It is impossible to forget the ‘signature event’ of June 2026, when Donald Trump unexpectedly flew from the G7 summit in Evian les Bains to Versailles, and even more unexpectedly signed up to Iran’s proposed ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ to permanently settle conflict in W Asia. For those who understood what was in the document -… Continue reading The Moratorium on Understanding
Category: Yemen
Shifting the Genocide Narrative; the UAE in Gaza.
The Gaza genocide narrative was defined last week by Francesca Albanese, in a final report and review that coincided with the ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza, and with intensifying attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Her conclusions were a scathing indictment of all those countries who have stood by and failed to act to stop… Continue reading Shifting the Genocide Narrative; the UAE in Gaza.
The Ides of Ramadan
Five days before the Persian spring festival of Noruz, the US-UK coalition launched an unprovoked bombing attack on Yemen, targeting resistance sites in Sa’ada and Taiz, Hodeidah port and the capital Sana’a. Although the date of this attack – the Ides of March – already suggested some significant advance planning, this was confirmed by the… Continue reading The Ides of Ramadan