Fairness in IR

The righteous outrage emanating from the western political class and its mass media over Russia’s intervention in Ukraine might suggest the collective West is fundamentally opposed to big strong countries attacking smaller weaker ones.

But recent history proves the United States and its vassals have no qualms committing aggression against impoverished defenceless nations. We’ve seen this over and over again, in Afghanistan, in Iraq, in Libya, in Syria, in Yemen, Lebanon and Palestine, in Somalia and Sudan.

The United States and its gang of thugs routinely violate international law and breach the UN Charter when they conspire to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity. They do this knowingly, wilfully and with contempt for the rights of others. They believe they’re entitled to behave this way any to their unassailable power and privilege. Only when their power and privilege is challenged by a peer competitor do they suddenly discover an appreciation for rights and fairness in international relations.

What purpose is served by the US quest for dominance in a nuclear-armed world? Why does Australia consistently and enthusiastically embrace America’s imperial foreign policy? Is there any advantage for our country or economy in picking a fight with our biggest trading partner and stoking tension in our region? The US and the UK don’t care about us, they never have, we’re just cannon fodder for their imperial agenda.

Australia should exit AUKUS and distance itself from the West’s warmongering juggernaut before we get sucked into the nightmare of a nuclear conflict. Gough Whitlam wanted to close the US spy base at Pine Gap and his successor, Malcolm Fraser, explains why in his remarkable book, Dangerous Allies, a ‘must read’ for anyone seriously interested in Australia’s geopolitical past and its future trajectory.

John Scrivener, Main Arm