British files seen by Declassified-UK reveal details of torture from 1970, when special forces invaded and annexed the Persian Gulf’s most important oil route, Phil Miller reports.
Stealing a Nation: Secret SAS Mission to Capture Mideast Oil Artery
Tag: Colonialism
If UN Charter Were Put To a Vote Today, Would It Pass?
Countries outside of the Western alliance don’t get to define what the “international community” thinks, writes Vijay Prashad.
Gaslighting 1.1 Billion Africans
It is generally easier for countries that offer development finance for energy projects to make low-carbon rules for others, not for themselves, write Benjamin Attia and Morgan Bazilian.
Where Flowers Find No Peace to Grow
The denial of humanity to more than half the world’s population remains part of the broad framework of our world system, writes Vijay Prashad.
The Taliban’s Ideological Roots in Colonial India
The authors describe the group’s link to Deobandi Islam, which emerged in 1867 following a major nationalist uprising against the British East India Company.
US Regime Change Echos in the Caribbean
Today, crisis is the hour in the region, writes Vijay Prashad, with an eye on Port-au-Prince and Havana.
Twisting UK Law to Criminalize Dissent on Palestine
Craig Murray denounces the U.K.’s persecution of Richard Barnard for calling out his country’s role in the manufacture of instruments for the death and maiming of Palestinians.
THE ANGRY ARAB: The Palestinian Cause After the War on Gaza
The U.S. and Israel tried to erase the Palestinian problem from the face of the earth, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
The Pilgrims’ Attack on a May Day Celebration
Not Just an Orchard, Not Merely a Field
The capitalist system, by its nature, produces diabolical levels of poverty; the future does not seem possible within the system, writes Vijay Prashad.