August 2003
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Let history be our teacher By William Bowles
8 August 2003 In the context of the events that are unfolding in Liberia, it’s important that we do not forget how these conditions came to pass, and the role of the West in making it so. This is especially important given the kind of media coverage and ‘analysis’ we are being subjected to, now Continue reading
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Divide and Rule By William Bowles
All too predictably, the debate on the US/Israeli relationship has unleashed all too familiar themes. On the one hand, there are those who roll out the ‘Zionist conspiracy’ rubbish about how Jews control the world banking system, the media etc. On the other, the predictable slurs which come from those who cry ‘anti-Semite’ at anyone… Continue reading
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Is the tail wagging the dog? By William Bowles
An essay by Stephen J. Sniegoski ‘The war on Iraq: Conceived in Israel,’ poses the idea that US foreign policy is controlled by a ‘cabal’ of right-wing Zionists, who have effectively hijacked the White House in pursuit of a ‘Greater Israel.’ Continue reading
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Book Review: UK-the real outlaw state By William Bowles
The central planks of New Labour’s foreign policy have, we are told, been based on human rights, international development, just treatment for the poor of this planet including access to Western markets and the removal of debt, the rule of law and the maintenance of international order. In short, they have professed a progressive policy… Continue reading
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The continent from another planet By William Bowles
Have you noticed that events in Africa are reported in a contextual vacuum? And predictably, coverage in the press has been nothing short of scandalous. Either, it’s ‘warlords,’ ‘corruption,’ ‘tribalism,’ ‘humanitarian crisis,’ ‘failed state,’ or some combination of the above. As far as Western media coverage is concerned, Africa has no history that’s of any… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 