Conn Hallinan
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Video: 'Iranian oil – not nukes – bothers the West'
Conn Hallinan, a columnist at the Foreign Policy in Focus magazine, says the West’s concern over Iran’s nuclear program is merely a pretext to take control of its vast energy resources Continue reading
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The New Scramble for Africa By Conn Hallinan
Is current U.S. foreign policy in Africa following a blueprint drawn up almost eight years ago by the right-wing Heritage Foundation, one of the most conservative think tanks in the world? Although it seems odd that a Democratic administration would have anything in common with the extremists at Heritage, the convergence in policy and practice… Continue reading
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The Pain in Spain By Conn Hallinan
When the current economic crisis hit Europe in 2008, small countries on the periphery were its first victims: Iceland, Ireland, and Latvia. Within a year it had spread to Greece and Portugal, though the GDP of both nations—respectively 11th and 12th in the European Union (EU)—are hardly central to the continent’s economic engine. But now… Continue reading
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Pirates of the Mediterranean By William Bowles
In a very real (and I hazard a guess, legal) sense the BBC is complicit (as is the rest of the MSM) in the committing of war crimes not only by accepting the idea that force is the only means of resolving conflict, but also by actively promoting this view in its ‘news’ coverage. Continue reading
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Call for Attacks on Libyan Infrastructure Provides Glimpse of NATO’s Real Motives By Conn Hallinan
‘The General suggested that NATO should be freed from restraints that precluded attacking infrastructure targets.’ Let us be clear what ‘infrastructure’ means: ‘The fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants and schools’ (Random House Dictionary, Second Edition). Continue reading
The New Dark Age 