Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update – Discussing geopolitical and military activity in the Pacific
A new US-led Pacific “kill web” linking Japan, South Korea and the Philippines signals how rapidly the Indo-Pacific is militarising.
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Rocket Lab are nothing but an American Military Industrial Complex enabler – look at how dead Sir Peter Beck’s eyes are
Rocket Lab’s soaring profits and expanding US military ties are forcing a bigger question: has New Zealand quietly become part of America’s war machine?
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NZDF RIMPAC Exercises With Israel Criticised
Palestine advocates say New Zealand cannot champion human rights while conducting military exercises alongside Israel during the Gaza war.
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Trump has lost the war in Iran – nukes or surrender are his only options now
Trump’s escalation with Iran may have achieved the exact opposite of what Washington and Israel wanted. Strengthening the regime while risking global economic chaos.
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Inhumanity of US economic sanctions against Cuba – infant mortality and starvation; time to end New Zealand’s silence
Ian Powell says escalating US sanctions against Cuba are driving a humanitarian crisis marked by rising infant mortality, blackouts and deepening poverty.
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Most American Military Bases have been hit by Iran
The real danger from the Iran conflict may no longer be military defeat, but global economic collapse, fertiliser shortages and food insecurity spreading worldwide.
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250 years and America needed a king
250 years after rejecting a king, America is being warned it may be drifting back toward one.
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China’s warning to NZ is bigger than just dairy
China diversifying away from New Zealand dairy while escalating diplomatic complaints against the NZDF isn’t random. The message from Beijing is becoming clearer: the era of NZ playing both sides between China and America may be running out.
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GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Is it WW3 yet? Evaluating the Iran war as part of a larger globalised conflict
We’re asking the wrong question about Iran. It’s not “will this escalate?” — it’s whether we’re already in World War 3 and pretending we’re not.
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Trump has forced America into its worst modern defeat & threats of war crime and genocide demand he be removed from office
Six weeks. That’s all it took to turn a war into a humiliation.
