Wednesday, 07 March 2012 12:06
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A damaging misinterpretation of events a decade ago is that the tremendous demonstrations in Britain and around the world against a war on Iraq made no impact.
Chris Bambery examines the Western propaganda campaign against Iran, and argues that despite the weakness of the claims the possibility of a war needs to be taken seriously.
Like the attack on Iraq, an attack on Iran will lead to slaughter and end in disaster writes Andrew Murray.
There is no more evidence that Iran is developing nuclear weapons than there was for Iraq's weapons of mass destruction but that hasn't stopped the media stoking the flames of war.
Following the intervention in Libya, the dangers of further western attacks in the region are very real. Here are ten reasons why a war against Iran cannot be justified and would have catastrophic consequences.
Its worth persevering to read all Hillary Clinton's recent speech to the Zionist lobby organisation, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). If you push through the inches deep praise that she heeps on Israel there is something significant being said here.
Despite moves by Iran to defuse tension over it's nuclear programme the five nuclear powers plus Germany are pushing for new sanctions. Kate Hudson detects double standards.
Events
Books
The People Demand: A short history of the Arab revolutions
By John Rees and Joseph Daher
Strategy and tactics: how the left can organise to transform society
By John Rees
Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukacs
By Chris Nineham