Omar’s Motive

Published on Counterpunch, by JAMES BRADLEY, June 27, 2016.

America doesn’t understand Orlando shooter Omar Mateen’s motive … //

… Look what happened in the wake of the 9-11 attack upon the World Trade Center: thousands of American men and women were radicalized—moved by murder from the air—after viewing images of their homeland under attack. We Americans honor their reaction as “patriotism.” Continuer la lecture de « Omar’s Motive »

The Anti-Democratic EU

Headaches of Empire: Brexit’s Effect on the United States

Published on Global Research.ca, by Dr. Binoy Kampmark, June 27, 2016.

… The case for Britain’s exit from Europe has been treated as a dramatic blow against the imperium’s three main concerns on the continent: its own, fragile economic recovery, the broader trade agenda spearheaded with the EU, and matters of security.   Continuer la lecture de « Headaches of Empire: Brexit’s Effect on the United States »

British political turmoil erupts in wake of Brexit vote

Published on The Washington Post, by Dan Balz, Anthony Faiola and Griff Witte, June 26, 2016.

LONDON —The political fallout from Britain’s stunning decision to leave the European Union intensified Sunday, with debate escalating inside the governing Conservative Party over choosing a successor to Prime Minister David Cameron and a coup attempt emerging against the leader of the opposition Labour Party … // Continuer la lecture de « British political turmoil erupts in wake of Brexit vote »