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Why the West fears ceasefires
The demand for peace reveals much about those who reject it — the imperialist politicians who know war is the heartbeat of Western capitalism, writes ANDREW MURRAY
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.
YANA PETTICREW explains what’s behind the strike and how the entire sector rests on super-exploiting an unorganised workforce
STEPHEN ARNELL casts a critical eye over the sudden rash of challenges to the two-party system on both sides of the Atlantic, noting that today’s performative populist politics sadly lacks Roosevelt’s progressive ‘Bull Moose’ vision of the early 20th century
BILL KIDD MSP says increasing Britain’s nuclear arsenal at this time is dangerous and expensive folly
ROGER McKENZIE asks whether the US’s shift to targeting everyone at once will instil greater co-operation among rising powers
“CEASEFIRE.” It is the word imperialism hates today. The devil would rather chug holy water than the US and British governments would have the guns fall silent and the warplanes stay grounded.
No ceasefire in Gaza. No ceasefire in Ukraine. Each generation seems to need to learn the lesson anew — imperialism means war. Endless war.
But not identical wars. Each conflict has its own configuration and sits embedded in its own narrative.
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