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Opinion
War in Iran: Being America’s friend can be fatal
There is an ongoing debate about whose strategic interests the US/Israel war serves. Is the Israeli tail wagging the US dog or do the US war aims fit into a broader global power struggle? Brian Green says that US interests will prevail in the region and quite possibly at Israel’s expense.
War in Iran: The Israeli tail wags the foreign policy dog
There is an ongoing debate about whose strategic interests the US/Israel war serves. Is the Israeli tail wagging the US dog or do the US war aims fit into a broader global power struggle? Here, John Bernard argues that Israel is calling most of the shots.
A perversion of British justice
As six Palestine Action activists are acquitted on charges of violent disorder at the Elbit Systems factory in Bristol, we look behind the headlines and what this might mean for justice.
Kicking the problem of British racism down the road (yet again!)
Racism is a far bigger problem than the far right, but how should we challenge it effectively? John Tummon considers the issues and offers some solutions.
On Iran, don’t trust the experts
As governments and media alike defer to so-called ‘experts’, a widely distorted version of the current conflict and alternatives to war is being created.