The uprising in Libya was inspired by the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt. But the intervention of Nato forces changed the situation dramatically. Simon Assaf asks if Libya is now destined to become a client state of Western powers or whether its revolution could...
Afghanistan
Multi-Billion-Dollar Terrorists and the Disappearing Middle Class | by James Petras
The entire political establishment in the United States is bizarrely oblivious to the fact that their multi-billion-dollar pursuit of an estimated 50-75 phantom Al Qaida terrorists in Afghanistanhas hastened the disappearance of middle income jobs in the US.The US...
Islamophobia Sets the Terms
By Alex de JongThe Dutch government didn’t fall in February over involvement in Afghanistan, the unstable governing coalition stumbled over it. But the Islamophobic right wing might be the beneficiary. Until the 20th of February the Netherlands were ruled by a...
What is the true character of the demonstrations
Monday, June 22, 2009 Imperialists do not embrace true revolutionary movements The eyes of the world have focused on Iran since the June 12 presidential election. The turnout was exceptionally high, with 42 million people, 85 percent of the electorate, going to the...
Obama in Cairo: a new face for imperialism
5 June 2009 The speech delivered by US President Barack Obama in Cairo yesterday was riddled with contradictions. He declared his opposition to the “killing of innocent men, women, and children,” but defended the ongoing US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the US...




