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John McDonnell is wrong: Tony Blair is a war criminal, morally and legally.
British Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell recently gave an interview to Alastair Campbell for GQ magazine. McDonnell has long been associated with the left wing of the Labour party, and has a long track record of opposing war and neoliberalism from … Continue reading
George Monbiot’s strange and shameful silence on U.S./U.K. atrocities in Syria.
British newspaper columnist George Monbiot recently announced on Twitter that, over the past 18 months, he has been accused of being ‘a paid asset for the CIA, M15 or Mossad’. He said the reason for this was that he speaks … Continue reading
Peter Tatchell continues to lie about his position on Syria.
In December 2015, I wrote a blog post outlining all the ways in which Peter Tatchell was supportive of, and had been calling for, military intervention in Syria. Tatchell had previously said that the claim he supported military intervention was … Continue reading
Afghanistan, the Uncountry.
Below is an excerpt from the International Criminal Court’s 2016 preliminary examination report on potential war crimes in Afghanistan. Needless to say, it’s findings are shocking, particularly when it comes to the conduct of U.S. forces and intelligence agencies. I will … Continue reading
Preventing a massacre – of France’s economic interests in Africa.
When NATO started bombing Libya in March 2011, the justification given was that bombing was essential to protect civilians. More specifically, it was essential to prevent the Libyan armed forces overrunning Benghazi, and carrying out a massacre. Hillary Clinton explicitly invoked … Continue reading
The strange advocacy of pro-war anti-war activist Peter Tatchell
On Thursday 10th December, British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn attended a dinner organised by the Stop the War Coalition (StWC). Corbyn has long been associated with StWC, and until very recently was it’s chairman. There was a small protest … Continue reading
Shock finding from Opinion Research Business poll: Iraqis don’t want us to bomb them.
From a poll of Iraqi public opinion, carried out in July 2015: 56% of Iraqis strongly or somewhat oppose airstrikes being carried out by coalition forces, as compared to 44% who strongly or somewhat support them. Click to access iraqdata.pdf … Continue reading
New poll of Syrian public opinion.
The poll was carried out by Opinion Research Business in July. As ever, caveats should apply to the results. About the difficulties of accurate polling in war zones and authoritarian states. About the inability of opinion polls to capture nuance. … Continue reading
Really shoddy Guardian article on the new U.N. report about ‘Operation Protective Edge’.
The article was written by Peter Beaumont, their Jerusalem correspondent. The most glaring misrepresentation in it – whether it’s deliberate or not – is when Beaumont writes that: More than 2,200 Palestinians, including hundreds of civilians, were killed during the fighting, … Continue reading
Obama’s hands off approach to Syria.
According to The Washington Post, the CIA are spending a billion dollars a year on arming and training ‘moderate’ rebel groups, and running guns and fighters into the country. As here: At $1 billion, Syria-related operations account for about $1 of … Continue reading
Interventions Watch 