why The New Silk Roads Are A ‘Threat’ To US Bloc

January 27, 2020 Pepe Escobar, Asiatimes.com Educate! BRI, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Middle East

Under the cascading roar of the 24/7 news cycle cum Twitter eruptions, it’s easy for most of the West, especially the US, to forget the basics about the interaction of Eurasia with its western peninsula, Europe. Asia and Europe have been trading goods and ideas since at least 3,500 BC. Historically, the flux may have suffered some occasional bumps – for instance, with the irruption of 5th-century nomad horsemen in the Eurasian plains.

Venezuelan Assembly to Investigate US Funding to Guaido

January 27, 2020 Staff, Telesurenglish.net Resist! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Latin America, Regime Change, Venezuela

The president of the National Assembly, Luis Parra, announced the creation of a commission to investigate the financing of USAID to the right-wing opposition sectors led by Juan Guaido. The president of the National Assembly (NA), Luis Parra, announced this Monday that the Parliament will name a special commission that will be in charge of investigating the use of the alleged humanitarian aid funds sent to sectors of the extreme right of Venezuela, by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Venezuela-Iran Will Sign New Agreements For Medicine, Production, Food, Energy and Health

January 27, 2020 Staff, Orinocotribune.com Create! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Iran, Venezuela

The Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, announced that the IX Venezuela-Iran Joint Commission will be held in the first half of this year, in order to sign new cooperation agreements in areas such as energy, food, health and production of medicine. “We hope very soon to be able to carry out the IX High-level Joint Commission meeting between Iran and Venezuela here in Tehran.

It Is Now 100 Seconds To Midnight

January 25, 2020 By Gayle Spinazze, Thebulletin.org Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Nuclear Weapons

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 23, 2020 – The iconic Doomsday Clock symbolizing the gravest perils facing humankind is now closer to midnight than at any point since its creation in 1947. To underscore the need for action, the time on the Doomsday Clock is now being expressed in seconds, rather than minutes: Today, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board in consultation with the Bulletin’s Board of Sponsors, which includes 13 Nobel Laureates, moved the Doomsday Clock from two minutes to midnight to 100 seconds to midnight.

IMF Warning: Another Potential “Great Depression”

January 24, 2020 Mac Slavo, Shtfplan.com Educate! Currency, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, New Economy

The International Monetary Fund has issued a warning that’s largely been brushed aside by mainstream media. Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the IMF, is warning that the global economy risks another “Great Depression.” What makes things worse, is that the propaganda outlets in the United States are continuing to ignore the red flags of a looming disaster. Mainstream Americans are blissfully unaware that they are unaware of what’s coming in this manipulated economy we are all forced to live under.

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