A perfect storm in US foreign policy

Tuesday, 11 October 2022 — Indian Punchline

By M. K. BHADRAKUMAR

The old adage is that a good foreign policy is the reflection of the national policy. A perfect storm is brewing on the foreign policy front in America triggered by the OPEC decision on Thursday to cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day, which will on the one hand drive up the gas price for the domestic consumer and on the other hand expose the Biden Administration’s lop-sided foreign policy priorities.

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Is the Death of an Innocent Woman Being Exploited to Advance the Goal of Regime Change in Iran?

Tuesday, 11 October 2022 — CovertAction Magazine

By Elizabeth Sigrun

Mahsa Amini's brutal death may be moment of reckoning for Iran | Iran | The Guardian[Source: theguardian.com]

It certainly looks to be that way—though many liberals and self-proclaimed feminists remain oblivious.

In an era increasingly awash with political instability, the latest protests in Iran are yet another manifestation of the plague of Western imperialism. The sudden death of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini and the unclear circumstances surrounding her death have precipitated a remarkable global response condemning the Iranian government as well as purporting to champion the rights of Iranian women in defiance of Islamic fundamentalism.

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