Christopher Miller is shown at a US Senate hearing in September. © Reuters / Joshua Roberts Acting US Defense Secretary Christopher Miller is apparently preparing to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, saying the conflict “isn’t over,” but adding that “all wars must end.” “This is the critical phase in which we transition our efforts from a …
Getty Images Naomi Klein explains how governments and the global elite will exploit a pandemic. By Marie Solis via Vice The coronavirus is officially a global pandemic that has so far infected 10 times more people than SARS did. Schools, university systems, museums, and theaters across the U.S. are shutting down, and soon, entire cities …
President Trump acquitted of all charges in impeachment trial. Image credit: Fox 32 Chicago By BO Staff Writer The U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday on the question of whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office. Trump was facing charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. A two-thirds majority vote in the …
Image credit: thesouthafrican.com By BO Staff Writer Patrice Motsepe, African Rainbow Minerals CEO, has told the rightwing US President Donald Trump that he is loved by Africa. Some say it’s both humiliating and embarrassing the way Motsepe expressed himself to Trump. Many have taken to social media to denounce Motsepe’s conduct. Instead of condemning US …
Image credit: Anticonquista By BO Staff Writer The following article by Nicholas Ayala was previously published on the Anticonquista website under the title “Why Communists Should Defend Iran”: On Jan. 3, 2020, the U.S. committed a major act of terrorism and evil by killing Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani was instrumental in defeating ISIS …
Photo credit: Business Insider US By BO Staff Writer On Wednesday, President Donald Trump was impeached by the United States (U.S.) House of Representatives thorough a process that commenced on September 24. The voting was divided along party lines in the house. In this regard 230 out of a total of 233 Democrats opposed the …
By BO Staff Writer “[W]hat adversaries ignore is that 60 years of sanctions, threats, and aggression of all kinds have stiffened our resistance. The historical experience of the revolution is an indispensable book of lessons. The first one is about personal, direct interchange with the people. They are the permanent source of creativity and encouragement.” …
By BO Staff Writer The following statement was previously published on the Black First Land First website and is now reissued by Black Opinion: Let’s speak straight. United States of America (USA) President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and British Prime Minister Theresa May want the people’s President Jacob Zuma in jail like they …
By BO Staff Writer Did the dim-witted American president, Donald Trump, organise the coup in Zimbabwe? Intelligence sources who spoke to Black Opinion on condition of anonymity allege that both the governments of the United States of America (USA) and Britain had a hand in developments in Zimbabwe. The sources allege that the imperialist powers …
By Sam Ditshego The US elections have come and gone but the world is missing a point, especially the South African media. I have a very serious problem with the way the mainstream South African media, both print and electronic, portray US elections and their approach to other global issues in general. The South African …
