It is comforting to know that certain aspects of life never change, like the West believing democracy is a polished version of colonialism. When entangled strings are separated, what remains is the farce called democracy, expect when it pertains to the West, then it’s attempted to be upheld for all the native population in spirt and action, for the rest abstract identification is adequate. This is the reality that is unfolding across the globe, more so in the Gulf region and especially in case of Iran. As in case of other countries, the only aspect that interests the West with regard to democracy is the specific reference to human rights violation within Iran. But within this regard there are two question that are pertinent but never answered: a) Can democratic rights of individuals exist in the absence of sovereign rights of nations, and if they do won’t they be just be gullible commodities for corporations and evolving tech governance; b) Is selection of human rights of individ...
Hats off, President Trump! You made Genocidaire Israel the epitome of Justice in Israel-Lebanon Framework agreement!
Mr. President, you are not the Master of Art of Deal, you’re the Master of Fallacies and Dealer of unjust illusions. You are so good at it along with your genocidaire ally, that leaders in Lebanon consider the current Framework as first step towards sovereignty. Apparently, they seem to be so blindsided they have forgotten the meaning of sovereignty and its relevance . According to international law, sovereignty refers to the supreme, independent authority of a state to govern its territory, manage internal affairs and conduct foreign relations free from external interference. It establishes a state as an equal and autonomous legal entity on the global stage. The fourteen-point framework [1,2] drafted solely keeping in mind the political needs of Israel and US, while considering the sovereignty of Lebanon an irrelevant reality, and something that can be purchased for a hundred million dollars, while the destruction caused by Israel’s bombing with ammunition provided by US will ...