Category Archives: Iran

Sanctions: War that Doesn’t Speak its Name

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Matt

In today’s Guardian, Julian Borger and Saeed Kamali Deghan report on the impact on ordinary Iranians of sanctions imposed by the ‘international community’ to pressure the regime into abandoning its nuclear program.   The article describes how Hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama gives the world a hug

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Matt

You have to hand it to Barack Obama – the guy can talk.   When George W. Bush appeared on the world stage,  the spoilt frat-boy was always embarrassingly visible beneath the presidential veneer, and his attempts to sound statesmanlike were … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu’s Folly

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Matt

There’s a good article by David Remnick in the New Yorker on the horrendous Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempt to manipulate the US election campaign and drag the US and the West into an all-out war with Iran. As few people can … Continue reading →

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Damages

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Matt

It’s an unwritten law of international relations that some lives matter while others don’t matter at all.   In practice this means that some people – or peoples – can be killed with complete impunity by more powerful states, while civilians … Continue reading →

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