Editorial
Playing with Fire in Syria
THE AMERICAN attack on Syrian army positions, mistaken or otherwise, has effectively put an end to the ceasefire so labouriously agreed with the Russians the week before. US imperialism quickly moved to implicate Britain and its other NATO allies in its murderous attack. The British, Australian and Danish governments immediately complied with the American scenario even though the Russians and Syrians say that the raid was carried out by US war-planes alone.
Whether it was a genuine error or a deliberate attempt by the war party within the ruling circles of US imperialism to sabotage the Russian-American agreement remains to be seen. The US airforce is certainly notoriously prone to launching “friendly fire” attacks on allies or third parties. But their mealy-mouthed apology has failed to convince many Russians, let alone the Syrian government, which formally ended the truce the following day.
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Playing with Fire in Syria
Bye Bye Cameron
NO ONE is going to shed a tear, least of all from our ranks, at the departure of former premier David Cameron from the political stage.
Cameron may not have flaunted his wealth in office but he certainly flaunted his privileged background. At university Cameron was a member of an exclusive club of parasites known for drunken binges and the trashing of restaurants, not to mention allegations of strange initiation ceremonies involving pigs. Some would, perhaps, draw a veil over such youthful indiscretions. This Eton and Oxford man wore his membership of the Bullingdon Club as a badge of honour.
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Bye Bye Cameron